Canary Wharf Magazine April 2019

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April 2019

DUA LIPA

meet pop’s new powerhouse

SWEET TORQUE preview of the year’s hottest new motors

SOFA SO GOOD

the best velvet looks for your living space

STYLE and the

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’m in love. It started as a whimsical flirtation but developed into a truly, madly deep obsession.

For more than a year I’d alight the DLR at Canary Wharf and pass by the most impressive of specimens. It began with just a wanton glance – inwardly I fully recognised that the subject of my affection was surely out of my league – but my longing developed and the temptation was too great a burden.

This weekend we spent the whole weekend together – just me and the beloved Tesla who’d managed to escape its Canada Square showroom for a wild 48-hours on the open road – albeit starting our journey in the Blackwall Tunnel.

The test drive of the shiny Model S was ludicrous – quite literally. A simple press of the car’s supercharge ludicrous button takes you from 0-60 in under three seconds and feels like you’re travelling at Warp Factor 10 on the world’s biggest rollercoaster.

We parted company 48-hours later and I almost cried at having to leave behind my new parking assisting, Spotify pumping, pollution protecting piece of motoring science.

Thankfully putting together this issue was equally exhilarating. From page 61 our writers discover the new releases on four wheels from the Geneva Motor Show and writer Josh Sims interviews Aston Martin’s ambitious CEO. From the streets of London we headed to New York’s where photographer Turi Løvik Kirknes used the metropolis as a backdrop to showcase the latest spring/ summer fashion collections. Dua Lipa also reveals from page 20 how she has broken all the rules to become a billionhit pop sensation.

It’s been a journey – hold tight for a very fast ride.

Dawn Alford

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ENJOYING TEAM DRINKS…

at the Grandstand Bar in Canada Square Park. Our recommendation: Sample a cocktail or two at the Fever-Tree bar.

RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH…

supermodel and businesswoman Jodie Kidd at the Ivy Brasserie launch of new British brand Englana.

GETTING OUR HATS AT THE READY…

and taking style advice on what to wear at Royal Ascot from the Race Courses’ fashion gurus and the teams at T.M. Lewin and Hackett.

HUNTING FOR THE BEST…

Easter eggs and chocolate treats – roll on the end of Lent TAKING TO THE SKIES…

Deputy editor Ellen Millard braved the elements to fly over the Zambezi’s Victoria Falls in a very small microlight aircraft. Read her feature in the May issue of Canary Wharf Magazine.

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CONTENTS ISSUE NO. 165 – APRIL 2019

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CONTRIBUTORS Introducing the faces behind this month’s issue

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THE AGENDA Book your tickets now for Ascot 2019

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KIDS’ CLUB The best Easter egg hunts in the capital

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WHAT I KNOW ABOUT Glasses extraordinare Tom Davies on making made-to- measure specs for celebs

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FOOD & DRINK New restaurant openings in and around Canary Wharf

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HEALTH & FITNESS Top tips and tricks for marathon training

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BEAUTY EDIT Eyeshadow, scents and skincare saviours for the new season

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HER STYLE Stylish raincoats to keep you high and dry

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FASHION SHOOT Street style for the ultimate urbanites

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HIS STYLE Gant marks 70 years in business with a capsule collection

F E AT U RES

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DUA LIPA The pop sensation discusses her family, inspirations and musical muses

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BACKSTAGE BEAUTY The make-up and hair trends that ruled the roost at the SS19 fashion shows

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TORQUE OF THE TOWN The top releases from this year’s Geneva Motor Show

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MAKING HIS MARQUE Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on giving the 106-year-old company a new lease of life

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WORLD’S GREATEST Sony unveils the winners and runners-up of its World Photography Awards 2019

1 0 2 TIPPING THE VELVET

How to incorporate velvet into your home

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BANGKOK BECALMED Finding peace and quiet in the high octane Thai capital

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PACK YOUR BAGS The hottest new hotels opening this summer

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ROYAL TREATMENT Why the Palace-rated Le Bristol Hotel is one of the best boltholes in Paris

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ENDLESS DAYS OF SUMMER Inside Quinta Do Lago, one of the most exclusive communities in the Algarve

PR O PERTY

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1 22 SECRET GARDEN

East London gets its first private residential garden square

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CONTENT DIRECTOR See the winners and runners-up of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards on page 72 (©Martin Stranka, Czech Republic, Winner, Open competition, Creative)

Dawn Alford DEPUTY EDITOR

Ellen Millard CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Richard Brown DIGITAL EDITOR

Mhairi Graham EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Abisha Sritharan CLIENT CONTENT MANAGER

Sunna Naseer HEAD OF DESIGN

Laddawan Juhong DESIGNER

Ismail Vedat PRODUCTION MANAGER

Alice Ford MANAGING DIRECTOR

Eren Ellwood GENERAL MANAGER

Fiona Smith COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

Rachel Gilfillan BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE

Madelyn Curnyn

Victoria Wright

Josh Sims

Julia Zaltzman

Fashion stylist Victoria has created beautiful shoots for the likes of Vanity Fair and Tatler

Freelance writer Josh has worked for the likes of Wallpaper* and the Financial Times

Julia is a freelance features writer who specialises in luxury interiors and yachting

What have you been working on this month?

I travelled to the Big Apple to create the fashion shoot on page 46. New York has always been synonymous with style and I wanted this to reflect in the looks shot for this editorial.

What have you been working on this month?

For the April issue, I interviewed the CEO of Aston Martin Andy Palmer. Read about how he’s taking the company in interesting new directions on page 68.

What have you been working on this month?

On page 102, I explore the stunning textured visual effect of contemporary velvet within interior design, from crushed velvet lampshades to upholstered walls.

What SS19 trend will you be championing this season?

I loved seeing oversized bows at the fashion shows, and I’m looking forward to incorporating them into my summer wardrobe this year.

What are you looking forward to in April?

I can’t wait for longer days and planning my next location shoot in Montenegro.

What is your dream car?

I would love an original mint condition 1970 Ford Bronco please – it’s too cool for words.

What are you looking forward to in April?

Dealing with the fall out from the Easter half term break (nb. I’m being sarcastic).

What homeware item have you got your eye on?

I love animal-themed decor.

My home is awash with it, but right now I’m coveting a gold Seletti mouse lamp.

What are you looking forward to in April?

I’m heading to Pisa to celebrate the launch of Benetti shipyard’s third ‘gigayacht’, before winding down at Pennyhill Park Hotel’s incredible spa.

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L U X U R Y

Book Club

Design Thread

by Kit Kemp

Event The Royal Ascot

Mark your calendars as the Royal Ascot is back this June, and if tickets are booked before 4 April, discounts can be enjoyed.

Tickets currently start from £73 for the Queen Anne Enclosure, from £32 for the Windsor Enclosure and from £64 for the popular new Village Enclosure, which has pop up bars, food stalls and live music on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the event.

A 18-22 June, ascot.co.uk

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Kit Kemp is the brain behind the interiors of some of London’s chicest hotels – including Ham Yard Hotel, The Soho Hotel, and Charlotte Street Hotel – and now she’s here to help you design your own space with her new book, Design Thread. The awardwinning interiors mogul shares the inspiration behind her creative process and offers top tips on how to best decorate your own space. Whether it be a box room, a hotel suite or even a beach bar, Kit Kemp has it covered. £30, shopkitkemp.com

GENDA EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH WORDS ABISHA SRITHARAN

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NEWS

of the best...

Easter Eggs

Style Moleskine

Luxury Italian company Moleskine has launched a new range of backpacks. The lightweight tote is available in a range of colours and is large enough to carry all of your essentials without burdening your shoulders. It has been made using durable, resistant and waterrepellent materials, so you can use it for years. £145, Moleskine, Cabot Place

Pink Marc De Champagne Truffle Eggs, £25, Charbonnel et Walker, Canada Place

Community Marathon

Forty thousand runners will take to the streets of London this April for the 39th Virgin Money London Marathon. Sir Mo Farah faces competition from some of the world’s best athletes as he participates again and aims to take first place. Enjoy the spectacular action and cheer them on as mile 19 finds the runners powering through Canary Wharf.

Limited Edition Hand-Iced Floral Egg with Six Fleur de Sel Caramels, £15, Waitrose, Canada Place

28 April, virginmoneylondonmarathon.com

Zip Line Calling all adrenaline junkies: Zip London is coming to Canary Wharf for one day only this summer. Take in the panoramic views of the capital on One Canada Square’s rooftop balcony and brace yourself for a once-in-a-lifetime, 600 metre-long aerial dive, on one of the longest and steepest city zip lines ever constructed in London. Take part by raising or donating £50,000. All proceeds will go to two great charities: The Fire Fighters Charity and Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

30 June, One Canada Square, ziplondon.org

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Prosecco Egg, £5, Marks and Spencer, Jubilee Place

Chocolate Rabbit, £4, Godiva, Jubilee Place

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Object of desire

THIS MONTH’S MOST WANTED

Time for T: Tiffany & Co. adds three brilliant diamond pendants to its T collection From £2,800, Tiffany & Co., Cabot Place

LIFTING ELEVATED TO NEW HEIGHTS REMASTERED WITH

CAVIAR PREMIER

GOING BEYOND WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT POSSIBLE, CAVIAR PREMIER CAPTURES THE FULL POTENTIAL OF CAVIAR FOR NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN LIFTING AND FIRMING PAIRED WITH A NEW DIMENSION OF SENSORIAL INDULGENCE.

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INTERVIEW

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L I P A WRITING POP’S NEW RULES F R O M P L A T I N U M A L B U M S A N D C H A R TT O P P I N G C O L L A B O R AT I O N S T O P E R F O R M I N G AT G L A S T O N B U R Y A N D M A K I N G Y O U T U B E H I S T O R Y, D U A L I PA H A S T H E W O R L D AT H E R F E E T. T H E P O P S E N S AT I O N TA L K S A B O U T G E T T I N G S TA R T E D , H E R I N S P I R AT I O N S A N D M A K I N G Y O U R O W N L U C K WORDS JAN JANSSEN

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t 23, singer-songwriter Dua Lipa has already achieved the kind of recognition that some musicians strive to gain over a lifetime. She made YouTube history as the youngest female artist to hit one billion views for a music video and was the most-streamed female artist in the UK in 2018. Her debut self-titled album was released in 2017 to critical acclaim and reached platinum status in just over a year.

With a string of infectious, female-focused anthems – including the 2018 single New Rules, which tied with Edwin McCain’s I’ll Be as the longest charting pop song ever – a record-breaking number of Brit Award nominations, celebrity duets and covers for GQ, Elle and V magazine. And the awards keep coming: she won two Grammys this year for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording with Silk City for their hit Electricity. This is clearly an artist at the top of her game.

Lipa’s work ethic, down-to-earth nature and message of empowerment has made her a role model for girls and young women, and her background is just as inspiring. Her parents moved to the UK from Kosovo in 1990 after war broke out, and Lipa was born in Westminster in 1995. She lived in London until she was 11, when her father’s job took them back to the Kosovan capital of Pristina.

Surrounded by an unfamiliar language and culture, she struggled to fit in but finally found a place she belonged in the city’s hip-hop scene. Determined to pursue a singing career in London, Lipa persuaded her parents to let her move back to the UK capital on her own when she was 15, where she stayed with a family friend and attended the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School – an institution which counts Rita Ora and the late Amy Winehouse as alumnae.

Lipa might not have looked back since in terms of her burgeoning career, but her Kosovan roots are an integral part of her identity. Together with her father, she established the Sunny Hill charitable foundation for citizens of Kosovo and hosts a music festival there.

Beyond her music, Lipa’s edgy fashion sense and seductive beauty have made her a style icon. Having worked as a model in her teens, she is keen to maintain a parallel career in fashion and is the new brand ambassador for Pepe Jeans. Lipa is fronting the prestigious denim brand’s SS19 campaign, shot by renowned British photographer David Sims.

With her second album due for release this year and more

exciting projects in the works, we caught up with the pop sensation to find out more about her family, fashion, and London life.

Through your music, you project a real sense of independence and self-confidence. Would you say you are a confident person?

Getting up and performing my songs, I do feel very confident. But a lot of the songs come from a place that lacks that. Something I always wanted was a way to portray confidence in my music – trying to make myself feel better in certain situations. Like the time after someone didn’t think I was good enough for him, and I wrote Hotter Than Hell, which made it seem like he couldn’t get enough of me. I guess that makes me feel empowered.

What is the main inspiration for your songs?

My life. My songs are all very personal and autobiographical. I write about things that happened to me, about things I know. Of my weaknesses. In fact, every time I feel weak, I try to write something that makes me feel stronger.

Obviously, given that what I describe are situations and feelings that we all feel, I hope that others can recognise many of these same emotions.

“Every time I feel weak, I try to write something that makes me feel stronger”

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Why is fashion so important to you?

