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T R AV E L 84 AFRICAN ADVENTURE From Mozambique to Zambia

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If sustainability is in danger of becoming a buzzword at the expense of its meaning, then we need to be more discerning. When Skandium decided to make its South Kensington base into an 'eco townhouse', they worried about overuse of the term and decided to focus specifically on longevity, on selling products designed to last for generations. They teamed up with Scandinavian furniture manufacturer Montana, all of whose furniture is created with wood from local suppliers that reforest as they harvest, and decorated the entire house in more colour than you migh expect from such eco-conscious ambitions. In this issue we admire the results while also looking at some small steps that we can take to avoid plastic. Also in these pages we look at kitchen trends, at colour and at the increasingly maximalist aesthetics that are emerging in the wake of years of sober minimalism.

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COOKING UP A STORM Easy Japanese recipes from Nanban's Tim Anderson page 52

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A BUCKET LOAD Chloe’s latest iteration of the bucket bag is a perfect example of how the brand can take a classic and turn it into something special. The drawstring design will keep your belongings safe and sound; £2,090. farfetch.com

SOLDIER ON Joseph's Pre-Fall '18 collection is splashed with military-inspired shades of green that look chic with neutrals. These Den trousers are made from buttery leather and fit flawlessly; £895. net-a-porter.com

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SKIN THING The Clark’s Botanicals Retinol Face Serum promises to revitalise complexion, condition, moisturise and fight free radical damage. Even better, it’s cruelty-free and vegan friendly; £89. spaceNK.com

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Gary Stinton Until 10 November

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Gary Stinton’s magnificent pastel portraits are instantly recognisable, and never fail to amaze. Life size and technically brilliant, they masterfully portray the beauty and power of their subject, and are collected worldwide. Gary Stinton: Studies includes new works in pastel and charcoal, offering lovers of wildlife art a rare insight into the creative process of one of the leading artists in the field.

20 Park Walk, SW10; jonathancooper.co.uk

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Need inspiration for a meaningful getaway? Or are you seeking a dramatic natural wonders experience? The Luxury Travel Fair returns this November with a handpicked selection of luxury travel experts who are willing to share their stories and experience while you enjoy complimentary treatments in the fair’s Spa or sit back with a glass of bubbly.

Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, W14; luxurytravelfair.com

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Must-See Show 31 October - 24 November BUSH THEATRE

Raised on Harry Potter, New Labour and the belief that one day they would be as special as their parents, Chris and Leah have a lot going for them.

But what happens when those dreams don’t become reality? Set across three decades, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything mixes original live music and a bold script. 7 Uxbridge Road, W12; bushtheatre.co.uk

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D I RT Y DA N CI N G 19-24 November N EW WIMBLEDON THEATRE

Exploding with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy choreography, Dirty Dancing is back to tell the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two young spirits from different worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. Expect hit songs, including Hungry Eyes and the heart stopping (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.

93 The Broadway, SW19; atgtickets.com

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EFG JAZZ FESTIVAL 16-25 November VARIOUS LOCAT IONS

The EFG London Jazz Festival returns for a 10-day extravaganza of concerts, events and performances. Expect to see the full range of heavyweight musical talent from across the globe, with the festival’s usual mixture of jazz masters, along with cutting-edge young bands and emerging British stars. efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

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This Month’s Must See

Join the Lyric as it celebrates the 10th anniversary year of its Hammersmith Pantomime season. This year, the curtain calls for Dick Whittington which will feature the usual mix of live music, crazy characters, awesome adventure, singing, dancing, villainous baddies and heroic goodies with a little bit of feline flavour thrown in for good measure.

Lyric Square, King Street, W6; lyric.co.uk

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SHAKESPEARE

London Art Week returns with Salons for Winter 2018, combining special selling exhibitions and auctions with one-off events, discussions and talks that will explore 5,000 years of fine art. From ancient sculptures to Old Master drawings, it offers visitors the chance to see and buy extraordinary works with experienced dealers on hand and delighted to share their knowledge and expertise. londonartweek.co.uk

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BONFIRE NIGHT IN LONDON 5 November VARIOUS LOCAT IONS

Celebrate Bonfire Night in style at one of many spectacular London fireworks displays. These days fireworks come with dodgems, laser shows and an unbeatable musical playlist. A few to make note of are the displays at Alexandra Palace, Victoria Park and Battersea Park.

