Hailing from Anglesey, Wales, chef Tomos Parry has made a distinctive mark on London’s dining scene in recent years. Previously head chef at the popular Mayfair eatery Kitty Fisher’s, Parry ventured away in 2016 to quietly plan his first solo restaurant, Brat. Parry opened Brat’s doors in the spring of 2018, and though it has…
New York-based visual artist Ian Cheng’s work focuses on simulations and motion-based videos that explore the mind of the human species, our consciousness and emotions, as well as our ability to relate to change, taking place both in the past and present. After studying Art Practice and Cognitive Science in his undergraduate years at the…
Irving Penn, along with Richard Avedon, is ascribed with devising many of the key ideas that have moulded the landscape of modern fashion photography as we know it. Many of the industry’s most prominent contemporary practitioners, from Steven Meisel and Patrick Demarchelier, to Sølve Sundsbø and Nick Knight, have made their admiration for the late…
Atelier E.B, the E.B standing for Edinburgh Bruxelles, is a multidisciplinary platform under which designer Beca Lipscombe and the artist Lucy McKenzie present their collaborative projects. The duo formed in 2007, and since 2011 have operated as a fashion label, utilising local production methods and alternative forms of distribution and display. In their work, Lipscombe…
Tom Sachs’ latest film, Paradox Bullets, which premiered at the Tate Modern this week, features Ed Ruscha as its leading man, and Werner Herzog as its narrator. The film, a reflection on contradiction, complexity and nuance, revealed Sachs’ 11-years-in-the-making project with Nike, the new Mars Yard Overshoe. Ruscha plays a man in the Mojave Desert…
Frieze London 2018, running from 4–7 October, is set to showcase the best of international contemporary art, with a discerning selection of close to 160 galleries platforming their artists in imaginative presentations. Opening for the first time with a two-day Preview, Frieze London coincides with Frieze Sculpture and Frieze Masters in Regent’s Park. New collaborations…
Dedicated to artistic experimentation and collaboration Mimosa House is a new, independent, non-profit project space in the heart of Mayfair that works with emerging practitioners. Developed by curator Daria Khan, Mimosa House supports artistic process and exchange and delivers a public programme including four group exhibitions a year and connected events. The programme focuses on…
With London Fashion Week imminently approaching, Fashion East, the creative support initiative helmed by Lulu Kennedy, has added to the anticipation by revealing the three emerging womenswear designers in its Spring/Summer 2019 line-up. Newcomer Yuhan Wang will join members of the existing roster, Asai and Charlotte Knowles, who are returning for another year. View this…