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The Great British Tree Biography, with illustrations by Amy Grimes, is available to preorder now via Pavilion Books. Inspired by the history of Britain, from the tree under which the first trade union was formed to the branches from which outlaws were hanged, The Great British Tree Biography details the fascinating stories associated with trees throughout the … Continue reading The Great British Tree Biography: available to pre-order now…

The Impression: Fashion insiders on the future of communication in an unpredictable world; the key trends, routes to economic recovery and need for social responsibility and sustainability that will shape 2021… https://theimpression.com/fashion-communication-strategy-now/https://theimpression.com/how-to-approach-the-new-global-outlook/

Will we only ever see nightlife again by watching period pieces? From nostalgia for unsocial-distanced parties to chess: why we're all fetishising normality during the lockdown (GQ)

(Harvard GSD): With Fidelio, Barkow Leibinger grapples with translating the immersive experience of theater to a 2D screen… When renowned US-German architecture firm Barkow Leibinger was approached by the Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz to help realize the stage design for Beethoven’s opera, Fidelio, in honor of the composer’s 250th birthday, the set they conceived for Vienna’s Theater … Continue reading Stage Design in a Pandemic

The Impression: Why Covid restrictions could usher in the bad old days of FROW snobbery…

The Impression: Misan Harriman is the first black male photographer to shoot a cover for British Vogue in its 104-year history. This is at once both celebratory moment – but also shameful that it has taken so long. Now, through his own digital platform, Harriman has some important insights to share for the fashion industry…

Soho House House Notes: Coming to terms with a recent divorce and the death of his father, TV chef and author Valentine Warner decided to write a very different kind of cookbook – one that explained the basis of his emphasis on seasonally sourced ingredients and explored how food has been a comfort to him … Continue reading Chef Valentine Warner on the Consolations of Food

Writer and author Mark Hooper misses human touch… will technology bridge the gap? (Soho House House Notes) (Photo by Sam Gregg) I remember when I last shook hands with someone. Every detail. As though it were five minutes ago. That’s a weird thing to say in itself. But what isn’t weird right now? I was … Continue reading Intimacy at a Distance

https://www.davidcollins.studio/projects/workspace-design David Collins Studio: First, a statement of the obvious: we don’t work the way we used to. You may have noticed. Flexible hours, homeworking and portfolio lifestyles mean that today, many of us do our jobs in very different spaces – and at very different times – to the traditional employment model. And, as … Continue reading Workspace Design

Published in November by Pavilion. Available to pre-order here. Social history as natural history: Fascinating stories behind 50 famous trees throughout British history How much do we know about the Glastonbury Hawthorn? This is a tree on the site of Glastonbury Abbey that flowers on Christmas Day, and is believed to descend from an original … Continue reading Coming soon: The Great British Tree Biography