I love fashion and dressing up. It’s always so much fun and I believe fashion, as well as many other things, is an outlet for me to express myself. I love mixing and matching different things and trying to find a few statement pieces that work.

How has your father’s career as a musician shaped your own approach to the music industry?

My father has always given me good advice. He taught me to have very clear goals and not become distracted from pursuing your dream. He told me not to worry about having a Plan B because that can be a distraction and make you lose sight of what you really want to achieve. If you’re not thinking about a back-up plan, then you’re forced to concentrate on your true goal. I don’t know if that works for everyone, but it’s certainly worked for me.

Did your father encourage you to be a musician?

Seeing him perform on stage with his band made me realise that music was what I wanted to do with my life. He was always encouraging me. One of the greatest gifts he gave me was the advice that you need to work very hard if you want to bring yourself luck. That phrase has always resonated with me.

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You have to earn your luck. I believe that if you’re going to succeed you need to be very determined, don’t let yourself get discouraged, and above all, never give up. Both my parents are very supportive. They also reminded me to never lose sight of who I am simply to please other people.

What music did you listen to when you were growing up?

My father was always listening to music in the house – David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Sting, Radiohead. Then I started listening to really strong female artists, like Nelly Furtado and Pink. I knew all of Pink’s songs by heart and I would sing them in the house.

At the start of your career, you posted covers of your favourite songs on YouTube. What part does social media play for you as an artist?

I wanted to become an artist who would one day be able to perform in front of audiences in every part of the world. Since I had no idea how I could go about that or who I could find to help me accomplish that, I decided to use social media to my advantage: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and then YouTube. That way, every time I met someone in the music industry I could talk to them about my covers that people could see and listen to. Social media is also the best way for me to reach out to my fans and build a connection to them.

What were your goals when you returned to London at 15 – and was it hard to leave your parents?

I told myself that I would at least give myself a few years to get my music career off the ground. Music was all I wanted to do with my life and I thought that if I worked hard at it, eventually things would work out. I never really felt alone.

At the time I was constantly in touch with my parents and spoke to them on the phone at least once a day. My parents also came to London very often to visit me. I consider myself very lucky to have enjoyed that kind of close relationship with them.

What was it like living alone in London at that age?

I loved the freedom I had and the fact that I could invite my friends home whenever I wanted to and without any restrictions on how late they could stay. But I hated having to take care of myself, preparing all my meals, doing my laundry and all those things because I didn’t have anyone else to do that for me.

What did you learn from the experience?

It made me become much more independent and helped me understand that if I wanted to make my dreams come true I had to get out of my shell and fight.

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PICTURES BY DAVID SIMS FOR PEPE The inaugural Pepe Jeans campaign starring Dua Lipa is photographed

by David Sims, the British photographer who began his career photographing musical icons including David Bowie, Nirvana, Bjork and Courtney Love and has since shaped the imagery of titles including Vogue, The Face and i-D. Sims previously photographed Daria Werbowy and Ashton Kutcher for a Pepe Jeans campaign in 2005, joining an illustrious list of photographers who have worked for the brand, including Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber, Steven Klein and Mario Sorrenti.

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“You have to earn your luck. I believe that if you’re going to succeed, you need to be very determined”

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Kids’ Club

E G G S H U N T S A N D C H O C O L AT E T R E AT S F O R A Y U M M Y E A S T E R WORDS MORAG TURNER

EASTER FUN Everyone loves searching for chocolate eggs, so give the Easter Bunny a helping hand with an amazing egg hunt kit from Paperchase (Jubilee Place). The stationary shop has sign posts and stickers to pop around your home or garden, cute headbands for little chicks and bunnies to wear while they search and baskets for them to collect their treats in.

Bunny Bag, £8, Paperchase, Jubilee Place

If you’d like to join in with a much bigger egg hunt, they are taking place all over London. This Easter – for the first time ever – the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt comes to Kensington Palace, the official residence of the young royals. Scout around the palace and its gardens and, if successful, you can collect a chocolate prize. These special Lindt Gold Bunny Hunts will also be taking place at Henry VII’s Hampton Court Palace (hrp.org.uk).

For the Cadbury’s fans amongst you, there’s a Cream Egg hunt happening at the National Trust’s Fenton House in Hampstead (nationaltrust.org).

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Easter treats from the National Trust

NEWS

MONSTROUSLY COOL MUM Mums come in all shapes and sizes – but there’s never been a mum quite like this. My Mum’s a Bug-Eyed Monster is the debut picture book by writer and illustrator team Andy Rigden and Jim Landen. A funny, warm-hearted story about feeling different, it makes for a great bedtime read and reminds little ones about the amazing powers all mums have.

Waterstones, Cabot Place

JUST PLAY AND GO SPRING STYLE Bonnet à Pompon has long been a go-to shop for stylish kids’ clothes in Spain. Now the brand is about to become a firm favourite in London too as its first UK store has just opened in Marylebone. The label’s summer collection features beautiful, timeless designs and prints in cotton and linen for boys and girls aged 0 to 12. bonnetapompon.com LU X U R Y L ON D ON .C O.U K

Play & Go is a Belgian-based company offering clever, colourful and inspiring products for your kids and home. We think the brand’s storage bags are a great idea. Made from 100 per cent cotton, these hardwearing sacks double up as a playmat, and allow you to literally scoop up toys and neatly tidy them away – making for the perfect addition to any little one’s playroom. £29, kidly.co.uk 27

INTERVIEW

What I Know About...

SPECS APPEAL

TOM DAVIES ON HOW A PA I R O F G L A S S E S C R E AT E D WITH PERSONALITY AND PROFESSION IN MIND CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

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hilst most of the bespoke frames we make are perfectly fitted versions of my existing collection, sometimes I do get asked to make frames out of interesting materials. I’m currently making one out of someone’s old hockey stick and for Heston Blumenthal, I created frames out of salmon skin leather.

At the moment I’m experimenting with colour changing frames made out of recycled acetate. They go from a light peach colour to a lovely purple when in sunlight.

The average person only spends around seven minutes choosing a frame and wears the wrong prescription and style. So we start with the best clinical eye test possible that includes testing your night vision. We have special Bespoke ZEISS lenses to deal with this and a whole host of other challenges we can fix.

There is a reason most people hate their glasses but you can love your glasses if they are a treasured accessory. You wear them day in, day out for years, so your decision needs to be carefully considered. A good fitting pair of glasses should not fall off your face or leave marks on the bridge of your nose. They should balance your features, creating symmetry and symmetry is beauty.

We help our customers pick a starting point; a frame

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which we work from in order to make it bespoke.

We consider the person’s character, style, profession and clinical needs.

Eyewear defines you. It frames your face and of course your eyes, so what you wear here will be a significant influence of how people perceive you and interact with you.

I think it is also important to have at least one other pair. For example, taking your “work glasses” off and switching to a more relaxed style will help you psychologically get into that frame of mind. We change everything else, like our clothes and shoes, but we don’t seem to change our glasses.

At my home, we have a whole wardrobe for the family’s glasses collection, with different pairs for different occasions.

People always think that bespoke is too costly. We charge an extra £300 to make a frame bespoke. But it’s not just the design and fit you must consider. I only use premium acetate and titanium in my frames. This means that a Tom Davies frame will still look great in three or four years, whilst a cheaper frame will be warped and dull. For something which is worn every day for years and which helps you see and be seen, I have never considered Tom Davies frames as a luxury but actually quite good value for money.”

“For Heston Blumenthal I created frames out of salmon skin leather”

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With a backdrop of stunning views, spend Easter weekend in the sky with a lavish brunch. Executive Chef Guillaume Gillan has created a seasonal and stylish three course menu to enjoy alongside endless prosecco in our laid back yet luxe Bōkan 37.

Tuck into starters of organic hen’s egg, green asparagus veloute with buckwheat tuile; or fresh Scottish salmon tartar, avruga caviar, tobiko, coriander and potato crisp. To follow, indulge in the likes of whole rabbit tagine, whole grain mustard sauce with spicy bulgur; or mushroom shiitake risotto with sake

and sesame and Mayfield egg yolk puree.

For dessert, the surprise Easter chocolate egg with milk ice cream is the ideal way to top off a beautiful brunch. Alternately, opt for a selection of artisan cheeses from Paxton & Whitfield with apricots, grapes, quince and sesame crackers.

Showcasing the finest, locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, our Easter brunch menu is available from 12.30pm with last orders being taken at 14:30pm from 19th – 22nd April 2019 and costs £45 per person with an additional £15 for the bottomless option.

Floor 37-39, 40 Marsh Wall, London E14 9TP T: 020 3530 0550 E: hello@bokanlondon.co.uk

NEWS

ETHICAL EATING A new plant-based restaurant has arrived in Canary Wharf. Farmstand, which already has a branch in Covent Garden, focuses on helping the environment by serving ethicallysourced dishes and coffee, as well as organic wine and free filtered water – banning singleuse plastic bottles. The seasonally-changing menu includes delicious dishes such as wraps, soups and salads, as well as signature boxes filled with protein, grain and vegetables.

Farmstand, Cabot Place

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ROKA AND ROLL IT’S EGGCELENT If you’re looking for a quirky replacement to the traditional Easter egg, then look no further than luxury chocolate brand, Choc-on-Choc. The hand-made Belgian treats come in a variety of designs, including eggs on toast complete with brown sauce, a box of hot cross buns, and an ostrich Easter egg – all completely made of chocolate. choconchoc.co.uk

SUITE TALK

Japanese foodie hotspot Roka celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Roka restaurants across London will host a series of exciting events, including sake dinners, special menus and limited-edition dishes. Hamish Brown, Roka’s executive chef, has also created a special 15-course anniversary menu featuring a selection of Roka’s best loved dishes, such as yellowtail sashimi with yuzu truffle dressing and lamb cutlets with Korean spices.

Roka, The Park Pavilion

As if the new Lincoln Plaza Hotel didn’t have enough to see and do, it has now opened a restaurant created by award-winning celebrity chef, Cyrus Todiwala OBE. The luxury PanIndian restaurant – aptly named Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen – focuses on sustainable food production, use of local ingredients, and zero food waste.

2 Lincoln Plaza, E14 30

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Review

STICKS ‘N’ SUSHI WORDS SUNNA NASEER

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hen you think of a sushi restaurant, you probably think of raw fish. But Sticks ‘n’ Sushi isn’t limited to seafood, let alone the raw variety. Founded by two brothers inspired by their mixed heritage, the restaurant beautifully merges both Nordic and Japanese cuisine; the result of which is a vast and varied menu full of tantalising plates in unexpected flavour-pairings.

Serving high-quality, fresh sushi and a selection of grilled yakitori (skewered) sticks in chicken, pork, beef and vegetables, Sticks ‘n’ Sushi welcomes diners of all tastes. The latest ‘green kitchen’ menu comes packed full of vegetarian dishes made from carefully picked market vegetables.

Inside, the restaurant’s sleek and dark interiors nod to its Scandi roots. The atmosphere is relaxed as we sit back in our comfortable lounge chairs under the softly lit, low-hanging lights. With communal seating areas and friendly staff members, there’s a very welcoming and social atmosphere.

Faced with the photo-album style menu and gazing around at other diners’ dishes, I found it very difficult to choose. Luckily, our waiter was on-hand to share his personal recommendations. His enthusiasm swayed me and I decided to put his choices to the test.

First up were three small plates including delicate slices of Japanese sea bass with chives, minty shiso and truffle oil; scallops inside a crispy nest, topped with miso aïoli and trout roe; and an innovative fried cauliflower dish served with a black truffle goma. Scallops are a difficult thing to master, but here they are buttery soft and melt in the mouth. Each dish is full of subtle flavours and complementary textures.

For sushi, a mini Maki Maki platter allowed us to sample four varieties of rolls. From barbecue tuna and seared salmon to tempura shrimp with avocado and ceviche scallops, every piece was beautifully fresh and it was clear why Sticks ‘n’ Sushi is considered a market leader in Japanese cuisine.

If you’re a lover of trying new food, this restaurant is heaven. The majority of the dishes are so light to eat that you can try several plates. From starters and salads to sashimi, nigiri, maki and sticks, you certainly aren’t short of choice.

To accompany the sushi, we had the devilish ‘robust’ platter: six sticks alongside rice and broccoli with spicy goma. As well as the usual grilled meats such as teriyaki chicken and beef with miso herb butter, there is panko duck breast with wasabi ceasar dip and chicken and squid sausage.

As the menu explains, “in Japan, a big dessert is not a great dessert.

Instead, they take pride in serving a variety of several petite ones” – and who were we to say no? A matcha dark chocolate pot and a dark chocolate caramel fondant were the perfect way to finish such an exquisite meal.

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SUPER-SPORTY Reebok and long-time brand partner Gigi Hadid have unveiled a brand new clothing collection. The range features bold stripes, colourblocked patterns and 90s-inspired designs. The supermodel – a keen volleyball player and equestrian – has helped create a collection that merges the past with the future.

