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HEaltH & Family

november diary

a valentino retrospective, matthew

seasonal fun for autumn

Williamson footwear and versace online

Guest List

Gordon’s Gin & daunt books launches

LandsCapes oF Love John Constable’s enduring love affair with Hampstead

the best boutiques for your little one

CLub CLass Grown-up fashion and bold tailoring

Food&driNk

for party girls

futuristic tones

Happiness event 86 88

Churchill bar & terrace?

iNtEriorS WisHList

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the new mah-Jong modular sofa

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markets in berlin, polo in abu dhabi and

top tips from decoratum’s director

an underwater bar in the maldives 94

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old school glamour and exemplary

a life of design from the first lady of style

attention to detail at Le saint Geran in mauritius 101 Five oF tHe best

men’s trend

unique locations and quirky hotels

outdoor embrace: luxury, high performance gear for adventurers 66

anotHer day in paradise

Feature: anouska HempeL

CollECtioN 62

traveL in styLe undisovered locations, Christmas

from roche bobois

niGHt in, niGHt out richard Corrigan’s rabbit pie, or the new

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revieW: CHiCken sHop soho House’s latest venture in nW5

revieW: perCy & reed a-List style and runway secrets from

WisHList Celebrate decadence at the krug

baCkstaGe beauty shimmer and shine with this season’s

For tHe FamiLy

vintage gems for the issa catwalk

mich turner reveals her Little venice hidden gems

intervieW: susan CapLan

address book

Sailor on Leave. (Part of IWM’s ‘Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection’)

tHe CyCLe revoLution electric bikes are the new cool

Cultural exploits, family events and

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romanCinG tHe stone extraordinary cinematic gems

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here is something about the change in the air as summer gives way to autumn that always makes me feel refreshed and happy. Whether it’s the feeling of packing away your summer wardrobe and rediscovering much-loved cashmere dresses, leather boots and chunky knits from your winter items, or getting out thick blankets for your bed and eschewing salads and light bites in your recipe books for casseroles and soups – this time of change is, as they say, as good as a rest. Here at Vantage we’ve embraced change as well, with some new pages and a little reshuffle. Stretching our expert eye from Maida Vale to Highgate, and everywhere in between, we’ve handpicked the best in arts, culture, food, fashion, interiors and seasonal events to keep everyone in the family occupied, whether it’s a photography exhibition to commemorate Remembrance Day, campaigns for local Christmas lights, a folk festival, Christmas shopping evenings or our pick of highlights from the Jewish Film Festival. Check out our essential November diary on p. 11. There’s also a new dedicated section for family and children, showcasing some of the chicest children’s fashion boutiques we’ve ever seen, ideas for Halloween treats for little ones and an exclusive pet grooming service (p. 76). Also this month, in honour of the Constable exhibition which opened at Burgh House in October, Jack Watkins looks back at the painter’s life and his particular passion for Hampstead (p. 19), while the director of Little Venice Cake Company, Mich Turner, shares her own passion for the hidden gems of Maida Vale in our Address Book (p. 22). And for your regular dose of style with substance, Anouska Hempel talks to us about her inspiration and design dreams in our interiors pages (p. 53); the most elegant, luxurious looks from the catwalk translate into sharp tailoring and fashion that transcends the years on p.32; and our jewellery pages look back at some of the most iconic and beautiful gems from cinema history (p. 68).

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Editor Emma Johnson

Editorial Director Kate Harrison

Assistant Editor Gabrielle Lane

Brand Consistency Laddawan Juhong

Collection Editor Annabel Harrison

Production Manager Fiona Fenwick

Contributing Editor Richard Brown

Client Relationship Director Felicity Morgan-Harvey

Feature Writers Lulu Rumsey Olivia Sharpe

Head of Finance Elton Hopkins Managing Director Eren Ellwood

Head of Design Hiren Chandarana

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In light of Remembrance Day, the Imperial War Museum is exhibiting former Hampstead resident Cecil Beaton’s war photography. Working for the Ministry of Information during WWII, Beaton’s lens captured the intensity of war across the world, but it’s his images of our capital that will resonate most. Enduringly haunting, Beaton’s catalogue timelessly confronts both the fearful enormity of world conflict and the personal tragedy of human loss. Until 1 January 2013, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1 www.iwm.org.uk

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Charity Winter Fair In aid of Combat Stress, an ex-services mental welfare society, the Charity Winter Fair in Hampstead Garden Suburb will have a range of stalls offering vintage items, collectables, books, plants, cakes, jewellery, crafts, and other items. Combat Stress was founded in 1919 and is the leading UK military charity and service provider in the care of veterans’ mental health. Saturday 3rd November 11am - 3pm, Free Church Hall, Northway Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11

Christmas Lights Campaign The Belsize Village Association is once again running a campaign to fund decorations and Christmas lights around the village. Following successful campaigns over the past four years, local residents are kindly asked to dip into their pockets and support the village’s festive makeover. Payment details available: www.belsizevillage.co.uk

Festive shopping A veritable treasure trove of fashion, ceramics and decorative arts, Alfie’s Antique Market is one of Marylebone’s most cherished shopping delights. This winter, Alfie’s will celebrate the advent of the festive season with a late night Christmas shopping event in November. With live music, canapé nibbles and festive tipples on hand, shoppers can peruse the unique wares of over 75 independent antique, vintage and 20th century dealers at the exclusive late night event. Alfie’s Christmas Party, Thursday 29 November 5pm – 9pm, 13 – 25 Church Street, Marylebone, NW8, info@alfiesantiques.com

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In preparation of its opening in Autumn 2013, developments for Abacus Belsize Primary School are well underway. Over the next few months the team will host various information days for prospective parents and volunteers, and warmly encourages the community to get involved. The next public event will be held at 7.30pm on 7 November at Belsize Library, Antrim Grove. www.belsizeparkprimary.org

The Wellcome Trust is now accepting preliminary applications for its Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. Named after the Trust’s prestigious founder, the scheme seeks to support promising newly qualified postdoctoral researchers committed to biomedical research. Successful Fellows will be rewarded with a funded opportunity to begin their independent career. Preliminary applications must be received by 9 November Euston Road, NW1, www.wellcome.ac.uk

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Work is underway at ZSL London Zoo to develop the hugely anticipated Tiger Territory. The result of an extensive public fundraising initiative, the enclosure will be home to critically endangered Sumatran Tigers, of which experts estimate there are only 300 still in existence in the wild, and will become a vital component in the quest for their conservation. Five times the size of the zoo’s current tiger enclosure, Tiger Territory is on track to open in Spring 2013. Regent’s Park, NW1, www.zsl.org/tigers

art on the heath The scenic surroundings of Hampstead Heath will welcome the Affordable Art Fair this autumn, a hugely popular showcase of contemporary art. Featuring an enticing mix of household names and emerging talent, presented in an informal and relaxed atmosphere, the fair is an inspiring destination for anyone looking to indulge their creative affiliations and develop their personal art collection. This year it will include works from over one hundred galleries across the country. Hampstead Heath, 1 – 4 November, 11am – 6pm www.affordableartfair.co.uk

through the looking glaSS Camden residents and antique lovers Jake Fior and Jo Humphris recently discovered a beautiful chessboard by Sir John Tenniel, the original illustrator of the Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass books, complete with 16 stunning ‘Alice’ illustrations around the outside. The enterprising pair have painstakingly recreated the original board, making just 150 copies. Available from 5 November, from the Alice Through The Looking Glass shop, Cecil Court in London’s West End, £3,500 www.alicelooking.com

reStoration underWay at kenWood dairy As part of an extensive restoration which has seen Kenwood House closed to visitors until autumn 2013, work recently began on the renovation of the stately home’s dairy. Once restored, Kenwood Dairy will serve as a hub for volunteers at Kenwood, local community groups and for the educational enjoyment of local school children. Donations are needed to complete the restoration and are very welcome. Comedian and conservationist Griff Rhys Jones will give a talk about Kenwood Dairy’s transition at Highgate Primary School at 7pm on Tuesday 27 November. Highgate Primary School, Storey Road, N6 4ED www.kenwooddairy.org.uk

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coLoUriNg highgate Highgate Watercolour Group will show a selection of its works this November in its annual exhibition at Lauderdale House. 14 – 25 November, Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk

Nw LoNdoN weLcomes the UK Jewish FiLm FestivaL stage News Maureen Lipman and Tracy Ann Oberman take to the stage later this month in tender comedy Old Money, a new production at Hampstead Theatre. 29 November to 12 January 2013. Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, NW3 www.hampsteadtheatre.com

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North west London will once again host the critically acclaimed and hugely anticipated annual UK Jewish Film Festival this month. Shown in venues across the area, including the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn and Everyman Cinema in Hampstead, the festival is a showcase of works on Jewish themes by filmmakers from across the world. Vantage spoke with the festival’s managing director Michael Etherton about the cinematic treats in store. What can we expect from this year’s festival? A fantastic range of contemporary world cinema with over 70 hand-picked film premieres and previews from 20 countries. This includes award-winning drama, like the exclusive preview of ‘Lore’ by much feted Australian director Cate Shortland (Sat 10 Nov, 8.50pm, Tricycle); landmark films about iconic figures like ‘Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir’ (Sat 10 Nov, 6.15pm, Cine Lumiere); and cutting edge political documentary like ‘One Day After Peace’ (Sun 18 Nov, 11am, Everyman Hampstead). How can locals become involved in the UK Jewish Film Festival? There are opportunities to volunteer at the annual festival, which is a great way to get a flavour of what goes on behind the scenes at a major film festival, as well as Q&As after some screenings which are a great way for audiences to engage with directors, actors and others.

With summer over, many of us will miss leisurely afternoons at the weekend, spent al fresco with a glass of wine and some good food. Not so at The Waterway in Maida Vale, whose beautiful outdoor terrace, which looks out over the canal, is entirely What do you personally find is the most enjoyable part of putting the Film weather-proofed, complete with open fires, heaters Festival together? and blankets. Order one of their shared roasts on It’s the excitement of seeing what’s new in the film world, Sunday (all meats are sourced from local farms) uncovering new stories, unexpected and original ideas. These are and make yourself comfortable! stories, issues and ideas that speak to everyone. The films that we www.thewaterway.co.uk bring include Jewish themes that are an important part of world culture. Year on year these films are reaching out further into the British mainstream, which is a development that we welcome and encourage.

If audiences were to take away one message from the Festival, what would you like that to be? The Festival is a place for anyone who starry eyed appreciates outstanding world cinema. We invite you There was great news for much-loved local Indian to experience wonderful new films, special events with restaurant Trishna this month, as the Marylebone surprise extras like live music, delicious food, panel eatery was awarded its first Michelin star. And discussions and more; and take in some new and deservedly so. Serving divine south west Indian unexpected stories on the big screen. inspired cuisine, matched by wines from an UKJFF, 1 – 18 November in cinemas across north extensive list, this is a Vantage favourite. London, www.ukjewishfilm.org. www.trishnalondon.com For volunteering queries, email: info@ukjewishfilm.org.

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Acclaimed Highgate photographer, Ellie Davies will exhibit at the Richard Young Gallery this autumn. Capturing the mystery and intrigue of ancient forests, Davis transforms the natural into the fanciful. Ellie Davis: Into the Woods Until 17 November Richard Young Gallery, Holland Street, W8 www.richardyounggallery.co.uk

In exploration of one of history’s most decadent bygone dynasties, the British Library presents a spectacular exhibition on Mughal India this month. Charting centuries, the display is a testament to the manifestations of artistic excellence that Mughal rule produced. Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire from 9 November The British Library Euston Road, NW1 www.bl.uk

AMErICAn SMOOTH Starting in November, Marylebone’s Wigmore Hall will hold a Jazz residency curated by celebrated American Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. In his first season Redman will curate a stellar line-up of artists, ranging from Argentine pianist, vocalist and bandleader Guillermo Klein to iconic St. Louis-born sax player Chris Cheek. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk www.joshuaredman.com

AMy wInEHOUSE FOUnDATIOn BALL In memory of Camden’s most missed musical talent, the Amy Winehouse Foundation will host its first ball at the Dorchester Hotel this month. Hosted by Amy’s good friend, music producer Mark Ronson, the event will raise funds for the charitable Foundation, which works to support young people in need. www.amywinehousefoundation.org

EXCLUSIVE TO HAMPSTEAD We can’t hide our fondness for Cochinechine in Hampstead, which continues to innovate and expand as an independent boutique, in the style of an international brand. Case in point? The want-everything website, which acts as an online portal and preview of what is in store. To celebrate its success Cochinechine have teamed up with kooky British label Swash to exclusively stock one of its sought after T-shirts. It’s a good one at that, with a fox motif and 100 per cent silk composition. Stylish and versatile. Exclusive Fantastic Fox Roll-Sleeve Silk T-Shirt, £392, Swash for Cochinechine, 74 Heath Street NW3, www.cochinechine.com

FOLk FESTIVAL England’s national folk development agency, the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) will celebrate its 80th Anniversary this month with a four-day festival from November 1. Housed at the historic Cecil Sharp House on Regent’s Park Road, the celebrations come at the end of a year of landmark achievements for the EFDSS, including being made an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation and gaining £585,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for The Full English project. The festival of music, dance and song, will feature an illustrated talk by EFDSS President Shirley Collins, the premiere of the results of the Get Your Folk On! project, and a family barn dance. Cecil Sharp House runs concerts and events throughout the year. Cecil Sharp House, Regent’s Park Road, NW1, 02074852206, www.efdss.org

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gordon’s gin Party 12 September 2012 Unsurprisingly, drinks were held in honour of Sir Terence Conran’s collaboration with Gordon’s Gin. The design brand’s heritage is manifested in the creation of ten limited edition labels which between them will adorn only 100 bottles of the spirit this autumn. Emilia Fox, Mariella Frostrup, Jasmine Guinness, Donna Air and Jade Parfait were amongst the crowd talking film, fashion and everything in between. One Marylebone, 1 Marylebone Road, NW1 Bottles available at Selfridges, www.selfridges.com

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Secretary of state for education Michael Gove joined Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Harry Enfield and Helen Fielding in celebrating the release of a hardback anthology of classical poetry collated by Allie Esiri and Rachel Kelly. The book includes seminal verses from greats such as T S Eliot and Keats, and is divided into sections for young people such as ‘Growing Up’ and ‘If You Need Help’. Daunt Books 83 Marylebone High Street, W1U www.dauntbooks.co.uk

Quintessentially Publishing Presents the ColleCtion 27 September 2012 The coffee table books produced by luxury lifestyle group Quintessentially were showcased for guests gathered at the company’s HQ as the tomes on jewels and watches became its newest additions. Cocktails and canapés were enjoyed while contributors to the other books in the portfolio, including wine, talked through their wares. Quintessentially House, 29 Portland Place, W1B www.quintessentiallygroup.com

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MatcheS’ loNdoN deSigNer iNStallatioN Party 14 September 2012 As London geared up for its turn at Fashion Week, fashion boutique Matches staged a blazing display of its loyalties, stocking only British designers in store between September 15 and 24 and selecting key pieces for a ‘Best Of’ exhibition. Its opening night was attended by designers Giles Deacon, Osman Yousefzada, Saloni Lodha, Adrien Sauvage and Patrick Grant as well as Harold Tillman and Caroline Rush of The British Fashion Council.

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Not So SileNt MovieS 30 September 2012 Running until 2 December, Kings Cross plays host to informal music concerts co-ordinated by Phillip Sheppard and Geoff Muncey. The events see special guests playing together spontaneously as silent movies are shown in the background. Jarvis Cocker, Dario Marianelli (composer of Atonement’s Oscar-winning score) and guitarist John Etheridge kicked off the season with a vibrant performance.

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As Burgh House opens a series of events dedicated to renowned local painter John Constable, Jack Watkins chronicles his enduring love affair with Hampstead

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ere let me take my everlasting rest!” John Constable once exclaimed, delighting in the expansive views to be enjoyed from the blustery heights of Hampstead. And so it is that if you walk past the Georgian terraces of Church Row, the village’s most elegant street, turning left on entering the gates of St John’s churchyard and following the path to the rear wall, you come to the chest tomb in which he lies, alongside his beloved wife Maria, and seven of their children. On a sultry day in autumn, this is a tranquil spot, holding something of the slow and easy timelessness of the artist’s oil paintings. Constable, who usually favoured the human-scale, earthy landscape, rather than the untamed, sublime one, would have loved to have been alive on this afternoon, I think, amidst the crumbling old tombstones, a soft breeze rustling the leaves of the oak and horse chestnut trees, and faroff voices from the surrounding streets drifting over the graveyard wall. There’s an appropriateness about the rather secretive location of the grave, too, (although an information plaque near the porch informs his identity. visitors of its whereabouts), because The fact is that Constable’s Hampstead connection Constable’s painstaking is a story that is relatively untold. methods required him to Trees at Ham pstead, 1820 © Victoria an d Albert Museu A series of events and forsake Suffolk for the hub of m, London exhibitions at Burgh House the art world. Still, a man who’d marking the two-hundredth anniversary of Constable’s actually walked to school along first Hampstead visit is aiming to put the record the sort of dreamy lanes depicted in The Cornfield was straight. Several of his works, on loan from the sure to pine for country air when confined to the smokey V&A, will be on display at Constable: 200 years in streets of London. So he took every opportunity to head Hampstead, made more enticing by the fact that the north to ride and walk across the expanses of Hampstead visitor will be experiencing them, ‘just steps away Heath, making his first journey in 1812. It could not have from the views that inspired them.’ The works of other been long before he began pondering the possibility of premier Hampstead-based artists – CWR Nevinson, renting lodgings. His wife’s health was poor, quite likely Donald Towner and Duncan Grant, will also be shown the early stages of consumption, and he must have hoped to reflect the development of the village through the the refreshing air would have a restorative effect. artwork of those it inspired. Constable would divide his time between his London Constable is so indelibly etched in the public studio and joining his family in Hampstead, the latter mind as an artist of a particular place – the low-lying providing him with a new source of pictorial inspiration. meadows and waterways of Suffolk – that it is worth Whereas his Suffolk landscapes displayed a flattish remembering that most of his great canvasses – The terrain, fields and trees stretching off into the far distance, Haywain, The Leaping Horse, The Cornfield, Stratford Hampstead’s high location gave him an opportunity for Mill – ‘the six–footers’ with which he was so keen to drawing the elevated vista. He was thrilled to be able to make an impression with when exhibited at the Royal climb a few steps from 2 Lower Terrace onto West Heath Academy, were executed in his London studio. for views which looked out towards St Albans to the Unlike his great rival, JMW Turner, Constable was north, Gravesend and St Paul’s to the east, Dorking to the a slow, deliberate worker and the artistic process – and south, and Harrow and Windsor to the west. gaining recognition for his achievements – didn’t come Hampstead’s skies also served as a meteorological easy. There’s an endearing story of how once, while observatory. Constable’s worth as a landscape artist riding in a horse-drawn coach through his beloved owes much to his first-hand, close-up observation and Dedham Vale, he overheard a fellow passenger remark knowledge of the natural environment, which is why his to another: “Yes Sir, this is Constable country.” The art still speaks to us today as the living embodiments of artist was so thrilled to be deemed synonymous with a the countryside, devoid of the pale, lifeless skies, stuck-on setting he loved so dearly, that he immediately revealed clouds and unlikely feather trees of his predecessors.