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True West

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PARK THEATRE

In a dilapidated North London bedsit, Ye, a disgraced violinist is preparing to kill herself. The surprise arrival of Simona, an aspiring musician and wealthy heiress, throws her plans into disarray.

Together the pair embark on a series of lessons that will test the limits of friendship, music, and success.

Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, N4; parktheatre.co.uk

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Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn take up two of the most challenging and soughtafter roles in modern drama as True West from Pulitzer Prize-winner, Sam Shepard, makes its West End premiere.

Set in the searing heat of the Californian desert, Harington and Flynn star as the warring brothers tearing their family apart. 404 Strand, WC2R; truewestlondon.com

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I And You

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HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

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Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams makes her stage debut in I and You as Caroline who, housebound due to illness, is confined to her room with only Facebook for company. That is until classmate Anthony bursts in – uninvited and armed with waffle fries. An unlikely friendship develops and a seemingly mundane piece of homework reveals the pair’s hopes and dreams. Eton Avenue, NW3; hampsteadtheatre.com

In the warmth of summertime, songwriter Orpheus and his muse Eurydice are living it up and falling in love. But as winter approaches, reality sets in: they can’t survive on songs alone.

Celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin have transformed Mitchell’s acclaimed concept album into a genredefying new musical. National Theatre, Lambeth, SE1; national theatre.org.uk

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Caroline, or Change

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From 20 November PLAYHOUSE THEATRE

The five-star, Olivier award-winning musical Caroline, or Change transfers to the West End following sell-out runs at the Chichester Festival and Hampstead Theatre. A playful, funny and deeply moving tale, it follows a poorly paid maid toiling away in the basement of the Gellman household while the revolution of 1963 rumbles around her.

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N; carolineorchange.co.uk

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The Paradise Circus Absolutely admires this littleknown American piece at the Playground Theatre

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Despite having published more than a dozen novels and several volumes of poems, short stories and plays over a long lifetime – he died in 2009 at the age of 95 – and counting Jonathan Franzen, Dorothy Parker, Tennessee Williams and Gore Vidal among his fans, he remains little known this side of the Atlantic. The slightly obscurely located Playground Theatre in Latimer Road W10 is perhaps

therefore not such an unlikely venue for the world premiere of his 2007 plat The Paradise Circus, it also not lacking in quality and charm but still remaining less than well known.

It's an intimate set: a round stage, a string of festoon lights, a whiff of the circus but really an empty space, and from the start it's not immediately clear what to expect. This is the midwest in 1919, a turbulent time of postwar racial tension and upheaval: in the house of Arthur Rawlings (Tim Woodward), we learn that the beloved eldest son is dead and two remaining sons – Joel and Gregory

Strange and loaded relationships dominate this unsettling play

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(Sam Coulson and Joshua Ward) – are seen by their father as weak and disappointing. They spend their days tinkering obsessively with old fairground horses together; their relationship is close to the point of creepiness and these strange and loaded relationships make up the content of this unsettling play. It's a stylish production with excellent musical interludes: Darren Berry moves around with a blues violin and co-respondent shoes and the entire cast sings haunting gospel spirituals.

The damaged and overly childlike sons are sold by their father to the circus owner, which leaves him racked with remorse: he takes advice from a local witch, (Sophie Ward) whose influence is widely respected and despite the counsel of his loyal maid Minnie Cruikshank (Debra Penny) he ends up burning a terrifyingly huge sum of money to relieve his guilt. This is a peculiar and moving play, raw and visceral, in a clever and elegant production.

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Anni Albers combined the ancient craft of hand-weaving with the language of modern art, finding within the medium many possibilities for the expression of modern life. Featuring over 350 objects including beautiful small-scale studies, large wall-hangings, jewellery made from everyday items and textiles designed for mass production, the exhibition will explore the many aspects of Albers’s practice, such as the intersection between art and craft;

hand-weaving and machine production; ancient and modern. Albers held a longstanding interest in the relationship between textiles and architecture and the show will highlight her lesser-known commissioned works in this area.

Born in Berlin at the turn of the century, Annelise Else Frieda Fleischmann became a student at the Bauhaus in 1922, where she met her husband Josef Albers and other key modernist figures like Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee. Though the Bauhaus aspired to equality between the sexes, women were still discouraged from learning certain disciplines including painting. Albers began weaving by default, but it was in textiles that she found her means of expression, dedicating herself to the medium for the majority of her

career. This exhibition explores how, here in the school’s vibrant weaving workshop, traditional hand-weaving was redefined as modern art.