From £12.95, reebok.co.uk

Health & Fitness TRAINING ADVICE AND RUNNING GEAR TO GET YOU THROUGH THE LONDON MARATHON THIS APRIL WORDS ABISHA SRITHARAN

RUN FOR IT Nike has launched a new range of running apparel for women, which blends comfort and style.

The range, designed by artist Eva Magill-Oliver, has been created to connect runners with the environment, resulting in colours and patterns resembling plant life, water flow and the horizon. These patterns help calm the mind, while the clothing material allows wearers to feel comfortable and perform their best.

From a selection, nike.com

JOIN THE CLUB If you’re looking for a way to get fit and make friends, then Just Run Run Club by Runners Need is what you need. The weekly club is free to join, and allows participants to earn points each time they run. These points can be converted to credit that can be used at Runners Need stores.

In addition to this, after the first three runs, new members will receive a special goody bag which includes an exclusive Just Run T-shirt.

Runners Need, Churchill Place

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THE LONG RUN Ahead of the London Marathon in April, Pure Sports Medicine’s strength and conditioning coach James Phillips (@jamesphillipssc) and specialist pysiotherapist Michael Harrop (@physioharrop) share their top training tips Slowly increase your long run distance by no more than 10 per cent while training. Include some stretching and foam rolling after runs to help recovery, and be sure to seek advice on the best techniques to use. Try not to catch up on any runs you might miss – this will lead to training volume spikes and risk injury. In the lead up to the race, relax and try to get some decent sleep – and not just the night before. Eat a normal breakfast, which you would regularly have, and make sure you stick to your race strategy.

Pure Sports Medicine, Cabot Place

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On the Run A S T H E U K G E A R S U P F O R T H E L O N D O N M A R AT H O N 2 0 1 9 , A S I C S BRAND TRAINER SAM WOOD REVEALS WHY YOUR FOOTWEAR IS J U S T A S I M P O R TA N T A S Y O U R T R A I N I N G

What makes a shoe ideal for running long distances?

Comfort, fit and protection are three key preferences if you want to win the long run.

This often means plenty of padding around the ankles and underfoot.

You also want to have plenty of space in the toe area; a quick rule is that you need roughly a thumbnails width between your longest toe and the end of the shoe. This ensures you have space for your feet to expand when they warm up whilst running.

What are some of the most common mistakes people make when choosing trainers for running?

Arguably the most common mistake is buying on looks. Make function the priority. Some runners also don’t seek enough advice. There are so many factors to consider getting the right running shoe. Are your feet narrow/wide? What balance of comfort/responsiveness do you need? These are just some things you need to consider. The staff at ASICS are well equipped to help you with these questions.

Is it advisable to wear different shoes for running outside and for running on a treadmill?

It depends on what you are doing on the treadmill. Often people will find that they will run faster for shorter periods on a treadmill than they would outdoors. If that’s the case, you may want to consider a lighter weight shoe over a more cushioned shoe. An ASICS DynaFlyte over a Nimbus for example. However, if you are doing the same on a treadmill as you would outside, I don’t see any issue with using the same pair of shoes for both.

The benefit of using a treadmill, is that you may get a few more miles out of your shoes, as you run in a consistent environment.

ASICS NEW ENERGY SAVING SHOES As part of their ambition to support runners to win the long run, ASICS have released a highly innovative new design.

METARIDE™ was developed by a team of scientists and designers. The new running shoes are scientifically proven to offer a total reduction of energy loss at the ankle joint by almost one fifth.

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distance runners who want to achieve their full potential.

The key to the new design is its revolutionary GUIDESOLE™ technology; a precision-shaped curved sole that works by shifting the body weight forward in order to propel runners in an effortless forward motion.

METARIDE, £225 ASICS, Jubilee Place

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WHIPPED INTO SHAPE NOW OPEN IN CROSSRAIL PLACE, BARRY’S BOOTCAMP CO-OWNER SANDY MACASKILL (LEFT), SHARES WHY THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS What led you to launch Barry’s Bootcamp?

Simple - my brother. He took me to a class in the States and I was hooked after pretty much the first minute. We’ve played sports and worked out in different ways our whole lives, but there was literally nothing like Barry’s. It was exactly what we wanted to do - run and lift weights but in an amazing atmosphere. Now we work together running it here in London.

For those who haven’t tried it yet, what can you expect from a Barry’s Bootcamp workout?

Beneath the surface, it’s about switching your head off and letting someone else (your trainer) think for you for a change. You give us your effort, and you’ll leave with amazing results and a smile on your face.

The classes are high intensity, how often do you recommend training at Barry's per week?

As for how many to do, the programme was specifically designed for you to take five classes a week. The separate muscle group breakdown is there so you can recover effectively. Even the treadmills were chosen with this in mind – Woodway Treadmills are super cushioned so they’re very kind on your joints.

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Are the instructors new or will they be familiar faces from other Barry's sites?

The classes are all taught by our existing instructors. We have an incredible team, with five years of experience here in London and 20 years of brand knowhow. No one teaches a Barry’s class until they have been through our extensive training programme and are ready to hit the ground at max speed. That’s why I feel so confident saying we’re the best in the business.

“Barry’s is for everyone who is open minded about training” I’m not a runner, is Barry’s for me?

Barry’s is for everyone who is open minded about training. Come and join the class, just do the best you can. Our instructors are specialists in this workout and can help non-runners become runners. Can't bring yourself to hit the treads? Fine, just do double floor and skip the running entirely.

Barry’s Bootcamp, Crossrail Place, barrysbootcamp.com

PICK YOUR WORKOUT ORIGINAL RUN + LIFT Original classes combine 25 minutes of cardiovascular work on the treadmill with 25 minutes of strength training on the floor.

DOUBLE FLOOR NO RUNNING Double Floor classes are strength focused, tread-free workouts. Don’t worry. Even without the treadmill, you’ll be sore for days.

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MODEL BEHAVIOUR Victoria Secret Angel Miranda Kerr has launched her own organic beauty range. The Kora Organics line has been a hit in Australia and the US, and is now crossing borders into the UK, where it has launched exclusively at Space NK stores. The natural skincare products range from face oils to sleeping masks, and have all been created with a holistic approach to beauty in mind.

From £22, Space NK, Cabot Place

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Spring has finally sprung and to celebrate Nars has launched a new collection themed around adventure. Alongside eye-popping shadows, the range includes a limited-edition Mosaic Glow Blush: a highlighter, blush and bronzer hybrid. The dazzling palette comes at the perfect time: as the sun begins to shine, so can you.

From £17, Space NK, Cabot Place

HYDRATION SENSATION To have radiant, illuminated skin all day every day may seem like a big ask, but not with Chanel’s latest skincare product. The Hydra Beauty Camellia Water Cream is a fluid moisturiser enriched with camellia floral water, which will leave skin feeling fresh and visibly illuminated in an instant.

ALL YOUR BEAUTY BAG’S S P R I N G M U S T- H A V E S WORDS ABISHA SRITHARAN

SAY SI Cate Blanchett is the face of Armani’s new Si Fiori fragrance campaign, and the brand’s new global beauty ambassador.

The star struts through supermarkets and streets and even takes to the skies in the new campaign film, highlighting that women who use the fragrance embody freedom, a love of life, and aren’t afraid of saying si to anything. The new eau de parfum is an iteration of the signature Si scent, and comprises notes of neroli, green mandarin, blackcurrant, vanilla and white musk.

From £54, Boots, Jubilee Place

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Double Team Mascara in Vice, £19.50, urbandecay.co.uk

PALETTE PLEASERS If, like us, you’ve watched many a YouTube video on how to immaculately blend eyeshadow and are still none the wiser, this is the trend for you. A solid block of colour was smudged onto the lids of models at the likes of Rodarte, Erdem, Ashish and Armani Privé. Pick up a pot of pigment at Mac, or go for an easy-to-apply eyeshadow stick from Nars. Extra Brownie points are awarded to those brave enough to co-ordinate their lids with their mascara – the brighter, the better.

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Velvet Eyeshadow Stick in Metallic Sky Blue, £22, Space N.K, Cabot Place

THERE SHE GLOWS For those who struggle with shiny skin, there’s good news: glowing complexions were in abundance on the catwalks this season. Behindthe-scenes at the Temperley London show, skincare guru Charlotte Tilbury prepped models’ faces with her super moisturising signature Magic Cream, the ultimate illuminating base. For added shine, dust your cheeks with Dior’s Backstage Glow Face Palette – the “secret weapon” of the fashion house’s SS19 show.

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Alice + Olivia, photography by Eli Schmidt

Magic Cream. from £49 for 30ml, charlottetilbury.com

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F E AT U R E

Emilia Wickstead, make-up by Lucy Bridge for SUQQU’, photography by Dario Pellegrino and Elisa Rocchi Leopard Hair Scrunchie, £4, Accessorize, Jubilee Place

Ribbon Bow, £5, Accessorize, Jubilee Place

Bow Hairclip, £120, Emilia Wickstead, net-a-porter.com

Ligne Graphique De Chanel, £28, Boots, Jubilee Place

BOW SELECTA Raid your ribbon box: bows are back and they’re bigger than ever.

Perched on the ponytails of models at Emilia Wickstead and atop the heads of those walking for Rodarte, this season’s hottest hair accessory is neat but in no way understated.

Wear it loud and wear it proud.

Hair Oil, Ouai, £24, Space N.K, Cabot Place

THE EYES HAVE IT Marni

WET, WET, WET Bare with us on this one – the fresh-out-the-shower look is the latest trend for your tresses.

Slicked back wet-look locks were spotted at Max Mara, Christopher Kane and Marni. To get the look, use a hair gel or oil, comb your mane back (opt for a wide toothcomb to get the track marks a la Victoria Beckham and Balmain) and spritz with hairspray to hold in place.

Backcomb the front for added va-va-voom.

Styling Comb, £28, Balmain, net-a-porter.com

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The feline flick has had its heyday; this is the season to get creative with your kohl. Take inspiration from Dior, Rochas, Coach and Dries Van Noten, where graphic, angular shapes were sketched above and below the eye in both thick and thin succession. Nars and Chanel are your go-tos for gel and liquid liners respectively, while MAC and Marc Jacobs are the places to head for pencil.

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BIG MAC Move over Burberry, there’s a new trench coat in town. Mango’s SS19 collection, a pastel-hued homage to the summer, includes two light-weight trench coats – the ultimate English summer staples. The first, a beige jacket with tortoiseshell buttons that run the length of the coat, is a nod to traditional design (£99.99). The second is more contemporary, in a dusty blue shade with double-breasted detailing (£89.99). The only downside? Deciding which one to wear first.

Mango, Canada Place

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MAKE BELIEB Hailey Baldwin – a.k.a Mrs Justin Bieber – fronts the campaign for Weekend Max Mara’s new Nantucket collection, a capsule line created in collaboration with interior designer Anthony Baratta. Inspired by Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the 12-piece range has been designed with Baratta’s signature aesthetic in mind – think rainbow hues, Chinoiserie prints and nautical motifs. maxmara.com 42

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LIFE IN COLOUR L.K. Bennett’s SS19 collection is an ode to all things bright and beautiful.

Highlights include canary yellow knits, polka dot print dresses in eye-popping red and green shades and contrasting turquoise suede shoes.

L.K. Bennett, Jubilee Place

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APRIL SHOWERS

Green Coat, £29.99, Zara, Cabot Place

Spring Birds Parka, £95, Cath Kidston, Jubilee Place

“Florals on acid” was the Whistles’ team design directive for this limited edition Simone dress (pictured left), a midi-length silk number in cosmic hues of purple, jungle green and orange. Shrinking violets, steer clear. £299, Whistles, Jubilee Place

Colour-Block Anorack, £269, Hugo Boss, Canada Place

IN THE SHADE Mulberry’s inaugural collection of unisex sunglasses was inspired by British style icons such as Kate Moss and John Lennon. The frames match the brand’s 1960s-inspired SS19 collection, and were debuted at London Fashion Week last September. Take your pick from chunky acetate or metal wire frames in red, pink, black and metallic.

From £190, mulberry.com

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Boomer Coat, £239, Maje, Jubilee Plce

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S U M M E R Summer fashion event, Thursday 2 – Saturday 4 May Cilur Shirt, £159 and Ilur Shorts, £129, Maje, Jubilee Place

Canary Wharf malls present three days of incredible catwalk shows, unmissable pop-ups and exclusive discounts showcasing the latest fashion must-haves and style inspirations for the summer season ahead. The shows will be free to visit and accompanied by a range of live entertainment and much more.

