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The Message by KAWS at Palazzo Strozzi
From 29 October 2025 to 25 January 2026, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi and Fondazione Hillary Merkus Recordati present THE MESSAGE by KAWS – the world-renowned contemporary artist whose unmistakable works aim to challenge the categories and hierarchies that exist within fine art. In THE MESSAGE, we see a layered contrast between the Renaissance setting of Palazzo…
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Christmas ’25 — Drinks Worth Raising a Glass To
I’m delighted to report that this Christmas we are truly spoiled for choice. Below we present to you a selection of drinks that are as united in quality and intrigue as they are disparate in flavour — and price. Enjoy the arrival of new sake from the East, cultured peat from the North, and Añejo…
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Holland & Holland x Overfinch— Ballistic Beauty
It’s a wonderful feeling when things that can’t be taken for granted, are realised exactly as you imagine — or even better perhaps. Those symphonic moments where everything comes together in a way that even the most ardent optimist wouldn’t have envisioned. That’s how I imagine the teams of esteemed gun maker Holland & Holland…
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The Carpenters Workshop Gallery visits Ladbroke Hall
Ladbroke Hall is hosting three powerhouses of the arts presented by The Carpenters Workshop between October ’25 and February ’26. Rick Owens, Joep Van Lieshout and Thibault Hazelzet have decked the historic West London Hall with their primal aesthetic delicacies. Rick Owens — Rust Never Sleeps Rick Owens and his wife/business partner/gypsy gothic muse Michele…
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Altos — The Spirit of the Maker
Despite being a relatively new country, Mexico feels far more ancient than its 200 or so years. You can feel the rumblings of civilisations centuries past underfoot. Ancestral traditions that are shaped by the land and pre-Hispanic cultures are proudly upheld. The lakebed Mexico City is built upon warps the streets as a seismic reminder…
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Centenary Private Collection
In a time when the traditional tenets of luxury are waning, it’s reassuring to see that true craftsmanship still exists. None more so than at the marque whose name is the benchmark for luxury, Rolls-Royce. That continue to push the boundaries of what it means to be a prestige automotive brand – in fact what…
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Rosemaund Farm Whisky — An Alternate Legacy
Sometimes you really don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Not, in the manner suggested by the cliché, a heart wrenching vacuous hole that can’t be filled, but more in the sense of an opportunity that was yet to present itself. The decision made may well have been the right one at the time,…
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The Speedback GT — Coachbuilt Nostalgia
Imagine your parents had named you ‘James Bond’. Neither name in isolation is particularly memorable, but together there’s an inescapable link with Ian Fleming’s most famous creation. No matter what career path you chose, everyday you would run the gauntlet of “Bond, James Bond” being funnelled into your ears as though it was the very…
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Norwegian Rain — A more stylish solution
Norwegian Rain has been making a steady rise to prominence for the past few years, with select international retailers stocking their functional outerwear. Surprisingly though, the UK has been one of the tougher markets to break into, despite the reasonable wet climate. However, that was all about to change, as they embarked on an exciting…
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A Man Called Horse — Nic Fiddian-Green
To my shame, before speaking with the sculptor Nic Fiddian-Green, I had little idea who he was. I knew that most of his work was horse-based, large pieces of art commissioned to stand in landscapes, urban and rural, some private, others very public. I’d seen pictures of his studio, the artist himself, covered in dust,…
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Craftsmanship — Roebuck Rare Expressions No. 96
You would be forgiven for thinking of the connection between shipbuilding and sparkling wine as ceremonial. Simply a famed tradition from times past, a superstition where a bottle was smashed against the hull of a new vessel to grant it “luck” as it prepared for its maiden voyage. I was soon to find out that…
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Modern Heritage — Malloch’s x John Smedley
It’s 1784. England is on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution and experiencing the driest 12 months on record. The therapeutic thrum of waterwheels and hollow clatter of hooves is the soundtrack of the day. There’s no clanging of construction to mar the mood. No UberX drivers impatiently honking their horns. Only the indistinct chatter…
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Lock & Co — The Oldest Hatters in the world
Walking down London’s prestigious St. James Street you can’t help but sense the permanence of the place. I think it’s a sign of quality; permanence. Things and places that remain unwaveringly resolute in their resistance to change often seem ancient, yet still at the forefront of what is considered “great”. Let us call it tradition.…
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Cask 001 — The English Distillery comes of Age
I’ve always thought Norfolk to be a beautiful part of the world; an idyllic coastal escape, oozing quintessential English charm along every country lane. But while there I never really expected it to be a burgeoning region for whisky—until now that is. My recent visit to the English Distillery may well have changed my view…
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