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He’d always taken to heart Benjamin West’s stricture to remember that light and shadow never stand still, but in Hampstead he began the process of ‘skying’– the sketching of the sky and the effects of clouds and light, annotated with date, time, wind speed and direction, and the actual weather conditions occurring. A Hampstead friend ordered one of Constable’s local paintings because he said he, “could feel the wind blowing on his face,” and it’s fair to say that the Heath depicted in these paintings is a wilder place than the one you experience today. The sheep who grazed it, keeping the vegetation down, were taken off after WW2, and the views have closed in as trees have proliferated. In Constable’s time, there was more gorse, and the landscape was scarred with sandpits. Sand-digging had been carried out here for centuries and the horses and carts of the labourers who so fascinated Constable feature in many of his pictures. Many visitors to the Burgh House exhibition might fancy adding a little coda by seeking out the sites in the area with a Constable association. It’s easily done. Number 40 Well Walk, just a few doors down from Burgh House, was where Constable lived between 1827 and 1834, happily writing to a friend that “our little drawing room commands a view unsurpassed in Europe.” On Downshire Hill, Number 25 was another former residence, but most interesting is the open space between Judges Walk and Branch Hill, where Constable would come to scan far-flung views. Again trees and shrubs have grown up around what was once a wide open space, but the huge grassy hollow you see here was one of the largest sand pits on the Heath, with the pond – now dried out – the Branch Hill Pond of his paintings. Constable once wrote to John Dunthorpe, an amateur artist whom he’d accompanied on painting expeditions in the East Bergholt countryside in earlier years, that “this fine weather almost makes me melancholy; it recalls so forcibly every scene we have visited and drawn together. I love every stile and stump and every lane in the village, so deep rooted are early impressions.” But if nothing could have replaced the fields of home in his affections, it’s a happy thought that on his rambles around of Hampstead, he gained a leavening of compensation. n Constable: 200 years in Hampstead runs until 7 April 2013, www.burghhouse.org.uk The Grove, or Admiral’s House, Hampstead, 1821 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Mich Turner MBE Director, Little Venice Cake Company Mich Turner was inspired to make cakes after winning her first cookery competition at the age of 15. She trained as a food scientist and worked as a patisserie buyer at Harvey Nichols before establishing Little Venice Cake Company in 1999. She is best known for creating spectacular cakes for high profile celebrity clients including Pierce Brosnan, Sir Paul McCartney and Gordon Ramsay. In 2006 she was announced as Harpers Bazaar and Chanel Entrepreneur of the Year and in 2012 was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen. She has appeared on several television programmes, written four international award-winning books on cake decorating and regularly hosts intensive masterclasses for aspiring cake enthusiasts. www.lvcc.co.uk

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sOPhisTiCATED LiNGERiE Eres was among the luxury brands that revolutionised the lingerie industry in the 1990s with feather light, sheer separates which mimicked the natural tone of the skin. The French house considers itself a creator of ‘body architecture’ which in practice means refined, flattering shapes, without any uncomfortable contortionstyle enhancement. Of its latest line, the Bleuet stands out. Inspired by English gardens, the sixties-style one piece is crafted in Leavers lace with a floral motif and finished with satin straps and details. Bleuet, £800, www.eresparis.com

STYLE update STITCH BY STITCH Upon his retirement four years ago, designer Valentino Garavani – needing only his first name for his vision of glamorous couture, said: “I stopped because in the ‘fashion world’ I had done almost everything.” He wasn’t wrong, and testament to his gilded legacy is an exhibition which kicks off on 29 November at Somerset House where gowns for Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren could almost lose their distinction, if only for the beauty of the 130 other creations against which they are set. The installation has been curated exclusively for London and it may be your only chance to see personal videos and samples from behind the scenes at the secretive atelier. From 29 November Embankment Galleries at Somerset House Valentino www.somersethouse.org.uk dr

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Designer and Primrose Hill resident Matthew Williamson treated guests at his S/S13 show to a preview of his shoe collaboration with rising star Joanne Stoker. The 12 piece range serves as the first time Williamson has turned footwear creative, having previously relied upon the talents of Charlotte Olympia, Laurence Decade and Manolo Blahnik when accessorising his colourful clothes. And while there are towering platforms inspired by Indian prints, the aesthetic is carried over to flat pumps, for added practicality. www.matthewwilliamson.com

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VERSACE’S ONLINE FLAGSHIP

Part vibrant slideshow of the Versace world, part wish list and part savvy business move to control its online presence, the Italian fashion house has created a flagship gallery and store online. The website includes picks from creative director Donatella and various interactive features, including access to all the baroque detailing, animal prints, vivid tones and scents one could desire across its luxury fashion, home and beauty offering. www.versace.com

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First The Outnet was a go-to for beautiful designer pieces at good prices, then it spawned a versatile line of luxury separates and now it has partnered arguably one of the most high fashion jewellers in the business. A 15 piece art deco capsule collection from Erickson Beamon launches online this November. www.theoutnet.com

The Chloé.Attitudes exhibition to celebrate 60 years of the brand may be ongoing in Paris at present, but stylish Londoners can partake in the excitement through a digital presentation. ‘The Alphabet’ is a fun and simple breakdown of the Chloe signature from A to Z – [C for Counter Couture, F for Fluidity and W for Woman being key]. All 26 themes are sewn together with illustrations, films and quotes, with one of the directors of the campaign being Poppy De Villeneuve. www.chloe.com/alphabet

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1. retro prints

Leather Bag with Flower Appliqué, £1,795, Prada www.prada.com

2. geek chic details

Gold Watch with Tan Leather Strap, £179 Michael Kors Watches, www.mywardrobe.com

3. glamorous make-up

Lip Color in Aphrodisiac, £36, Tom Ford www.tomford.com

4. vintage elegance

Scalloped Suede Pumps, £460, Oscar de la Renta www.netaporter.com

5. costume jewels

Crystal Ring, £109, Miquella www.harrods.com

6. to leave on display

Stella The Print Collection Eau de Parfum, £38 each Giorgio Armani Cosmetics, www.armanibeauty.co.uk

7. timeless touches

Double Knot Chain Necklace, £189, Miquella www.harrods.com

8. the obligatory glasses

Optical Frames, £279, Cutler and Gross www.cutlerandgross.com

9. autumn hues

Ruby/Amethyst Combo Leather Shoulder Bag, £1,160 Emilio Pucci, www.stylebop.com

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Runway O regalia Gabrielle Lane speaks to West Hampstead based jewellery curator Susan Caplan about choosing accessories for the Issa S/S13 show

ne of the most anticipated shows of London Fashion Week was that of Issa S/S13, Daniella Helayel’s glamorous love letter to an Edenlike Brazil. For such a show, the glossy make-up artistry was entrusted to Val Garland and the chunky gold accessories, West Hampstead’s celebrated vintage jewellery curator, Susan Caplan. “Issa approached me to help its looks come to life,” Susan explains. “The designs this season had a beautiful goddess feel and so we looked to Elizabeth Taylor holidaying in the early 1970s for inspiration. It was soon easy to find the right pieces and once we did, they really completed the look. Issa designs are timeless and worn by all types of women; these values are ones that I also try to uphold so it felt like a great fit.” Among the pieces selected were a 1980s Givenchy Laurel collar and an Alexis Kirk gold and turquoise necklace, and similar items have been sought for the Susan Caplan Vintage Collection which is stocked online and in Harrods and Selfridges, something Susan is understandably proud of. “I didn’t envisage any of this, I was driven by a passion,” she muses. “I just wanted to establish vintage jewellery as a non-transient trend, one that has a place in contemporary fashion. I still shop the same way as I have always done – I look for style and longevity in my choices. I often shop with my daughter who is a stylist as she knows what I like and I’m instantly comfortable in the selections she makes for me. She encourages me to push my boundaries from time to time and I think that is essential if you want to stay current. “In terms of my passion – it runs through everything that I do. I love art and design and believe that the right final touches, whether it be a necklace for my outfit or a chair for my living room, can transform a look. I tend to dress quite classically in skinny jeans and a loose fitting blouse. The right accessories can transform most looks from day to night which I consider when I source new pieces for my collections. ” Susan started out as an antiques dealer and names Hampstead Antiques Emporium as one of her favourite destinations in the local area. On Hampstead High Street you’ll find her shopping in Reiss from time to time, but it’s on the Heath where she confesses to being ‘in her element’. “I often walk there from my home in West Hampstead,” she says. “On a sunny day I continue to Regent’s Park stopping at Lemonia in Primrose Hill on my way – I love it here.” n 020 7483 3114, www.susancaplan.co.uk

Issa S/S13 show

Club Classics Fashion: Elaine Deed

Photography: Darren Paul

Expert tailoring meets high fashion through a dynamic twist in this season's most classic of cuts

Embroidered Leather Jacket, £5,990, White Shirt, £985, Green Tartan Trousers, £1,290, Black and Gold Shoes, £950, all Ralph Lauren Collection, 020 7535 4600, www.ralphlauren.com

Cropped Jacket, £339, MSGM and Grey Trousers, £245, Sophie Hulme, all Fenwick Bond Street , www.fenwick.co.uk; Silver Grey Trilby, £395, Noel Stewart, www.noelstewart.com; Black Court Shoes, £100, Ted Baker, www.tedbaker.com

Alpaca Coat, £814, Stretch Gabardine Dress, £305, both Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, 020 7235 2349, www.albertaferretti.com; Pearl Earrings, £177, Coleman Douglas, 020 7373 3369; Black and Gold Sandals, POA, Aigner, www.aignermunich.com

Cropped Jacket, £129, Pleated Skirt, £139 and Leather Boots, £150, all Ted Baker, www.tedbaker.com; Angora and Diamante Trilby, £55, James Lakeland, www.jameslakeland.net

Teal Velvet Shirt, £375, Trousers, £555 and Snakeskin Boots, £985, all Paul Smith, 0800 023 4006, www.paulsmith.co.uk; Gold Bag, £275, Alison Van Der Lande, www.59Strings.com

Checked Wool Coat, £2,995, Tunic, £385 and Tights, £130, Issey Miyake, 020 7851 4620, www.isseymiyake.com; Earrings, £490, Erickson Beamon for Maria Grachvogel, 020 7259 0202; Black Wedge Heel Boots, £160, Ted Baker, www.tedbaker.com

Stretch Metallic Dress, £4,610, Herve Leger, 020 7201 2590; Ring, £2,950, Joubi, www.joubi.co.uk; Patent Court Shoes, £100, Ted Baker, www.tedbaker.com

HAIR: Ivana Juric at Orao Hair Studio Make-up: Rosie Kor using Chanel A/W 2012 and Rouge Allure 2012 Model: Caroline Ranicar at Bookings Models Location: Shot on location at Morton's in Mayfair, in the newly opened 2&8 Club, a decadent and intimate late night venue. The art deco inspired space is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10pm, and boasts a series of stunning iconic and original photographs by Norman Parkinson. Morton's, 28 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6EN 020 7499 0363, www.mortonsclub.com

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Backstage beauty ALL-In-one nIghT PALeTTe, £60, Giorgio Armani Cosmetics, www.armanibeauty.co.uk

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Rouge g L’exTRAIT, £29.50 Guerlain, www.guerlain.com

TRuffLe by feunTe shAmPoo And CondITIoneR, £275 www.urbanretreat.co.uk/beautique

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PRogenIus TReATmenT oIL, £58 NUDE, www.selfridges.com

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sTRobe CReAm, £22.50, MAC Cosmetics, www.maccosmetics.co.uk

ombRe ConTRAsTe In noToRIous, £32, Chanel www.chanel.co.uk

L’ARgenT CéLesTe sTARRy Loose PoWdeR, £43.50, Givenchy www.givenchyparfums.com

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sKInesIs sTem CeLL CoLLAgen ACTIvAToR, £245, Sarah Chapman www.sarahchapman.net PuRe CoLoR geLée PoWdeR eye shAdoW, £19, Estée Lauder, www.esteelauder.co.uk

Le CRAyon KhôL, £18, Lancôme, www.lancome.co.uk

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beauty update Picture Perfect

Following the success of a recent collaboration with make-up artist Ayami Nishimura, Kentish Town based photographer Rankin has unveiled his latest beauty book in partnership with Caroline Saulnier. When he spoke to Vantage in September, Rankin confessed to relishing the creativity of such projects and has subsequently praised Caroline’s use of precision and colour. The pair met four years ago on a campaign shoot for Rimmel London, although both have long been eminent in their respective fields. “Caroline is one of the most highly skilled make-up artists I have ever worked with. What I couldn’t know from working with her on a commercial job is that she is a creative visionary – and her work is conceptually fascinating,” he says. “There is a lot of sensuality in her images, as well as a real raw edge to them.” Caroline Saulnier by Rankin, is distributed in the UK by Turnaround, priced £40, www.turnaround-uk.com

DISCoveR: AT ST JohN’S WooD hIgh STReeT Courtenay Chemists, renowned locally for its selection of cult cosmetics, has recently added a range of luxurious French fragrances to its counters. Parfums d’orsay and colognes from Italian perfumery gandini are particular favourites. Gandini, £43 and Parfums D’Orsay £69.50, Courtenay Chemists 3 St John’s Wood High Street, NW8 020 7722 3814

DeDicateD to beauty

Leading cosmetic surgeon Dr Alex Karidis has marked the 15th anniversary of his practice in St John’s Wood with the opening of a new space at The hospital of St John and St elizabeth. Now geared towards relaxing non-surgical treatments just as much as more intensive procedures, the third floor clinic offers several high-tech beauty services. As Vantage went to press it was highly likely that Karidis would also become the first clinic in the UK to be granted a license for a new, medical grade facial peel. The Hospital of St. John & St. Elizabeth, Grove End Road, NW8 www.karidis.co.uk, 020 7432 8754

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ten yeaRs of WondeR Proving there’s nothing better than a recommendation, especially when it comes courtesy of a supermodel or two, this November Vaishaly celebrates the ten year anniversary of her beauty clinic which is situated just moments from Marylebone High Street.

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What, if any, celebrations do you have planned for the ten year anniversary of the clinic? The anniversary celebrations will be at the clinic with my staff and clients, we will be serving Champagne and canapés on the day. Also, we will be doing a special promotion whereby if you have your eyebrows threaded by one of the team of experts you will get a complimentary eyebrow tint.

Known locally as Therapy Street, St Georges Mews has welcomed award-winning ayurvedic therapist Jamie Chalmers to the White Crane Clinic in Primrose Hill. With an emphasis on restoring physical and mental well-being his ‘Rasayana’ approach combines detailed consultation with a variety of possible treatments, including the Eastern art of oil pouring on the ‘third eye’. Clients are considered high in Kapha, Vata or Pitta, the three bodily forces, before lifestyle recommendations are made to restore balance. The effect is total relaxation. 13 St George’s Mews, NW1 07540 725 021, www.rasayana.co.uk

It would be typical of a 16 piece collection to provide the great, the good and the not-so-good but Tom Ford’s holiday offering is a complete revelation.

What kind of environment did you originally want to create in your Marylebone clinic? The clinic was designed to cater for the discretion and privacy of all my clients (famous or otherwise) in an oasis of calm, away from the busy streets. The energy of the place feels good. So no matter what state one’s mind is in, as soon as one enters, the stress and tension disappears, making one’s mind and body relaxed. It’s absolutely crucial that the clients are calm and de-stressed before starting their treatment. When did you first start working with your notable clientele (e.g. Elle Macpherson) and how did that come about? I started treating Elle about 15 years ago, and she has been a regular and loyal client ever since. I treat lots of her friends (whom I won’t disclose), who had recommended me to her; she had also read about me in the press. Are there any beauty habits you’d advise clients against? Never ever over-do anything on your skin! Or use anything too harsh! This is where all sorts of skin problems start from – layering of chemical based products. So the best tip I’ve learnt for your skin, is just to keep it simple! How does it feel to be so well-known for your work? Being the first person to bring threading into the industry nearly 20 years ago and having my own skincare line, for me, is a true sense of achievement. I look forward to going into work every day, I absolutely love what I do. 51 Paddington Street, Marylebone, W1U, www.vaishaly.com

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MUST-HAVES Providing greater coverage than a BB Cream, with a less powdery formulation than traditional foundation, Giorgio Armani have devised the complexion perfector – a base product that’s high in natural oils.

MAESTRO CO MPLEXION PERF ECTOR £36, GIORGIO ARMANI COSM ETICS www.giorgioa rmanibeauty.co .uk

C AMEL LIA CO M £32, SH ISEIDO, PACT www.sh iseido.c

This limited edition palette is certainly one you’ll like now and love later: it’s very S/S13. Rich rose, iridescent white and petal pink are the three tones included in a pressed powder form.

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couture coIFFure Lulu Rumsey seeks out runway secrets at Percy & Reed

t’s often said that changing hairdresser can feel like the beauty equivalent of a slightly messy divorce. And it would be obvious, therein, to describe Paul Percival and Adam Reed as ‘the one’ (an honour they can share) for all their accolades and experience. But it would be wrong to do so, because they are so much cooler than that. And essentially, I’m not sure how well one copes with a husband who hangs around with supermodels all day. Having travelled the world styling the hair of glamorous clientele and becoming favourites with the fashion glossies, the pair joined forces in 2007 to open their London salon in Great Portland Street, a place designed to make treAtMeNt everyone feel welcome. The salon services include a My stylist, who is bravely threading through my traditional range of cutting and knotted tresses, has surely had starrier days. colouring techniques for men Just back from an appointment with Will Young and women alongside extensions, up in Manchester, he also recently returned vegetable-based tinting and Brazilian from a whirlwind trip to Kosovo, to style the conditioning treatments. As is the platinum locks of rapper Jay Z’s protégée and current London trend for salons with general superstar singer Rita Ora for her new a café culture, at Percy & Reed it’s music video, no less. In response to my query all about pain au chocolat, breakfast about what he likes best about Percy & Reed, sandwiches and salmon bagels, he laughingly replies that it’s the constant requested upon booking and collected change of pace between salon and celebrity from the lovely café Villandry in time that inspires him. I feel reassured in the for your appointment. Surroundings comparative dullness of my visit. are bright, comfortable and modern. My hair’s fatal flaw is its incontrovertible The team prides itself on detailed limpness, and with this in mind I’m briskly consultations, and while it’s nice to whisked off to be indulged with Percy know that the salon is becoming popular & Reed’s very own Bountifully Bouncy for its backstage expertise (Henry Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner. For Holland and Felder Felder sought the added impetus, Abundantly Bouncy Volumising skills of the stylists for London Fashion Mousse is applied, which adds lasting volume Week) you’ll get what you ask for, with but thankfully doesn’t entail a build-up lashings of added sparkle. n of product that would lead to greasiness. Following the blow-dry, to give shine and 157c Great Portland Street a sleek finish, my stylist adds Smoothed, 020 7637 4634 Sealed and Sensational Volumising No Oil, www.percyandreed.com Oil. My treatment comes to a close with a dose of Percy & Reed’s pioneering No-Fuss Flawlessness Dry Conditioner, a second act to dry shampoo that’s applied to the ends of my hair to moisturise and repair what I had believed were interminably dry ends. I leave with a spring in my step and a much desired bounce in my locks.