Swimsuit, £30, Topshop, Canada Place

Round Wooden Bag, £45, Oasis, Jubilee Place

Suede Buckle Mule, £130, Karen Millen, Jubilee Place Teardrop Earrings, £10, Accessorize, Canada Place

Bray Rashguard in White and Flame, £175, Bulldog Sport in Flame, £115 and Basset Sport in Steel Blue, £95, Orlebar Brown, Jubilee Place Archer Sunglasses, £295, Tom Davies, Cabot Place

Clutch Bag, £29.99, Zara, Cabot Place Flee Geo Print Polo Shirt, £65, Ted Baker, Canada Place

Siren Cluster Bracelet, £140, Monica Vinader, Jubilee Place

Wicket Chino Shorts, £60, Reiss, Jubilee Place

[ DRESS UP ] Joan Jumpsuit, £150, Monsoon, Canada Place

Fermino Espadrille, £45, Dune, Cabot Place

Court Shoes, £165, Reiss, Cabot Place

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Him: Pont Neuf Zodiac evening jacket, £2,500, Zodiac evening shirt, £945, Pont Neuf evening trousers, £945, Vendome Richelieu calf leather brogues, £1,130, louisvuitton.com; Her: Silk top with open sleeves, £1,880, Linen shorts, £1,190, louisvuitton.com; Suede Kirstie boots, £785, stuartweitzman.com

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JUNGLE NEW YORK-INSPIRED STREET STYLE FOR THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS – FROM LOUIS VUITTON, PRADA AND VICTORIA BECKHAM

PHOTOGRAPHER TURI LØVIK KIRKNES STYLIST VICTORIA WRIGHT

Cotton dress with paillettes embroidery, £2,240, Cotton coat with paillettes embroidery, £1,690, Python white bag, £2,330, marni.com; Suzi Derby shoes, £695, Nicholas Kirkwood, farfetch.com

THIS PAGE Green linen vest, £1,750, Optical white shirt, £800, Green wide leg linen trousers, £1,300, delpozo.com; Suzi Derby shoe, £695, Nicholas Kirkwood, farfetch.com OPPOSITE PAGE Her: Anita satin back crepe dress, £455, mulberry.com; Suede Kirstie boots, £785, stuartweitzman.com; Midnight blue faux fur beret, £325, emmabrewin.com; Him: Blazer, £850, Trousers, £350, T-shirt, £150, tods.com

Him: Knitted top, £360, Trousers, £500, marni.com; Kicko wool and calf boots, £1,065, christianlouboutin.com; Her: Jacket, POA, Trousers, POA, Roksanda, 9 Mount Street, W1K; Poppy Mary-Jane croc print sandal, £520, mulberry.com

THIS PAGE Cashmere wool coat, £3,895, Wool top, £585,Techno jersey trousers, £825, Nylon knit shoes, £795, Saffiano Brique belt bag, £950, prada.com OPPOSITE PAGE Wax polished leather coat, £3,665, miumiu.com

THIS PAGE Puff sleeve top, £225, Wide leg trouser, £325, Panelled jacket, £425, victoriabeckham.com; On the Hunt sunglasses, £45, lespecs.com; Luca boots, £975, tibi.com OPPOSITE PAGE Knitted top, £360, and trousers, £500, Marni, marni.com

Models: Beata Grabovvska @ The Identity NYC and Jacob Gonzales @ Bella Man NYC Hair and Make up: Rachel Toledo using Marc Jacobs and Oscar Blandi

His Style CHINOS, TRAINERS AND RADIANT B O TA N I C A L P R I N T S : YOUR SPRING UNIFORM AWAITS WORDS ELLEN MILLARD

PREP TALK In honour of Gant’s 70th anniversary, the brand is releasing a series of revised classics – one for each year since it was founded. For April, the spotlight is on the classic chino.

First created in the 1970s using crinkleresistant fabrics, Gant has since added innovative Tech Prep™ features to some of its styles, giving them stretch, breathability and moisture-wicking properties.

From £90, Gant, Jubilee Place

SOLE MATE In a departure from its usual leather soled shoes, Crockett & Jones has unveiled a summer line of crepe rubber footwear.

The casual collection comprises revised versions of its Cranleigh Chelsea boots, Hartland II chuckka boots and Flore III monk shoes in tan and blue suedes. Latex soles and a lack of lining provide increased breathability and flexibility.

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Trench Coat, £190

DOWN TO EARTH

Anemone shirt, £89

Wave shirt, £59

Minimalist maestro Cos has long been the goto for wardrobe staples – classic white shirts, timeless overcoats and simple knits. For SS19, the brand is keeping with tradition, with a range of lightweight basics in a palette drawn from the landscape of Oman. Think beige trench coats, maroon trousers and brown tailoring.

Cos, Jubilee Place

Aoraki jacket, £99

Raja dark blue coat, £190

Auriol trousers, £69

Mackeral trousers, £89

GARDEN STATE SNEAKER PEEK For the first time in its 145 year history, Church’s design team has strayed from its traditional leather loafers and brogues and ventured into new territory: trainers. The unisex CH873 sneaker collection – named using the brand’s initials and the year it was founded – features suede, leather and nylon styles in a choice of 15 colours.

Calling on Gieves & Hawkes’ history of dressing explorers and botanists, the tailor’s creative director John Harrison has created a botany-inspired collection for the warmer months. Linen trousers, printed shirts and technical raincoats in jungle green hues offer a contemporary, chic way to approach the summer season. gievesandhawkes.com

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Flowing Zipped Jacket, £369

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C O O L THE ESSENCE OF C O O L PA R I S I A N S P I R I T, SANDRO REOPENS ITS DOORS IN JUBILEE PLACE WITH THE LAUNCH OF ITS MENSWEAR LINE T O A C C O M PA N Y I T S CHIC WOMENSWEAR

Formal Striped Cotton Shirt, £155

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legant and refined, Parisian brand Sandro is synonymous with the effortless style that the French are famed for. With clean lines, modern prints and a sophisticated aesthetic combined with high quality materials, the brand has attracted some of the most stylish clients, including Kate Moss, Gigi Hadid, Jessica Alba and Liam Hemsworth.

The much-loved brand has recently reopened in Jubilee Place with a brand new look and much larger space, now offering menswear alongside its womenswear.

Mimicking the understated-cool of its clothing lines, the redesigned store uses clean lines and elegance to create a sophisticated space and enhanced shopping experience.

Black marble, vintage furniture and a linear layout showcase the personality of the brand whilst soft lighting subtly highlights the clothing on display.

The menswear line, designed by Ilan Chétrite, the son of Sandro’s founder Evelyne Chétrite, features impeccably cut and fitted suits, oversized coats and vintage styles with a modern twist. The womenswear line designed

by Evelyne offers guipure lace dresses, mixed prints and soft tailoring, striking the perfect balance between masculinity and femininity.

Sandro, Jubilee Place

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Fine Knit Polo Shirt with Short Sleeves, £175

Long Printed Silk Dress, £420 Cotton Sweatshirt with Lettering, £155

Floaty Printed Silk Shirt, £260

Long Printed Shirt Dress, £315

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Classic Super 120 Suit Trousers, £230

Dual Fabric Playsuit, £239

DRIVE 10 PAGE SPECIAL ON THE LATEST RELEASES AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW + FOCUS ON ASTON MARTIN

The Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder, which debuted at the Geneva International Motor Show 2019 (p.80)

TORQUE of the TOWN INSIDE TRACK ON THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY’S L AT E S T R E L E A S E S WORDS ELLEN MILLARD & DOM JEFFARIES

JAGUAR LAND ROVER UNVEILS NEW RANGE ROVER SPORT HST

A new hybrid powertrain increases speed and efficiency Jaguar Land Rover’s new special edition Range Rover Sport HST has launched with an all-new 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder mild-hybrid engine, which generates 394bhp and 550Nm of torque.

The engine is assisted by an electricallydriven compressor via a 48V mild-hybrid system, meaning it can reach 62mph from standing in just 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 140mph.

Jaguar Land Rover claims the mildhybrid system produces economy figures of 30.5mpg and emissions ratings of 213g/ km of CO2. The system can also recover energy using the regenerative braking and store it in the battery for later use.

Internal updates include 16-way electrically adjustable seats, red brake calipers and satin chrome gear shift paddles. There’s also a choice of five exterior colours: black, white, silver, red and grey.

From £81,250, landrover.com

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ULTIMATE HYBRID POWERTRAIN FOR ASTON’S ULTIMATE HYPERCAR

The marque confirms performance figures for fully hybrid Valkyrie The heart of the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s powertrain is a clean-sheet Cosworth-built 65° naturally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine. Based on the spine-tingling, ultrahigh-revving F1 engines of the 1990s, but benefitting from two decades of progress in design, material and manufacturing expertise, it sets a new rpm record for a naturally-aspirated, emissions-compliant road car.

With a certified peak power output of 1,000bhp at 10,500rpm, it can continue to

a maximum 11,100rpm.

Peak torque is 740Nm at 7,000rpm. These outputs are delivered purely by the internal combustion engine, with a further performance boost delivered by the battery hybrid system.

The full hybrid system contributes an additional 160bhp of power and a further 280Nm of available torque with the certified max power output of Aston Martin Valkyrie standing at 1,160bhp at 10,500rpm. astonmartin.com

DRIVE

WHEN AN AUSTRIAN ALPINE LEGEND MET A FLYING FRENCH HOT ROD

Hermann Maier reviews the Bugatti Chiron Hermann Maier has probably spent more of his life on snow than he has on dry land. With four overall World Cup titles, two Olympic gold medals, and three World Championship titles, he was given the moniker ‘The Herminator’ for his courageous and risky downhill skiing style. For an adrenaline junkie like him, the Chiron would seem the perfect companion with its 8-litre W16 engine producing 1500 HP, perfect weight distribution and all-wheeldrive, allowing for controlled chaos on ice.

“I’ve practically spent my whole life on skis. I never imagined that four wheels could deliver a similar joy in the snow as two skis”, Maier gushed.

“Despite the raw power of this car I felt safe and in control from the beginning.”

Reassuring words from a man used to going very fast – just watch his run from the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Read Maier’s full Chiron review in Bugatti’s Ettore magazine. bugatti.com

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SCANDINAVIA PROVIDES FOR THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP

Lamborghini takes on the Norwegian fjords Lamborghini is on a mission to discover the most spectacular roads on Earth. Last year the Volkswagen Group-owned Italian car marque took a fleet of its supercars to Norway to take on a 500km route that included mountains, glaciers and offroad lunar landscapes.

The convoy started from the fairy-tale town of Ålesund, a picturesque Art Nouveau village. From there, the Lamborghinis challenged the Trollstigen, commonly known as the

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road of the Trolls, which winds along 11 hairpin turns that climb between walls of rock and waterfalls.

The group continued through Valldal and on to Geirangerfjord, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The adventure progressed across the Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe, before arriving at Mount Aksla, overlooking the convoy’s original starting point. This year’s expedition has a lot to live up to. lamborghini.com

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MCLAREN DEBUTS ITS FASTEST EVER CREATION

The aerodynamic Speedtail can reach speeds of 250mph McLaren’s hotly-anticipated Speedtail will be the marque’s fastest car when the first examples hit the road in 2020. Nicknamed the Hyper-GT, the model is said to be the brand’s most aerodynamically efficient car to date, and is modelled on the McLaren F1. From standstill, the Speedtail can reach 186mph in just 12.8 seconds – 3.7 seconds faster than P1. Keep on accelerating and it will reach its top speed of 250mph. Its power can be put down to two things: its innovative aerodynamic design and its pioneering 1050PS hybrid powertrain, which features a 4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine assisted by electric motors.

Just 106 unique Speedtails will be made and all of the models have already been sold to customers hand-picked for their loyalty to the brand (for a rumoured £2m price tag). cars.mclaren.com

PININFARINA’S MOST POWERFUL ROAD-LEGAL CAR IS ELECTRIC

The brand’s first hypercar was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March Ferrari’s longtime design partner Pininfarina caused a stir at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year when it unveiled the first ever car created under its own brand name – and one of the most powerful road-legal hypercar’s to be produced in Italy. With a seperate motor for each wheel, which can collectively deliver up to 1900bhp and 1696lb ft, the supercar can reach 0-62mph in less than two seconds, and is said to have a top speed of around 217mph. But its not just for its velocity that it has turned heads – the Pininfarina Battista is all-electric.

Production will be limited to just 150 models when it launches in 2020 (the same year the brand marks its 90th anniversary), with the USA, UK and Middle East getting 50 models each.

From £1.5m, pininfarina.com

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AUDI’S FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAPS INTO THE THRIVING SUV TREND

The marque presents a deliberately conservative zero emissions debut Audi’s first venture into the electric car market has taken more than three years to come to fruition, but the E-Tron’s carefully considered design will no doubt help it stand out from the crowd. Tapping into the thriving off-road market, the SUV sports many of Audi’s traditional design cues – in fact, unlike a number of its competitors, the marque has been deliberately conservative with the E-Tron’s design, to the point where it could be easily confused with one of Audi’s internal combustion SUVs. The details give it away: two flaps on either front wing open to reveal charging points and, inside, there’s a power guage and an electrical range display. Two motors – one at the front and one at the rear – provide four-wheel drive and deliver up to 402bhp and 487lb ft. Its top speed is 124mph.

