Born in 1919 to an affluent family in Colombo, Sri Lanka — then British Ceylon — the pioneering architect Geoffrey Bawa was originally steered into a career in law by his father, a prominent barrister keen for his son to follow in his footsteps. Adhering to his parents’ wishes, a young Bawa relocated to England…
Yokohama-born chef and third-generation sushi master Endo Kazutoshi’s eponymous 10-seater restaurant at the Rotunda in White City is one of London’s most celebrated fine dining venues, and one of the most sought-after reservations in London. Last week, after a months-long refurbishment, the restaurant reopened, with a full book for the foreseeable future. During the summer recess,…
Going from strength to strength, Xiamen-born, London-based visual artist Hongxi Li is set to open her third solo show at east London’s Neven Gallery on 26 September 2024. Li’s practice is characterised by astute social commentary, sitting at the intersection of art and design. In her second solo show, SHAPED, curated by Martin Mayorga and Vanessa…
Abby Lee is making waves. The chef’s modern Malaysian restaurant in East London’s Clapton has been one of the standout openings of the last 12 months: Mambow is a venue which through the singular vision its self-taught and prodigious chef-patron is at once mindful of preserving the culinary traditions of the home she left as…
Open now and running until 8 September 2024, Spike Island presents a major survey exhibition of the late British artist Donald Rodney. Rodney worked across sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, and digital media, experimenting with new materials and technologies throughout his life. A co-founding member of the BLK Art Group — an association of young Black…
Mostly self-taught, Filipino-American artist Pacita Abad is best known for her trapuntos, quilted paintings made by stitching and stuffing her canvases. After moving to the United States in 1970 to escape political persecution from the authoritarian Marcos regime, Abad sought to give visibility to political refugees and oppressed peoples through her work. Born in Batanes,…
Marie Mitchell’s debut cookbook – a project almost four years in the making – was published in the U.K. this month. Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen, Mitchell tells me over the phone, is a book about “change”. She says it’s much more than a cookbook: “It’s a springboard for having conversations, about how we move…
Atim Ukoh is a food explorer at heart, inspired by the flavours of her childhood and the endless possibilities that she believes exist in Nigerian cuisine. Ukoh began her career in pharmaceuticals before moving into digital enterprise management, but a love for food has always been with her. Her pioneering brand, Afrolems – afro-lems is…