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Ă&#x20AC; LA MODE While the Roche Bobois aesthetic can look decidedly Swedish (angular shapes, contemporary materials and genius solutions to all of lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storage problems), its artiness betrays French origins. And when its new Mah-Jong modular sofa is cloaked in Missoni (an Italian brand) the continental combination makes our eyes water. The six-piece staircase wall unit also just about manages to make shelving cool. Both new pieces are available at the Finchley Road branch. Finchley Road, NW3 www.roche-bobois.com 020 7431 1411

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For tHe MoGUL GUL Couture house Dior has worked its magic on the new Rêverie mobile handset, which should perhaps be thought of more as jewellery than gadgetry, not least because of its £78,000 price tag. For that sum buyers can expect a case formed of 46 pieces of mother-ofpearl, 1,539 diamonds and 18 karat white gold. In technical terms it has a nifty camera and video recorder, an integrated MP3 player with sound enhancement, a 16 million colour capacity, good battery life and ring and touch tones which were composed in house. Available exclusively at Harrods Technology, www.harrods.com

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The wintry ideal of a roaring fire is one no longer confined to country houses and open hearths. Morsø, a brand appointed by the royal court of Denmark for its cast iron stoves, has devised a contemporary steel range with eco-friendly credentials and a sleek design. The S-81 can be wall-mounted and has an advanced purification system to minimise the emission of soot particles. Morsø 8188 Stove, £3,124 and Morsø 7642 Stove £2,318, www.morso.co.uk

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RAY OF LIgHT Utility is merely a by-product of this beautiful light fitting, chosen as part of the autumn/ winter collection for local interiors boutique Graham & Green. Known as the Hampton Chandelier, the piece is pure ballroom; constructed across two tiers linked by cascades of fine glass beads in silver, white and subtle clay tones. Essentially a weighty and traditional style, the inclusion of a cool metallic trim over gold accents also equips it with a sleek modernity. Delivery takes between two and four weeks. 164 Regent’s Park Road, NW1 www.grahamandgreen.co.uk

A TOUCH OF HISTORY

Pierro Fornasetti showed himself to be one of the most prolific creatives of the 20th century, infusing over 20,000 objects with whimsical, witty decoration and philosophy before his death in 1988. Nearly 25 years after his death, it is his son Barnaba who continues to protect the archives of the Milanese painter and sculptor, ensuring that his work continues to be enjoyed in the right way. ‘Flora di Fornasetti’ is a new home fragrance from the perfumery of the house, with notes derived from the gardens of the Fornasetti estate. Lily of the Valley, White Rose, Orange Blossom and Jasmine are the essences used in a candled form, while Fornasetti’s iconic image of Lina Cavalieri in the guise of mythical fertility goddess Flora, features on the front. 36 Chiltern Street, W1U, 020 7486 7590 www.ciretrudon.com

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Everyone should have a little bit of Descamps in their lives. The luxury linen and home boutique epitomises all that is French elegance: crisp alabaster sheets, subtle flocks, florals, satin and lace. For autumn/ winter a gloriously romantic vision of dressing palaces was the starting point for the Edifice Ligne de Lit collection which layers pale white tones in matte and glossy fabrics. Alternatively, fine navy pinstripes give the Courtoisie Ligne de Lit design a slightly more masculine feel. 6 Marylebone High Street W1U 020 7935 0070 www.descamps.com

(Above, right and below) Gallery Space at Decoratum

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keyhole INDUSTRY INSIDER ALLAN RESS, DIRECTOR OF DECORATUM Under the directorship of Allan Ress, Decoratum has established itself not only as a shopping destination for mid-20th century furniture, but as a growing gallery charting design and cultural evolution. The team source pieces internationally which are all available to purchase with price tags ranging from ÂŁ500 to ÂŁ250,000. 31-33 Church Street, Marylebone, NW8 020 7724 6969 www.decoratum.com

Narra Wood High Centre Table by Alex Cayet

Spring Bloom Sideboard

Narra Wood Bench by Alex Cayet Jacaranda, Chrome and Leather Sofa by Sergio Bernardes

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How did the idea for the Decoratum space come about? After decades in ‘the trade’ selling from a small space in central London and showing at various fairs and exhibitions, we decided that we could do much better by having a dedicated gallery that was large enough to display our pieces to their best advantage. We spent a lot of time looking for a suitable space before finally settling on premises in Church Street, Marylebone where we have two floors. Could you tell us about some of the more interesting pieces which you have discovered? One of our favourite and most interesting pieces is a unique Brazilian sofa designed by Sergio Bernardes and made by Sergio Rodrigues (acknowledged as ‘the father of Brazilian design’) in São Paulo in 1962. This particular sofa was a gift to Rodrigues’ sister and comes with an original letter from Rodrigues providing the history of the piece and confirming that it is unique. This is probably one of the most important pieces of Brazilian design currently on the market. On the contemporary design front, we also discovered a small design studio in Portugal who released a limited edition, multi-coloured sideboard called Spring Bloom – we were fortunate enough to have their prototype on display. We currently have one of the pieces available and we were so delighted with this that we have commissioned a unique sideboard of the same design, but in white, which is only available through Decoratum. Other design work that is most unusual and interesting is by French artist Alex Cayet who uses fallen Philippine Narra wood to create organic furniture. We have been fortunate enough to obtain a large collection of Cayet’s work.

COFFEE TABLE ESSENTIAL Kate Moss has built her fortune on impeccable style and elusiveness in equal measure, which is why Kate: The Kate Moss Book may be the closest thing to an autobiography that the model ever produces. ‘Produces’ being the operative word, for Moss has had great involvement in this photographic retrospective of her career and the editing duties fall to Fabien Baron with Jess Hallett and close friend, Jefferson Hack. The 368 page tome launches 6 November. Kate: The Kate Moss Book, £50 www.somersethouse.org.uk/shop/rizzoli-bookshop

Where are your pieces found or sourced from? We source pieces all over the world. We have very close ties with a number of excellent Brazilian collectors who always know to contact Decoratum when they have a piece in their collection that they are looking to sell. We are also well connected to dealers across Europe who know the quality and style of pieces that we are after and send us a select few pieces each month. We also buy from auctions and various private sellers who approach us via our website, the latter sending us anything from ten to 15 enquiries a day, so we really are spoiled for choice. Who is the typical Decoratum customer? While we have many famous clients (discretion dictates that we cannot name them), there is however no ‘typical’ customer; our clients vary from the private buyer who has saved up to buy a small display piece that they have had their eye on for some time, through to billionaire philanthropist art collectors; from first time home buyers with contemporary homes looking for a single key piece of furniture to spice up a room, to hedge fund managers looking to completely re-furnish a city apartment. The only thing that is ‘typical’ of our buyers is a love of vintage (and contemporary) design that is quirky, rare and of outstanding quality. What advice would you give people wishing to start collecting furniture or interesting pieces? Whenever a client or collector asks us if a particular piece will be a good investment, we tell them the same thing: buy something that you love, live with it and enjoy it. One day, if you decide to sell and the piece makes a profit, then you can say it has been a good investment. If you sell and it does not show a profit, you have still had the benefit and pleasure from living with something you love – so in that respect it is arguably still a good investment. Too often, people will overpay for a ‘big name’ because they think they will see huge returns; when we buy, we follow our own advice to the letter and simply buy what we fall in love with. If a piece happens to be by a big name, so much the better, but we don’t let this rule our decision making process. From a less emotional and more technical viewpoint, when we buy, we rarely, if ever, purchase pieces that are still in production. We have found that re-hashing classic old designs does not do the original any good. n

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he fortunate winner of this competition will receive from Sketch Living four of each of either the Vitra Eames Side Chair or the Vitra Panton Chair. With its sleek chrome wire base and stylish but practical plastic shell base, which comes in a range of colours, the Vitra Eames chair is the perfect accompaniment to a contemporary household. Or, for those of you who are looking for something bold and eye-catching, you cannot go wrong with the Vitra Panton chair with its quirky, unique shape. For more than 20 years, Sketch Living has been supplyingits valued customers with high end, top quality furniture. Since

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AnouskA Hempel Lady of Style Lady Weinberg, Anouska Hempel, is renowned for turning homes and hotels into Aladdin’s caves of treasure

n spite of declaring, “I don’t really know about my own design style, I just do it,” thankfully whatever it is that Lady Weinberg – Anouska Hempel does, she does it exceptionally well indeed. Refreshingly open about her current interiors projects, Anouska is presently restoring the Pera Palace in Istanbul, one of the most famous hotels in the world. She’ll start with its little pink patisserie – dusted in pink icing sugar, and will work on it between remodelling hotels and homes as far afield as Singapore and Santiago, starting with an overall vision for each and then finding the things to go in it. “I’m a great collector,” she tells me.

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“Wonderful ivory beads and stunning cuffs, bracelets and bowls of jet and all kinds of things. Bits of furniture, Biedermeir, apples, pears: I collect a strange funny mixture of things, usually to do with a particular colour at the time: I’ll go off on a jade route and come home with a whole lot of jade this, that and the other and vert-de-gris.” Although Anouska describes herself as ‘damned lucky’, the eclectic décors she has perfected at Blakes, La Suite West in Inverness Terrace and the Grosvenor House Apartments at Park Lane – to name but a few design schemes that bear her name – have won her deserved recognition at a time when it seemed everything else went ‘neutral’, ‘subtle’ and beige. “Minimalism has been and gone. It’s been and gone because it’s been done so badly,” she says. “I think there’ll be a complete revival to [the style of the pre-raphaelites] the turn of the century and Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, and Rossetti.” Vantage cannot think of a better candidate to spearhead the transformation. n www.anouskahempeldesign.com

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wish list His death last October triggered widespread mourning in the watch world. This month, as Sotheby’s auctions the George Daniels Horological Collection, the same industry braces itself for the sale of one of the most important watch collections ever assembled. Considered by many to be the greatest watchmaker since AbrahamLouis Breguet, Daniels was one of the few modern watchmakers who could create a complete watch by hand. Famous for creating the co-axial escapement, a mechanism described as the most important horological development for 250 years, Daniels is the only watchmaker ever to have received a CBE and a MBE for his services to horology. The 130-something-piece lot will comprise Daniels’ entire personal collection, in addition to clocks and watches by some of the 17th, 18th and 19th century’s most famous makers. The auction is expected to realise in excess of £5 million and all proceeds from the sale of the collection will go to the George Daniels Educational Trust. The George Daniels Horological Collection, 6 November, Sotheby’s www.sothebys.com

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Three years ago, A. Lange & Söhne presented the Lange Zeitwerk, the first mechanical watch that featured a constant-force escapement. Inspired by the success of the timepiece, which has been the winner of multiple industry awards, the company last month unveiled a special edition Handwerkskunst Lange Zeitwerk. Featuring a lever and escape wheel made of hardened 18-karat gold, and decorated with elaborate tremblage engraving, the 30 limited edition watches cast a traditional glance at A. Lange & Söhne’s most advanced creation.

Anyone sceptical of the flourishing state of the mechanical watch industry need only look to IWC for proof of the industry’s recessionproof nature. Within the last three months alone, the company has opened boutiques everywhere from Paris to New York and from Miami to the Middle East. Of the IWC watches released this year, the Portofino Chronograph Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation remains our favourite. www.iwc.com

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MOntblanc Online One tO watch Each month we select our timepiece of the moment from the watch world’s most exciting pieces

While possessing the characteristic Luminor features, this agedlooking watch has a new, rounded case and cusp-shaped caseband: as apt in the bar as it is in the boardroom

The company may have 450 boutiques around the world but you no longer have to visit one to purchase one of its products. Having recently launched its UK online shop, Montblanc’s historic chronographs and iconic writing instruments are just a click away – dangerous perhaps for lovers of the company’s Meisterstück pens and Rieussec timepieces. The online ‘shop’ comes complete with bespoke services, complementary engraving, gift wrapping and a last minute shopping section. www.montblanc.com/shop

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1 GW4000-1A, £215, Casio G-Shock, www.gshock.com 2 Ribbed cashmere-blend socks, £65, J. Crew, www.mrporter.com 3 Cotton-canvas belt, £65, Jean Shop, www.mrporter.com 4 Movember leather bracelet, £65, Links of London, 32 Brook Street 5 C11 Makaira Pro 500, £499, Christopher Ward, www.christopherward.co.uk 6 X-Mach Chronograph, POA, Hamilton, www.hamiltonwatch.com 7 Challenge gym bag, £110, Lacoste, www.shop-uk.lacoste.com 8 Fire opal soft cashmere hat, £87.50, Bottega Veneta, 15 Old Bond Street 9 Swarovski CL Companion Binoculars 10 x 30, £830, Swarovski Optik, www.swarovskioptik.com 10 Steamer trolley case, £545, Paul Smith, 49 Brook Street 11 Murdoch square-frame acetate sunglasses, £175, Illesteva, www.mrporter.com

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As we continue to pay homage to Her Majesty The Queen following the triumphant 2012 Jubilee celebrations, Kensington Palace made its own tribute with a special exhibition showcasing Argyle pink diamonds, which have consistently played a role in royal occasions. In 1952, in the year of her coronation, the Queen had a solitaire pink diamond (the Williamson Pink) gifted to her, thus making it a fitting Jubilee symbol. The exhibition, entitled Out of the Vault – Pink Diamonds and Royalty, saw a selection of 11 international jewellers displaying their most exquisite pieces of Argyle pink diamond jewellery, many of which had not yet been seen by the public. As well as offering a spectacular visual experience, the exhibition also revealed the tales of the Argyle Pink Diamonds partners and their experiences with the royal families, sultans, maharajas and other colourful clientele. www.hrp.org.uk/KensingtonPalace

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Man of the moment Stephen Webster has struck (white) gold once again with his latest fine jewellery collection, quirkily entitled Forget Me Knot

Forget Me Knot embodies the spirit of dangerous beauty that is ubiquitous with Stephen Webster designs. It has been created with the alluring perception of danger in mind, punctuated by ﬁne barbed diamonds and reﬁned cascades of diamond razor ribbons Bow beaded bracelet set in 18-carat white gold with white and black diamonds and black pearls, £14,750 Large bow ring set in 18-carat white gold with white diamonds and blue sapphires, £9,300 Both pieces from the Forget Me Knot Collection by Stephen Webster; www.stephenwebster.com

Cartier certainly caused breaths to be drawn at this year’s Biennale des Antiquaires with its newly-launched Dépaysement collection. The 150 awe-inspiring jewels making up the globe-spanning collection have been interpreted into different landscapes: Temporal, Luxiariant, Solar, Boreal and Urban. Although slightly more diverse than previous years, it was still unmistakably Cartier, with the much-loved panther showing its face in the form of a stunning sapphire and diamond ring and a striking colour palette of emeralds, sapphires and briolette aquamarines. Cartier, 40-41 Old Bond Street www.cartier.com

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With the summer came the arrival of new kid on the London jewellery scene, Joubi. Its unusual name, a reworking of the French word bijou, typifies the one-of-a-kind pieces which the brand creates; from quirky gold lacquer cat-ear rings to red carpet classics, it is a collection that has catered for all. Joubi’s first season collection was inspired by Creative Director Joanna Bourne’s travels to Africa and Asia, where she was drawn to the vibrant colour, form and geometric patterns of the exotic plants and animals. Joanna comments: “From a purely aesthetic viewpoint, there is no end to the variations you can derive from animals: from their fabulous colourings and markings to the way that they move and take different forms.” www.joubi.co.uk

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1 Black zodiac necklace, £1,689, Salvatore Ferragamo, www.ferragamo.com 2 Swarovski crystal necklace, £1,125, Lanvin, www.lanvin.com 3 Splashout painted Swarovski crystal earrings, £290, Tom Binns, www.NET-A-PORTER.com 4 Black jade and galuchat bracelet, POA, Bina Goenka, www.binagoenka.com 5 Filigree gold-plated earrings with Swarovski crystals, resin and glass pearls, £805, Dolce & Gabbana, www.dolcegabbana.com 6 Floral choker, £479, Salvatore Ferragamo, as before 7 Secrecy faux pearl and crystal ring, £315, Yves Saint Laurent, www.ysl.co.uk 8 Swarovski crystal and faux pearl-embellished hair slide, £465, Dolce & Gabbana, www.NET-A-PORTER.com

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romancing the Stone As Hollywood prepares for the most highly-anticipated film of 2013, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby featuring Tiffany & Co., Olivia Sharpe examines the role of fine jewellery in cinema history

hroughout film history, costume has always been considered a vital component in character building and storytelling. Following the arrival of Hollywood, production companies started to create visionary masterpieces through their actors’ apparel, igniting worldwide fashion trends and influencing global culture – so much so that the Victoria & Albert Museum recently gathered together some of the most iconic costumes from more than 100 years of cinematic history in a groundbreaking exhibition. But what of jewellery? Although playing a small role in the grand scheme of costume design, jewellery has always performed a substantial part in character development and “setting the scene”, as well as being pivotal in the creation of lasting icons. In 1938, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, director George Cukor contacted ‘jewellery designer to the stars’ Paul Flato to ask him to design the jewels for his upcoming movie Holiday. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, the romantic comedy tells the story of a man who has risen from lowly beginnings, only to be torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the conventions of his fiancé’s family. The character of Linda (Hepburn) is loosely based on American socialite Gertrude Sanford Legendre who, during her lifetime, doubled up as a WWII spy, explorer, big-game hunter and environmentalist. It was necessary to portray the character’s inward independence and individuality but also her outward persona as a member of an elite American family. This was illustrated not just through the storyline but through the use of jewellery; the Flato diamond necklace and matching brooch worn by Hepburn in the scene where she sings Camptown Races portrays the character’s wealth but at the same time underlines her free-spirited nature through its

flamboyant design. During the years 1939-1942, Flato’s pieces would be credited in no less than six Hollywood films until the last movie featuring his jewellery in 1942, The Lady Is Willing, with Marlene Dietrich. Flato’s name was subsequently in more movie credits than any other jeweller of his time. Another of Flato’s contemporaries to be making a dramatic impact on the cinematic scene was Harry Winston. The American jeweller and watchmaker first opened his doors in 1932 and began a rapid process of transformation, revolutionising modern jewellery design and nurturing the most famous jewels in the world. It is therefore unsurprising that, for more than six decades, Winston diamonds have been an integral part of Hollywood’s glamorous history. Renowned for being the first jeweller to loan diamonds to a celebrity on the red carpet (to 1944 Academy Award winner, Jennifer Jones), he was (and remains) the jeweller of choice when it comes to the silver screen. In the classic picture Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Winston was immortalised on the silver screen by starlet Marilyn Monroe as she whispered the words, “Talk to me, Harry Winston, tell me all about it”, in the song Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. His cinematic jewels have since also starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (1946) and Mike Nichol’s The Graduate (1967). In the 2002 romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan, the Harry Winston signature wreath design adorns the neck of Jennifer Lopez. Although only a brief cameo appearance, the necklace symbolises one of the film’s main themes: appearance versus reality. Marisa’s (Lopez) outward façade as a rich, successful woman is juxtaposed with her true persona as a maid and it eventually takes her counterpart, Caroline Lane (Natasha Richardson) to expose her true identity after

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recognising the wreath’s origin. In How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), the character Andie wears a similar diamond wreath necklace, this time with an attached 84-carat yellow diamond pendant (the Isadora) and a pair of 5-carat radiant-cut yellow diamond stud earrings. The matching dress was designed around the yellow diamond pendant and we see how jewellery once again plays a significant part in the plot as it is the necklace that leads to the exposure of the wearer’s true identity. This, and the estimated $14,200,000 worth of jewels reportedly lent to the film, indicates the importance that had been placed on jewellery, and not costume design, by the film production company. Matching Winston in both prestige and notoriety, legendary French jeweller Cartier was no stranger to the big screen (its name likewise hummed by Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes). Cartier’s first recorded appearance was in the 1926 silent film The Son of the Sheik in which the Tank watch shines on the wrist of Rudolph Valentino. As the timepiece mismatched the Bedouin costumes in both style and era, it can only be presumed that it was owned by the actor himself. Fortunately, silent films at the time paid no heed to historical accuracy and it is thus indicative of Cartier’s public persona and influence that the watch was given such distinction; the jeweller provided a guarantee as well as artistic support. This was shown notably during the filming of Jack Clayton’s The Great Gatsby, when the newspapers had somehow got hold of the fantastic sums the producers had spent on Cartier jewellery for the film: “The 58 gems worn by Mia Farrow and Lois Chiles aren’t fakes but