The battery can be charged using a 150kW fast charger, with which Audi claims a charging time of just 30 minutes up to an energy capacity of 80 per cent. The E-Tron is claimed to run 248 miles with a full charge.

From £71,490, audi.com

NEW GINETTA AKULA REVEALED AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

The brand’s new supercar was designed inhouse at its workshop in West Yorkshire Usually concerned with the production of formidable racing cars, Leeds-based manufacturer Ginetta has unveiled its first road-legal car in nine years. Designed and created in-house at the Garford warehouse, the Ginetta Akula – named after a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine – has power figures in excess of 600bhp and a torque rating of 700Nm. Its chassis and body panels are made from carbon fibre, giving it a dry weight of 1,150kg and a claimed power-to-weight ratio of 545bhp per tonne.

Ginetta plans to create a limited run of just 20 cars by 2020, of which 12 have already been sold.

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However, there is so much more to a Tesla car then just the impressive 0-60 times. With outstanding range, exceptionally smooth ride, plenty of legroom and storage space for even the longest journeys and a extensive network of chargers, there really are no compromises.

Model S and Model X 100D brings industry-first NEDC range of 393 miles for Model S and 351 miles for Model X and allows drivers to travel unprecedented distances on a single charge, sustainably.

For most Tesla owners, home charging provides plenty of range for daily travel. For long distance travel, the Supercharger network allows Tesla owners to conveniently charge on major routes across the UK stretching from Edinburgh to Exeter and connecting to Europe via Folkestone. Plus, with the ever expanding Destination Charging program, Tesla owners have access to an additional network of chargers at business, travel and leisure destinations.

With two motors, one in the front and one in the rear, both Model S and Model X digitally and independently controls torque to the front and rear wheels. The result is unparalleled traction control in all conditions. Unlike conventional all-wheel drive vehicles that sacrifice fuel efficiency for increased traction, Tesla’s Electric All Wheel Drive system increases efficiency.

Over-the-air software updates add functionality, enhance performance and improve the driving experience of Tesla vehicles. Similarly, to how you receive updates to your smartphone, Tesla owners receive software updates to their car remotely without visiting a service centre. Additionally, access to Tesla’s mobile app allows owners to monitor charging, put the climate control on or vent the sunroof. Continually improving and evolving, the system and the technology is designed to make our roads safer in the future.

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MAKING HIS MARQUE DUBBED THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN THE A U T O M O T I V E I N D U S T R Y, A S T O N M A R T I N C E O A N D Y PA L M E R H A S B R E AT H E D N E W L I F E I N T O T H E 1 0 6 - Y E A R - O L D C O M P A N Y, M A K I N G I T T H E WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING CAR MANUFACTURER. FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF THE BRAND’S FIRST E V E R S U V, H E T A L K S S U C C E S S S T O R I E S , C O M P A N Y C A R S A N D W H Y H I S F U T U R E P L A N S I N V O LV E M O R E THAN JUST MOTORS WORDS JOSH SIMS

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I really love my food,” says Andy Palmer. But, after 23 years with RenaultNissan – where he was chief planning officer, number two to the CEO and about as high up the pecking order as he was likely to get – Palmer moved back home from Japan towards the end of 2014. And not just home in the sense of the UK – his move back to join Aston Martin meant working at the company’s headquarters at Gaydon, Warwickshire, where he grew up.

He’d done it all by then, mind – apprenticed at 16, transmissions chief engineer, marketing officer. “I’d done everything in the car industry except finance,” he says, jokingly referring to his decision to leave Nissan as a kind of mid-life crisis – he’d just turned 50 at the time. “The fact is I’d always wanted to be a CEO. I knew I could settle down with what was a fantastic job, or I could live the dream. And there was a feeling that every bit of my training was leading me to this moment.”

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Prodrive chairman David Richards, which bought Aston Martin from Ford in 2007.

That money wasn’t for himself, of course, but to fulfil the vision his study of the carmaker had inspired. That meant having the equity to give the company fresh momentum to produce four new cars, including a forthcoming SUV. It was something of a gamble, and it’s paying off: last year Aston Martin announced record profits. It was also named not only the world’s fastest growing car brand, but the fastest growing British brand of any kind.

“I’m an arrogant b*****d,” laughs Palmer. “Of course I knew that I would be pilloried by some for suggesting the likes of an SUV should be made by a sports car company [unlike the Formula 1-inspired, most-expensive-ever Aston Valkyrie; or Palmer’s promise that there will always be at least one manual transmission car on offer in the Aston Martin line-up].

But that didn’t bother me. Ultimately, surviving is more important than staying true to an ideal that was relevant 50 or 60 years ago.”

It’s fighting talk – something one imagines Palmer rather enjoys. Indeed, he’s taking a rather radical stance with the company as part of what it calls its Second Century Plan. With the future of hardcore, petrolhead-teasing sports cars in the balance, he sees Aston Martin

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as becoming more of a luxury lifestyle brand: hence its recent move into designing swanky apartments in Miami, furniture, a bicycle, a speedboat, even a submersible, all complementing a broader range of vehicle types. It’s all well beyond the heartlands of the famed Aston Martin DB line that celebrated its 70th anniversary last year – and which, thanks to James Bond, is many a man’s introduction to the marque.

“We’ve moved from, as it were, having three Russian dolls in one sector of the car market – GTs essentially – to covering a much broader base. There were so many categories of car for which Aston Martin just didn’t have anything. Now we’re going to be less like Jimmy Choo, a specialist, and more like LVMH – a house of brands,” explains Palmer – with, for example, the revival of the Lagonda marque set to give Bentley a run for its money.

“And that all opens up opportunities – for licensing, say. You get to cover a broader lifestyle proposition. There’s a danger in this if you’re all about caps and T-shirts – but we’re getting into products that have genuine crossover for our customers. You can buy a multi-million-pound tender from us now. You can even buy a holiday. I just don’t see Aston Martin as just being a car company anymore. And one of the biggest challenges has been getting our heads around that.”

If that sounds a little scary to the motoring purists, Palmer insists that it comes out of both admiration for Aston Martin and out of a desire to see it thrive – not something its history has ever really suggested was possible. As he notes, the company has – for all but two years – never been profitable, in the sense of generating cash, “but I had a strong sense that it should be,” says Palmer. “Study the story of Aston Martin and it’s really one of successive millionaires buying the company, producing one car, and then walking away. I don’t see Aston Martin as ever being anything less than exclusive – I have a deep conviction that the only way you can make money in the car industry is at the very top, or at the very bottom. But the company has never had a discrete range of cars that appealed to different kinds of people, which is what you need.”

That, in essence, is Palmer’s hard-headed vision for the Aston Martin of the 21st century – identifying the variety of needs of the high-net-worth individual (or the varieties of high-net-worth individuals) and providing a car to match. That may sound mechanistic against the romantic spirit of Aston Martin’s heritage, but not for nothing did a Forbes magazine study conclude in 2013 that Palmer was the world’s third most influential marketing officer – after those at Apple and Samsung.

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puts it, “a second Ferrari”. As he notes, it wasn’t that long ago that Aston Martin was selling more cars than the famed Italian maker.

Palmer has, at least, fulfilled one ambition in becoming CEO. “The best thing about the job is the company car,” he says with boyish relish. At the time of writing, he finds himself driving a DB11 – and there’s an enviable garage to choose from.

The road ahead is by no means clear, but since his tenure, positive steps have been taken. Aston Martin has (in exchange for a small shareholding) been able to tap into Daimler’s electronic systems capabilities, for example – a crucial step at a time when the car industry is spending billions on just that, seeing it as essential for ensuring longevity. It has come up with some ground-breaking technologies, including the likes of the DB11’s Aeroblade, an ‘invisible’ spoiler. Bonded aluminium and other high-tech material structures have become something of an Aston Martin speciality too, he says, although these may prove useful for the future of the company, again in ways the traditionalists might not approve of: those lightweight, aerodynamic, low-roll resistant structures are perfect for electric cars.

“Again, you can’t ignore the rise of the electric car,” says Palmer.

“You have to make choices. That doesn’t mean following trends.

But it does mean making certain bets on how the world will change. As it happens the things that electric cars like least are mass and drag – and managing those are something Aston Martin is really good at. That kind of technology is really relevant and really sellable.”

All in good time. Palmer agrees that there are certainly still ideas that could be imported to the company culture that would help achieve his aims for it. He speaks of the Japanese emphasis on teamwork and admits that when he joined Aston Martin he was surprised by all the internal politics, having been away from that curiously British style of working for so long.

“In Japan, working together comes naturally and intrinsically, maybe because they all know they have jobs for life, but they just think for the betterment of the company, rather than the individual,” he explains.

But what sets Aston Martin apart, he argues, is passion. That may be a cliché, but Palmer sounds genuinely impressed by what he’s found at his new charge. “Really, never with all the car companies I’ve been associated with over the years have I seen anything like it,” he says. “If you’re just doing it for the money, you’d go over the road here at Gaydon and work for Jaguar Land Rover. But there’s a real sense that working at Aston Martin gives you real standing in the industry. Mention at a dinner party that you work for the company and it makes you the centre of conversation. Here you’re exploring the outer reaches of physics, not the outer reaches of accountancy.”

Finance, if you recall, is not a field Palmer has ever worked in. Perhaps that will actually prove to be to Aston Martin’s great benefit. Dig down and Palmer is all about blending the company’s world-class design and engineering capabilities to make what he calls “the most beautiful cars in the world”. It’s as simple – and as complicated – as that.

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SPA F1 CRASH REUTERS’ PHOTOGRAPHER FRANCOIS LENOIR CAPTURED THE MOMENT MCLAREN’S FERNANDO ALONSO AND SAUBER’S CHARLES LECLERC CRASHED AT THE FIRST CORNER DURING THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX IN SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM ON 26 AUGUST 2018. THE RESULTING PHOTOGRAPH WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE MOTION CATEGORY OF THE OPEN COMPETITION.

CANOE IN THE DARK PHOTOGRAPHER JASPER LEFEVRE MET CANOEIST THOMAS WHILE FILMING A TIMELAPSE OF A LAKE IN WALCHENKLAMM, GERMANY. USING SUBMERGED LIGHTS TO CREATE A LUMINESCENT EFFECT, LEFEVRE WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THIS ILLUMINATING IMAGE – BUT IT WAS NOT WITHOUT ITS ISSUES. IT WAS TWO DEGREES AND RAINING, AND AT ONE POINT THE LIGHTING ASSISTANT FELL INTO THE WATER. IT WAS WORTH IT, HOWEVER, AS THE FINAL RESULT SCOOPED FIRST PRIZE IN THE BELGIUM NATIONAL AWARDS.

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angkok might be considered an odd choice for holidaymakers looking for a peaceful break, but don’t be put off by the fact that it is the world’s most visited city. Yes, you’ll be in the company of some of the 20 million people that are estimated to touch down there per year, but that’s not to say there aren’t some tranquil spots to be found.

Akyra Thonglor is an under-the-radar hotel – yet with plenty of charm – and the perfect spot to explore the quieter side of Bangkok. Recently given a makeover by design agency Begray, known for its conceptual architectural interiors, it is found in Thonglor, a hip corner of the city which was once predominantly the commercial district. Its apartment-style accommodation means rooms and suites have contemporary lounge-dining rooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, and marble bathrooms, with plenty of glamorous detailing (think: eclectic art work, large terraces and advanced technology).

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On the roof, serenity is guaranteed at the scenic swimming pool. Offering cityscape views, and prettied with lantern-laden trees, this is just the spot to float on by, after a day spent exploring the city – the hustle and bustle left far below. The hotel’s Som Tam & Chardonnay Restaurant is also found here. The market-style restaurant marries Thai cuisine with Mediterranean dishes – so, as well as Pad Thai and five different som tams (Thailand’s staple green papaya salad) you’ll also find beetroot gnocci and white pizza.

Boasting a thriving arts scene and innovative restaurants, Thonglor is one of the most up and coming areas of Bangkok and has called in a hipster following due to its ‘insider’ attractions.

One highlight of the area, for example, is its penchant for speakeasy-style bars, such as the industrial Rabbit Hole (it’s found behind an unmarked wooden door between Soi 5 and 6) and J Boroski, found at the end of a dimly-lit street (off Soi 55) attracting an ‘in-the-know’ crowd due to its custom-made cocktails and quirky interiors (check out the arched ceiling which is covered with steel scarab beetles). Collaborative spaces are also a signature of Thonglor and, found in what appears to be a derelict building, Badmotel has become one of the hottest spots in the area, with its vibey restaurant, garden area, club and art space – a world away from the obvious tourist sites. The Commons, meanwhile, is a loft-like community mall, which brings together vintage fashion and some of the best dining to be found in the area, such as Soul Food 555 and Egg My God. Despite its glitzy interiors, this ‘downtown’ experimental vibe is also reflected back in Akyra Thonglor, which has recently opened its own speakeasy, the 008 Bar, tucked away on the 11th floor, with signature cocktails inspired by original Prohibition recipes. Also on offer are ‘insider’ tours of the city, including one run by a professional photographer, who will guide guests on how

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to take the ultimate snap while discovering lesser-known areas of Bangkok.