With the rise of Nazism and the closure of the Bauhaus, Albers left Germany in 1933 for the USA where she taught at the experimental Black Mountain College for over 15 years. From this time on she made frequent visits to Mexico, Chile and Peru, collecting artefacts and immersing herself in an ancient culture that profoundly influenced her career. The show will examine her incredible body of woven works of art known as ‘pictorial weavings’, inspired by her many visits to Central and South America, including significant largescale pieces such as Ancient Writing 1936 and With Verticals 1946.

In the 1950s Albers moved to New Haven in Connecticut following her husband’s appointment to the Department of Design at Yale University. During this time she published the seminal texts ‘On Designing’ 1959 and ‘On Weaving’ 1965 – in which she reflects on the history of weaving as a global phenomenon, dating back thousands of years yet typically modern. In both her work and her writing, she presents a vastly expanded geography of modern art, drawing on sources from Africa, Asia and the Americas. In her later years Albers also took up printmaking, translating her ideas into two-dimensional form. Featuring a range of remarkable loans from The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, Tate Modern’s show will include many of these groundbreaking late works, revealing her constant development as a highly original abstract artist whose enduring influence inspires new generations of artists and designers around the world.

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FASHION • JEWELLERY

Daily Diamonds Dazzle daily with these exquisite diamond jewellery items

KIMBERLY MCDONALD

MONICA VINADER

JENNIFER MEYER

18-karat gold diamond cuff, £4,630

Nura rose gold vermeil diamond earrings, £650

18-karat gold diamond necklace, £13,610

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AMRAPALI

MONICA VINADER

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Kundan 18-karat gold diamond necklace, £940

Signature rose gold vermeil diamond bangle, £650

Huggies 18-karat white gold diamond earrings, £1,750

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JENNIFER MEYER

MARIA TASH

SUZANNE KALAN

18-karat gold diamond bracelet, £2,585

18-karat gold diamond earring, £200

18-karat gold diamond cuff, £7,260

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

HAIR TODAY

ANTHONY LABAN Anthony Laban Home is a boutique salon, a chic and stylish environment based in a courtyard offering revolutionary new techniques to achieve gorgeous hair. anthonylabanhome.com

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HEALTH & BEAUTY • NOTES

E X P E RT A DV I C E

NOTES

New UK launches, winter skin saviours and seasonal scents B y H E L E N B R OW N

EDITOR’S PICK

LUNCH PARTY DRUNK ELEPHANT

From Fenty Beauty to Glossier US-based beauty brands are swarming UK shelfs.

The latest launch comes from Drunk Elephant and if Instagram is to be used as a litmus test, this is one to be very excited about. Everything is high-tech and free from harmful chemicals. drunkelephant.com

SKIN SAVIOUR R OZ AT R O L

Created by skincare guru Dr Zein Obagi, Rozatrol is a treatment serum for red and sensitive skin that works by reducing excess surface oil. It also provides ultra-mild exfoliating to prevent the signs of premature ageing. This super skin saver replenishes hydration while minimising inflammation for those suffering with Rosacea. Available from healthandaesthetics.co.uk

FESTIVE FRAGRANCE JURLIQUE

Infused with tangerine, a sweet botanical blend and potent natural antioxidants, Jurlique’s limited edition mist smells divine while giving the skin a brilliant boost of hydration. Just what the doctor ordered as the wintery weather creeps in.

Hydrating Mist, £24;

Foot Solutions

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Choosing the perfect shoe...

tylish shoes make us feel good, but ill-fitting footwear can lead to painful conditions like bunions, metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis and even arthritis. Follow these top tips from Foot Solutions for shoes that are both stylish and supportive.

SIZE MAT TERS It’s not unusual for one foot to be bigger than the other. Shoes need to accommodate the larger foot and should be a thumb’s width longer than the longest toe.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Before purchasing new shoes, always walk in them on a hard surface.

FIRST IMPRE SSI ONS COUNT Shoes shouldn’t need ‘breaking in’.

If they don’t feel comfortable to start with, they’re unlikely ever to.

SHAPE UP The shape of the shoe should match the general shape of the foot.

