Australian-born and raised in Rome, Judith Clark is a curator and exhibition-maker based in London. She moved to the city to study Architecture at the Bartlett, and later, the Architectural Association. She is currently Professor of Fashion and Museology at the London College of Fashion, where she teaches on the Fashion Curation masters programme. Since…
Melanie Arnold and Margot Henderson set up the catering part of their business in 1995, while running The French House Dining Room in Soho with their husbands. Garnering an impressive client base, including the likes of Alexander McQueen, Sadie Coles, Zaha Hadid and Marc Jacobs, the duo have received much acclaim for their confident and…
British artist Tom Ellis has created a series of works pairing his figurative paintings with self-made furniture for a new exhibition at the Wallace Collection. The project initiates a thoughtful dialogue between the historical collection and contemporary art practice. Presented in the former home of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford, the Wallace Collection evokes a…
London-based chef Philip Juma founded JUMA Kitchen in 2012, offering his contemporary take on Iraqi cuisine to diners in the form of pop-up events and supper clubs. Reflecting his English-Irish-Iraqi background, Juma’s food encompasses influences from Middle Eastern and European cooking, utilising both traditional Iraqi and local seasonal ingredients. As a self-taught chef, Juma gained…
Production designer Joseph Bennett creates extraordinary environments, spanning sets for fashion shows, photoshoots and feature films, as well as exhibitions, experiential retail spaces and events. Immersive and meticulously detailed, Bennett’s works offer a convincing narrative, or as he describes it, “3D poetry”. Amongst his repertoire of notable projects, Bennett collaborated with fashion designer Alexander McQueen…
With influences from constructivist and minimalist art, Begum’s works demonstrate a sophisticated spatial and visual awareness. The objects she conceives are irresistibly satisfying in their materiality, inevitably provoking closer inspection from viewers. Light is an activating element in her work, its shifts and changes initiating a sensory experience. Begum is inspired by London’s built environment as…
Jake Gallagher’s unique approach to hair has led him to work on a number of celebrated shows, including the runways of Tom Ford and Chanel Haute Couture, as well as countless editorials for publications like Vogue, Wonderland and Novembre Magazine. With the ambition to make women look and feel empowered, Gallagher creates extravagant characters who…
Clerkenwell Design Week saw Copenhagen native and multi-disciplinary designer Kia Utzon-Frank showcase and launch her brand KUFstudios on the London stage. Collaborating with Clerkenwell London via their ‘Design Undefined’ exhibit, Kia presented her all encompassing designs, comprising of a variety of projects. Something Curated speaks to Kia at her Hackney studio, where she discusses breaking…