For another take on the city, it is also worth making a pitstop at the hotel’s sister property, the nearby Akyra TAS Sukhamvit. Both are owned by the Akyran Hotel group, which has a sustainable yet glam approach to hospitality. With more than eight million tonnes of plastic thrown away each year, the group aims to become single-use plastic-free by 2020, starting with its new opening.

From arrival, you are given gentle reminders as to the ethos – there are stylish, stainless-steel water bottles left in your room (which can be refilled at water stations found on each floor) and inroom toiletries packaged in locally-made celadon containers (these are filled with fragrant, essential-oil-based products).

There are no single-use plastics in the bars, bio-degradable bin bags are used in rooms and fabric totes are available guests to use.

Décor at TAS Sukhamvit also pushes boundaries and is industrial and edgy – albeit with plenty of luxe touches, such as fine linens and oversized duck-down pillows. There are caged exposed bulbs for lighting, natural wood accents and travel chests doubling up as coffee tables.

Balconies give views over the heart of the city, while Marshall speakers and

50s-style leather chairs give a retro feel. For sunset drinks, head to the Rise Rooftop Terrace Bar, which offers a chillout soundtrack, a Southeast Asian cocktail list and a craft-beer menu. The bar is also home to a transparent swimming pool – ideal for midnight dips under the stars.

Once you’ve had your urban fix, a trip to Phuket is the perfect way to round off your me-time experience.

Here, on Natai Beach, on the Andaman coast, Akyran’s laid-back Akyra Beach Club continues the ‘quiet luxury’ feel. It has just 58 rooms, so it is small enough to be able to offer a personalised approach to holidaying.

The blue-and-white hued resort is focused around a curvy pool, and private beach, where you can kick back in a cabana or on one of the oversized bean bags. Rooms and suites are pared-back yet elegant with wood furniture, incredible ocean views and contemporary bathrooms.

If you want to be left alone, simply place a carved wooden turtle outside your door – the resort’s USP is to help you do as little or as much as you want.

The blue-and-white hued resort is focused around a curvy pool and private beach

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All-day dining is relaxed yet doesn’t skimp on culinary prowess – you can start your day with a gourmet breakfast or healthy granola, for instance, while for lunch tuck into a freshly-caught snapper or spicy crab tempura. Come evening time, you can watch the sun go down in the al fresco dining room, with a signature Thai dish, such as khao pad (a local fried rice), paneang prawns or green curry.

For those wanting to be active, there’s plenty of classes to keep you occupied, from paddle boarding to surfing, Thai boxing to Crossfit. The go-with-the-flow approach also sees the concierge offer a curated choice of inspiring trips on a daily basis – highlights include island hopping around Phang Nga Bay, rubber plantation bike trips and visits to the night market in Phuket old town.

For the dreamiest moments, however, head to the Ayurah Spa for a Fusion Massage Therapy which takes place in a beach cabana and uses locally-sourced aromatherapy oils to release tension. It’s the ultimate feel-good factor – just keep it on the quiet.

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Le Bristol is the capital’s first establishment to be awarded the prestigious ‘Palace’ rating – elevating it to an even higher status than five-star – and inside, one can see why its regal status is well-deserved. The grand reception area features crystal chandeliers, gleaming marble floors

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and Louis XVI-style furniture. Steps leading down to the main foyer are fittingly lined with red carpet, welcoming in its elite clientele. While the decor may appear imposing, the staff at Le Bristol are not, welcoming everyone as an honoured guest. As our room wasn’t quite ready yet, my companion and I took a seat in the elegant Café Antonia, decorated in the hotel’s signature red and green hues. This is the perfect place to do some people watching (a very necessary pastime during your stay), from high-flying businessmen having a meeting to chic Parisian ladies enjoying a leisurely afternoon tea.

Breakfast is served here every morning and is an occasion not to be missed, with exquisite pastries and eggs with soldiers arriving sprinkled with caviar.

Guests are taken up to their rooms in the hotel’s decadent Art Deco iron lift, first installed in the 1940s and still in perfect working order. Our bedroom is generous in size (as indeed are all of the 190 rooms and suites at Le Bristol) and traditional in design. Since my stay, all of the rooms and suites have been refurbished and given a more modern facelift while remaining true the hotel’s classical

A porthole to the 1920s, the pool area has been designed to resemble a vintage sailing boat aesthetic, featuring a contemporary, muted colour palette intermixed with period details and antique furniture.

Located on our floor is the indoor rooftop pool, the hotel’s pièce de résistance. A porthole to the 1920s, the pool area has been designed to resemble a vintage sailing boat, with wooden decking, portholes and trompe l’oeil. But it is the sweeping views of Paris that make it truly unique and the ideal place to wash away stress.

Alternatively, guests in need of relaxation must take advantage of the spa. There is a wealth of treatments available, but I would highly recommend a facial. The Tata Harper facial incorporates the cult skincare brand’s natural, non-toxic and chemical-free products – ideal for those of you who, like myself, suffer from sensitive skin. Despite having only travelled for two hours via Eurostar, my complexion displayed all of the symptoms of travel fatigue, so I promptly opted for the Hydrating Booster Facial – a 55-minute treatment which leaves skin rejuvenated and glowing.

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for relaxation. These meditation sessions are conducted overlooking the hotel’s beautiful garden. (Incidentally, Le Bristol is the only palace hotel in Paris to have its own garden).

The hotel has two restaurants, the three Michelin-starred Epicure and Le 114 Faubourg, the more informal but still excellent brasserie, which also boasts its own Michelin star. This year marks a very exciting moment for the hotel and Epicure’s head chef Eric Frechon, as together they celebrate 20 years with him at the culinary helm and a decade having acquired and held the coveted three stars. To mark this momentous achievement, it promises to be a year of gastronomy at Le Bristol as Frechon has created a special 20year anniversary menu featuring his haute cuisine masterpieces in nine epic courses, including caviar from Sologne with mousseline potatoes and smoked haddock, and stuffed macaroni with black truffle, artichoke and duck foie gras.

Along with this, it has long been Frechon’s mission (along no doubt with every Parisian chef ) to make the best bread possible, believing it to be the first and most important encounter a guest has at the dining table. The ground-breaking chef installed his very own mill in the hotel’s basement at the end of last year (making it the first and only hotel to produce its own flour from ancient wheats on site) in order to introduce his innovative Living Bread concept, whereby diners eating at Epicure can take home their own loaf. Guests can also visit the mill should they so wish upon special request.

Of course, everyone has their own idea of what makes a great hotel. It is very subjective. There are those who believe it’s the staff, for some it’s the food, for others it’s the ambience.

But when a hotel fulfils all of these expectations, then there’s really no argument – which is why I have crowned Le Bristol the best in Paris.

Rooms at Le Bristol start from €1,400 per night, with breakfast included; 20th anniversary menu by Eric Frechon at Epicure, €380, excluding beverages; Tata Harper Hydrating Booster Facial at Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie, €200 available by reservation only, lebristolparis.com

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QUINTA DO LAGO, ONE OF THE ALGARVE’S MOST EXPENSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, IS EXPANDING, WITH A FINITE PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES AND AN ATHLETE-APPROVED MULTISPORT VENUE TO BOOT WORDS JULIA ZALTZMAN

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uinta do Lago, the five-star premium residential community on the Ria Formosa nature reserve in southern Algarve, Portugal, offers its guests exclusivity at every turn. Private beaches, pristine championship golf courses, 24/7 elite security, and myriad trendy eateries each with their own take on the resort’s nutritional wellness offering. Already a cut above the rest when it comes to sporting and architectural prowess, its latest openings propel Quinta do Lago onto a separate playing field altogether.

Situated amid 2,000 acres of the picturesque Ria Formosa National Park, the campus is a unique €10 million training, fitness and wellness facility catering to elite, professional athletes and enthusiastic amateurs alike. Built in two phases over two years and designed by architects Essência Criativa, the first phase saw the arrival of tennis and padel courts last year. With the second phase finalised in September 2018, the campus now comprises an incredible high-performance sports and fitness training centre too.

For the uninitiated, the high-tech centre is a world-class multisport venue. Aimed at hosting elite athletes and clubs, the campus has already been selected as a pre-season training base by the British Paratriathlon Elite team, and has welcomed teams such as Olympique de Marseille, Burnley F.C., Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. and Croatia’s national team.

The facilities include a stadium quality DESSO GrassMaster hybrid pitch, equipped with locker rooms, a recovery suite with hot and cold plunge pools, sauna and steam room and a centre for active living and sports medicine. It also houses two high performance gymnasiums, dedicated studios for cycle and group exercise, and an outdoor 25m heated swimming pool.

“The campus is the new heart of Quinta do Lago and of the Algarve,” says Sean Moriarty, chief executive of Quinta do Lago.

“It is a fly-to destination for people who love sports and healthy lifestyle; an exciting new facility that adds a unique lifestyle experience for our regular guests, but that will also attract a complete new audience for this new elite training venue.”

Quinta do Lago is conveniently just 15 minutes from Faro airport, offering residents and guests an unparalleled location benefitting from a year-round temperate climate and a variety of lifestyle options. It has also become a destination for leading architecture, and its most recent additions to its finite portfolio of residential property are breathtaking.

The Lagula Villa, which completed in March 2018, is a turn-key six-bedroom, contemporary villa. Listed for sale at €5.95m, it is designed by Barcelona-based Lagula Arquitectes, and celebrates traditional Portuguese architecture through contemporary disciplines. It combines indoor and outdoor living, with freeflowing spaces for both entertaining and reflection.

Large courtyards at the lower level illuminate the interiors

with reflected light and provide private, secluded terraces. At ground level, external cantilevers and a proscenium structure of concrete beams and columns create a sheltered outdoor area and offer corners of privacy. Here the pool, terrace and landscaped garden both connect and create a separation between the villa’s interior rooms and the exterior entertaining areas. The villa’s sliding or pivoting glass panels, six metres high in some areas, enhance the relationship further. Internally the functional areas are at the villa’s core while the entertaining and living areas surround these in an L-shape.

Throughout its 2,000 acres Quinta do Lago features numerous homes for sale and rent including impressive villas, contemporary homes and apartments. The Lagula Villa forms part of three new residential offerings, the second being Reserva, a contemporary building of 26 versatile four-bedroom garden and penthouse apartments, and the third being the availability of several exclusive plots for sale providing the rare opportunity to create a dream home in the most desirable enclaves within the resort.

Designed by Algarve-based João Cabrita, who created “clean minimalist proportions to work in harmony with the landscape”, Reserva overlooks Quinta do Lago’s famous lake with views to the Atlantic. The apartments have extensive terraces with pools, private subtropical landscaped gardens and lawns, and secure underground parking. Ownership secures exclusive use of the Reserva Club, along with its 24-hour concierge, a heated outdoor pool, members’ lounge, private gym with treatment rooms, children’s play facilities, tennis courts and lakeside sun terraces.

The lateral living low-rise development, scheduled for completion in 2019, fans out elegantly into a D-shape westfacing building, and already 17 of its 26 garden and penthouse apartments have been sold off-plan, says Jamie Robinson, director of real estate: “No other place in Europe enjoys the unique waterside location of Reserva, with views of the lake, lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. The demand for these homes speaks for itself.”

With prices starting from €2 million, Reserva apartments are available in two formats: Garden Residence and Penthouse, all with their own private pool and landscaped gardens or roof terraces. For those looking to build from scratch, however, the 26 home sites at San Lorenzo North offer a carte blanche. Owners have a free reign in design and materials while not exceeding a build density of 25 per cent or two storeys above ground).

“What makes these plots so special is their exclusivity, privacy, the unspoiled natural setting and proximity to our ever-improving resort amenities,” says Moriarty. “We continue to nurture a community feel built in harmony with our finest asset - the stunning natural surroundings to enjoy our world-class facilities in the 300-plus days of sunshine a year.”

“No other place in Europe enjoys the unique waterside location of Reserva, with views of the lake, lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean”

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ARTS + EVENTS WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2019 Whether you’re an expert photographer or capture great shots from your iPhone, snap an interesting image of nature or wildlife around the Estate to be in with a chance of winning one of many prizes for the Canary Wharf Wildlife Photography Competition.

Crossrail Buzz by Frank Miller, 2017

Friday 4pm by Luke Sampson, 2018

Submissions for 2019 open on Thursday 4 April and are split into two age groups: adults and juniors.

