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  • Paint splatter

    This or That? | Paint Splatter

    Ahead of next week's 55th Venice Biennale, the latest This Or That takes on an expressionist guise in its celebration of the random paint splatter...

  • Hermès S/S13

    Fashion Equations | Hermès S/S13 Womenswear

    From the first look in Christopher Lemaire's S/S13 collection, it was clear that the Hermès woman would be taking an exotic and luxurious trip this season...

  • Chanel, 2009

    In Pictures | Shoe Obsession

    Many may think that the extreme heel of today is a recent development, however a new book shows that elevated heels, along with much else attributed to current footwear fashions, have been part of shoe design for over two thousand years...

  • Bottom-half parsnip

    AnOther Happy Monday | Weird And Wonderful Fruit And Vegetables

    For our latest Happy Monday we bring you an array of weird and wonderful fruit and vegetables to mark the start of National Vegetarian Week...

  • Nicky Haslam

    The AnOther Proust Questionnaire | Nicky Haslam

    Renowned interior designer Nicky Haslam is responsible for some of the most exclusive sitting rooms in the world. From stately homes across the land to New York penthouses and villas in Cap de Ferrat...

  • Miranda and Elektra from Say Lou Lou

    Culture Talks | Say Lou Lou

    “We wanted to mix 70s Berlin glamour with 90s heroin-chic” explain Swedish pop duo Say Lou Lou on their new single, Julian. Twins Elektra and Miranda Kilbey barely touch their twenties but are mature beyond their years...

  • 12 Apples, New York, 1985, Irving Penn

    Who, What, Why | Irving Penn: Still Lives

    Irving Penn, best known for his fashion photography and startlingly portraits of celebrities, trained first as a painter at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. He continued to paint and draw...

  • Kamel Hamadou

    Insiders | Kamel Hamadou at Hermès

    When Hermès, the 175-year-old French luxury house synonymous with timeless elegance launched the silk square or “Carré” in 1937; few could have predicted how a simple 90 by 90 cm square of silk twill would attain such must-have status...

  • From Totem by Lucy Liu

    Culture Talks | Lucy Liu: Totem

    For many people, Lucy Liu is an actor, an icon, and perhaps most unforgettably, one of Charlie’s Angels. However, surprisingly for some, she is also a visual artist. At her exhibition at The Popular Institute in Manchester...

  • Visitors leaving the Chelsea Flower Show with their purchases after closing on the last day, 1961

    In Pictures | 100 years of the Chelsea Flower Show

    Each May, for five days, a 12 hectare site in the grounds of the Royal Chelsea Hospital is transformed into a modern-day Eden, brimming with horticultural delights from garden and floral exhibits to tree and vegetable displays...

  • From Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders/Sam Shepard, 1984

    In Pictures | Angela Hill and David Owen of IDEA Books

    Know that feeling when you meet someone who has brilliant taste? Someone who likes exactly the things you like but opens your eyes to new worlds? Idea Books, founded by Angela Hill and David Owens...

  • Green asparagus risotto

    The Hunger | La Dolce Domenica at the Bulgari Hotel

    Sunday afternoons have been given a glamorous lift at the new Bulgari Hotel and Residencies in Knightsbridge. Every week for La Dolce Domenica they will be holding an Italian-inspired brunch buffet and à la carte menu...