London-based David Owen and Angela Hill are the minds behind IDEA, applying their unique expertise and utilising their diverse connections to track down the rarest, and often out-of-print, titles. Their supply provide the unique, fashion-celebrating inspiration that creatives seek, and IDEA is a go-to for some of the biggest names in the worlds of photography,…
Recently appointed as editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful spent the most formative years of his life in London. Born in Ghana in 1972, he moved with his family to Ladbroke Grove as a child, and later attended Goldsmiths University. His mother was a seamstress, influenced in equal parts by British and Ghanaian styles, a…
British audio manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins was founded in 1965 by John Bowers and Roy Wilkins. Situated in West Sussex, the flagship store sold radios, home electronics and televisions. In 1966, Bowers started an additional company called B&W Loudspeakers Ltd., where he and Wilkins built speakers from the back of their electronics shop. His quest…
Swedish natives Erik Torstensson and Jens Grede appear, at first glance, like an archetypal up-and-coming Silicon Valley duo. They dress smartly, navigate technology well, and often elucidate about media strategies. In fact, they’re two of the most powerful figures in fashion right now, overseeing a staggering 12 different companies spanning creative, talent management , fashion…
Birmingham native Ben Chapman opened his first restaurant, Soho’s Smoking Goat, in 2014 without any history in food work whatsoever. He relocated to London a little over a decade ago to study History of Art. Though he didn’t graduate, the young entrepreneur opened an art gallery, promoting the work of emerging talents, including a pre-White…
Alessandro Michele was appointed as Gucci’s creative director back in January 2015. With the backing of Marco Bizzarri, the label’s CEO and president, Michele has brought his distinctive sense of eclecticism to the Italian fashion house. Born in Rome, the designer developed an acute appreciation of aesthetics, influenced by his mother’s interest in cinema and his…
The recently appointed Givenchy Artistic Director, Clare Waight Keller, has had a keen interest in making from a young age, taught to knit by her mother as a child. She went on to study at Ravensbourne College of Art, where she graduated with a BA in fashion, before completing her MA in Knitwear at The Royal College…
Born in 1983, London-based French visual artist Nicolas Deshayes studied Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, followed by an MA in the same subject at London’s Royal College of Art, graduating in 2009. He has since been making an impact on the art world, producing works that distinctively explore a spectrum of…