The adult competition is for those aged 18 and over with four categories of entry: • Street photography: Looking at how nature and urban life interrelate across Canary Wharf.

• Architecture : The relationship between nature and architecture at Canary Wharf.

• Wildlife and water: The interaction of wildlife with the docks and waterways around Canary Wharf.

• Up close and personal with nature: Seeing nature from a close-up perspective.

Urban Living by Dan Broome, 2017

One Canada Nonsquare by Elena Chaykina, 2018

The Junior competition is for those aged 11 and under and for those aged 12-18, with no set categories of entry.

Shortlisting and Prizes There will be 30 shortlisted entries – 20 from the adult group, and 10 from the juniors’ group

Shapes and Shadows by Rob Wilkinson, 2018

Juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gull in Flight

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Adult competition Five entries will be shortlisted per category.

From these entries, a winner will be picked for each category – each winning a £250 Canary Wharf gift card. From these four category winners, an overall competition winner will be chosen and will receive an additional £750.

Directors’ Choice A prize will be given to a participant whose picture is chosen by Canary Wharf Group Directors - this prize category is called “The Director’s Choice”, and the winner will receive a £250 Canary Wharf gift card.

The Circle by Mirko Fabio, 2017

Emerging by Victoria Jones, 2018

Junior competition Five entries will be shortlisted from each age category, from which one overall competition winner will be chosen per age group – winning a trophy, camera and a gift card.

MINIGOLF From Monday 15 April , Daily Weekdays 12 – 7pm, Weekends 12 – 6pm Columbus Courtyard Free Brush off your putting skills, because Minigolf is back at Canary Wharf for 2019.

With nine holes to play through, including the classic ‘loop-de-loop’, the ‘death drop’, and many more trick-shot opportunities to show off your Minigolf prowess, this is the perfect chance to foster some healthy competition in the office and have fun at the same time.

It’s free to play – everything you need from clubs and balls to scorecards are all available from the event stewards.

EXHIBITIONS LOBBY, ONE CANADA SQUARE Free, open daily

AOP AWARDS 2019

Monday 15 April - Friday 31 May The Association of Photographers (AOP) is the leading organisation for those working in the creative image-making industry. Established in 1968 by a group of photographers, the AOP is now one of the most highly regarded photographic bodies in the sector, lobbying on behalf of photographers and the industry.

2019 will mark the 35th anniversary of the AOP Awards, devised as a showcase for the best in professional photography by AOP members. They were quickly joined by the Open Awards, aimed at non-members. The Student Awards soon followed, a competition that has become a springboard for emerging photographers, helping them get their first major break into the industry.

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finalists of the AOP Awards 2019 as well as last year’s Student Award winners. The winners of the 2019 Awards will be announced on 14 May at a special event, dovetailing with Photo London Week 16 - 19 May. aopawards.com

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CROSSRAIL PLACE ROOF GARDEN Free, open daily

CARTOGRAPHIC COLOUR Tuesday 16 April – Monday 27 May

Photographer Giles Revell’s images reinterpret the colours of well-loved flowers, abstracting them to eliminate the distraction of form. Petals and stems are reduced to an accurate graphic rendering of their normal hues. The images, first printed in Cartographic Colour published by Concentric Editions, will be on display in the lush green backdrop of Crossrail Place in spring, the season of new growth.

“The common thread running through my work is a curiosity to observe well known themes with an alternative viewpoint. The aim of Cartographic Colour was to create a body of work examining the colour palette of flora without any trace of form.

Carefully prepared photographs of flowers were mapped and meticulously sampled for hue and saturation. These were then rebuilt as blocks and circles of varying scales creating abstract yet accurate reinterpretations of colour alone.

The idea was to examine the importance of colour in our perception of beauty as well as discover the combination of colours found in plants that subliminally influence everyday design.

The inspiration for my work comes from diverse sources. I have a science degree and am fascinated by exploring the overlaps between art, science, technology, photography and film.

I like multi disciplinary artists, the work of László Moholy-Nagy encompassing a vast range of media, as well as William Klein, a polymath whose work ranges from design and fashion to street photography.” - Giles Revell.

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ART WINDOW Canada Place

Monday 1 – Friday 26 April

NIGEL RAY Former banker Nigel Ray has a lifelong interest in photography. Largely self-taught, his gallery of floral and botanical images - bold and vibrant whilst respecting each subject’s integrity – provide a close-up experience normally undetectable to the human eye. nigeljamesray.com

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Until Tuesday 7 May

CAROLINA COHEN Carolina Cohen’s Ginga Collection was inspired by her perception of Brazilian sensuality and derives from the Portuguese expression describing ‘the soul of the Brazilian, movement and creativity with the body’.

Lansbury Lawrence School is proud of the creative curriculum that it provides for children. Last year the school embarked on an ambitious project with architects Matt + Fiona and the Whitechapel Gallery, to create a much-needed Room for Art. Under the guidance of Matt + Fiona, children researched, planned and designed a bespoke art room that could be used by everyone in the school and also the wider community. The school is now fundraising, to make the Room for Art a reality.

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Park Drive, designed by worldrenowned architects Stanton Williams, is the first of the new residential buildings to be built on the Canary Wharf estate. The building is positioned close to South Dock and linked to the water by beautifully landscaped gardens and parks.

The first residents will be moving in next year within the friendly neighbourhood of Canary Wharf’s new district, Wood Wharf. Residents will live in close proximity to a whole host of handpicked bars, shops and restaurants as well as the many arts and events on offer on the Estate.

Wood Wharf is also a place to put down roots with the restful waterside living, the spacious broadwalks as well as the community feel of a two form primary school for 420 children and GP surgery.

For those who work on the Estate, the benefits of working close to home include an enviable short and leisurely commute to work which many of the new residents of 10 Park Drive will enjoy.

“The first of the new residential buildings to be built on the Canary Wharf estate”

Consumer research* commissioned by Canary Wharf Group shows that 48% of respondents say proximity to their place of work is important when looking for a new home. A third of those surveyed would consider moving home to be nearer to their place of work. Younger respondents are most likely to think this, with 63% of 25-34 year-old saying it was important. *based on 2,000 respondents

WALK TO WORK DAY Friday 5 April is Walk to Work Day, so set down your car keys, get off the tube or bus a few stops earlier, and add some healthy movement to your day.

Walking to work provides many health benefits that the majority of London’s commuters cannot enjoy. Swapping sedentary travel and a polluted underground for an active journey in the fresh air is not only better for our physical and mental health but will help reduce carbon emissions too.

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rom a cosy armchair by the fire to on-trend velvet dining chairs and bedroom benches, velvet is set to take over every room in 2019. Online searches for velvet skyrocketed by 400 per cent in the past six months, and our love of this luxurious fabric continues apace in 2019. It’s not hard to see why, either. A soft, tactile surface that has taken both our homes and wardrobes by storm, velvet is king of versatility.

Velvet has long been synonymous with luxury and opulence, but thanks to today’s advances in fabric technology, it’s now possible to balance a stunning textured visual with the convenience factor too. The velvets of yesteryear were easy to stain, on the stiffer side and available in limited colours, but these days, you can bathe in the beauty of upholstered velvets and accents galore that are soft and plush with a number of low-maintenance characteristics from machine-washable to fade, stain and abrasion-resistant.

Another surprising factor is the use of velvet in spring. Far from being bogged down by thick, baroque, dramatic scenes, contemporary velvet now offers easy, tassel-free perfection

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for the warmer climes. Think crushed velvet lampshades or eye-catching upholstered walls — there are few places this alluring textile isn’t right at home. Velvet beds and sofas are some of the most covetable ways to bring the look home, but for the more daring, why not try velvet wallpaper for a showstopping feature wall, or a velvet floor lamp for some free-standing statement lighting. Best of all, velvet comes into its own when twinned with metallic hues and gold or brass trims, so any new addition to your home will blend seamlessly with your favourite items from previous seasons.

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Viserra Low Stool in Teal, £89, cultfurniture.com

Big Softie Corner Sofa, POA, sofasandstuff.com

Flying Peacock Cushion, £79, annajacobsart.com

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The introduction of a new design trend into the home can be a daunting task, and when investing in items of large furniture it’s one that you don’t want to get wrong. Dip your toe in first with throw cushions and poufs; not only do they combo well with nearly any other item, old or new, but starting small gives you the freedom to explore with patterns and colours, and to just be that little bit braver than normal.

FC Orbit Black Velvet Bed, £399.99, furniturechoice.co.uk

Patchwork Cushion, £41, HK Living, trouva.com

Le Cocktail Velvet Cerulean Twin, £585, Oliver Bonas, Jubilee Place

Lucia Bar Stool, £119, cultfurniture.com

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While trends come and go, a sofa is a serious investment piece that needs consideration. The beauty of velvet this year, however, is that the textile works in harmony with most other fabrics and surfaces. It feels appropriate with a traditional shape or tufting, but also jazzes up a more streamlined modern frame. The secret is to avoid dark shades and opt for more versatile pinks, light greys or even a jewel tone.

Flora Scalloped Armchairs, £393 each, Oliver Bonas, Jubilee Place

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Headboards have evolved into something far greater than a humble back rest. They now form a bedroom centrepiece, and when awash with velvet and twinned with velvet accessories, the result is showstopping. Opt for a velvet dream like Essentials’ bonded blush design to provide the grandeur of Gatsby with the convenience of modern day living.

Velvet chairs come in all shapes and sizes but are versatile enough to be used in almost any room of the home. From comfy armchairs to retro creations, velvet chairs are ubiquitous at present. For the living room, opt for something inviting that you can curl up into with a great book, while in the kitchen a high bar stool with brass or metal legs is all the rage.

Seletti Dining Chair, £390, smithersofstamford.com

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Velvet Sofas, POA, loaf.com

Boudour Noir Bed, from £1,345, frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk

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While an all-velvet furniture scheme can be a little over the top, velvet lends itself beautifully to layering.

A multitude of cushions, rugs, poufs and sofas all awash with colour will give a room dimension and vibrancy – perfect for spring shades and summer effervescence. Pair it with other touchyfeely fabrics, such as leather, coarse linen and other hand-spun yarns for the ultimate finish.

BEDSPREAD Velvet Stitch Throw, from £200, John Lewis, Canada Place

Soft, durable and perfect for snuggling, a velvet bedspread is the ideal way to introduce a hint of it into your bedroom. Team it with a velvet chair, headboard or even curtains for an investment with bold expression, or pair back with something altogether effortless yet still effective by way of a velvet throw cushion, pillow or ottoman. It’s the ultimate expression of textured simplicity.

Waste Paper Bin, £24, melodymaison.co.uk

Velvet Lampshades, from £25, abodeliving.co.uk

Velvet Lampshade, £49, abodeliving.co.uk

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Sound lighting remains key to any design interior, but when twinned with velvet it can reinvigorate a room on a whole new level. Give an old favourite lamp a new lease of life with a vibrant and tactile velvet lampshade, or go the whole hog and opt for top to toe, such as Oliver Bonas’ Ero tassel velvet floor lamp – the essence of maximalism.

Interiors are all about texture and crushed velvet is riding high as a favourite finish for 2019. Featuring prominently in all areas, from waste paper bins to wallpaper and rugs to furniture, crushed velvet brings a touch of decadence and comfort to any home interior. For spring this year, avoid the darker shades and instead invest in animated tones from emerald and ruby to coral blush and duck egg blue.

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Ero Velvet Lampshade, £55, Oliver Bonas, Jubilee Place

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Homes for sale in E14 Dunbar Wharf, Limehouse E14 A beautifully refurbished apartment located on the fifth floor with stunning views across the River Thames.

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All potential tenants should be advised that, as well as rent, an administration fee of £288 and referencing fees of £48 per person will apply when renting a property. There will also be a £48 charge to register your deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme if applicable. (All fees shown are inclusive of VAT.) Please ask us for more information about other fees that will apply or visit www.knightfrank.co. uk/tenantfees. Knight Frank is a member of the ARLA Client Money Protection Scheme and our redress scheme for consumers is Property Redress Scheme.

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2 Charrington Tower, Nr Canary Wharf E14 This forty-first floor apartment is set over 2 floors with a private river facing terrace overlooking the O2 arena.

Our Canary Wharf expert, Christopher Paxton, looks forward to helping you.

• 24 hour concierge and security services • Approximately 164.80 sqm (1,774 sq ft) • Available with Zero Deposit Guarantee

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All potential tenants should be advised that, as well as rent, an administration fee of £288 and referencing fees of £48 per person will apply when renting a property. There will also be a £48 charge to register your deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme if applicable. (All fees shown are inclusive of VAT.) Please ask us for more information about other fees that will apply or visit www.knightfrank. co.uk/tenantfees. Knight Frank is a member of the ARLA Client Money Protection Scheme and our redress scheme for consumers is Property Redress Scheme.