DON’ T POINT Forcing feet into constricted, pointed shoes is asking for trouble. There should always be ‘wiggle room’.

BE FIRM Quality shoes should be firm and supportive. If you can twist the shoes at the ‘waist’, don’t buy them.

IF THE CUP FITS …

A good shoe should have a stiff heel cup that keeps the foot in a comfortable, secure position.

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CHANTECAILLE

MARC JACOBS BEAUTY

Mermaid Eye Color Hematite, £29 harrods.com

Fragrances: Sensuel, Lumiere and Tendre, £910 harrods.com

Enamored Hi-Shine Lip Lacquer - Shine a Light, £22 marcjacobsbeauty.com

MARC JACOBS BEAUTY See-quins Glam Glitter Eyeshadow - Blitz Glitz 92, £21 marcjacobsbeauty.com

ESTEE LAUDER Crystal Lash Top Coat Mascara, £21 esteelauder.co.uk

SPARKS WILL FLY Get ready to dazzle this Bonfire Night with these fiery statement products

ZOEVA

Opulence Collection: Eyeshadow Palette, Blush Palette and Vegan Brush Set, £98 zoevacosmetics.com

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CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN BEAUTY Loubilaque Lip Lacquer Casanovella, £65 eu.christianlouboutin.com

HUDA BEAUTY Lip Strobe - Saucey, £17 harrods.com

EDITOR’S PICK

HUDA BEAUTY Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette - Amethyst, £25 harrods.com

SMITH & CULT Nail Polish - Shattered Souls, £19 smithandcult.com

HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Bronzer Luminous Bronze Light, £45 selfridges.com

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ABSOLUTELY • PROMOTION

“You’ll get more effective results from products as they penetrate deeper into the skin”

Winter

SKIN

Health & Aesthetics share their top tips for prepping winter skin

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ay goodbye to winter skin.

It's time to review our beauty regimes to ensure that they are ready for the colder weather.

The main cause of winter skin is dehydration, this is due to the combination of the weather and central heating. Overall these two things zap the moisture away from our skin. This may lead you to feel as if you want to apply heavy creams to help fight the dryness. However, thick, greasy and ineffective moisturisers can be detrimental to your skin as they often weaken the skin’s barrier function by altering the natural function of skin self-hydration. Instead, look for an oil-free alternative such as ZO Skin Health Daily Power Defence as it not only rebuilds your skin’s natural barrier function,

but also helps to protect from free radicals.

You can also add to your regime by treating yourself to a booster treatment or two, such as the Hydrafacial for an ultimate hydration hit.

P RO DU CT INGREDIENTS

Product ingredients are also important factors when battling winter skin. For instance, hyaluronic acid is a powerful hydrator; it draws water up from the deeper layers of the skin into the more superficial layers. Glycolic acid and salicylic acid are both great for speeding up the shedding of the dead, dry and dull skin. These are brilliant contributors to the healthy glow we all desire. Exfoliation can easily be overlooked but it is a crucial step in the skincare routine. Not only does it help with dead skin removal, but it prepares your skin

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for the application of products that treat the skin. This means you’ll be able gain much more effective results from products, as they are able to penetrate deeper into the skin.

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Remembering the sunscreen is also important, sunscreen isn’t just for the summer. Applying a broad-spectrum oil free sunscreen to the face and the hands will help protect your skin from unnecessary damage from the cold, wind and of course the sun. ZO Skin Health Sunscreen and Primer SPF 30 is a perfect option as it is a non-greasy, quick drying sunscreen with a sheer matte finish offering broad-spectrum protection against UVA, UVB rays that can be used alone or worn under makeup for a more even, long-lasting application.

H ANDS AND L IP S

Hands and lips take the brunt of the cold weather. Chapped lips and cracked hands almost seem like a given at this time of year, but they shouldn’t be. LipRebuild from ZO is a must have, it instantly nourishes and hydrates the lips and gives moisture that lasts throughout the day; and the nourishing hand crème from ZO is the perfect way to keep your hands soft.

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FITNESS NOTES

Compiled by H E L E N B R O W N

BRAND PROFILE

S I LO U

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WINTER WA R M E R

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WHAT IS IT?

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ilou London was founded by former Victoria Secret’s Angel Tatiana Kovylina in 2017.

