Feline Chic: Enter the Fabulous World of Haute Cature
It’s no secret that fashion has an enduring fondness for le chat. So much so, that many feline attributes have become an integral part of our style vernacular. From cat-suits and cat-eye frames, to...
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View ArticleThe World's Most Extraordinary Cemeteries
Inevitably certain rather glum adjectives spring to mind when one thinks of a cemetery; bleak, spooky, drab, for instance. And yet, it’s miserable enough spending a night in a dowdy hotel, let alone...
View ArticleLessons We Can Learn From The Rocky Horror Picture Show
There are few films that inspire such devoted fandom as pulpy seventies musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's the longest-running theatrical release in history (having been shown in cinemas ever...
View ArticleDream On: Ed Ruscha's Evocative Mattress Art
Who: Back in 1956, while driving a 1950 Ford from Oklahoma to Los Angeles with his childhood friend musician Mason Williams, artist Ed Ruscha was fascinated by the sights – mountains, billboards,...
View ArticleThe Joy of Pink Velvet Interiors
What could be more seductive than an ornate chaise longue covered in plush pink velvet? The silken fabric, so distinguished by its short dense pile and luxurious finish, first entered popular...
View ArticleMCM: Robots in Space
With a storied career that includes assisting Shona Heath, shooting with Tim Walker and being determined one of Selfridges' Bright Young Things, London-based set designer Clementine Keith Roach is...
View ArticleSeven Unsung Heroines of Photography
For too long, the work of historical female photographers has been cast aside in favour of celebrating that of their better-celebrated male contemporaries – an injustice that a provocatively titled...
View ArticleAnOther's Dream Pumpkins
Since the 19th century, the practice of carving a Jack'o'Lantern has been synonymous with Halloween, and the enthusiasm with which you customise your creation historically competitive. While the 1837...
View ArticleThe Books That Made Me: Reba Maybury
1. The Story of The Eye by Georges Bataille"When I was 17, I had a very interesting but pitifully frigid boyfriend. As a teenager, I was feeling a particular surge in my own sexuality which was only...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Art of the Phenakistoscope
Before Instagram videos and immersive cinemas had their part to play in the audio-visual landscape, the phenakistoscope – an early animation apparatus developed by Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau in...
View ArticleBrilliant Things To Do in November
Capa in Colour: November 21 - May 29, 2016Robert Capa, the undisputed master of war photography, is back in the spotlight this autumn, and this time with a groundbreaking dose of colour thanks to a new...
View ArticleThe Female Artist Subverting Male-Dominated Minimalism
Who? Born in Texas in 1984, Brooklyn-based artist Rebecca Ward creates process-oriented abstract art that harmoniously unites her love of colour and geometry. Spanning painting, sculpture and...
View ArticleThe Political History of the Babydoll Dress
The babydoll dress (loosely defined as a garment with an empire waist and a skirt ending above the knee) has a storied history, and one somehow always rooted in gender politics. From its appearance at...
View ArticleFirst Look: Prada's Surreal New Fragrance Video
When Daniela Andrier was a child, she would sneak in to her mother's bathroom and make special concoctions from the perfumes that lay inside. "I was obsessed by fragrance," she explains, "but I thought...
View ArticleJosef and Anni Albers' Latin American Road Trip
In December 1935, Josef and Anni Albers – artists, designers, educators and pioneers of 20th-century modernism – drove 2000 miles from their adopted home of North Carolina to Mexico. The 13 months they...
View ArticleA Listening Post for Alien Messages
Where on Earth?Arecibo, Puerto RicoGPS Coordinates: 1°31′S 29°14′E It’s hot and humid in the karst hills high above the rainforests of western Puerto Rico, and the road is narrow and winding. With each...
View ArticleThe Talented Photographer Using Gesture to Empower Women
"[Photographer] Alec Soth told me that the themes I’m trying to deal with are quite epic and that I should chill out," says Polish-born, London-based photographer Joanna Piotrowska, musing upon the...
View ArticleBill Bernstein's Beguiling Photos of Disco's Golden Era
“The nightlife scene was unique. There was a cultural upheaval during this time; gay and women's liberation, and the racial equality movement were all in full force,” says photographer Bill Bernstein...
View ArticleSomewhere I Would Like to Live
La Maison DruschLocated right on the edge of the Versailles woods, this house – designed by the renowned Claude Parent – was built for esteemed industrialist Gaston Drusch in the 1960s. The residence...
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