Rome, 1962. Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film Cleopatra at Cinecittà Studio, wearing a Bulgari ‘snake’ bracelet-watch in gold with diamonds and two emeralds. Circa 1961, Image courtesy of La Presse Keira Knightley wearing Chanel Fine Jewellery in Anna Karenina (2012)

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Cartier’s marquis-cut engagement ‘Daisy’ ring, as worn by Mia Farrow in The Great Gatsby

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absolutely genuine. And signed Cartier, no less! They are rumoured to have cost the trifling sum of five million francs (in old money, of course)”. Like his competitors, Cartier understood Hollywood’s influence over the public consciousness. For Clayton’s latest feature, it was essential to bring across the excess, wealth and superficiality characteristic of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American Dream classic. The marquis-cut engagement ring created by Cartier and worn by Daisy (Mia Farrow) reproduces the glamour and free-spirited 1920s. It also serves as a constant reminder that Daisy is no longer the single woman Gatsby once knew and loved, and he is therefore tragically holding on to a false ideal. Following the film’s release, the ring became as iconic as the actors themselves, inspiring many women thenceforth to walk into Cartier and exclaim, “I want the Daisy ring”. As well as on-screen, actresses off-screen provided jewellery brands with a powerful source of publicity, caught on camera at red carpet events wearing their preferred designers. For Cartier, one of these actresses was Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who famously attended the Scorpio Ball in Monte Carlo wearing a Cartier necklace featuring a diamond which has henceforth gone down in history under the name of the Burton-Taylor diamond. Similarly, Bulgari would find the same influential endorsement in the Hollywood actress following the release of the motion picture, Cleopatra. It was during filming in 1962 that the actress first discovered Bulgari; she is quoted in her book, My Love Affair with Jewellery: “Undeniably, one of the biggest advantages to working on Cleopatra in Rome was Bulgari’s... shop.” From then on, the actress was pictured on numerous occasions sporting Bulgari jewels; for example the emerald parure necklace which she wore to meet HM the Queen, Elizabeth II, in 1965. Following her death, the necklace sold for an impressive $6,130,500. Contemporary Hollywood continues to use notable jewellery designers and brands for its costume design and character development as well as for its promotion. In the latest film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, Anna Karenina, directed

by Joe Wright, it stars British actors Keira Knightley and Jude Law as well as Chanel Fine Jewellery, used to convey the extravagance, luxuriousness and wealth of 19th century Russian society. Close up camera shots of Knightley staring at herself in mirrors wearing the sensational three-strand diamond Camelia Poudre necklace, or the opulent Pearl Sautoir necklace with matching earrings, also serves to depict the vanity and superficiality of the heroine. Although the jewellery used is not historically accurate, the anachronism was purposefully done by the director in order to “set the character (Anna Karenina) apart from her entourage”, making her the audience’s focal point. This was by no means the French Joaillerie’s first film debut, having been well-received in Gosford Park, Vanity Fair and Atonement. This October sees the release of the latest James Bond instalment, Skyfall, and it was no doubt more than coincidental that an established British jeweller, Stephen Webster, was chosen to design the pieces for the latest 007 spy epic in collaboration with Swarovski. The designer states: “Without question, collaborating with Swarovski on the jewellery for Skyfall has been exciting from the word go. The themes in the film seem to fit perfectly with the design aesthetic of the jewellery I create and the many creative meetings at Pinewood Studios between Swarovski, ourselves and the Bond team have only added to our enthusiasm for the project. We can’t wait to see the jewels, shaken not stirred within the movie.” On screen, it fell to French actress, Berenice Marlohe, who plays the character of Severine, to create the all-important link to the fascinating and mysterious world of Bond as interpreted by the designer in his charismatic and edgy designs. In 2013, the releases of Baz Luhrmann’s remake of The Great Gatsby (jewellery by Tiffany & Co.) and Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Diana (jewels courtesy of Chopard) are sure to set Hollywood ablaze. Thus in film, jewellery has always played its own role. We may consider Vivien Leigh’s opening dress in Gone With the Wind as one of the film’s most memorable images or Keira Knightley’s provocative emerald green dress in Atonement truly iconic, but, in the same vein, we cannot think of Breakfast at Tiffany’s without remembering Audrey Hepburn’s diamond tiara and stunning string of pearls, offsetting her fabulous Givenchy black dress. It is the jewellery that balances the costume and, without it, something essential would be missing (in some cases, the plot). In this way, the film industry has looked to the likes of Tiffany & Co. and other gifted jewellery designers to inspire them and their audiences throughout Hollywood history. “What I’ve found does the most good,” said Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, “is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany’s. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there.” n

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SHOPPING Jubilee Beaded Box Clutch, £225, L.K. Bennett, Jubilee Place Effervescence Cuff £220.00 Links of London, Jubilee Place

Metallic Sequin Dress, £265, Karen Millen, Jubilee Place Corin Mixed Stud Court, £100, French Connection, Jubilee Place

Spiegal Sequins Tunic Dress, £275.00, French Connection, Jubilee Place

Scalloped Lace Dress, £199, Jaeger London Womenswear, Cabot Place

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Karina Flower Leather Cuff Grey, £39, Reiss Womenswear, Cabot Place

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Bell Flower Woven Tie, £65, Thomas Pink, Cabot Place

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the cycle REVOLUTION A new generation of electric bikes are fueling the quiet revolution taking a grip on the Capital

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athering speed along the cycle lanes and commuter routes of London is a new kind of bicycle that could just be the answer to the prayers of Londoners needing a comfortable, fun and efficient way to get around. Electric bikes have come a long way since the early days of what seemed like a car battery strapped to an ugly and heavy bike. The modern ebike uses state-of-theart technology from Lithium batteries (think laptops and smart phones) to high-torque brushless motors to deliver a smooth, comfortable and enjoyable ride. It’s not just the technology that’s come on. The new generation of ebikes has been developed to look as good as they ride. World-renowned designers have been engaged, the likes of Pinifarina (the designers responsible for styling Ferrari and Maserati) for instance, to ensure that the new ebikes have stunning lines, while being comfortable and easy to ride. A great example of the new breed of ebike brands is Solex. The company that sold over eight million scooters in the cool café-culture of post war Europe was recently re-launched selling ebikes and escooters. All the models have been designed by Pinifarina and have combined the looks of an Italian sports car with the technology of a Japanese electronics giant. The results speak for themselves with the ‘Solexity’ recently appearing in the must have section of the FT’s How to Spend It and the ‘Velosolex’ folding ebike singled out by the Sunday Times for its looks. Another new ebike brand breaking onto the scene is EBCO. Developed specifically for the UK market, the EBCO

range includes models that can be bought through the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme and include great details such as wet weather kits and ergo-comfort riding packs as standard, all of which help cope with both the weather and the often poor quality roads of the UK! With ranges of up to 50 miles these ebikes make the ideal way to get around. It’s no surprise that the Sunday Times In-Gear gave EBCO’s UC30 a ‘Best Buy’ award when stacked up against four other leading ebike models. They said of the UC30, giving it four stars (out of five): ‘Priced smartly and well designed for commuters.” It is no accident that there are some great new ebikes appearing on our streets at the moment. Ebikes are a global phenomenon and are fast becoming the preferred mode of transport in many European cities and beyond. This has been proven by sales figures from around the world, stats like – in Germany one in every ten bikes sold is an ebike! By far the single most driving force of this revolution is the development of the technology. With more efficient and reliable motors and lighter batteries the ebike is a great way to travel but buyers are now faced with more choice and the possibility of more confusion. Now, more than ever, it is really important to make sure that if you’re buying an ebike you’re buying the right one for you. EBC Ltd is the leading UK based specialist distributor focused on nothing but ebikes. With a number of quality brands and a service centre at its Midlands HQ it has become the leader in regards to all things ebikes. Recently nominated for an industry award, there is nowhere better to find out information and discover why ebikes could be the transport solution for Londoners. n For more information on ebikes, and where to try and buy, visit www.ebco-ebikes.co.uk, call 01926 437700 or email info@ebco-ebikes.co.uk

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Sitting pretty on Highgate High Street is Notsobig, the children’s clothing boutique with a very fashion forward twist. Named after Roald Dahl’s imaginary crocodile, Notsobig is much more sophisticated than its name may suggest. Founder Jane Wiles travels extensively in her pursuit of the best luxury children’s clothing and accessories and is known to unearth unique, emerging designers. Stocking such delights as Pale Cloud and Tutu du Monde, Notsobig is beautiful, extravagant and a celebration of the playful indulgence of childhood. 31a Highgate High Street, N6, 020 8340 4455 www.notsobigshop.com

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a FesTive Tale This time of year wouldn’t be complete without a stage production or two. For a cut above the pantomime circuit visit the

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Maida Vale’s BBC Studios will host the SO Family Orchestra and Chorus Workshop this month. Music lovers aged seven and above and players of all instruments are warmly invited to join the popular ensemble alongside the BBC’s Symphony Orchestra in a family-friendly workshop to compose new music. Sunday 11 November, 11.30am, BBC Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road, W9 Booking now open: www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events

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A not-to-be-missed gem, on the radar of any style conscious north west London parent, Elias and Grace is our local kids fashion institution. Home to the best in internationally sourced, of-the-moment children’s clothes, the store also stocks its divine own line, Miller, a classic yet modern collection using premier natural fabrics catering for babies and children up to ten years old. Subtly luxurious and effortlessly cool. www.eliasandgrace.com

Roundhouse for its stage adaption of Lemony Snicket’s The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming. The absurdly hilarious story, about a distressed Hanukkah potato pancake learning to be himself amidst a village deep in the throes of Christmas celebrations, starts on 28 November. Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1, www.roundhouse.org.uk

Recently unleashed on Camden Lock Market, Heavenly Monsters is a hub of quirky children’s fashion. Challenging the assumption that kids’ style needs to fall into a failsafe world of pink and blue, Heavenly Monsters sources designs from across Europe, introducing labels such as Dominique Ver Eecke, BBK Creations and Eva Koshka to Britain for the very first time. The store physically encompasses two alter egos – ‘heavenly’ haute-couture clothing and edgier items for the ‘monsters’ shoppers – and places its emphasis firmly on high quality products. 46 West Yard, Camden Lock, NW1

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Camden Arts Centre has much in store for families this autumn. In light of current exhibitions at the centre by Eric Bainbridge and Simon Martin, courses have been developed to engage young visitors in the ideas and processes of two of today’s leading artists, with activities focusing on collages, paperweight structures and interactive art. In addition, the centre will host ceramic, clay and sculptural classes for both juniors and infants. Make and Do: Bainbridge/Martin, until 2 December Ceramics Techniques for Juniors, until 1 December Clay for Juniors /Infants, 30 October – 2 November A Sculptural Experience for Juniors/Infants, 30 October – 2 November www.camdenartscentre.org

Maison Blanc, Hampstead and St John’s Wood’s favourite French delicatessen, has well and truly embraced the Halloween spirit this year with its ghoulish new collection of seasonable cakes. Sure to delight the palate of young ones, or indeed anyone with a penchant for the spooky occasion, the range features a Spooktacular Framboisier (a Halloween spin on Maison Blanc’s classic sponge dish). 76 High Street, Hampstead, NW3, 37 St. John’s Wood High St, NW8, www.maisonblanc.co.uk

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If it isn’t already for pet owners across north west London, Hair of the Dog will undoubtedly become a treasured institution. The trendy Highgate dog and cat boutique sources handmade, recycled and organic pet goodies from around the globe. Exclusive stockist of luxury dog coat makers, Handmade for Hounds, Hair of the Dog has also recently extended its expertise by opening a luxurious pet grooming service. 24 Highgate High Street, N6, 020 8340 4030 www.hairofthedoglondon.com

Testing Times Marc Laniado, consultant urologist at The Wellington Hospital, discusses the debate over PSA testing for prostate cancer

o PSA or not to PSA; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge question most men will have to answer at one time or another in their life. Until recently the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test was considered very much routine for any man over fifty who showed any symptoms of an enlarged prostate, such as frequent trips to the toilet. Carried out by a GP, a high PSA reading triggers a referral to a urologist for further investigation to confirm, or rule out, the presence of cancer cells. As an early warning system for a disease which each

year kills almost 11,000 men in the UK each year, it has been considered to be important in saving lives and avoiding the development of secondary cancers. But now the tide may be turning with many experts calling for the use of this test to be scaled back. A recent report in the US concluded that routine PSA screening results in unnecessary anxiety and uncomfortable and intrusive diagnostic procedures, often in men who would otherwise never have been troubled by the condition. They concluded that PSA

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should no longer be part of a routine screening programme available in the United States. Whilst here in the UK, rather than advising patients one way or the other, leading cancer charity Prostate Cancer UK has produced a list of pros and cons of PSA testing so that the patient can make up his own mind. But, as the debate rages, one urologist at least has no doubt about the value of PSA testing. Mr Marc Laniado, consultant urologist at The Wellington Hospital, firmly believes that PSA testing is a life saver. “PSA is a very effective early warning system” he insists. “And most symptoms of prostate cancer are invisible until the cancer has developed. PSA is one of the few tools we have that can effectively screen for the disease at an early stage. A recent study showed a 30 to 50 per cent reduction in prostate cancer spreading to the bone in those who had been screened with PSA rather than those who had no screening – simply because the cancer had been picked up earlier. The key to avoiding unnecessary anxiety over treatment is not to refuse a PSA test. The crucial issue is how your doctor deals with those PSA results. For example, many patients who come to me have often already been told that they must have a biopsy. However, I start from the position that biopsy should not be the reflex reaction simply because of a high PSA reading. Instead, at The Wellington Hospital, we utilise the most modern tools and up-to-date research to determine the chance that a man may have prostate cancer before we consider proceeding to invasive diagnostic procedures. My first step is to determine the family history and relevant medical history of the patient. I then carry out a digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate ultrasound to give me a very accurate idea of the size of the prostate and cancer, if present. All these findings, including the PSA levels, are linked to a specialist risk assessment calculator. If the risk

appears very low then I will reassure the patient. Depending on that risk I may suggest further active surveillance such as regular PSA tests, DREs or ultrasounds, but essentially the patient needs no further treatment. However, if the risk assessment shows that there is a possibility of cancer then the patient would have the latest MRI scan. If the radiologists do not find evidence of significant prostate cancer in the MRI scan then I am happy to reassure the worried man. As you can see, far from being a cause of anxiety and unnecessary treatment, the PSA test simply flags up a potential problem, which may need to be dealt with and investigated. Where an MRI scan indicates prostate cancer, we choose to carry out targeted biopsy. With a targeted biopsy, the chance of finding the relevant abnormality is greater, and a precise estimate of risk can be made. This allows people to choose from different treatments – active monitoring, HIFU, brachytherapy or a da Vinci Prostatectomy – with the confidence that they have the most precise and accurate information possible”.

GP SESSIONS: MOvEMbEr In support of Movember Dr Lisa Anderson, GP

any changes such as becoming itchy or bleeding, changing in colour or shape.

at The Wellington Hospital, looks at the top five health issues affecting men in the UK

In my experience men are more reticent about seeking medical advice than women, and are often prompted to do so by their partners. More than 100,000 men a year die prematurely due to neglecting their health. Below are five important health issues with the symptoms that should never be ignored and that you should see your GP for:

Feeling depressed – this is something that is a taboo subject particularly in men, but is increasingly common, particularly in the current economic climate. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to resolving this. You should seek help if you feel sad, lose interest in things you previously enjoyed, have an altered sleep pattern, a lack of concentration and become irritable easily.

Trouble urinating – may indicate a large prostate but also could be a sign of prostate cancer.

Erectile dysfunction – if this lasts more than a couple of weeks this can be a sign of more serious conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes or high blood pressure.

A lump on your testicle – testicular cancer is most common in the 20-35 year group. Nearly 2000 men will be diagnosed each year and regular self examination is recommended. Moles on the skin – check your moles regularly and look for

For further information please visit The Wellington Hospital www.thewellingtonhospital.com Or contact the Enquiry Helpline on 020 7483 5002

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in Your Hands When you lead a busy life, health matters can be pushed to the bottom of your priority list. In support of Movember, we are urging busy men with unresolved health issues to visit their GP. The Wellington Hospital has an international reputation for excellence across the medical spectrum, including a private GP service.

The Wellington Diagnostics & Outpatients Centre GOLDERS GREEN

020 7483 5002 www.wellingtondiagnosticscentre.com

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A meAsure of hAppiness The ultimate in culinary pleasure-seeking, the Krug Institute of Happiness will open in north west London this December. Conceptually inspired by the magnificence of Krug Champagne, and with a menu created by Michelin star chef Nuno Mendes, the Institute pioneers new realms of the capitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gastronomic scene, choosing to house itself in the relatively unexplored and seemingly innocuous Swains Lane. With the grandiose intention of creating happiness in each of its guests, the Krug Institute of Happiness provides a once-in-a-lifetime dining experience that seeks to emotively touch diners through an entirely bespoke service, from place settings to the music played on the evening. Each of the four courses served are built around different endorphin releasing ingredients, producing an utterly irresistible and forever memorable dining delight. 5-8 December, from ÂŁ220pp www.kruginstituteofhappiness.com

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One of the best things about the onset of winter and Christmas is the gradual appearance of wintery cocktails, laced with pungent spirits to warm cold hands and hearts. The amazing Kraken Black Spiced Rum is named after a mythical sea beast, and is enriched with exotic spices including cinnamon, ginger and clove. Black in colour, its intriguing Victorian–style flagon and its thick, caramel-like taste, makes it a fun ingredient for festive drinks. £22.99, 70cl, available in Harvey Nichols, Majestic Wine and Selfridges

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Kentish Town locals and founders of French Bubbles, Maud Fierobe and Stefano Frigerio – who specialised in grower and small producer champagnes way before it got trendy – are now offering a delivery service from their Covent Garden bistro, Champagne + Fromage. Any of their 25 award-winning grower Champagnes, as well as a selection of charcuterie, fromage and mini sandwiches can be ordered, and highlights include the wild boar sandwich, cheese salad with a champagne dressing and courgette velouté. Events, parties and meetings can also be catered for with platters of cheese and charcuterie. www.frenchbubbles.co.uk/champagne-fromage

Vantage Loves… TEASHED TeaShed is a designer tea and teaware company, selling beautiful tea-related products – from a range of interesting and diverse teas through to mugs, saucers, tea towels and other gifts. We love their whole leaf tea sold in cute reusable cups. www.the-teashed.co.uk “

in the kitchen cupboard… Theo Lewis, head chef, Pizza East Kentish Town www.pizzaeast.com

“At work I’m spoilt for choice with the amazing produce I use, it makes cooking a real pleasure. One of my most enjoyed pastimes is to stay at home and cook, my wife loves me trying out different recipes! There are a few things I wouldn’t go without in the kitchen.”

1. Carrots, onions and celery : Chopped up and gently cooked down I think these root vegetables are the most essential ingredients to add amazing depth to any slow cooked dish. I love making ragu for pasta and I always begin with this combination. It never fails.

2. Olive oil : Another massive influence in Italian cooking, I never go without a good quality olive oil at home. Salads are brought to life with a nice dressing, and a good olive oil does all the work for you. My favourite way of using olive oil is tossing it through pasta just before you serve it up, which adds an amazing shine and silky texture to the sauce. One of my favourite things to cook at home is one of the simplest spaghetti aglio e olio, olive oil and garlic – easy, but amazing. 3. Avocados : Probably my all-time favourite food, they’re best simply mashed up on brown toast with a squeeze of lemon and salt and pepper. They also go deliciously with eggs for breakfast and feature on our brunch menu at Pizza East Kentish Town.

