(Things we're doing and stuff we like)
In celebration of London Fashion Week ‘The Sweat Shop’ has popped-up at Selfridges. Originally from Paris, the café-couture sewing workshop features talks and mini-master classes from the best in the business. From a lace workshop by the accessories designer Sandrine Doczekalski at Sonia Rykiel to classes in knitting, it’s a great opportunity for everyone to be inspired and get making during this fashion season.
Written by Camron intern Chloe Boucouvalas
I just flew back to London from NYC on 9/11. At 10AM yesterday, I made my way down to exactly where I stood in Soho 10 years ago just after the second tower fell. It was a personal and poignant moment for me as I looked down the long stretch of an empty Greene Street where those towers once stood. I know Americans and all those who watched their TVs from afar were also remembering that fateful day. The media covered it extensively and there were memorial services all day. In a way, this 10 year anniversary has brought us all some closure and reconciliation but will never be forgotten.
Last Wednesday, we were in New York with the Design Miami/ team to announce and celebrate David Adjaye as the 2011 Designer of the Year Award Winner. It was fitting that we did this over evening cocktails at the spectacular home of art and design collector Adam Lindemann, since David also designed the house and they collaborated on a book with Rizzoli called A House For An Art Collector. As part of his award, the Tanzanian-born architect will present Genesis, a wooden pavilion structure which will be located at the entrance to the Design Miami/ fair in December. A mighty big award indeed!
Last night we attended the opening of the first Aesop shop in the U.S. It’s a cosy “pod” on Elizabeth Street with walls made from 400,000 hand torn sheets of The New York Times. We were thrilled to discover another brilliant interior from this Australian company, known almost as much for its passionate engagement with design and the cultural landscape as it is for its skin products. An enormous farm sink, used to demonstrate products, did double duty as the evening’s wine chest, serving up a Macon Villages Chardonnay that went pretty well with our Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser.
Ralph Lauren has just opened his first Rugby Store in London in a beautiful 17th century building overlooking the Piazza in Covent Garden. The traditional Polo Ralph Lauren design aesthetic has been applied to the interiors where an exciting A/W collection of luxury clothing is being showcased. There’s a very clever ‘make your own’ area at the entrance which encourages you to customise a variety of garments, to create the perfect gift.
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