We Love New Things
16 May 2008
Love Travel guides
To say We Love Love Travel guides sounds like bad syntax at best, but bear with me. Until Hg2's rather megalomaniacal quest for global domination is complete we are always happy to recommend like-minded publishers producing stylish, well-researched guides. So we are delighted to introduce the wonderful Love Travel guides. Designed for the discerning traveller who wants an in to the heart of the city, the Love guides to Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore capture the heart and soul of these chaotic cities. An added bonus is the stunning design - completely handmade in India, hot pink, red and peacock blue silk-covered books look like delectable gems.
15 May 2008
Dolce V
They say the devil is in the detail and in that spirit we believe that a truly smokin' outfit starts from first principles. So it's with great joy that we stumbled upon new-kid-on-the-luxury-underwear-block, Dolce V. The brainchild of sultry Lucia Mizzoni, this e-tailer selects the best designer lingerie from around the world - from Damaris's cheeky (no pun intended) peek-a-boo knickers to luxurious silks and satins that would happily grace the smalls drawer of any temptress. They also have an excellent range of beautiful bikinis. Men take note, there is also a page dedicated to helping you achieve the Holy Grail of a gift that fits (rather than muddling bra and shoe size, which once rather memorably happened to me). Dolce V are offering Hg2 subscribers a 10% discount using a promotional code which will be sent out in our next newsletter.
17 February 2008
The Age of Enchantment
The Age of Enchantment: Beardsley, Dulac, and their Contemporaries 1890 –1930
Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London, SE21 7AD
We had to make a quick, last minute note about this exhibition of fairy tale illustrations, at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, before it finally closes on the 17th February. Set in south east London, it’s one of those out of the way places in this city that is well worth the journey.
Inside the gilded exhibition rooms of the gallery, is a large selection of iconic images by artists such as Aubrey Beardsley, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielson and Arthur Rackham, among others. Together, these artists build up an impression of a strange, revolutionary era for art moving towards surrealism.
Aubrey Beardsley it seems was a strong influence on all of the artists featured in the show, despite the fact that he was just twenty-six when he died. The man certainly lived fast though; aside from producing all these painstakingly detailed and original drawings and designs, he was also a notoriously flamboyant part of the furniture at Oscar Wilde’s decadent soirees.
The exhibition is a fascinating glimpse into this nostalgic world of enchantresses, ice maidens and geniis that will have you longing for an escape to a castle and some Arabian Nights...