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The Milestone Hotel x London Cocktail Week
London Cocktail Week, who would have thought it, a whole week dedicated to cocktails. One could argue that seeing as “London Cocktail Weekend” inadvertently takes place on a ritualistic weekly basis, there is little requirement for a dedicated week. Then again some might argue the opposite is true; so popular and diverse is the art form of…
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FLAGSHIP | retaW Store Harajuku
When I first encountered Japanese brand retaW, they were a fledgling brand, with 6 products – all shower gels – but the unique quality of these six products alone were enough to make inroads in an already saturated marketplace. Their select distribution strategy saw them introduced to the world via niche retailers such as Dover…
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Glenfiddich Experimental Series
One great thing about having a brand with a lot of heritage, is that you have a wealth of historical resource to call upon. But one potential hindrance in this weight of heritage is a tendency to live in the past. The world’s most awarded Single Malt Whisky, Glenfiddich have challenged the category with a…
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Acqua di Parma | Colonia Centenary Edition
We live in an age of innovation, and this wave of entrepreneurship & creation – among many things – has further served to engage our wonderment of brands that have stood the test of time, emerging unscathed through the vicissitudes of time, and so it is with Acqua di Parma. This is a brand that…
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SUMMER 2016 | Maserati x Porto Cervo
The idea that a brand can be translated into a location seems farfetched, but that truly was the case with Maserati, the place being Porto Cervo in Sardinia. Imagine a Monaco-esque escape, with the beauty of Ravello and the Island beaches of the Maldives, and you’re getting pretty close. It was here that Maserati decided…
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The Trinity ONE: Coffee brewing reinvented
Some things are a constant, part of a daily routine that shows no signs of changing – at least not in the imminent future. For me a morning coffee is very much part of that routine. The Trinity ONE coffee brewer is reminiscent of a sand timer; the slow compression of the coffee adding an almost…
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The Cognac Pen by Montegrappa
Ordinarily ink is the only liquid that you would expect to find in a pen – and quite rightly so. But this new collaboration between Italian pen makers Montegrappa and Wealth Solutions contains a drop of the world’s oldest cognac. In a collection limited to 110 pieces, a special capsule elegantly appendaged to the pen’s…
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NEW OUD by Hayari
To understand the nature of Hayari scents it is first necessary to understand the nature of the man behind the brand, as you see Hayari is a fashion brand first and foremost. Nabil Hayari spent 5 years as creative director at a fashion house in the famous Parisian “Golden Triangle” before setting up his own label dressing top models…
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Alfred Dunhill Autumn Winter 2016
A quintessential representation of “Britishness” at its very best, dunhill London has unveiled their new campaign for the Autumn Winter 2016 season, with a short film and editorial shoot by John Balsam and styled by Dan May. The underlying concept for the campaign is the culture inherent in the British brand, recalling traditions of English country pursuits complemented…
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EXPERIENCED | DEVIALET PHANTOM
This speaker’s design – yes it is a speaker – is such that it wouldn’t look out of place on a set of Star Wars film; that said look inside and you’ll find that your initial misgivings were not far misplaced, such is the technical advancements housed in its droid-like frame. Called the Phantom by…
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Reminisce | Nintendo GAME BOY 1up
Nostalgia is a very popular lens to look through, as it allows us to look back at something imperfect from the past and make it perfect in our minds, ’rounding off the edges’ so to speak while comparing it with some modern imperfection currently riling us. Illustrator Florian Fournier has done exactly that, but in this case the…
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Ford GT x Le Mans: Destined to win?
As I growled down the M1 and pondered the 500 mile trip that lay ahead to Le Mans, I couldn’t help but catch the ‘occasional’ glance-come-stare from passers by – but then of course there would be, I was driving a Ford Mustang after all, a sight not overly common in the UK. But it…
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HEM House by Sanuki Daisuke Architects
For those that have visited Vietnam, you may have seen the ‘capillary like’ winding narrow alleys that separate the blocks of buildings; in Vietnamese towns, some of these alleys can even converge to a width of less than 1m. This contained space is conducive to the vivacious culture that pervades Vietnam; the narrow alleys in…
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ZERO PROOF | Thomas & Evans No.1
We’ve all been there; you don’t want have a DRINK drink, just a drink, but you’ve grown bored of coke, orange juice & lemonade, and despite cravings, caffeine really isn’t a ‘sensible’ option. Thomas & Evans No. 1 is a new ‘Zero Proof’ drink aims to cater to exactly that need – and more. The…
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