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seasonaL sPeCIaL In the second year of a partnership to raise proceeds for the Global Fund, the world’s leading financier of programmes to fight HIV/ AIDS in Africa, Belvedere Vodka and (RED) have launched their special edition bottle, in a festive cherry red. Perfect for Christmas cocktails, the bottle’s new eye-catching semi– transparent metallic bottle design was developed by Polish design firm Dekorglass and makes a perfect addition to any spirit collection. £34.50, available from Selfridges and Waitrose from 1 November 2012

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Raymond Blanc has recently launched a new course at his cookery school at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. Adam Johnson and Ankush Bhasin, Raymond Blanc’s development chefs, will team up to teach guests how to make some of the best dishes from Raymond’s recent TV shows, BBC 2’s Kitchen Secrets and The Very Hungry Frenchman. Dishes on the menu include chicken morels, kirsch baba and Comte cheese soufflé. 13 Nov, 5 & 12 Dec 2012, www.manoir.com

CooK LeON fAMiLY & fRieNDs The fourth recipe book from the good food guys at Leon. Written by Leon founder John Vincent and cookery writer and broadcaster Kay Plunkett-Hogge this book focuses on dishes you can enjoy with groups, with recipes from both writers’ friends and family. www.octopusbooks.co.uk

cAPiTAL sPice Bringing together 21 of the best Indian chefs in London, this wonderful book showcases some of the most exciting and authentic Indian recipes from the best in the business. Chefs from Benares, Dishoom, Trishna, Moti Mahal, Tamariond and Cinnamon Club all feature. www.absolutepress.co.uk

ANjuM’s iNDiAN VegeTARiAN feAsT For more homely, vegetarian Indian cooking, TV chef, cookery writer and Belsize Park resident Anjum Anand’s new recipe book offers everything from quick meals to decadent and divine ideas for parties, as well as innovative ways to enhance vegetables with spices and Indian flavours. www.anjumanand.co.uk

London’s Latest… The best news from the capital’s restaurant scene... MARK POYNTON AT The LANDMARK Recently Michelin-starred Mark Poynton, chef patron of Alimentum in Cambridge, will be coming to London for a three week residency from 20 November to 8 December to cook exclusively at The Landmark Hotel in Marylebone. ‘A Taste of Alimentum’ will be served in the hotel’s Winter Garden restaurant, showcasing the unique, cutting-edge gastronomy that earned him his first Michelin star. With a choice of à la carte, a six course tasting menu and a ten course ‘blind’ tasting option there are plenty of ways to enjoy his cooking. The Winter Garden, The Landmark, 222 Marylebone Road, NW1 www.landmarklondon.co.uk

AuTuMNAL TRuffLe MeNu AT BABBO Italian favourite Babbo in Mayfair is launching an exclusive five course white truffle menu this Autumn. ‘Truffle man’ Bruno Giorgi, famed for supplying London’s top restaurants, has collaborated with chefs at Babbo to create a menu dedicated to the San Miniato white truffle, the most valuable type known. The menu will be available throughout November and December. £95pp, www.babborestaurant.co.uk

TAsTiNg TiMes The November wine tasting evening at Orrery restaurant in Marylebone will be showcasing tipples from famous Champagne House EglyOuriet. Places at the tasting are £30pp, and the tasting will be complemented by canapés. Booking: Call 020 7616 8000 or email kathrinel@danddlondon.com

AT The KiTcheN TABLe Situated behind recently opened Bubbledogs in Fitzrovia, Kitchen Table is an intimate chef’s table seating just 19 at a stainless steel bar, surrounding head chef James Knappett’s open kitchen. James (who has spent time working at both Noma and Per Se) and his team will prepare, serve and talk diners through a tasting menu of contemporary European cooking with a strong focus on British traditions, ingredients and flavours. Tasting menu, £68 020 7637 7770 www.bubbledogs.co.uk

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The kitchen was my comfort zone; it was the only place where I felt I could express myself

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It’s 13 years since local resident Marco Pierre White announced his retirement from the kitchen – but he’s hardly picked up the pipe and slippers since. When he’s not on TV, he’s busy running hotels and restaurants, he tells James Steen

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he cheerful maitre d’ is at the door greeting customers and, at the mirrored bar on the other side of the room, a couple of immaculately pin-striped gents are enjoying a swift pick-me-up cocktail before lunch. But here at Wheeler’s of St James’s, it is the big man on table seven who grabs the attention as he loudly entertains a little crowd with gags and anecdotes. He is Marco Pierre White, chef-restaurateur-hotelier and who, with Sir Rocco Forte, owns Wheeler’s. The gags come quick and fast. “I love to wander around supermarkets,” he says. “Actually, I love an aisle – that’s why I’ve been married three times.” Brief pause and then: “The customer is always right… once he’s paid the bill.” Yes, it’s the Marco Show, minus the cameras. On television (his credits include Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Wars) he can come across as a monster-sized, knifewielding bruiser, but in person he is charming, polite and funny. Fellow chef Jean-Christophe Novelli once said: “If Marco hadn’t been Britain’s greatest chef he could have been Britain’s greatest stand-up comedian.” Britain’s light entertainment industry may have missed out, but the nation’s food culture has been gloriously enriched by White’s significant involvement. He was just 33 years old and at the Hyde Park Hotel (now Mandarin Oriental), when he became the first British chef – and the world’s youngest – to win three Michelin stars. That was back in 1995, and White’s place in gastronomic history was well and truly assured. “I didn’t set out to win Michelin stars like chefs do today,” he says. “I just worked and worked and worked – I didn’t really have much of a life outside of the kitchen. The kitchen was my comfort zone; it was the only place where I felt I could express myself.” As a young man he was, he says, “Quite shy. My mother died when I was six, and I grew up on a council estate on the outskirts of Leeds. My father was a chef and he always cooked well for us. I became a chef because my dad told me: ‘People will always need feeding.’” At 16, White pitched up at the back door of the Hotel St George in Harrogate and asked for a job as a kitchen apprentice. “I got the job,” he recalls. “And later on I knocked on more kitchen doors to ask for jobs.” His journey to Michelin stardom included stints of training with Pierre Koffmann and Albert Roux. “But at Le Gavroche, Albert used to call me his little bunny, and there was only so much of that I could take,” recalls White. “One day he started waving a soup ladle in front of my face, saying: ‘Listen to me, my little bunny…’ I’d had enough so I marched out of the kitchen. It took me a while to see the funny side of it, but a few months later I was back with him.” He also worked with Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire. “Raymond was a cross between a genius and Inspector Clouseau. He remains hilarious. We had a football match – chefs against waiters – and Raymond was the referee. When I fouled someone he didn’t send me off. Instead he screamed across the pitch: ‘You’re sacked!’ Sacked? Luckily, I was re-instated later. He taught me a lot about palate; to question non-stop the cooking process – what you are doing and why you are doing it.” It was in the late 1980s that White discovered phenomenal

overnight success in the capital, with his first restaurant Harveys, beside Wandsworth Common. The rich and glamorous crossed the Thames to eat his food, yet he was an oddity to the Establishment chefs. They were confused by his wild, long hair and dishevelled, hollow looks. He was also a fascination to the gossip columnists, who wrote excitedly of his love life and hailed him as a rock-star chef. “Wandsworth was the perfect location – you can create a revolution in somewhere slightly out the way in terms of London locations. That’s why there are so many fantastic restaurants, cafés and bars outside of the centre of town. St. John’s Wood, Hampstead, Belsize Park – these are places that are geographically uncomplicated. And because of that, they provide a great platform for invention and exposure. I’ve always considered location imperative.” When in the kitchen, Marco was unique; the bandana-clad chef whose immense culinary talents inspired a generation of chefs, including Gordon Ramsay and Jason Atherton. “I’ve grown up a lot since those days,” he admits. “I was often described as angry when, in fact, I was confused. I’d moved at such a fast pace that I hadn’t had time to address the difficulties of my childhood; my mother’s death. I had to learn that if I could never come to terms with it, I would have to learn to live with it.” He retired from the kitchen in 1999, but was too much in love with the restaurant business to step away from it. His restaurants now include the Frankie’s chain, which he co-owns with jockey Frankie Dettori, and whose reach stretches up to Golders Green. In recent months White, a father of four, has also been out shopping for small hotels – nice inns with rooms – in the countryside. In Norfolk and Suffolk he now has the Angel and the Lifeboat; in the Cotswolds he has bought the Pear Tree Inn, the Horse and Groom, and the Black Boy Inn. The cast of Downton Abbey stay at the Carnarvon Arms, White’s inn in Newbury, Berkshire. Is he turning his back on the capital? “No, I’m not, but it’s good to explore further afield. What’s the harm?” He is famous for cooking ridiculously posh (and expensive) food, but he says that these days he prefers, “proper simple food like perfect smoked salmon” to a six-course meal. He is also the front man for Knorr and a campaigner for branded sauces. He says: “The way I see it, companies like Heinz have spent fortunes perfecting their products – all we have to do is use them correctly. I don’t think of the contents of bottles as simply condiments for the side of the plate. Heinz Tomato Ketchup adds depth to a casserole and I use it as the base for a great sauce that works superbly with roast chicken and grilled or fried salmon. “Lea & Perrins is great too. Curry powder is a lovely seasoning for roast or fried fish, like red snapper, but why make your own curry powder? Knorr stock cubes, again, should be a seasoning rather than overpowering the other flavours of the dish. Use them correctly and they’ll improve the dish.” His Japanese assistant and driver, Mr Ishii, arrives at the table. “Mr Ishii is a great man and he puts up with me. We’re yin and yang,” says White. “We get on really well, and he drives me everywhere. He drives me here, he drives me there... he drives me mad.” A bit lame, perhaps, but it raises a laugh. And then White is off, dashing to the Range Rover and away to the countryside. n

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Autumn FlAvours Chris Ammermann, co-founder of Caravan, which has recently opened a new restaurant in King’s Cross, talks about some of his favourite grapes for autumn

e’ve had a lot of fun putting the wine list together for our new site in Granary Square. As a team, we only choose wines that all three of our founders like, so that lengthens the elimination process somewhat! At this time of year, we look for white wines with more body and texture, more pronounced fruit and heightened aromatics. These wines will stand up to the bold autumnal flavours of our dishes. One such grape is Friulano from Fruili in north east Italy. It possesses wonderful floral aromas, good acidity, weight and texture. It’s versatile, goes well with seafood, poultry and cured hams and is a fantastic match to our dish of grits and girolles. I can’t drink enough of this at the moment. Moving west, another similar grape is Albarino from Galicia, in northwest Spain. It’s wonderfully aromatic and robust, goes well with seafood and many of our vegetable dishes and is a great match to our butternut squash and chorizo croquettes, and also our mackerel fillet with avocado and corn salsa. Another grape I love when it starts getting colder is Viognier. This is a floral and highly aromatic wine with very little acidity, and goes with a wide range of food including spicy dishes. Although northern Rhone Viognier is the purest, more affordable examples are available from Languedoc, and I recently had an interesting example from Millton Estate in New Zealand’s East Coast. Staying in the northen Rhone valley but moving to red wine, it’s hard to ignore good Syrah this time of year. Characterised by black pepper, leather and spice, we are selling more Syrah than ever by way of Crozes-Hermitage from a good producer like David Reynard. This has become the wine to match with our wagyu steak. I’m a big fan of Austrian reds and, although they’re not cheap, Blaufrankish, Zweigelt and St Laurent (blended or as a varietal) always prove a success for people looking for something different. They are food-friendly wines with rich tannins, good acidity and ripe cherries. St Laurent, with its pinot noir-like flavours is great compliment to our baby back ribs and kohlrabi slaw. The final red is my wine of the moment, Occhipinti SP68, a blend of nero d’avola and frappato. It’s charming, with violet, berry fruits, fresh and alive. Funnily enough it goes fantastically well with pizza, which is a new addition to our menu. A natural wine, crafted by a feminine hand in the heat of Sicily, so perhaps a metaphor of the summer we never had, and certainly something to remember summer by on a cool autumn evening. Bring on autumn – now I just can’t wait till winter arrives! n www.caravankingscross.co.uk

plAying FAvourites Soho House’s latest Kentish Town venture brings some much-loved favourites to NW5, but it is their new concept Chicken Shop that steals the show, says Emma Johnson

nless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month or so, it can’t have escaped your notice that restaurant and bar group Soho House have turned their expert eye northwards, and opened their newest venture, (or ventures I should say, as the new site actually hosts three restaurants), in the humble confines of NW5. Occupying space where there was once a dreary Grand Union, the expert eye of the design team have turned this large space into a veritable hymn to great, fashionable, affordable food. There’s a Pizza East upstairs, and a Dirty Burger round the back (which I’ll get to in a minute), but Chicken Shop downstairs is the real success story here. Heralded by critics and locals alike, the cosy, dark space lends itself perfectly to the oncoming winter months (but didn’t seem to suffer when it launched at the end of August this year either), and the rustic, vintage diner-style décor is a perfect match for the menu. On offer, unsurprisingly, is chicken, cooked to expert perfection on a rotisserie and served as quarters, halves or wholes. The chicken comes already chopped

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into handy-to-share pieces; succulent, tasty and perfectly seasoned, they are served with hot or smoky sauce, made on the premises, and any of their four sides (I recommend them all). Homemade coleslaw is crunchy and rich, the butter lettuce and avocado has a tangy dressing and plenty of perfectly ripe avocado throughout, and the sweetcorn is, well, sweet and delicious, while the crinkle cut chips (which are automatically served with ketchup and garlic mayo), are devastatingly moreish. There are no starters, but you really don’t need any, and if you’re still hungry then there’s a huge apple pie on offer – which is brought over to your table in its entirety, where a slice as big as you fancy is cut for you. For drinks there’s beer on draft and wines served by the glass or the jug. I’ve no idea exactly what the wines are, they’re only designated as House, Decent and Good – but these descriptions are bang on, as are the prices here. Chicken Shop has a great vibe, good food, warm, efficient service, and now that they’re offering takeaway too, we can see it will soon become an NW favourite. Upstairs Pizza East offers the same formula as its two Portobello and Shoreditch sites, with industrial décor, open kitchens, bread ovens, hanging hams, intriguing starters, quirky pizzas and a family friendly approach. The wine list is unashamedly Italian, service is friendly, if a little pretentious, and seating is everything from long tables at the front of the restaurant to bar seating facing the kitchen at the back. We enjoyed some spicy pizza, nice breads and a good bottle of Italian red when we went, and the place was busy, even though it was Monday night. This is a fab addition to the area, and already becoming a popular brunch and lunch destination at the weekends. Round the back, targeting the peckish few walking past after a few drinks at The Vine, is Dirty Burger, which started life (as all good restaurants do these days), as a pop-up in Soho. Its more permanent home in NW5 definitely errs on the industrial side of industrial chic, and the shared seating, corrugated iron walls and takeaway-style service won’t be for everyone; but the burgers and chips are excellent and it has a fun, relaxed vibe. There’s lots to love here, the presence of Soho House alone has ensured NW5 is well and truly on the cool gastronomic map of London; but more importantly, the company has brought to the area two fab places to eat, and one extraordinary one. Long live Chicken Shop! n www.chickenshop.com

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best NeW MICHeLIN stARs For great British cooking Launceston Place Head chef Tim Allen joined Launceston Place earlier this year, after spending seven years at two Michelin-starred Whatley Manor in the Cotswolds. Proud of his Yorkshire roots, and a keen gardener, much of the focus here is on traditional and fresh ingredients, cooking great British classics with an elegant and flamboyant twist. The restaurant building dates back to 1839, and the décor pays homage to this with a delicate, understated-chic feel, perfectly in line with its ritzy Kensington setting. www.launcestonplace-restaurant.co.uk

For an award-winning cheF alyn williams at the westbury Hot on the heels of winning his first Michelin star, Alyn Williams was named 2012 National Chef of the Year in October this year. And it’s certainly welldeserved. His eponymous restaurant at the Westbury has been a renowned fine dining spot ever since 2011, when he left two Michelin–starred Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, where he was head chef for five years. A small intimate space, the restaurant specialises in innovative modern European cooking, served with flair and precision. www.westburymayfair.com

For quirky Fine dining st John hotel, soho Located in the heart of Chinatown, this offering from the team behind St John in Smithfield and St John Bread & Wine in Spitalfields, is the most rustic of all seven newly-starred restaurants in London this year, and its dining room is a relaxed, convivial space where the focus is most definitely on the food. British dishes and ingredients take precedence here, with bone marrow, pig’s cheek, razor clams and brown shrimp common menu features. The restaurant also offers a seasonal ‘feasting menu’ to larger groups, which includes the opportunity to pre-order a whole roast suckling pig. www.stjohngroup.uk.com

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RichaRd coRRigan Bentley’s, W1 Renowned chef Richard Corrigan, who runs three restaurants in London, gears up for winter with this hearty, warming dish

RaBBit Pie Serves two

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I grew up on rabbit, we’d go shooting on the Sunday morning and my Mum would then cook whatever we caught. She made all sorts, but her rabbit pie was legendary, and although the one at Bentley’s Sea Grill is slightly more complex, it’s still a wonderfully comforting dish. The rabbit meat is so tender after stewing in the chicken stock, whilst the morels add a fantastic earthy dimension. This pie is just as good cold.

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300g plain flour A pinch of salt 150g butter 2 egg yolks 1 egg, beaten (for glazing)

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10ml olive oil A little flour 4 rabbit legs 1 large onion, roughly chopped 1 clove garlic A small bunch thyme 1 litre chicken stock

RichaRd coRRigan Irish-born, Michelin-starred chef, Richard Corrigan is renowned for his exemplary British and Irish cooking, and now has three restaurants in London. Bentley’s Oyster Bar and Grill in Picadilly and Corrigan’s of Mayfair are both luxurious restaurants specialising in innovative fish and meat dishes respectively, while new venture The Bentley’s Sea Grill at Harrods sees the chef take over the seafood counter in the famous food hall serving oysters, shellfish and a range of seafood. www.richardcorrigan.co.uk

100ml double cream 1 leek, roughly choppped Half a bunch of tarragon A small handful of morels (optional)

Put the flour and salt into a bowl and rub in the butter until you have fine crumbs. Add the egg yolks and a turn of black pepper and mix to a smooth dough. Roll into a ball, cover and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Flour the rabbit legs, season well and colour lightly on all sides. Remove the legs from the pan. In the same pan, sweat the onion without colouring for five minutes. Add the garlic and thyme, then the browned rabbit legs. Cover with stock, bring to the boil and simmer gently for no more than 40 minutes. Remove the rabbit legs and set aside to cool. Pass the liquid through a fine sieve into a clean pan and bubble up to reduce

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by half. Add the cream and simmer for 15 minutes until you have a smooth sauce. Check seasoning. Blanch the leeks for a minute in boiling salted water and drain. Take the meat from the rabbit legs and mix with the morels, if using, the leek and tarragon. Put this mixture into an ovenproof dish. Pour the sauce over and allow to cool, then chill in the fridge for an hour or so just to firm everything up ready to take the pastry. Dampen the edge of the dish with water. Put an egg cup, upturned in the middle of the dish. Roll out the pastry and drape over the dish. Crimp the edge, brush with beaten egg and leave to rest in the fridge for an hour to firm up the pastry and prevent it shrinking when you bake it. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Bake the pie for 40 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown. n

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THE CHURCHILL BAR & TERRACE, w1

ovember might seem an odd month to launch an outdoor terrace, but there are many saving graces to new space which is set to be unveiled this month at Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill, situated on Portman Square. The whole bar area has had a makeover courtesy of design house Bespoke by Brigitta Spinocchia, with the new look bar championing culture with a light touch; Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine are referenced through art, travel, champagne, cigars and whisky, while the décor is plush and elegant. The humidor will be stocked largely with cigars selected by leading Cuban importer Hunters & Frankau and both the cocktail and wine menu feature old favourites and unique blends. The staff have been selected for their knowledge of both and, while you can prop up the bar, The Churchill Bar & Terrace has been furnished with plenty of armchairs over stools, which is by no means inconsequential in a city where venues can be made out of ice, dotted with pieces of old sports cars or accessed through secret doorways, as media-friendly talking points replace good, old-fashioned places to people watch. Outside, we’re assured heaters and blankets are at the ready and a huge bronze screen gives guests added privacy. It’s also worth going just to see a life size bronze sculpture of Winston Churchill by Lawrence Holofcener, the man commissioned to make the ‘Allies’ form of Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt, which stands in Bond Street. It looks like the outdoor social scene which characterises New York is set to land on our doorsteps. n

30 Portman Square, W1 020 7299 2035 www.london.churchill.hyatt.com

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The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Almâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; we hiked to today was an insider tip from our host. The view from here of sun-kissed mountain peaks reaching for the sky is simply spellbinding. We feel totally free, nearly giddy with joy. We might even spend the night up here. Just like the dairy maid. For information about holidays in Austria, visit www.austria.info/treasures or call 0845 101 1818

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wish list fabled flares November brings with it the first month of the Arctic winter, heralded by one of nature’s most spectacular phenomenon, the Northern Lights. At this time of year, Europe’s most uncharted expanse, the polar regions, becomes its most unique, the only place bequeathed with the glittering aurora of the sun’s solar flares. Transun offers voyagers the chance to encounter the fabled dancing lights of the polar skies, alongside a range of exhilarating activities. From nocturnal snowmobile safaris to wild huskyled adventures, none of the polar region’s extraordinary delights are overlooked. It’s a journey that spans the breadth of Europe’s northern frontier, from arrival at the ‘Gateway to the Arctic’ in Kiruna, Sweden, continuing northwards, passing majestic forests and frozen lakes along the way. 01865 265200, www.transun.co.uk

TRAVEL in style by Lulu Rumsey

HOT SPOT in November

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Europe’s eclectic city boasts all sorts of attractions at this time of year; fresh off the back of Oktoberfest, Germany’s festive spirit is awakened with the advent of the country’s famed Christmas markets. Conveniently nearby and with excellent transport links, Germany is ideal for an indulgent weekend away.

