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6 Niche Art galleries to visit this Spring in London
London’s gallery scene is the envy of the world and deservedly so. From the stately grandeur of the National Gallery to the riverside brutalism of the two Tates, you won’t be hard pushed to find a gigantic building in which to peruse legendary art. But this spring, why not forgo the usual suspects and explore…
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George Stubbs — Portrait of a Horse
“The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse.” – Anonymous. Whether it’s a duty entrusted to us by a higher power or an organic hierarchy hashed out over billions of years, we’ve made something of a habit of shirking our responsibility to the natural world. With each industrial bound we take,…
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Carpenters Workshop Gallery — Spring ’26 exhibitions
In West London’s Ladbroke Hall, the spring light arrives slowly, filtering through tall windows and settling across marble floors and plaster walls. It feels like the perfect setting for reflection; for design that asks us to pause. This season, Carpenters Workshop Gallery opens its spring–summer programme with three exhibitions (Komorebi, Caos Calmo and Persistence of…
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Bugatti’s Tourbillon — A Masterpiece Within a Masterpiece
There was a time when the heart of a machine was measured in microns rather than megapixels. Quality was tangible and painstakingly crafted, with blood and sweat correlating to a physical manifestation of the designer’s vision. These days, it’s all programmed in. The artistry of the analogue is falling by the wayside; curved glass and…
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Bertrand Lavier — Morceaux Choisis
Bertrand Lavier has long made a career out of framing both the extraordinary and the mundane with equal artistic reverence. His knack for manipulating reality, sometimes without intervening at all, is astounding, bewildering, ingenious and hilarious – all dependant on where you’re standing. What Lavier calls his “demonstrations” are less acts of making than acts…
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Exhibition: Headstrong – Basquiat on Paper
Jean Michael Basquiat is one of those artists whose mythology has somehow outgrown its medium. In the same way Bob Marley is bigger than reggae or Elvis is bigger than rock ‘n roll, Basquiat is bigger than art. A common thread between artists of this ilk is that they didn’t set out to achieve this…
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1-54 Contemporary African Art — 7th Edition
Diaspora. There’s that word again. It’s one of those overused terms whose meaning has diluted in impact. Words like ‘genius’ and ‘iconic’ – we all ascribe them to people or things we want to spotlight. A diaspora refers to a population scattered from their ancestral homeland, maintaining cultural ties to their origin while living elsewhere. Zoom…
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Inside the Original Vertu Factory
For considerable time now the mobile phone company Vertu has been known solely for its production of expensive, yet technically limited handsets, generally desired by an affluent client more interested in acquiring a new status item then a satisfactory mobile phone. A short train ride outside of London in the picturesque Hampshire countryside lies the…
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Scabal revisit Dalí’s tailored Vision
It’s fascinating to look back on past generations’ ideas of what the future will bring. How accurate they are. How we exceed their wildest imaginations. How the context of their present informs their ideals. Now, take someone with an extraordinary mind, whose art seemingly has no reference point other than a privileged look into a…
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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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Roman Ondak — The Day After Yesterday
It’s been over 20 years since Roman Ondak brought his inter-disciplinary, interactive works to Prague. The Slovak artist has garnered global critical acclaim since his project his LOOP at the Czech and Slovak Pavilion of the 2009 Venice Biennale. Since then, he has developed a distinctive body of work rooted in the legacy of 1960s…
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Christmas 2025 — 12 Eclectic Luxury Tech Gifts
The holidays can inspire collaboration between old traditions and new lines of inquiry. The search for the perfect gift often requires similar depth to that uncovered by the very craftsman’s hands. This 2025 Christmas luxury-tech gift guide urges you to seek out indulgence in both analogue and digital items—a selection that will inspire a new…
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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 Other House – The Pied-a-Terre with Flair
London’s hotel scene has a bold new addition rewriting the rules of how we stay, live, and connect in the capital. The Other House South Kensington introduces a trailblazing concept known as the “Residents Club.” Blending the comfort of apartment-style living with the service of a luxury hotel and the exclusivity of a private members…












