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Exploding food: Bompas and Parr shake up that special event
Helen Martin Glaberson takes a look at the new food explosion service for special events, being launched this week by Bompas & Parr. It’s a spectacle that will surely blow the concept of…
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Dinner with Heston
One year after its internationally anticipated opening, Catherine Faulkner gives in and goes for dinner at Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner, to see what all the fuss is about… Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental. It…
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Pizarro
Sasha Arms visits José Pizarro’s new restaurant, where her love of the Bermondsey Street king’s culinary creations reaches a higher level. Photos: Paul Winch-Furness www.paulwf.co.uk I won’t lie: I do love José Pizarro….
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Pitt Cue Co.: The Restaurant
Catherine Faulkner mulls over pulled pork, January sobriety and strangely enough, death row, at one of the first meals served at the brand new Pitt Cue Co. restaurant. Photos: Paul Winch-Furness www.paulwf.co.uk Most people…
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Savile Row: The Spiritual World of Bespoke
Home to the traditional world of tailoring, London’s Savile Row has evolved into a juxtaposition of traditionalist stalwarts and the young designers such as Ozwald Boateng of the new bespoke movement. Cindy-Lou Dale…
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Future Folk: Trendsetters Meet the Way of the Morris
Are native traditions a way into the future rather than being a mere relic from the past? Molly Flatt takes a look into the revived world of Morris dancing and the increasing trend…
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L.G.R. Sunglasses: Interview with Luca Gnecchi Ruscone
Italy’s Luca Gnecchi Ruscone talks to Clodagh Norton about traditional production techniques in eyewear and the new Polverosa collection of sunglasses. Rome-born Luca Gnecchi Ruscone founded L.G.R. Sunglasses in 2007. One of the…
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Ecolofts in Baja California: A Hotel With a Difference
Staying in an eco-hut above the clouds and overlooking Mexico’s Valle de Guadelupe in the remote region of Baja California is Emy Mordue’s new travel dream for 2012. If you’re looking to travel…
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A Lamborghini in Northern Italy: Slow Living in the Fast Lane
Getting a taste of la dolce vita, Cindy-Lou Dale takes a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 for a spin in northern Italy. Lamborghini’s test-driver, Moreno, thrust a meaty hand at me, shaking my hand, and…
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Mishkin’s: Gin, Meat and Chin Rolling Sauerkraut
Not only is Mishkin’s the latest addition to the voguish Polpo collection of restaurants, but it describes itself as a ‘kind of Jewish deli with cocktails’. The question is: does Catherine Faulkner agree?…
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Young and Norgate: Interview
Young and Norgate are a small company of contemporary furniture design makers based in Devon. The style of their current collection draws upon natural clean lines and takes inspiration from the different cultures…
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Sam Hecht: Interview
I met with Sam Hecht, British industrial designer. This interview discusses the efficiency of the bike, its popularity between English, American and Japanese cultures. As well as considering attitudes towards safety and whether…
Milan Fashion Week Live Blog
Follow all the action at Milan Fashion Week AW 12 right here at Futurespace Magazine’s live blog. [View the story "Milan Fashion Week Live Blog" on Storify]
London Fashion Week Live Blog: Day Six
It’s the final day at London Fashion Week and it’s all about menswear. Follow Futurespace Magazine’s live blog for all the latest news and to keep track of our very own blogger, Adela Cechova. …
London Fashion Week Day Five: Top Trends
Adela Cechova reflects over the main themes of the women’s collections for AW 12, print, fur and figure-friendly tucked in waists, to name a few. It probably goes without saying that today was…
Top pick, London Fashion Week Day Five: Aminaka Wilmont
Scandinavian duo Maki Aminaka and Marcus Wilmont today put on a theatrical, enchanting and exciting show, letting the audience enter their creative world for a few precious moments, says Adela Cechova. Today’s collection from Aminaka…
London Fashion Week Live Blog: Day Five
It’s London Fashion Week, day five. Follow Futurespace Magazine’s live blog for all the latest news and to keep track of our very own blogger, Adela Cechova. [View the story “London Fashion Week Live…
London Fashion Week Day Four, Top Pick: Sophie Hulme
For Adela Cechova, designer of the day was Sophie Hulme and her AW collection, a luxurious range inspired by classic fisherman’s jumpers and the prehistoric era (well, toy dinosaurs). Sophie Hulme’s ready-to-wear collection…
London Fashion Week AW 12: Pringle of Scotland
In only his fifth season for Pringle of Scotland, Alistair Carr delved into past memories of a schoolgirl he once knew for inspiration. With Pringle there is usually a twist of combining the…
London Fashion Week Day Four: Today’s Top Shows and Trends
Antonio Berardi’s finely embellished A/W collection, a dramatic Burberry downpour and Mark Fast’s blue-themed fashion feast. Day four of London Fashion Week had a lot of strong contenders, says Adela Cechova. Antonio Berardi. never ceases…
London Fashion Week Live Blog: Day Four
Covering all the latest talk, twitterings, snaps and more from London Fashion Week 2012.
London Fashion Week Day Three: Top Trends and New Designer Gems
After a ‘wild’ Mulberry show, Futurespace Magazine blogger Adela Cechova spent the day discovering some LFW up-and-coming designers, which saw her AW wish list double in size. As mentioned yesterday, fur is going…