Due to her travel-heavy lifestyle as a model she valued style as much as impeccable design, comfort and quality. Silou was created with this in mind and is intended for the everyday women to tackle life, work and everything in between.

egan and packed with protein and antioxidants, this super creamy high-protein hot chocolate is the perfect winter treat.

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INGREDIENTS • 1 can coconut milk • 2 tbsp raw cacoa powder • 2 tbsp chocolate protein powder • 200 ml water • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

WHY IS IT FOR YOU?

atiana is a strong believer in the empowerment of the female form, which is why Silou was designed to fit and flatter all women and all Silou-ettes. The brand is very proud of their social consciousness and pride themselves in being both socially and environmentally responsible at all times.

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WHAT’S NEW?

his month sees the launch of Silou’s resort 2019 collection, a stylish new line designed to embody the spirit of the French Riviera. Think contrasting burnt apple and nude hues combined with Riviera classics black and white. Each piece is a perfect workout staple and ideal for travelling in style.

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Price range from £79 to £229 siloulondon.com

METHOD

FLEXIBLE FITNESS Rachel Avery discovers the coolest classes in London with MoveGB

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By R AC H E L AV E R Y

hatever your fitness thing is, you can find a class in London. Is your soul set alight by spinning or are you a hardcore HIIT fan?

You might even be partial to a fitness class with your dog (yes, that really is a thing). However, if like us you like to try a bit of everything, MoveGB could be your keep fit saviour. It’s a clever membership that gives you access to leisure centres and fitness classes across the capital.

Meaning one day you can try boxercise and the next you can be booking in for acqua-fit, all via a speedy app.

I decided to explore what’s on around my home in west London.

Despite being horrendously inflexible, yoga is my current

obsession so I booked in for a Hot Pod Yoga session near Notting Hill. It does what it says on the tin; it’s yoga and it’s rather hot.

But the lovely teacher guided us through the moves and we all survived the class. I also tried Corner House Yoga; half cafe, half studio it’s the perfect place to check-in for a stretching session followed by a spot of brunch. Other classes on offer include bootcamp, reformer pilates, circuits, zumba and even circus skills sessions (which are amazing by the way!)

The only question is, which will you try first?

MOVEGB Use one membership to get access to 1,000s of fitness activities across London. More information at movegb.com

1 In a pan, combine the water and coconut milk until hot but not boiling.

2 Add the protein powder and stir well until all combined.

3 Add the cacoa powder and vanilla extract and stir well until all combined.

4 Serve hot and enjoy.

3 of the B E ST Chocolate protein powders HEALTHISTA Lean Vegan Diet Protein, £24.99; wholefoodsmarket.com

MISSFITS Vegan Protein Multitasker, £18; missfitsnutrition.com

HER FREE SOUL Hero Vegan Protein Blend, £24; herfreesoul.com

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Set in the charming heart of Dorking, nestled between the North Downs and gentle slopes of the Denbies Estate and Vineyards, The White Horse stands as one of England’s most storied coaching inns, with a history dating back as far as 1278.

The property has undergone a comprehensive refurbishment and overhaul of both the public spaces, dining concept, and 56 bedrooms. Offering stylish accommodation, a destination restaurant, as well as an all-new bar and deli concept, The Dozen, specialising in local Surrey produce.

In other words, plenty to get your teeth into‌

01306 881138 The White Horse Hotel, High Street, Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom RH4 1BE info@whitehorsedorking.com | www.whitehorsedorking.com

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FOOD & DRINK

SEASONAL SPECIALS THE WILLOW The enticing new autumn menu at The WIllow features this gorgeous grilled line-caught swordfish with tomato, olives and capers, along with other seasonal delights. yourwillow.co.uk

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TASTING NOTES

London’s food news and most exciting openings this November

By FLORA THOMAS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MONTH By b e r ry b r os . & r u d d

2016 Berry Bros. & Rudd Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir

by Au Bon Climat, California  £24.95 This Pinot Noir offers bright red-fruited aromas of raspberries and red cherries, carefully balanced with a juicy ripe core and clove spice, providing the sikly, ripe tanins with additional texture.

2016 Ca'Del Magro, Custoza Superiore, Monte del Fra, Veneto, Italy  £14.50 The Ca’del Magro vineyard is over 40 years old which aids the complexity of this thrilling white wine. The palate is fruity with an apple tang and notes of white flowers.

2017 De Martino, Legado Chardonnay, Limari Valley, Chile  £13.95 Limarí is the only place with limestone in Chile and this comes across in this energetic Chardonnay.

