Charles Jeffrey is a cultural force. Not only is he a menswear fashion designer but also a nightlife ‘ring leader’ who knows how to please a crowd and to draw inspiration from his flamboyant lifestyle and Loverboy events. Scottish Born Jeffrey graduated from the MA Fashion at Central St Martins in 2015. He funded his…
Best known for the iconic Dover Street Market, and more recently, his support for a growing posse of Post-Soviet designers like Gosha Rubchinskiy and the Georgian-born Demna Gvasalia behind cult brand Vetements, Joffe scouts new talent and sets new standards for what a department could become. Placemaking, sensory experience, tapping trends and producing buzz are his tools. Also the…
Juno Calypso is a London-based photographer who works through an alter-persona to probe questions of femininity, sexuality, and consumption within an abstracted place and time. Her aesthetic is riddled with a type of candy-coloured nostalgia that strikes as a cocktail of overwhelming ennui, hyperbolic girlhood and consumer alienation. Meanwhile, Calypso’s invented character Joyce is perhaps something…
Raven Smith | Nowness commissioning director Raven Smith is a force to watch in the digital media world. Though relatively young, Smith brings a clarity of vision and understanding for the link-up between creative production and digital dissemination – and where, exactly, an awareness of pop culture aesthetic fits the bill. As commissioning director of…
Assemble is an 18-strong team of artists and designers working in and around East London, with a strong focus on colour, sustainability, cultural engagement, and most of all, play. The young studio’s interdisciplinary insight, community focus and energetic sensibility is the force behind its growing portfolio of comissions and awards, including the new Goldsmiths Art…
Something Curated takes a look at the late Dame Zaha Hadid’s long-lasting influence on the world of architecture and design as well as highlighting her contributions left upon London. An Untimely Passing On the 31st of March 2016, Zaha Hadid died unexpectedly of a heart attack while in Miami. The sunny city, home to countless celebrities – almost…
Everything you need to know on the mastermind behind Wagamama, Busaba Eathai, Hakkasan, Park Chinois and other global food establishments that have set business and design trends in the restaurant industry. Alan Yau is perhaps one of the icons of the international restaurant industry. As the leading force behind the now-ubiquitous, 90s-born Thai chains Wagamama and…
Meet the visionary restaurateurs turned hoteliers who are behind some of the most iconic and influential spaces in London, including The Beaumont and The Wolseley Chris Corbin and Jeremy King have mastered the art of creating new restaurants that feel as though they have belonged to London for decades. The pair first met while working at popular restaurants…