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ArtCan Adapt

Artists have needed support more than ever during recent pandemic-tainted times, and one London-based art organisation is leading the way with the development of a new hybrid exhibition format. [...]
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Environmental Art: Nils Udo

“By elevating the natural space to a work of art, I opened myself to reality, to the liveliness of nature – I had overcome the gap between art and life.” These are the words of [...]
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What are fashion NFTs – and why is everyone talking about them?

If you've read a fashion-based news article in the last two months, we'd wager it's mentioned the latest fashion (and arts) craze: NFTs. [...]
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The elephant family afternoon tea at The Petersham

Petersham Nurseries in Covent Garden is inviting guests for a new afternoon tea as part of the Nurseries’ partnership with the Elephant Family charity. Proceeds are being donated to the charity’s Co-Existence campaign, which aims [...]
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Virtual personal shopping sites: improving our wardrobes and our sustainability credentials?

Are virtual personal shopping sites improving our wardrobes AND our sustainability credentials? One year of pandemic living has dramatically changed how consumers engage with fashion – and we’re not just talking about adopting a 24/7 [...]
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Prix Pictet’s Confinement and Hope

As we soak up regained freedom of movement and the joy of wandering around reopened galleries, the more time-starved art lovers amongst us should note there are still some brilliant works being showcased online. Two [...]
Fashion

Is pre-order fashion the way we’ll all soon be shopping?

In a world where everyone is worried about waste, one of the issues plaguing traditional fashion brands and fast-fashion retailers alike is how to stop over-production. Enter the pre-order model, increasingly being adopted by smaller [...]

Chic Chats

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Hyper Functional, Ultra Healthy – The 2021 Edition

How can art help us navigate through times of crisis such as these and create space for us to reconnect with the planet and each other? This is the key question explored by the Somerset [...]
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Chic Chats #33 – House of Tammam

“I want to create bespoke, perfect pieces that are well-made and beautiful. Things you’ll want to pass down to your children: the vintage of the future.” Lucy Tammam, Creative Director at the House of Tammam [...]
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Love and Light from Yemen

One of our favourite creative discoveries this winter combines the preservation of an ancient craft with design-led solar-powered innovation. Yemen is known for its rich artisanal heritage but decades of instability and conflict have left [...]
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A Virtual Tour of the Leila Alaoui Retrospective at Somerset House

Somerset House invites you to be guided virtually by the award-winning Ekow Eshun around the first major UK retrospective of works by the late French-Moroccan photographer and video artist Leila Alaoui. Acclaimed for her social [...]
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Auction “To Beirut with Love” by Art for Beirut

The disastrous and deadly explosion which ripped Beirut apart on 4 August 2020 reopened old wounds and will forever remain an emotional scar for the Lebanese people. Today, thousands of Lebanese have joined forces through [...]
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Fashion’s got game! How luxury fashion is taking over gaming

Luxury fashion has long been associated with inaccessibility: expensive, elitist and exclusive. But its democratisation is well afoot, and in interesting ways. Luxury brands are now reaching tech-savvy, younger audiences through the use of video [...]