De Martino’s hands- off approach comes through here with a simple aged in 14-year- old barrels.

BERRY BROS. & RUDD Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain's oldest wine and spirit merchant, having traded from the same shop since 1698. Today the company also has offices in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, a Wine School and an exclusive fine wine and dining venue in St James's.

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Michelin Win HIDE

Ollie Dabbous’s Hide has been awarded a Michelin star less than six months since opening in the heart of Mayfair. A joint venture between Dabbous and Hedonism Wines, Hide is a luxurious setting in which to savour seasonal cooking at its best - complemented by the UK’s most comprehensive wine list.

85 Picadilly, W1J 79B hide.co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK• NOTES Truffle Season

T I M E TO TRUFFLE

T H E GA M E B I R D AT T H E STA F F O R D LO N D O N

The Game Bird, having launched in 2017, is renowned for executing classic British dishes with style and elegance. Their truffle chicken Kiev is no exception. Oozing with luxurious truffle butter alongside velvety pomme purée, this is comfort food at its most sophisticated. thestaffordlondon.com

O R R E RY

AFRICAN INFLUENCE IYOKI

The first ‘African restaurant’ to win a Michelin star is well worth a visit. Order the plantain, raspberry salt and smoked scotch bonnet. Or, try the cow skin sandwich which is far more elegant than it sounds, think pickled flowers atop a pistachio emulsion.

1 St James's Market, SW1Y 4AH iyokilondon.com

Chef Patron Igor Tymchyshyn has created a bespoke five-course menu using classic French cooking and well-sourced British produce, with each savoury dish incorporating fragrant fresh truffle. Alternatively, order truffles by weight and they’ll be brought to your table and shaved onto your dish of choice. orrery-restaurant.co.uk

CULINARY FIREWORKS THE PETERSHAM

To guarantee a memorable Bonfire Night, head to The Petersham to try Head Chef Jean-Didier Gouges’s celebratory take on a childhood favourite: an intricate and beautifullycrafted ‘apple’ with a delicate milk chocolate casing, sitting on a base of edible ‘soil’ with suitably explosive bangs of colour.

Nighingale Lane, Richmond TW10 6UZ petershamhotel.co.uk

S E XY F I S H

This autumn Sexy Fish is serving a delicious range of dishes using the seasonal truffle. Plates include; wagyu gunkan with white miso and black truffle, beef tartare with sour plum truffle, and king crab bone marrow with truffles and shallots. sexyfish.com

PRETTY POPPY THE STAFFORD LONDON

A special Poppy Afternoon Tea, including sweet and savoury treats is on at The Ivy Cafe to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War. Don't miss the installation of 1000 poppies adorning the entrance.

EAST FEAST L I T T L E KO L K ATA

A joyful addition to Covent Garden’s host of restaurants, this quaint restaurant offers a homely experience in the form of generous sharing plates.

The star of the show is the fresh-water prawns, imported from India. The cocktail menu is equally authentic as shown through their signature cocktail: Saffron Spritz.

51-53 Shelton Street, WC2H 9JU littlekolkata.co.uk

IVY CAFE RICHMOND

SEXY FISH

9-11 Hill Street, TW9 1SX theivycaferichmond.com A B S O L U T E LY. L O N D O N

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E A SY Winter warmers brought to us from Masterchef winner and Nanban owner Tim Anderson Recipes TIM ANDERSON P h o t o g r a p h y L A U R A E D WA R D S

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Pan-Roasted Mushrooms with Soy-Garlic Butter DIFFICULTY: I could go on and on about how not difficult this recipe is, but i don’t have mushroom Serves 4

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ushrooms. Soy sauce.

Garlic. Butter. Not much else to say really other than that if those four things don’t ring your bells then I’m not sure you and I can be friends.*

INGREDIENTS • 400-500g mushrooms – any kind will do, really, but in this recipe I like oyster best • 1 tbsp vegetable oil • pinch salt and pepper • 100g butter • 12 cloves garlic, peeled, crushed, and roughly chopped • 3 tbsp soy sauce • pinch black pepper • a few drops truffle oil (optional)

METHOD Prepare your mushrooms into bite-size pieces – for oyster, I just tear them up a bit; for button or chestnut I cut them in half; for portabella I’d cut them into eighths. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a wide frying pan and add the mushrooms. Try to cook them in a single layer so they all brown nicely, if you can (you may want to do this in batches). When the mushrooms have taken on a lovely color and tenderized, remove them from the pan, lower the heat, and add the butter and garlic. Cook the garlic gently – very gently – until it softens and caramelises. Add the soy sauce, then add the mushrooms back to the pan and stir everything together to warm through.

