Peaty breaks British record December 3, 2014 ENGLAND’S Adam Peaty set a new British 100m breaststroke record during the opening session of the World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar yesterday. The 19-year-old posted a time of 57.02 seconds in his heat to shave half a second off the previous best time set by Michael Jamieson. Peaty won double gold at this [...]
Dead glam: Anja Niemi is both subject and photographer in her new exhibition December 3, 2014 The only thing Anja Niemi likes more than taking photographs is being photographed herself. The Norwegian photographer combined the two to great effect in her series Do Not Disturb and Starlets and has done so again in Darlene and Me, her latest show opening at Fulham’s Little Black Gallery next month. In the dramatically staged [...]
Super stars: Award-winning landscape photographer Murray Fredericks exhibits recent works December 3, 2014 William Wordsworth wrote of a “sense sublime, something far more deeply interfused, whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean, and the living air, and the blue sky.” A “sense sublime” is a good way of describing the feelings induced by the work of Australian photographer Murray Fredericks, whose stunning landscapes [...]
Beautiful things: Glen Grant’s single-malt, Stella McCartney’s Linda Bag and Tiffany’s T range December 3, 2014 For the past half-century, Glen Grant 50 Year Old has been maturing into a single-malt of unrivalled richness and intensity For Dennis Malcolm, master distiller at Scotland’s Glen Grant, patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a way of life. “Only time measures our pursuit of perfection,” he says, “Maturation cannot be rushed.” Malcolm was just [...]
Treasures from the deep December 3, 2014 These exquisite pieces from Mikimoto show why pearls are such a timeless classic If you’re looking for fine pearls, look no further; Japanese firm Mikimoto has had more than 100 years to perfect its trade. In fact, Kokichi Mikimoto was the man who first created the cultured pearl all the way back in 1893. Now [...]
Photo finish December 3, 2014 Stella McCartney’s Linda Bag is a picture perfect hybrid of fashion and photography These days, you’ve only been there and done it if you’ve also taken the picture. So why not combine portable technology with portable fashion in the Linda Bag, created by British designer and Beatles progeny Stella McCartney. She’s teamed up with Canon [...]
Christmas at Tiffany’s December 3, 2014 The famous jeweller’s new design director Francesca Amfitheatrof unveils her bold debut collection New Tiffany design director Francesca Amfitheatrof took inspiration from the brand’s spiritual home: NYC. The “Tiffany T” range uses graphic swoops and bold symmetry to create understated but beautiful pieces. “I wanted to create a symbol for modern life and its relentless [...]
In the zone: Be on time wherever you happen to be with these exquisite world timers December 3, 2014 There are times – 8.30am, Monday morning, on the Northern Line, say – when the idea of a watch that fires lethal darts might seem rather appealing. And if we can land robots on comets and squeeze scores of mind-boggling complications into single wristwatches (see Patek Philippe’s anniversary mega-watch), one has to believe it’s possible. [...]
Listen, it’s complicated: The £2.05m Grandmaster Chime from Patek Philippe is not the world’s most expensive watch December 3, 2014 In November, Sotheby’s in Geneva set a new world record for the most expensive timepiece ever sold – namely the Henry Graves Supercomplication, made by Patek Philippe in 1926 for the eponymous American banker, which hammered for no less than £15m. The watch was for several decades the most complicated watch ever made, and Patek [...]
The return of an icon: Parker unveils new Duofold pens to celebrate its 125th anniversary December 3, 2014 Parker has delved into its history to celebrate its 125th anniversary – and the classic Duofold is better than ever. Who among us hasn’t received the gift of a Parker pen? From our earliest academic achievements to milestone birthdays and, of course, Christmas, many of us have grown up with this iconic brand. Today, [...]