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A haven of artistic intuition with a gourmet food and drink scene, Berlin is Germany’s endlessly intriguing capital city. With cultural attractions aplenty, from the historically evocative Reichstag and the dilapidated, art adorned remains of the notorious Berlin Wall, to the inspired repertoire of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, visitors to the city can’t possibly ever be bored. The Charlottenberg Castle Christmas Market, taking place this year from 24 November to 26 December, is one of the city’s most cherished festive celebrations, presenting a uniquely wonderful ensemble of arts and crafts and world sourced cuisine, all against the scenic backdrop of the atmospherically lit 17th century Charlottenberg Castle.

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Berlin is host to no end of luxury hotels, however, Soho House is a standout for its offbeat and effortlessly fashionable charm. Located in the city’s central Mitte district, the boutique hotel is extravagant yet edgy, and teeming with personality. Rooms range from the sweetly named Tiny and Small to more decadently furnished grand Art Deco-style abodes, however all boast equally fantastic views of the city. With its sought after rooftop pool and a Cowshed spa in the basement, the Soho House is top to bottom delightful. www.sohohouseberlin.com

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room With a VieW The Pe ninsula, Tokyo Anyone who’s ever stayed at The Peninsula, Tokyo, would surely agree that concrete jungles make for superb views. The centrally located hotel looks upon such delights as Hibiya Park and the Imperial Palace, however it’s the hotel’s top floor restaurant Peter, where diners are treated to panoramic views of Japan’s sprawling capital, that has derived The Peninsula its reputation for being the viewpoint from which to take in the city. The hotel is also renowned for its palatial Spa by ESPA, the first of its kind in the country, which provides an indulgent and deeply relaxing retreat from the busy metropolis. www.peninsula.com/tokyo

World First

Long associated with underwater delights, the Maldives have paved exhilarating new ground in the aquamarine domain by recently welcoming the world’s first underwater nightclub, Subsix. Lying unobtrusively beneath an over-water restaurant, the club is an exciting addition to the Niyama resort, in the islands’ Dhaalu Atoll. Accessible by boat only, Subsix boasts floor to ceiling windows, allowing clubbers incredible views of the surrounding ocean environment. www.niyama.peraquum.com

Polo at the Palace

This November the grandiose private gardens of the stylish five star Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi will provide the setting for a two day polo tournament, bringing one of the most favoured events on London’s social calendar, Polo in the Park, to the Middle East. Polo at the Palace will see four teams representing some of the world’s leading centres of finance and fashion vying for the revered Coutts Polo Cup, whilst guests enjoy the match from the comfort of an exclusive pitch-side tent or private chalet. www.emiratespalace.ae

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Carnegie Club, skibo Castle, scotland

amankora, Bhutan

Tucked away amidst 7,500 acres of calming seclusion in the wilderness of the Scottish Highlands lies Skibo Castle, home of the elusive Carnegie Club, one of the world’s most elite escapes. The former summer home of US steel magnate Andrew Carnegie is Scotland’s best kept secret, and has maintained a loyal association with luxurious accommodation and, with membership on a committee-approved basis, ultimate exclusivity. www.carnegieclub.co.uk

A quiet Himalayan country, undisturbed by the political conflict of its neighbours and seemingly more happy to revel in the region’s romantic antiquity, Bhutan’s mountainous planes provide the perfect retreat into the unknown. Endearing for its enigmatic qualities (it’s the only country in the world to measure happiness) an escape to Bhutan involves trekking across the dynamic and varied landscape. www.amanresorts.com

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Le Saint Geran in Mauritius is one of the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest, and best, resorts. Emma Johnson experiences a luxurious escape from the real world and discovers that perfection really is possible 94

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e Saint Geran sits in a glittering turquoise lagoon on the north east side of Mauritius, its long beach snaking around the peninsula, powder white sands lapped gently by clear water and thousands of palm trees swaying gently in the breeze. A stunning nine-hole golf course stretches across the sloping hills, affording fantastic views over the tropical scenery, while their extensive grounds and manicured gardens provide the perfect place for an evening stroll. Our beautiful, spacious suite (there are only suites here, no rooms), has a small private terrace, which leads straight out to the beach. On arriving, we grab the bottle of Champagne chilling in our room, and head straight for the thatched parasols and sunbeds where fresh towels, water and cold cloths await us. The sun is warm, even through the early summer clouds, and it’s very easy to relax into ‘island time’. Later, fancying a little something to eat, we stick the blue ‘Service’ flag in the sand and order two Wagyu burger picnic boxes from a smiling waiter. Fifteen minutes later the most luxurious lunchboxes we’ve ever had arrive, opening to reveal a Thai green papaya salad, root vegetable crisps, a perfectly cooked, juicy and delicious burger and a dessert of tropical fruits, dressed with crushed mint ice. Perfect. A few hours later and we find ourselves reclining on Turkish rugs and cushions at the far end of the beach, armed with a cocktail while watching the sunset. It’s beautiful and tranquil, with jazz music filtering through the trees. We catch each other’s eye and smile. It's so perfect, it almost doesn't seem real. But it is. Le Saint Geran has been a feature of Mauritian life for over 25 years, and in that respect is very much a key part of the landscape. While it’s a big

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resort, with over 200 suites, everything is generously spacious, with even their standard suites offering walk-in wardrobes, large bathrooms, and plenty of seating and relaxing areas, both inside and outside. Architecturally, Le Saint Geran is intriguing and beautiful, with a vast marble reception and view out to the lagoon to welcome you, as well as a well-developed jungle-style garden, with a small stream, ponds and mini islands, all attracting numerous wild fish and birds, including several swans. Eating options here are extensive. The buffet and à la carte options at the main La Terrasse restaurant offer good meals, seated by the main pool with views across the beach and of the entertainment later in the evening. For lunch, this turns into a relaxed poolside eatery, offering local cuisine, such as fried rice, noodles and aromatic chicken or fish, as well as burgers, sandwiches and salads.

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Foodies, however, should make the most of the two signature restaurants here, both serving wonderful food and wine. Rasoi by Vineet, from Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia, makes the most of the hotel’s lagoon setting, with tables situated above the water and views along the sandy beach. Eating here was very romantic, and the Indian cuisine is beautifully executed. The menu offers the more traditional dishes you’d expect to find, as well as sharing dishes and more inventive options, all served with an elegant, fine dining approach. Service is discreet and informative, and the wine list (available throughout the resort) is one of the best we’ve seen. To really get the most out of the extensive wine selection, dining at Prime, their other signature restaurant, is a must. Serving a range of fish and meat, with European, Asian and African influences – we enjoyed the delights of crustacean soup, whole grilled lobster, beautifully cooked steaks and sushi; wine is expertly matched and the knowledgeable sommelier is always on hand to guide and advise. During the day, the beach provides the main place for relaxing and getting the most out of the resort. With the entire beach area serviced by efficient, friendly staff it is all too easy to sink onto your sunbed in the morning and never leave it, except for a leisurely dip in the crystal clear water. In fact, the only thing we’d move for was

the excellent spa, enjoying several wonderful treatments during our stay. If you can, book their Garden Room – a treatment room in the middle of the jungle gardens – and have a massage while allowing your mind to drift off to the sound of native birds calling in the trees. Afterwards a soothing stint in the sauna or steam room leaves you feeling refreshed and enlivened, while the spa’s beautiful swimming pool provides a peaceful, child-free place to swim and relax. Not that it was actually a necessity. Activities for children here are second to none and many couples could be seen enjoying their calm mornings, afternoons and evenings, while their children enjoyed the KidsOnly club, which provides fully-supervised activities – such as local discovery, education, culture, nature, sports, arts and crafts – from 10am to 10pm. There is always the danger with hotels entering their third decade that they’ve been left behind by the style, modernity and changing trends of the on-going years. An older hotel can still have retained its reputation, but sometimes its more dated décor and approach cannot compete with the newer models. Not so with Le Saint Geran, the veritable grande dame of hotels in Mauritius, and a well-deserved title. Tell anyone that you’re going to the east side of the island and they’ll nod sagely and say: ‘Le Saint Geran…?’ It’s not really a question, either. There is simply nowhere better to stay. n

MORE INFORMATION Select Collection offers the following luxury package to Mauritius: Seven nights at One&Only Le Saint Géran from £5,315 per person in a Junior Suite based on two people sharing on a half board basis. The price includes: BA Business Class flights from London, use of BA lounge at London Gatwick,VIP arrival & departure from Mauritius through YU Lounge and private platinum airport-hotel transfers with Mautourco (MercedesS or BMW7). Offer valid until 19 December 2012. With 20 years of experience in luxury travel, Select Collection offers a fully bespoke and personal service, creating tailormade itineraries to a handpicked portfolio of hotels and resorts worldwide. Select Collection: 020 7491 7171 www.selectcollection.co.uk Le Saint Geran: www.oneandonlyresorts.com

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AMSTERDAM

With one of the world’s most important art collections, alongside a wealth of stunning boutiques, cafés and restaurants, Elle Blakeman explores the picturesque canal-side city of Amsterdam

msterdam is the biggest village you’ll ever see. It may be the largest city in Netherlands, and the capital city at that, but at its heart Amsterdam is a beautiful, quaint little village, full of people riding bikes over canals, quirky architecture decorated with exquisite flowers and outdoor cafés with pretty garden furniture inviting you to while away the afternoon. As the ancient, cobbled streets are simply not built for cars – and the parking worse than London – Amsterdam is deliciously devoid of the traffic, noise and pollution that plague every other major city in the world. For visitors, you will find that most things are easily within walking or cycling distance, both of which are a great way to get around. The city houses some of the world’s most impressive art, mixing the Old Masters with the great modern painters; street art with renowned antique galleries. See Rembrant’s Night Watch and Vermeer’s striking Kitchen Maid before moving on to the pre-war 20th century artists: Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse and Chagall. The Van Gogh museum demands at least an afternoon – and advance tickets to avoid the understandably large

queues – with 200 paintings and 500 drawings by the post-Impressionist Dutch painter. For those inspired to bring some art home, the Jordaan area should be next on your list, with around 40 specialist galleries. You can also visit studios at Open Ateliers Jordaan, to see art being made. And for anyone who prefers to wear their art on their sleeve, head for the chic streets of PC Hooftstraat, Amsterdam’s answer to Bond Street and Mount Street combined, where you will find all the usual suspects: Vuitton, Mulberry, Chanel and their peers. Another place that should be high on the agenda of every stylish traveller are De Negen Straatjes (the Nine Streets) – a three-block by three-block set of quirky little streets over the canal, filled with trendy little boutiques, cafés, bars and restaurants, all ideal for leisurely exploring. At night, avoid the seedy side of the city, and head to the Muziektheater, the home of The Dutch Opera, The National Ballet and the Holland Symphonia. Situated at the borders of the river Amstel in one of the oldest parts of the city, it is a beautiful place to see the lights reflecting over the canal and absorb the magic of this Dutch village. n

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For a cultural trip, the Canal House, located in the heart of the Jordaan is the ideal place to be. This seriously luxurious boutique hotel houses high ceilings, a vast art collection and impressively large and opulent rooms, rich with colour and art and suitably quirky décor. Though the front looks over the stunning Keizersgracht canal – the perfect place to watch the world float by – you will struggle to drag yourself away from the back, where you will find one of the largest private gardens in Amsterdam, complete with a private summer house, with just enough space for two. The Canal House, Keizersgracht 148, Amsterdam 00 31 020 622 5182, www.canalhouse.nl

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For a real Dutch treat and a unique dining experience, head to De Kas (the greenhouse), which unsurprisingly is an enormous – but luxurious – greenhouse, where one half is reserved for growing the food, and the other half for eating it. Founded by Gert Jan Hageman in 2001, after earning a Michelin star for his Dutch haute cuisine, the food here is healthy and delicious – it will change the way you feel about vegetables: Oyster plant, anyone? www.restaurantdekas.nl

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Step into a 14th century secret at the Begijnhof. Once a religious house, when the Roman Catholic church was forbidden in Amsterdam, it continues to offer a hidden sanctuary away from the city, with its ancient chapel, exquisite stained glass windows and beautiful courtyard and gardens. www.begijnhofamsterdam.nl

Bedroom at the Canal House

Canal House hotel

★★★★★

Overlooking Kensington Palace and Hyde Park this gracious hotel offers exceptional value and service and is a landmark of unique character and 21st century elegance. Knightsbridge shopping, Kensington High Street antiques, the Royal Albert Hall and magnificent museums are all near at hand. From the stylish design and decor to the small thoughtful details and the discreet, yet warm personal service, our aim is to make every guest feel special, cared for, and most of all, at home.

1 Kensington Court, London W8 5DL T: +44 (0)20 7917 1000 E: bookms@rchmail.com www.milestonehotel.com For ‘Best Available Rates’ quote Kensington and Chelsea Magazine when booking.

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unique hotels Quirky hotels and extraordinary locations Quinta Real Zacatecas, Mexico

by Lulu Rumsey

Quinta Real Zacatecas, Mexico

Hôtel Palafitte, Switzerland

Innovatively tucked into the grandstand of the restored former San Pedro bullfighting ring lies arguably Mexico’s most unusually unique luxury hotel, Quinta Real Zacatecas. The 19th century structure has retained all of the majesty of its former role, but the hotel’s quiet exclusivity means it’s a world away from its former crowd hosting days. Offering guests boutique-style intimacy, whilst at the same time not compromising on any of the extravagance of a five star establishment, Quinta Real Zacatecas is a rich introduction into Mexico’s vibrant culture. www.quintarealhotels.com

Hôtel Palafitte, switZeRland The only hotel in Europe built entirely upon water is exceptional not only for its aquatic nature but also for its skilful recreation of the water bungalows that pepper the South Pacific, in the tranquil Lake Neuchâtel of the Swiss Alps. Hotel Palafitte adeptly offers stylish, luxury accommodation both on and off shore, but it’s the 24 pavilions on the lake, each with breath-taking views of the surrounding waters and the looming Alps that have earned the hotel well-deserved worldwide recognition for being distinctly unique. www.palafitte.ch

The Liberty Hotel, Boston

tHe libeRty Hotel, boston, usa Formerly home to the questionable characters serving time at the Charles Street Jail, the satirically named Liberty Hotel in Boston now welcomes a much more starry group of guests. Meticulously transformed into the luxury establishment it embodies today, the hotel’s glamorous façade contains more than a few ironic nods towards its former days as the city’s infamous penitentiary. The lobby has retained the commanding structure of the prison exercise arena, and guests also have a chance to enter the Clink, the hotel’s humorously titled American cuisine restaurant. www.libertyhotel.com

iceHotel, sweden Bubblesuite, ICEHOTEL, Sweden. Photographer: Leif Milling Artists : Wilfred Stijger and Edith van de Wetering

Much can be fashioned out of ice, but an entire hotel beggars belief from even the most gullible traveller. A world first, the palatial ICEHOTEL is constructed purely out of ice and snow every winter, and sits grandly 200km north of the Arctic Circle. A cross between hotel and art installation, the ICEHOTEL is formed from the creative endeavours of artists across the world, who descend when temperatures drop below zero to fashion the creations that comprise the hotel. www.icehotel.com

Hotel ceRtosa di Maggiano, italy

Hotel Certosa Di Maggiano, Italy

This sprawling edifice lying close to the town of Siena, deep in the Tuscan countryside, has undergone many guises over the years. From 14th century Carthusian monastery to luxurious private home, the site now presents Hotel Certosa di Maggiano, an exclusive family-run boutique hotel. The hotel’s extensive grounds mean that it has lost none of its ability to inspire tranquillity and calm. n www.certosadimaggiano.com

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lAurenCe leigh 020 7483 0101 www.laurenceleigh.com

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An impressive period conversion occupying the entire ground floor with own entrance and private garden. Approx. 888 sq ft. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception room. £425,000 Share of Freehold 020 7267 7074 camden@faronsutaria.co.uk

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A 1st floor apartment with twin doors leading out to the cast iron balcony and communal gardens. Approx. 406 sq ft. Bedroom, bathroom, open-plan kitchen/reception room. £330,000 Leasehold 020 7267 7074 camden@faronsutaria.co.uk

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This elegant Grade I Listed Nash residence is arranged over five floors and boasts luxurious living and entertaining space throughout. Master bedroom with dressing room and en suite facilities, 2 further bedrooms (1 with en suite) bathroom, library, kitchen, balcony. Approximately 278.7 sq m (3,000 sq ft) Leasehold 125 Years Guide Price: ÂŁ6,500,000 (SJW120072)

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Frognal, Hampstead Village NW3

Newly refurbished double fronted detached Village house This beautiful refurbishment has taken three years to complete and the house now offers exceptional lateral living in the heart of Hampstead Village with the benefit of leisure facilities including a swimming pool, Jacuzzi and cinema room. 7 bedrooms, 5 reception rooms, 7 bathrooms, garden, swimming pool, private parking. Freehold Guide Price: ÂŁ12,950,000

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BRONDESBURY LONDON NW2 £3,250,000 FREEHOLD A rare opportunity to purchase a fabulous detached Victorian family home (421.8sq m/4,540sq ft) set back from the road behind a gravelled drive providing off street parking for up to four cars approached via electronic gates. This exceptional low built property provides spacious well planned non-basement accommodation arranged over three floors which has been the subject of considerable expenditure resulting in a unique home successfully blending numerous period features together with striking contemporary design. ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Principal Bedroom with Dressing Room & En-Suite Bathroom, 4 Further Bedrooms (1 En-Suite Bathroom), Family Bathroom, Shower Room, Double Reception Room, Family Room, Study, Open Plan Kitchen/Dining Area/Conservatory, Gymnasium with adjoining Shower Room, Utility Room, Guest Cloakroom, 112' Rear Garden with Hot Tub, Garden Store, Off Street Parking for up to 4 Cars. SOLE AGENT