Finish with the black pepper and truffle oil (if using).

Japanese Beef and Potato Stew (Nikujaga) DIFFICULTY: Not at all difficult Serves 4

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his comfort food classic has the best name when translated literally: ‘meat potato.’ It’s Japan’s answer to a beef-and-potato stew, but it has a light dashi-and-soy-based broth rather than a thick gravy. It’s hearty and satisfying but not too heavy – oh, and it’s much easier to make (and spell) than a traditional beouf bourgihguinognuon (?!?!).

INGREDIENTS • 250-300g beef rump, skirt, or fillet • 2 carrots, peeled • 1 large or 2 small onions, thinly sliced • 1 leek, washed and trimmed • 2 large baking potatoes, peeled • 200g mange tout • 1 tbsp veg oil

• 500mL dashi or beef stock, or a mix of both • 50mL mirin • 50mL soy sauce • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce or katsu sauce • 1 tbsp sake • 1 tbsp sugar • 4 portions cooked rice or noodles

METHOD Put the beef in the freezer for 30-45 minutes to firm up, then slice it across the grain as thinly as possible. Cut the carrots and potatoes into wedges and cut the leek into 4 pieces on the bias. Fry the onions in oil over medium heat until just starting to soften, then add all the vegetables except the mange tout. Add the dashi/stock, mirin, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sake, and sugar and bring to a high simmer, then cover with a baking paper cartouche or lid and continue to simmer for about 10-15 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender.

Add the mange tout and cook for just another minute, then remove from heat and add he beef – since it is so thin, it will cook in the hot broth. Skim any scum off the top with a ladle or a small sieve. Serve over noodles or with rice on the side.

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LISA’S KITCHEN & BAR

Christmas & Group bookings are now available Traditional Swedish Julbord, Set menus and Feast/Sharing menus are all on offer

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY: Jazz | FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Lisa’s Jukebox

MON CLOSED | TUE & WED 18.00 PM - 00.00 AM | THUR & FRI 11.00AM - 00.00AM | SAT & SUN 10.00AM - 00.00AM +44 (0) 20 8964 8293 | BOOKINGS@LISASPORTOBELLO.COM | LISASPORTOBELLO.COM

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FOOD & DRINK • RECIPES

I love all kinds of udon, but this may be my favourite.

Curry Udon DIFFICULTY: Supremely not difficult Serves 4

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apanese curry and udon: a comfort food power couple.

The addition of curry to hot udon doubles down on its warming, satisfying qualities – I love all kinds of udon, but this may be my favorite.

INGREDIENTS • 2 tbsp vegetable oil • 1 large onion, thinly sliced • 1 green chilli, minced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 red pepper, diced • 60g butter • 6 tbsp plain flour • 45g Madras curry powder (you can use hot or mild, or a combination of both)

• 2 tbsp garam masala • 1.2L chicken stock, beef stock, dashi, or any combination of the three • 4 tbsp soy sauce, or more to taste • 4 tbsp ketchup or katsu sauce • salt, to taste • 1 cob sweet corn, or 150g tinned sweetcorn • 4 portions udon • 2 spring onions, finely sliced • 4 eggs, poached or soft-boiled • pinch chilli flakes (optional) 40-50g red pickled ginger (optional) 50g Cheddar cheese, grated (optional – but it’s DELICIOUS) toasted white sesame seeds

METHOD Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat and add the onions.

Cook until lightly browned, then add the chilli, garlic, and red pepper. Continue to cook until the garlic has softened and the peppers have taken on a little color.

Remove the veg from the pan with a

slotted spoon and reserve. Add the butter to the pan and let it melt, then whisk in the flour. Cook until the roux turns a light golden brown, stirring constantly. Add the curry powder and reduce heat to low, and cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the stock or dashi in a thin stream, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, and bring to the boil. Add the soy sauce and ketchup or katsu sauce and reduce to a simmer. If using, blanch the sweetcorn and cut off the kernels, or heat up the tinned sweetcorn in the microwave or saucepan.