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Arranged over two floors, a three double bedroom penthouse apartment with far reaching views of the city and ideally located in Royal Victoria Docks. There is an open plan kitchen/reception room including integrated appliances and a wrap-around balcony, energy rating c.

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Lower Thames Street, EC3R £1,800 per week

Located within this prestigious dockside development, a three bedroom apartment with a large private terrace. There is an expansive reception room, separate kitchen, two balconies and two bathrooms. The property is perfect for entertaining friends and family, energy rating c.

Dexters City 020 7392 9111 Tenants fees apply: £180 per tenancy towards administration, £60 reference fee per tenant and £144 for a professional check in (All inc of VAT).

London’s Best Estate Agent 2019 Dexters was voted London’s Best Estate Agent at the UK’s premier industry awards

If you think all Estate Agents are the same, you haven’t worked with Dexters. We’re different. Everything we do will give you an altogether better experience of selling or letting your home.

Our teams of hard working local experts are based in 70 offices across the capital, including 35 in central London. Their dedication was recognised recently at the leading industry awards where Dexters was voted London’s Best Estate Agent, Lettings Agent and Property Manager. At any one time we are in touch with over 160,000 people across London and around the world.

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We are in constant contact with those planning a move, encouraging them to view the properties we are offering.

AT ANY ONE TIME WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH OVER 160,000 PEOPLE ACROSS LONDON AND AROUND THE WORLD In fact, 17 out of every 20 viewings are generated by our proactive approach, with only three viewing requests out of 20 coming from the internet. All this activity means we are handling up to 45,000 viewing appointments a month.

Despite our size, we haven’t lost the personal touch. Quite the opposite, with some 70% of our new business coming from repeat business and recommendations and over 15,000 customer reviews, with an average score of 4.8 out of 5.

We are leading the way when it comes to London sales and lettings and are confident that when you work with us you will agree.

For more information on Dexters award-winning service please visit dexters.co.uk/awards or telephone 020 7590 9590, from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week.

Capital Wharf, West Wapping E1W Sovereign Court, Wapping E1W

Wapping High Street, Wapping E1W

ea2 are pleased to offer for let this 3 double bedroom 4 storey detached house, ea2 are pleased to offer for let this 1 bedroom apartment. This is in the brand ea2 are pleased to be able to show you this bright 2 bedroom 2 bathroom the abalcony second floor within The property approx.River 1400views sq.ft from offering wealthonofthe living accommodation. new converted development known as Sovereign Court which has aapartment 24 hour with stunning this soughtand afterdelightful development.

The master bedrooms en-suite comprises a 4week. piece bathroom suite. consists The second bathroomkitchen is also an en-suite the to patio £695,000 Wellington Terrace, Wapping E1W currently of spacious diner withinaccess garden. Spacious concierge communal gardens.

Parking available at £25of per second bedroom, bedroom. Wooden floors throughout and has cloak room.

24 hour concierge and use residents gym.

Secure underground parking. reception toofthe first floor with unique spiral to staircase leading down to the 2 double 2 storey house set within thisa separate gated CCTV development.

The property has been fully modernised include diner.via Topremote Floor Master withsmart en-suite and spacious 2nd bedroom.

Closeglazing, to transport links to canary wharf wood and the floors, city. double replacement ceilings, , alarm, central heating systemkitchen operated control, phone or

internet.

Fully week fitted kitchen. Double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes.Price: Garden.£650 Secure Underground parking space. per week Price:Lounge. £375 per Potential to extend into the loft subject to planning permission. Close to Wapping station and local amenities.

Waterman Way, Wapping E1W Cinnabar Wharf, West Wapping E1W

£1,175,000

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Hermitage Waterside, West Wapping E1W

ea2 are pleased to offer to let this modern built 6th floor sub penthouse ea2 are pleased to offer to let this modern built 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom ea2 are pleased to offer for sale after this modern built 2 bedroom, 2 storey house.

The property apartment benefits from lounge, separate fitted kitchen, 3 piece apartment within this sought popular Riverside development in West within this securefully development.

The apartment benefits from bathroomThe suite.apartment Garden. Garage and secure off streetbedrooms, allocated parking space.lounge Views over ornamental to Wapping local amenities.

Wapping. comprises of 2 double open plan separate canal. fittedClose kitchen, balcony.station Floor and to ceiling windows. Secure underground Tudor House, Tower Bridge, SE1 £1,595,000 and kitchen, 3 piece bathroom suite and balcony with south facing views of the parking space. On-site caretaker. Close to Tower Hill stations and St 6thRiver floorThames, luxuryTower 2 Double 2 Bathrooms, Open Plan Reception Room, large balcony.

BridgeBedrooms, and The Shard.

Katharine’s Dock. Master bedroom with en-suite

and walk in wardrobe. Modern Integrated Kitchen, Balcony, 24 Hour Porter by Harrods Estates, Residents Gymnasium, Swimming Price: £585 per week Price:Bridge. £495 per week Pool, Lifts to all floors.

Close to Local Shopping Facilities, Walking Distance to London

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£795,000

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Capital Wharf, West Wapping E1W Troon House, Limehouse E1

Hermitage Court, West Wapping E1W

ea2 are pleased to offer for sale this modern built 1 bedroom apartment within this ea2 are pleased to offer for sale this ground and first floor 3 double bedroom ea2 are pleased to property be able to benefits show youfrom this bright bedroom 2 bathroom River views from the balcony onThe the second floorbenefits within from separate fully popular West Wapping development. apartment maisonette.

The a fully2fitted kitchen, lounge, apartment 3 piece with stunning this sought Mews, after development.

The master bedrooms en-suiteLaminate compriseswood of a 4floor. piece bathroom suite.

The second also an en-suite in theterrace Wellington Roding Terrace, E1W E1Wglazing. £1,300 £695,000 per week fitted kitchen, 3 piecebathroom bathroomissuite, lounge, private and laminate wood bathroom suite andWapping privateWapping rear garden.

Double second bedroom. floors throughout and has a separate cloak room.

24 hour concierge andSecure use ofunderground residents gym.

Secure underground floor. parking space.

Residence communal courtyard. Porterage.

Close to Limehouse stations and local bus routes.

2 ea2 double are bedroom, pleased toWooden 2bestorey able to house show setyou within this 6this bedroom gated CCTV 4 bathroom development. house for The rental property with has a garden. been fully This modernised property is atoparking. include Close to St Katharine’s Dock andand Tower Hill station.or Close to transport links toand canary wharf and the floors, city. double very unique glazing, property replacement has ceilings, views wood over the canal. , alarm, Would central suitheating 6 professional system people. operated Close via remote to Tower control, Hill smart Wapping phone

internet.

Overground Lounge. andFully close fitted to Waitrose. kitchen. Double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes. Garden.

Underground parking space.

Price: Secure £495,000 Price: £425,000 Potential to extend into the loft subject to planning permission. Close to Wapping station and local amenities.

Waterman Way, Wapping E1W Capital Wharf, West Wapping E1W

£1,175,000

Spirit Quay, West Wapping E1W

ea2 are pleased to offer for sale this spacious modern built 2 double bedroom ea2 are pleased to offer for Sale this Two Bedroom house (originally 3) situated ea2 are pleased offer this for sale this modern builtdevelopment 2 bedroom, 2within storey this house.

The property benefits separate fully 3 piece apartment set to within popular Riverside sought frontingfrom the lounge, ornamental canal offitted Westkitchen, Wapping.

Reception. Kitchen. Bathroom. bathroom suite.

Garden.

GarageThe and secure off street allocated space.fully Views over ornamental Close to Wapping station and local amenities. after West Wapping location. apartment benefits fromparking a separate fitted Garden.canal.

‘Waitrose’ supermarket is nearby.

Close to Tower hill and the City.

Tudor Cascades House, Tower, Tower Docklands Bridge, SE1 E14 £500 £1,595,000 per week kitchen, lounge, En-suite bathroom to master bedroom with additional family 6th 2 double floor luxury bedroom, 2 Double 2 bathroom Bedrooms, 2 floor Bathrooms, apartment Open within Plan this Reception secure Room, modernlarge development. balcony. Master Comprising bedroom a reception with en-suite bathroom.

Outside space.

24 Hour11th concierge.

Chain Free.

and room walkwith in wardrobe. water/ City Modern views, fitted Integrated kitchen, Kitchen, master Balcony, bedroom 24 Hour with walk-in Porter wardrobe

by Harrods&Estates, en suiteResidents bathroom, Gymnasium, additional Swimming Price: Price: £775,000 Pool, shower Lifts room. to£795,000 all floors.

Balcony.

Close Swimming to Localpool, Shopping Gymnasium Facilities, & Walking Tennis court.

Distance Concierge. to London Bridge.

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£795,000

Orpington Road, BR7 £2,150,000 F/H

Detached five bedroom family home with an additional self-contained one bedroom annex set on a generous half acre plot.

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Forest Drive, BR2

Reddons Road, BR3

This detached family home offers 7,198 sqft of versatile accommodation and is situated within the exclusive private estate, 'Keston Park'.

Built in 1925 and rarely available to the market is this six bedroom detached family home, set in a fantastic location for schools and transport.

£2,950,000 F/H

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Springhurst Close, CR0

St. Thomas Drive, BR5

The Oaks was constructed 20 years ago and offers 4,300 sqft of beautifully proportioned and well-presented living accommodation.

This charming, extended 1930s semi-detached home is offered in good condition throughout, perfect for a family.

£1,795,000 F/H

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£785,000 F/H

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Park Avenue, BR1 £1,100,000 F/H

Located on one of Sundridge Park’s premier roads is this versatile five bedroom, four bathroom detached home.

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Manor Lane, SE13 £950,000 F/H

Beautiful Edwardian four bedroom family home, overlooking Manor House Gardens to the rear and close to excellent local amenities.

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Shooters Hill Road, SE3

John Harrison Way, SE10

£1,895,000 F/H

£630,000 L/H

An elegant Victorian semi-detached property with an additional three bedroom self-contained flat on the garden floor; including a 130 ft south-facing garden which boasts a generous York stone terrace.

Offered to the market is this stunning, unique, light and airy two double bedroom apartment with two balconies and private roof terrace. Benefits from floor-to-ceiling windows and fitted wardrobes.

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Ashmore Road, SE18

£565,000 L/H

Stunning two bedroom, two bathroom maisonette located on the renowned and historical ‘Academy’ development.

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Gloucester Circus, SE10 £2,850,000 F/H

Beautiful property in one of the most sought after and exclusive locations within the West Greenwich area.

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Union Park, SE10

Blackwall Lane, SE10

Crooms Hill, SE10

A two bedroom flat situated in a popular modern development in a great location.

A selection of apartments benefiting from private balconies, situated in a great location.

This Georgian period home is set on one of the most prestigious roads in Greenwich.

£1,500 PCM

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Greenwich South Street, SE10

Cresswell Park, SE3

Belmont Grove, SE13

An exceptional three bedroom Victorian house located in the Ashburnham Conservation Area.

Stunning Georgian conversion with garden located in the heart of Blackheath Village.

Apartment set within the Art Deco mansion block with parking and communal gardens.

£2,900 PCM

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St Johns Park, SE3

Gilbert Close, SE18

Glenmere Row, SE12

A newly refurbished flat next to the open heath and benefiting from a communal garden.

A well presented two bedroom apartment situated in this modern, popular development.

Stunning flat located close to amenities and Lee station with excellent links into London.

£1,400 PCM

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andmark Pinnacle, a new development of 752 residential properties on Westferry Road, will have its own private residential garden square – the first of its kind in east London. Located on the 27th floor of the 72-storey tower, the space will span more than 8,700 sq ft and will have a dedicated children’s play area. The Panorama Garden Square, so named because of its enviable views of Canary Wharf and the City, will have a private relaxation area with lounge chairs, a table tennis room and two double height roof terraces.

Landmark Pinnacle’s show apartment is due to launch at the end of 2019, with residents expected to move in by the end of 2020. In addition to a private garden, buyers can expect to find a 24-seat cinema, 56th floor gym & fitness studio, golf simulator and an arcade room.

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Inspired by history, designed for today

BRAND NEW APARTMENTS AND HOUSES IN BLACKHEATH ONLY THREE APARTMENTS REMAINING Located in Blackheath, one of London’s thriving villages. Forbury is an exclusive collection of ten, 4 bedroom villas and fourteen 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Superbly located, 9 minutes* walk to Blackheath village and the train station, with services to London Bridge in 12 minutes* and Canary Wharf in 30 minutes*.

To book an appointment, please call 020 8108 1349 or visit www.forbury-blackheath.co.uk Sales and Marketing Suite located on Lee Terrace, SE13 5DL Open daily 10am – 6pm and late on Thursday by appointment only.

Houses ready to move into. Apartments from £695,000** Houses from £1,750,000**

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Computer generated image and photography of Forbury showhome are indicative only. *Travel times taken from trainline.com. **Prices are for guidance only at time of print.

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