Sterling: Rebellious Heritage
Rebellious creativity is the legacy passed down to Veuve Clicquot by Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (Madame Clicquot). Widowed at twenty-seven by her…
Author: Rebecca Irvin
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Sterling: 52 Remarkable Women Debunking the Myths About Feminism
Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies, curated by Scarlett Curtis I remember one Christmas, at about seven years old,…
Sterling: The Best of Contemporary Art in The Secret Postcard Auction
Original artworks are so often only affordable for the select few – art connoisseurs and collectors, galleries and the wealthy elite….
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Sterling: Jewellery Transformed into Fragrance
Patiala, Thameen Jewels drip down from the neck and nestle in the hollows of the throat; diamonds sparkle against the…
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Woven: Photographer and Sitter
Between photographer and sitter exists a unique and dynamic relationship. The portrait photographer’s duty is to capture the essence of…
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Woven; Into a Real Store
The biggest global online store is weaving its way to the high street this autumn! Amazon Fashion is transposing the virtual…
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Woven: Man Booker Storytellers
The art of weaving words and imagination together to make a story is a tradition as ancient as humanity itself. Storytelling…
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Woven: Fashion Designer Turned Sculptor
Karl Lagerfeld is known for pushing at the boundaries of the conventional role of a fashion designer. Beyond his clothing collections…
Woven: The Film Festival of Film Festivals
The London Film Festival was inaugurated in 1953 by a group of film critics who wanted to present cinema-goers with…
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Woven: Photographing Fashion
Clothes are more than just clothes. Thames & Hudson are drawing on the artistry behind the fashion industry in two…
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Woven: Literature and Painting Intertwined
‘The footprint of books is everywhere in history, and their visual depiction is – quietly but insistently – everywhere in…
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Shelter: Our First Architectural Act
It might be an ambitious construction of blankets and cushions with a complex pulley system of sheets and scarves knotted…
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Shelter: Making Room in Small Spaces
The cleverer I am at miniaturising the world, the better I possess it. Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space The world…
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Cent’s Guide to London Design Festival 2018
London Design Festival (LDF) is a melting pot of creative minds. Artists, inventors, designers and organisations from all over the…