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LANCASTER GROVE BELSIZE PARK NW3 £8,500,000 FREEHOLD An outstanding opportunity to purchase a substantial site with detailed planning permission to construct a truly spectacular ‘Arts & Crafts’ family home of 732sq m/7,880sq ft set within extensive private grounds with gated forecourt parking for several vehicles. The house, once constructed in brick, allows it to harmonise with the surrounding buildings. The street façade has a semi-octagonal stone bay spanning two floors, set between two projecting pavilions. Internally, this feature creates a spacious hall area with a central vista running through the building. The rear garden elevation has a colonnade with a balustrade balcony above. Detailed planning consent has been secured by award winning Adam Architecture. Details, architectural drawings, site plans and copies of all the relevant planning consents are available upon request. SOLE AGENT

ABBEY ROAD ST JOHN’S WOOD NW8 £3,750,000 FREEHOLD A lovely Grade II Listed detached period house (266sq m/2,862sq ft) situated within the St John’s Wood Conservation Area. The house, which is set back from the road and arranged over three floors only, features a charming conservatory linking the studio to the main house. Further benefits include a landscaped private rear garden and off street parking for 2/3 cars. Abbey Road is enviably located within close proximity to the American School in London whilst in easy reach of St John’s Wood’s fashionable shops, restaurants and nearby to transport links including St John’s Wood Underground Station (Jubilee Line). ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Principal Bedroom with En-Suite Bathroom, 2/3 Further Bedrooms, 2 Shower Rooms (1 En-Suite), Drawing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Family Room, Conservatory, Studio House with Gallery, En-Suite Bathroom, Kitchenette, Gallery/Bedroom, Guest Cloakroom, Underfloor Heating to the Conservatory and Studio, Off Street Parking for 2/3 Cars, Separate Side Entrance leading to Rear Garden. JOINT SOLE AGENT

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FORMOSA STREET LITTLE VENICE W9 POA FREEHOLD A rare opportunity to purchase a stunning Victorian town house that has been meticulously restored throughout to an exceptionally high standard. The house provides bright and spacious well planned accommodation featuring expansive entertaining areas skilfully combining contemporary amenities with the original period features. The property also benefits from a stylish south facing patio garden and a charming open aspect over Bristol Mews to the rear. Formosa Street is conveniently located only 100m from both Warwick Avenue Underground Station (Bakerloo Line) and The Regent’s Canal, in addition to which, London Heathrow Airport is only 15 minutes away on the Heathrow Express from Paddington. The extensive sporting facilities of Paddington Recreation Ground (2.7 acres) and the restaurants, shops and boutiques of Clifton Gardens are both less than 3/4 of a mile away. ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Principal Bedroom with Dressing Room and En-Suite Bathroom, 3 Further Bedrooms (1 with En-Suite Shower Room), Family Bathroom, Reception Room, Dining Room, Utility Room, Guest Cloakroom, Kitchen/Family Room/Breakfast Room, Roof Terrace, Underfloor Heating, Sonos Sound System, Patio Garden. JOINT SOLE AGENT

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A rarely available raised and lower ground floor maisonette within an imposing double-fronted detached property on a sought after tree-lined Hampstead street.

27’4 reception opening to garden 22’4 2nd reception with bay window 33’4 kitchen/conservatory 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms Magnificent 90’ garden with patio

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A selection of 4 apartments Raised and ground floor 1668 sq ft 3 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, south-facing garden £1,525,000

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Raised and ground floor 1701 sq ft 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, south-facing garden £1,595,000

Upper maisonette 1271 sq ft 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, south-facing atrium-style reception £1,075,000 Contact West Hampstead Office 020 7784 7111

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Sold on Service What do you love most about working in the property industry? The property industry is a true meritocracy – the harder you work, the better you do, and now I have the pleasure that the success Parkheath gains is also spread amongst my staff. My working day can vary from discussing the marketing of a landmark development or motivating my sales team, to formulating our company marketing strategy for the year ahead. As a local boy, at the heart of it all is as always, my love of the area and my love of property.

Tom Gladwin, managing director of Parkheath, talks to Vantage about the challenges and rewards of working in the London property market

What differentiates Parkheath’s approach from that of others in the industry? I think we have an enviable team. Time and time again we are also told our service stands out above our competitors and we are immensely proud of this. We are about to celebrate our 30th year, and felt reaching this grand old age was a good excuse for a bit of a makeover, so we have refreshed the brand logo and offices. In each of our offices you will find the words ‘Sold On Service’, it encapsulates what happy clients say when they write to thank us for selling, letting or managing their properties. It is what our reputation is built on so it seemed right to put it on our walls and on all our advertising. We are also blessed with a team of long serving agents, most of the senior members of staff have been with us for more than 15 years. It’s a rarity in this industry and means our staff are extremely knowledgeable about their specific market. I believe this is why we lead the way in sales and lettings in our areas. Do you personally invest in property? No. I feel that if an owner of an estate agency buys investment properties then the integrity of that agency is compromised. The agent’s aim is to do the very best possible for its client and to buy property in the area in which you operate can only lead to a conflict of interests. I have, however, recently bought and renovated a house, and did so at the time I was telling people to move. I wrote several pieces about the London Market’s Bounce Back and put my own money where my mouth was. What makes the London property market so unique? London was originally made up of small villages, which gradually grew together. This has meant that the desirable locations such as Belsize Park, Hampstead and St John’s Wood can only ever be a finite size. Extra property cannot just be built next door – the postcodes ensure that exclusivity. Demand within these areas is strong and competition between traditional owner occupiers, property investors and developers is fierce. This ensures that prices are kept strong and that rental returns remain dependable. What role does London play in the global property market? London is currently viewed as one of, if not the, best city in the world. The Olympics has showcased how fantastic it is to live here. It is also seen as a safe haven for investors. The resilience the London property market showed at the darkest time of the recent recession has made a huge impact on investors all over the world. At Parkheath we feel very positive about the future. n www.parkheath.com

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Belsize Belsize Park Park Gardens Gardens NW3 NW3 £3,650,000 £3,650,000

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St J o h n ' s Wo o d, N W 8 A stunning Victorian Gothic style house with separate guest/ staff cottage in a delightful garden setting, arranged over two floors only and retaining many original features. 4 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms (2 en Suite) : Double Reception Room : Dining Room : Family Room : Study : Kitchen/Breakfast Room : Utility Room : Studio Cottage with Shower Room and Kitchenette: 2 Cloakrooms : Landscaped Front and Rear Gardens AVAILABLE TO RENT

£2,950 PER WEEK

Hampstead Garden Suburb, N2

H a m p s t e a d, N W 3 This light, spacious and well presented semi-detached house is located within a stone's throw of Hampstead Village and provides a tastefully decorated family home over three floors with parking. 5 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms (2 en Suite) : 2 Reception Rooms Kitchen/Breakfast Room : Guest Cloakroom : Garage : Off Street Parking : Front and Rear Gardens AVAILABLE TO RENT

£2,950 PER WEEK

St J o h n s Wo o d, N W 8

A spacious detached house with well presented family accommodation that opens onto a large rear garden. Features include air conditioning to the main rooms and good quality fittings throughout.

A beautifully renovated town house that includes a lock up garage and a west facing garden located within minutes of the American School and a short walk of St John’s Wood’s underground station.

6 Bedrooms : 5 Bathrooms (4 en Suite) : Double Reception Room Family Room : Kitchen/Breakfast Room : Guest Cloakroom Private Rear Garden : Off Street Parking for 2-3 Vehicles

4 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms (2 en Suite) : Guest Cloakroom 2 Reception Rooms Separate Basement Studio Room/Den : Private Rear Garden : Lock Up Garage

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A rare opportunity to rent a large family house in this private road accessible only via a security gate manned 24 hrs a day. the house which offers 6,360 sq ft/ 600 sq m of accommodation backs onto and overlooks Highgate golf course, as illustrated. Master bedroom suite comprising bedroom, large dressing room, bathroom, terrace, 7 further bedrooms 3 further bathrooms, drawing room, dining room, family room, snooker room, kitchen/breakfast room, bar area, utility room, 2 guest cloakrooms, detached glass garden pavilion, extensive parking, garage, Large garden with swimming pool. AVAiLABLe to ReNt

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Ormonde Terrace, Parkhill St John’s Road,Wood, Belsize NW8 Park, NW3

Templar Court, St Stephens St John’s Close, Wood, St John’s NW8 Wood, NW8

s modern A newly refurbished two A bedroom, well presented two bathroom three bedroom, apartment two bathroom (112sq m/1,208sq (1,167 sqft), ft /108 set sq.m) A fabulous duplex three double A beautifully bedroom presented apartment three situated bedroom, on the twofourth bathroom floor apartment of this modern (1,627 sq ft / 1 errace. on the garden level of thisapartment purpose built, situated portered on the block. second This&apartment third floorsoffers of thisanperiod open conversion. block. The property situated has a spacious on the firstreception floor of this room prestigious leading onto development a privatelocated terrace.off London's f r Court plan entertainingThe space property with direct is offered access in good to its decorative own privateorder tieredthroughout garden and and is offers a balcony It also with benefits fromAvenue a largeRoad. eat-inThe kitchen apartment and underground features twoparking. intercommunicating Templar Court reception room und and situated immediately views adjacent towardstoParliament Primrose Hill Hill.Park Parkhill and Road well located is situated for all between the Southend features Green24 hour porterage wooden flooring and is conveniently and fireplace.located Additional for Lords features Cricket include Ground 24 hour andporterage, lim amenities ofand St John's BelsizeWood Park both High of Street which and offer underground good transport station. links and fashionable café's, street parking forRegents two cars,Park. passenger lift and access to Primrose Hill is located shops and restaurants. behind the building.

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£950,000

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Collection Penthouse, Place, St Wellington John's Wood, Court,NW8 St John’s Wood,Penthouse, NW8 Prince Albert Warwick Court,Avenue, St John’s Little Wood, Venice, NW8 W9

ilt block Once the home to the A fantastic Saatchi three Gallery, bedroom, The Collection two bathroom is where penthouse architecture apartment meets art (1,550 in sq ft /A144 stunning sq m) three bedroom An elegant penthouse five/six bedroom apartment, upper situated maisonette in this purpose situated in built thisblock beautiful Grade nal roof this exceptional situated contemporary on the seventh home combining floor of this quality well regarded architecture, block. the Thefinest property features spectacular along Prince Albert Road. white Thisstucco uniqueperiod apartment housebenefits in the heart from of anLittle exceptional Venice. roof Offering spaciou Regents materials, craftsmanship, views and technology has undergone and design an extensive in the most refurbishment desirableprogram part of offering a very terrace highcomprising 1,131 accommodation sq ft, featuring comprising incredible 2,500 panoramic sq ft / 232 views sq m, across and featuring Regents a magnifice rage, North London. Thisstandard secure house of modern comprises living. Other of three features bedrooms, includethree porterage, bathrooms, passenger lift, basement Park, Primrose Hill and floorLondon double reception beyond. Additional room withbenefits two working include fireplaces, porterage, ornate cornicing, le to rent luxury eat in kitchen,storage a large and reception a longroom, lease. roof Wellington terrace, Court concierge is situated and moments underground from St John's passenger Wood lift, lock up bathrooms, garage and utility additional room, guest limited WC, off 27ft street roof parking. terraceAvailable and stunning to rentcommunal g High Streetprivate and opposite garage.St John's Wood underground station (Jubilee line). with a tennis oncourt. an unfurnished The property basis. is adjacent to Warwick Avenue underground

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Gloucester Crescent, Primrose Hill, NW1

£3,500,000

A beautifully presented five bedroom period family house set within this tranquil crescent, moments from the open spaces of both Sole Leasehold AgentPark.£1,995 pw Sole Agent £1,999,950 Principal Share of Freehold £2,650 pw Soleprivate Agentrear £3,750,000 Primrose Hill and Regents TheJoint house boasts an exceptional kitchen/breakfast room which leads toAgent a pretty and secluded garden, elegant reception room with separate study, master bedroom suite, four further bedrooms, one en-suite bathroom and family bathroom.

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Parkhill Road, Belsize Park, NW3

St Stephens Close, St John’s Wood, NW8

A well presented three bedroom, two bathroom (1,167 sq ft /108 sq.m) duplex apartment situated on the second & third floors of this period conversion. The property is offered in good decorative order throughout and offers a balcony with views towards Parliament Hill. Parkhill Road is situated between Southend Green and Belsize Park both of which offer good transport links and fashionable café's, shops and restaurants.

A beautifully presented three bedroom, two bathroom apartment (1,627 sq ft / 151 sq m) situated on the first floor of this prestigious development located off London's famous Avenue Road. The apartment features two intercommunicating reception rooms with wooden flooring and fireplace. Additional features include 24 hour porterage, limited off street parking for two cars, passenger lift and access to Primrose Hill is located directly behind the building.

Share of Freehold

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£950,000

Share of Freehold

Sole Agent

£1,795,000

Windsor House, Bishops Avenue London N2 | Price On Application An exceptional new state of the art freehold mansion set in beautifully landscaped grounds in this world renowned tree lined avenue. An elegant brand new residence featuring some of the finest custom designed finishes and contemporary luxuries available including an incredible indoor/outdoor swimming pool which, at the press of a button, converts into an extra reception room. Windsor House is a truly inspired brand new modern mansion of approximately 10,750 sq ft of luxuriously appointed accommodation, brimming with facilities commensurate with the ultimate in modern living. Windsor House has 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms (all en suite), 7 reception rooms, cinema, indoor/outdoor pool, gym, beauty salon, separate staff quarters, 2 car storage facility as well as off street parking for 6 cars. Large rear garden approached via the expansive upper terrace with a hot tub and external sound system.

Penthouse, Wellington Court, St John’s Wood, NW8

Warwick Avenue, Little Venice, W9

A fantastic three bedroom, two bathroom penthouse apartment (1,550 sq ft / 144 sq m) An elegant five/six bedroom upper maisonette situated in this beautiful Grade II Listed • 36’ Principal drawing room situated on the seventh floor of this well regarded block. The property features spectacular white stucco period house in the heart of Little Venice. Offering spacious views and has undergone an extensive refurbishment program •offering a very high accommodation comprising 2,500 sq ft / 232 sq m, and featuring a magnificent first 22’ Family room standard of modern living. Other features include porterage, passenger basement floorand double reception room with two working fireplaces, ornate cornicing, four • Largelift, dining room, extensively fitted equipped kitchen storage and a long lease. Wellington Court is situated moments from St John's Wood bathrooms, utility room, guest WC, bedroom 27ft roof terrace • Imposing master bedroom suite with 2 dressing rooms, 6 further suites and stunning communal gardens High Street and opposite St John's Wood underground station (Jubilee line). with a tennis court. The property is adjacent to Warwick Avenue station. • Overall entertaining space can extend to approximately 50’ including the indoor pool area once underground the floor is raised

Springfield Road, St John’s Wood, NW8

£4,500,000

A detached house with the benefit of full planning permission to extend and redesign the external and internal layout creating an outstanding • Bathroom and sauna Leasehold Joint Sole3,960 Agent Freehold Solegarden. Agent Springfield £3,750,000 family home of approximately sq ft. £1,999,950 The house benefits from off street parkingShare and a of mature south facing Road is • Utility room a prestigious tree lined residential street on the West side of St John’s Wood, conveniently located for The American School and the many • Wine cellar local transport and shopping amenities in the area. Plans available on request. • Salon/beauty treatment room

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Ormonde Terrace, St John’s Wood, NW8

Templar Court, St John’s Wood, NW8

A newly refurbished two bedroom, two bathroom apartment (112sq m/1,208sq ft), set on the garden level of this purpose built, portered block. This apartment offers an open plan entertaining space with direct access to its own private tiered garden and is situated immediately adjacent to Primrose Hill Park and well located for all the amenities of St John's Wood High Street and underground station.

A fabulous three double bedroom apartment situated on the fourth floor of this modern block. The property has a spacious reception room leading onto a private terrace. It also benefits from a large eat-in kitchen and underground parking. Templar Court features 24 hour porterage and is conveniently located for Lords Cricket Ground and Regents Park.

Sole Agent

£1,000 pw

Collection Place, St John's Wood, NW8

Principal Agent

£1,150 pw

Penthouse, Prince Albert Court, St John’s Wood, NW8

Once the home to the Saatchi Gallery, The Collection is where architecture meets art in A stunning three bedroom penthouse apartment, situated in this purpose built block this exceptional contemporary home combining quality architecture, the finest along Prince Albert Road. This unique apartment benefits from an exceptional roof materials, craftsmanship, technology and design in the most desirable part of terrace comprising 1,131 sq ft, featuring incredible panoramic views across Regents North London. This secure house comprises of three bedrooms, three bathrooms, Park, Primrose Hill and London beyond. Additional benefits include porterage, luxury eat in kitchen, a large reception room, roof terrace, concierge and underground passenger lift, lock up garage and additional limited off street parking. Available to rent private garage. on an unfurnished basis. Number 1ASt.beautifully Katharine’spresented Precinct is a five magnificent Grade II* listed house in Regent’s Park providing over 6,000 sq ft (557.42 sq m)from of living in 1826-8 and bedroom period family house set within this tranquil crescent, moments thespace, openoriginally spacesbuilt of both Sole Agent Ambrose £1,995 pw boasts Principal Agent £2,650 pw private designed by renowned the first in 25 years kitchen/breakfast this stately home is now being brought to market by leading developer Oakmayne Primrose Hill and architect RegentsSirPark. ThePoynter. houseFor antime exceptional room which leads to a pretty andluxury secluded rear Bespoke. Set behind a gravel driveway with pier gates and railings, the house combines Gothic architecture, modern interiors and a contemporary specification. This beautiful garden, elegant reception room with separate study, master bedroom suite, four further bedrooms, one en-suite bathroom house provides five bedrooms, three interconnecting reception rooms, kitchen, breakfast room, dining room, entertainment/games room, garden and off street parking.

Gloucester Crescent, Primrose Hill, NW1 | |Price £3,500,000 St Katharine’s Precinct, Regents Park, NW1 on Application

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Parkhill Road, Belsize Park, NW3

St Stephens Close, St John’s Wood, NW8

Share of Freehold

Joint Sole Agent

£950,000

Penthouse, Wellington Court, St John’s Wood, NW8

Share of Freehold

Sole Agent

£1,795,000

Warwick Avenue, Little Venice, W9

A fantastic three bedroom, two bathroom penthouse apartment (1,550 sq ft / 144 sq m) An elegant five/six bedroom upper maisonette situated in this beautiful Grade II Listed situated on the seventh floor of this well regarded block. The property features spectacular white stucco period house in the heart of Little Venice. Offering spacious views and has undergone an extensive refurbishment program offering a very high accommodation comprising 2,500 sq ft / 232 sq m, and featuring a magnificent first standard of modern living. Other features include porterage, passenger lift, basement floor double reception room with two working fireplaces, ornate cornicing, four storage and a long lease. Wellington Court is situated moments from St John's Wood bathrooms, utility room, guest WC, 27ft roof terrace and stunning communal gardens High Street and opposite St John's Wood underground station (Jubilee line). with a tennis court. The property is adjacent to Warwick Avenue underground station. AAbeautifully modernised four double bedroom apartment (2,148 sq ft / 199tosqextend m approx) onredesign the second floor of this prestigious modern block on Prince Road. detached house with the benefit of full planning permission and the external and internal layout creating anAlbert outstanding Leasehold Joint Sole Agent £1,999,950 ofroom Freehold Sole Agent £3,750,000 The apartment has refurbished to3,960 a high sq standard andhouse features a fabulous kitchen/breakfast roomShare and ideal for entertaining and en-suite facilities to all is family home ofbeen approximately ft. The benefits from off street parking andliving a mature south facing garden. Springfield Road bedrooms. The property also features two large balconies with views towards Regents Park, 24 hour porterage and underground parking.

Road, St Road, John’s St Wood, NW8 £4,500,000 Imperial Springfield Court, Prince Albert John’s Wood,| NW8 | £4,100,000

a prestigious tree lined residential street on the West side of St John’s Wood, conveniently located for The American School and the many local transport and shopping amenities in the area. Plans available on request.

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Templar John’s Wood, NW8 HarleyCourt, Road,StPrimrose Hill, NW3

A newly refurbished two bedroom, two bathroom apartment m/1,208sq ft), aset A delightful two bedroom, two bathroom garden flat (942 (112sq sq ft / 87 sq m) with onreserved the garden level of thisparking purpose built, portered block. This apartment an open underground space. The property has been recentlyoffers refurbished plan space with throughout direct access to aitsseparate own private tieredstorage gardencloset. and is and entertaining has underfloor heating and lock-up situated immediately Hill Park and well for Wood all the & Marlborough Hill is welladjacent located to forPrimrose The American School andlocated St Johns amenities of StCottage John's Wood High Street and (Jubilee underground Swiss underground stations Line).station.

A fabulous three double bedroom apartment situated on the fourth floor ofsituated this modern A beautifully presented two double bedroom, two bathroom apartment on block. The property hasimposing a spacious reception roomresidence. leading onto privateapartment terrace. the second floor of this detached period Thisabright It also benefits from a large eat-in kitchen andand underground parking. Templar Court is offered in excellent decorative condition benefits from a secure off street features hour and porterage conveniently located forbuilding Lords Cricket Ground and parking24 space the useand of aiscommunal garden. The is approached via Regents Park. electronically operated security gates.

Joint Sole Agent Share of Freehold Sole Agent £1,000 pw

£895,000

Sole Agent Share of Freehold £1,050,000 Principal Agent £1,150 pw

Collection Place,St StJohn’s John'sWood, Wood,NW8 NW8 Templar Court,

Penthouse,Warwick Prince Albert Court, John’sW9 Wood, NW8 Avenue, LittleStVenice,

A fabulous double bedroom two bathroom apartment (1,422 sq in Once the homethree to the Saatchi Gallery,apartment, The Collection is where architecture meets art ft /this 132exceptional sq m) situated on the fourth floor of this modern The property has a contemporary home combining qualityblock. architecture, the finest spacious reception room leading onto aand private terrace benefits frompart a large materials, craftsmanship, technology design in theand most desirable of eat-inLondon. kitchen This and reserved underground parking space. Templarthree Court features North secure house comprises of three bedrooms, bathrooms, hour porterage and is conveniently Regentsand Park. luxury eat in24kitchen, a large reception room, roof located terrace, for concierge underground private garage.

An elegant five/six bedroom upper apartment, maisonette situated situated in in this this purpose beautiful built Grade II A stunning three bedroom penthouse block Listed whiteAlbert stucco period in apartment the heart ofbenefits Little Venice. Offering spacious along Prince Road. Thishouse unique from an exceptional roof accommodation comprising 2,500 sq.incredible ft / 232 sq. m, the apartment features a terrace comprising 1,131 sq ft, featuring panoramic views across Regents magnificent firstHill floor double reception room with two working fireplaces, ornate Park, Primrose and London beyond. Additional benefits include porterage, cornicing, communal gardenlimited and private roofparking. terrace.Available to rent passenger lift, lock up garage and additional off street on an unfurnished basis.

Gloucester Crescent, Primrose Hill, NW1

£3,500,000

A beautifully presented five bedroom period family house set within this tranquil crescent, moments from the open spaces of both Joint SoleSole Agent £2,150,000 Joint Sole Agent AgentLeasehold £1,995 pw Principal Share Agent of Freehold £2,650 pw £3,495,000 Primrose Hill and Regents Park. The house boasts an exceptional kitchen/breakfast room which leads to a pretty and secluded private rear garden, elegant reception room with separate study, master bedroom suite, four further bedrooms, one en-suite bathroom and family bathroom.

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Parkhill Road, Alma Square, StBelsize John’s Park, Wood,NW3 NW8

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well presented three bedroom, two bathroom (1,167 sqset ft /108 duplex AA modern and spacious one double bedroom apartment withinsq.m) this charming apartment situated the second third floors of only this period period conversion andon located on St & John’s Woods Gardenconversion. Square. The The propertyprovides is offeredcomfortable in good decorative order throughout and offers balconyand with apartment accommodation for one person or a couple views towards Parliament Hill. Parkhill is situated Southend Green benefits from Vaulted ceilings, WoodenRoad floors, modern between kitchen and bathroom. St and Belsize Park both of which good transport links distance. and fashionable café's, John’ Wood tubeoffer station is within walking shops and restaurants.

A beautifully presented three bedroom, two bathroom apartment (1,627 sq ftof/ St 151 sq m) A beautifully presented two double bedroom apartment located in one Johns situatedpremier on the first floor ofThe this accommodation prestigious development located off London's famous Wood’s locations. comprises a spacious reception room, Avenue The apartment features two intercommunicating rooms with separateRoad. fully fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms and a largereception family bathroom. The wooden flooring fireplace. Additional include 24 hour porterage, off property boasts and an abundance of naturalfeatures light and is located moments fromlimited the shops street parking for two cars, passenger lift and access Hill is located and cafés of St John’s Wood High Street andtoStPrimrose John’s Wood Station.directly behind the building.

Sole Agent £460 per week Share of Freehold Joint Sole Agent £950,000

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Warwick Avenue,StLittle Venice, W9NW8 Hamilton Gardens, John’s Wood,

AAstunning property on the penthouse raised ground floor of(1,550 a Victorian fantastic two threebedroom bedroom, two bathroom apartment sq ft /conversion, 144 sq m) located close proximity St well Johns Wood block. tube station. This property been situated onwithin the seventh floor of this regarded The property features has spectacular interior and has a contemporary feel with wood flooring throughout, bright viewsdesigned and has undergone an extensive refurbishment program offering a very high bay windows, high ceilings and original Additionally features separate standard of modern living. Other featuresfireplaces. include porterage, passenger lift,abasement modern with and two luxurious with underfloor heating. storage and akitchen long lease. Wellington Court is bathrooms situated moments from St John's Wood High Street and opposite St John's Wood underground station (Jubilee line).

A beautifully presented fourupper bedroom (2,082situated sq ft 193 sq m) mid terrace An elegant five/six bedroom maisonette in this beautiful Grade Victorian II Listed house situated four floors presented superbOffering decorative condition white stuccoover period house in and the heart of LittleinVenice. spacious throughout. Hamilton Gardens is situated within short distance of the American accommodation comprising 2,500 sq ft / 232 sq m,a and featuring a magnificent first School, the shops and restaurants of St John’s Wood High Street and Stfour John’s floor double reception room with two working fireplaces, ornate cornicing, underground station. bathrooms, utility room, guestWood WC, 27ft roof terrace and stunning communal gardens with a tennis court. The property is adjacent to Warwick Avenue underground station.

Springfield Road, St John’s Wood, NW8

£4,500,000

A detached house with the benefit of full planning permission to extend and redesign the external and internal layout creating an outstanding PrincipleJoint Agent week Sole AgentSole£1,550 week Leasehold Sole £595 Agentper £1,999,950 ShareJoint of Freehold Agent per £3,750,000 family home of approximately 3,960 sq ft. The house benefits from off street parking and a mature south facing garden. Springfield Road is a prestigious tree lined residential street on the West side of St John’s Wood, conveniently located for The American School and the many local transport and shopping amenities in the area. Plans available on request.

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hot property Family First

A beautifully presented and recently refurbished four-bedroom family home. This light and spacious house has been completely rebuilt and now provides modern facilities without losing the original Victorian room proportions, cornices, shutters, staircase, windows and doors. The house extends to 3,134 sq ft and additionally there is a decent size rear garden, a front garden, first floor balcony and a small roof terrace off the third floor bedroom. The house is located on Belgrave Gardens, conveniently situated 100 yards from numerous local shops as well as

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being within close proximity (0.5 miles) to the American School on Waverly Place. The accommodation comprises two reception rooms, an office, kitchen/dining room, four bedrooms, two en suite bathrooms, additional family bathroom, guest cloakroom, wine cellar, roof terrace, front and rear garden, pressurised hot and cold water, cat five wiring, fire detectors connected to alarm system, Forbes and Lomax light switches and air conditioning to the third floor bedroom. n

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KING HENRY’S ROAD, NW3 A fabulous raised ground floor apartment with a private garden. Located on a popular road in Primrose Hill, close to the village and park. The apartment benefits from a long lease. Bedroom, bathroom, reception room, garden. £599,999 Leasehold 020 7267 7074 camden@faronsutaria.co.uk

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ROCHESTER ROAD, NW1 A spacious top floor conversion apartment with a phenomenal roof terrace. In a popular street with a green which connects Camden Road and Kentish Town Road. Well located for the amenities of both Camden and Kentish Town. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, reception room. ÂŁ575,000 Leasehold 020 7267 7074 camden@faronsutaria.co.uk

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Alma Square, NW8 £895 per week A stunning, architecturally designed duplex apartment set on the raised ground and first floors of this period conversion on Alma Square. The property benefits two bedrooms and views over the communal gardens.

Pavilion Apartments, NW8 From £1000 per week upward

A selection of two bed apartments set in this popular, modern building, which benefits from a 24 hour porter and communal gardens.

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Clarendon Gardens, W9 £795 per week This beautiful two bedroom conversion apartment spread over two floors comprises a large reception with hardwood flooring, modern eat-in-kitchen, modern wet room, a study overlooking gardens, and private terrace. The property is offered furnished or unfurnished.

Denning Close, NW8 £2,750 per week This newly refurbished house comprises a double reception room which is ideal for family living and entertaining, six bedrooms, a private garden, and garage plus secure off street parking – well located to St John’s Wood High Street and Underground Station (Jubilee Line).

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A heart-warming Halloween recipe. (No cauldron required.)

Halloween Pumpkin Pie Recipe Serves 6 1 x 20cm (8 inch) flan dish Ingredients • 1 x frozen ready rolled shortcrust pastry circle, thawed • 450g (1 lb) pumpkin flesh • 1½ tsp cinnamon • ½ tsp ground ginger • ¼-½ tsp grated fresh nutmeg • 115g (4 oz) caster sugar • 3 eggs • 200ml carton crème fraîche • Decoration: Melted plain chocolate

Method 1. Line the flan dish with the pastry circle and place in the refrigerator to rest. 2. Place the pieces of pumpkin, with the skin on but with the seeds removed, into the half size AGA roasting tin with 2 tablespoons of water and cover with foil. 3. 2, 3 and 4 oven AGA: Slide the tin onto the third set of runners down in the Roasting Oven and steam for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until tender. 4. Scrape the pumpkin flesh into a bowl, discard the skin and mash to a pulp. Add the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, mix well. 5. Whisk together the sugar and eggs then whisk in the crème fraîche. Stir in the spiced pumpkin pulp in two lots. Pour into the pastry case. 6. Cook on the floor of the Roasting Oven for about 35-40 minutes until set. 7. Let the flan cool. Pipe a chocolate spider’s web on top. Serve cold with whipped cream. 8. Rayburn cooking: Bake on the floor of the Main Oven at 200¼C (400¼F), Gas Mark 6 for about 35-40 minutes until set. 9. Conventional cooking: Cover the raw pastry case with foil and tip in baking beans, bake ‘blind’ for 15 minutes at 200¼C (400¼F), fan oven 180¼C, Gas Mark 6. 10. Remove the foil and beans then pour in the filling. Reduce the oven to 180¼C (350¼F), fan oven 160¼C, Gas Mark 4 and cook for a further 25 minutes until set.

To arrange a free, no obligation market appraisal this Halloween, contact Chloe Ellis on 020 7722 2131. We’d be delighted to hear from you.

Recipe by Dawn Roads AGA Food Editor

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ONE TO VIEW HamIlTON TErracE, NW8 £POA, FreehOld

his beautifully maintained property, situated on arguably the most desirable road in St John’s Wood, offers well planned family accommodation and is presented in excellent decorative condition throughout. The house comprises approximately 4650 sq ft / 432 sqm of internal accommodation over four floors and boasts an impressive 1000 sq ft / 92 sqm family/games room, which leads directly out to a delightful and mature 137ft/41m south west facing rear garden. A gated front garden provides off street parking for four cars. Hamilton Terrace is located on the west side of St John’s Wood within close proximity of the American School London and both St John’s Wood and Maida Vale underground stations. n

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020 7402 9494 16 Park Road, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4SH Facsimile: 020 7724 7055 Email: enquiries@bargets.co.uk

An immaculate designed home St John’s Wood NW8 A very well presented end of terrace house providing bright and spacious accommodation, featuring a beautiful principle bedroom suite and separate living and dining areas. Abbey Gardens is a peaceful tree lined street benefiting from the amenity of Violet Hill Park and is approached from both Abbey Road & Abercorn Place thus within easy walking distance of The American School London and the extensive facilities of St John’s Wood including St John’s Wood Underground Station. Principal Bedroom With En-Suite Bathroom • 2 Further Double Bedrooms • Family Bathroom • Reception Room • Dining Room • Fully Fitted Kitchen • Guest Cloakroom • Terrace • Off Street Parking

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£2,600,000

A unique stucco gothic detached house St John’s Wood NW8 This beautifully refurbished and well-proportioned detached period house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac on Clifton Hill with private garden, garage and one off street parking space. Further benefits include a multi level secluded rear garden, with access from both the kitchen/ breakfast room and main reception room. The house offers excellent family accommodation with the majority of the principal entertaining rooms at raised ground floor level. Master bedroom with en suite dressing area and bathroom • Five further bedrooms (two with en suite facilities) • Bathroom • Shower room • Double reception room • Breakfast room/kitchen • Cinema/leisure room • Play room• Study area • Utility room • Guest WC • Plant room • Two patios • Terrace • Front and rear gardens • Garage and off street parking for one car

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Currently, there is no shortage of good quality homes to rent in the St John’s Wood, Regent’s Park and Hampstead areas, says Marc Schneiderman, director at Arlington Residential At the current time in the £1,000 to £5,000 per week price range – the price bracket in which my firm principally operates – there is a fair amount of choice for tenants. With a reduced number of senior employees in banking and finance relocating to London, the market has softened a little. However, be under no illusion; there is an active and buoyant lettings market with the right homes letting quickly. But what are the right homes? Quite simply, those that are very well presented and which have been maintained to a high standard, coupled with those homes where the landlord is realistic as to their expectations on price and not over-optimistic. Being too bullish on asking price can discourage, not encourage, tenants from taking a property seriously. The bigger picture is, of course, that every week landlords hold out for that over-ambitious rent, they leave their property empty and not income producing. Waiting weeks for that one tenant who may or may not pay an ambitious price can cost tens of thousand of pounds. The majority of clients that my firm deals with in the rental

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investment market tend to be looking at holding a property on a long term basis, (ten years plus). In the £1.5m-£3m bracket, my advice usually steers clients towards freehold townhouses in the roads close to the American School in St John’s Wood, such as Loudoun Road, Hall Gate, Abbey Road and The Marlowes. Unlike apartments where there can be high service charges that deplete your rental income, the outgoings of freehold houses are minimal. This is certainly not to exclude flats as rental investments, we do have many clients who have made astute purchases in well-managed good quality buildings and have experienced great returns – but consider carefully the service change levels, which from my experience only ever increase. It is not uncommon to pay around £12,000 per annum in service charges for a three-bedroom apartment in a high quality building and this can represent nearly two months rent. At higher investment levels the larger period houses of St John’s Wood, again in locations near the American School and St John’s Wood High Street and the Underground Station, have proven track records as extremely rentable houses. The rental market for four to five bedroom family homes can be very competitive, with the key being able to provide interiors that are refurbished to a high quality and with rents of over £4,000 per week being readily achievable. Aside from the rental yields, capital growth is really where rental investors continue to benefit. With the value of property at the middle to top end of the housing market in central and north west London still steadily rising, and with huge growth over the last two decades, the investors who are the most successful are those that bought and didn’t sell. n Arlington Residential, 8 Wellington Road, NW8 9SP 020 7722 3322 www.arlingtonresidential.com

AdAmson RoAd, Belsize PARk nW3 sole Agent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; neW instRuction - ÂŁ1,750 PeR Week Stunning, bespoke, currently undergoing complete refurbishment, three bedroom plus additional study, duplex apartment located over the raised and ground floors of a white stucco conversion with private garden to the rear. Scheduled for completion early November for long corporate let, the apartment boasts palatial eat in kitchen with white gloss units and integrated appliances, stunning reception with high ceilings, original features and shutters, wood flooring to upper level, brand new family bathroom, shower room and beautiful en suite to the master bedroom. Any enquiries and viewing requests please contact Property Divas.

Property Divas Limited, 34a Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead, NW3 1NH 020 7431 8000 info@propertydivas.com www.propertydivas.com

We believe that every building is one-of-akind. Every design is created to a unique, specific and personal vision. And every project requires individual understanding, research and planning. Blending architectural flair with building surveying professionalism. Collaborating with clients, suppliers, engineers and builders. Together we create original and beautiful bespoke houses. We are experienced and pragmatic, fresh thinking and innovative; we are Pennington Phillips.

Pennington Phillips 16 Spectrum House 32â&#x20AC;&#x201C;34 Gordon House Road London NW5 1LP t: 020 7267 1414 f: 020 7267 7878 design@penningtonphillips.co.uk

Loudoun Road, St Johns Wood, NW8 A substantial double fronted family house (3,625 sq ft/336 sq m) boasting many luxury modern day living amenities, including air conditioning and under floor heating and benefits from a large terrace at first floor level, a private patio off the kitchen and an integral garage. The house has been interior designed throughout to the highest standard. Planning permission has also been granted to build on the existing roof, to create a large room and roof garden.

Freehold Asking Price: ÂŁ3,250,000

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Hamilton Terrace NW8 £1,000 per week Located on one of the most sought after roads in St Johns Wood, this immaculately refurbished apartment retains many of its original features and comprises a large reception room ideal for entertaining, a dining room, eat-in kitchen, three double bedrooms, three bathrooms and access to communal gardens.

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Castellain Mansions W9 £625 per week This recently refurbished apartment is set on the first floor of a popular red brick mansion building. The property is in excellent condition throughout and offers a spacious reception room, a separate fully fitted eat-in kitchen, a modern tiled bathroom, two double bedrooms and a large master bedroom with lots of built-in storage.

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Warrington Crescent W9 ÂŁ1,550,000 Located in the heart of Little Venice with access to stunning communal gardens, this rarely available apartment boasts an elegant reception room with high ceilings and open plan kitchen, a master bedroom with en suite bathroom, two double bedrooms with en suite shower rooms, a further bedroom and a family bathroom. Share of Freehold. Sole Agents.

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Clarendon Gardens W9 ÂŁ699,950 Located on a beautiful tree-lined street, this rare first floor apartment boats a reception room, a well equipped kitchen with French doors leading onto a private balcony, a large double bedroom with en suite bathroom and ample storage. Clarendon Gardens is located a short walk from the fantastic local amenities in St Johns Wood. Share of Freehold. Sole Agents.

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