Cook the udon according to the package’s instructions, drain, and portion into deep bowls. Pour over the curry broth and top with the sautéed onion and pepper mixture, spring onions, eggs, chilli flakes, pickled ginger, cheese, and sesame seeds.

Images extracted from JapanEasy by Tim Anderson (Hardie Grant, £20) Photography © Laura Edwards

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Authentic Punjabi Restaurant

Vin and his team specialize in the finest, most authentic Punjabi cuisine, using traditional Tandoor cooking methods and family recipes passed down from generation to generation Try our magnificent champagne beer as well, Curious Brew, the perfect accompaniment to wash down our delicious food “This is the best Indian in London. I work in central London and haven’t found anywhere that compares, brick lane falls way short in comparison…”

J. Macdonald,Wimbledon

~ 193 Worple Road, Wimbledon SW20 8RE 020 8947 2212 info@sairestaurant.co.uk www.sairestaurant.co.uk

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Bring on the

BUBBLES Prosecco House is London’s first bar dedicated to our favourite fizzy tipple.

Here’s what you need to know…

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firm favourite among fans of fizz, Prosecco House is the Tower One Bridge bar dedicated to one of Italy’s tastiest export. Wanting to bring the same excellent quality of Prosecco enjoyed in Italy to London, owner Kristina Issa has stocked the bar with Prosecco DOCG, the premium Prosecco from Veneto, the home of the drink.

Kristina works directly with familyowned vineyards in Veneto and will be exclusively stocking five vineyards that are not available anywhere else in London. The bar has over 20 different Proseccos on the menu, hand-picked by Kristina herself.

The five wineries that will be served are Marchiori, Rivalta, Cirotto, TASI Bio and Andreola. Guests will be able to enjoy glasses of prosecco starting at £7.50 and bottles starting from £30. Bottles will be available as standard, magnums and go up to jeroboams.

The interiors have been designed by Kristina and interior designer Justyna Czarnoba to include burnt orange velvet bar stools, hand-selected marble from Italy and antique bronze tables with mirrored glass surfaces. The bar is stunningly back

“I love Prosecco but could never find a glass of Italian quality here in London ” lit and have a wide variety of prosecco bottles on display.

The focal point of the room is the large wine fridge that spans the whole side of the room chilling the prosecco to perfection.

Guests are also able to buy bottles to take home with them and the aim is to create London’s best selection of prosecco available to enjoy at home too. The prosecco is also available for delivery via UberEats and Deliveroo.

A small selection of cicchetti will be served alongside the prosecco and will include Salami Lovison, Prosciutto,

Gorgonzola and Ricotta with sundried tomatoes and Italian pickled artichoke.

There will also be a small selection of prosecco cocktails available including Aperol Spritz, Bellini and Prosecco House signature cocktails.

Prosecco House opens from 11am each day and along with Prosecco, serves delicious Italian coffees with focaccia sandwiches.

Kristina says of her venture; “The idea came to me over drinks with friends back in January. I love Prosecco but could never find a glass of the same quality here in London compared to Italy. I wanted to create a bar that feels both luxurious but is also open to everyone and that all feel welcome.

There is a gap in the market for a high quality bar serving the finest Prosecco that is not in a hotel or a cocktail bar. I am working closely with producers to ensure guests receive the finest prosecco that is so readily available in Veneto.”

Prosecco House sits within Berkeley Homes’ One Tower Bridge, a development of high-specification apartments, fivestar residents’ facilities, restaurants and commercial space, including The Bridge Theatre.

PROSECCO HOUSE 020 3034 1718 One Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge Road, SE1; proseccohouse.com

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rom an industrial corner of east London comes one of the country’s most distinguished and delicious exports. H. Forman & Son has been smoking salmon for over a century and as a family-run business, has certainly stood the test of time. It was started in 1905 by Harry Forman, a Russian Jewish immigrant from Odessa and the great grandfather of Lance Forman, the Brexit posterboy who now helms the ship. In the days when refrigeration was very basic, smoking fish was one of the trades these Jewish immigrants maintained as a method of preservation. In the early days, the salmon derived from the Baltic; certainly they didn’t realise that there was a salmon native to Britain when they first arrived here. They

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would ship the salmon over and smoke it in east London, exclusively for their own community. It was only when they ventured into Billingsgate that they saw beautiful wild salmon coming over from Scotland every summer and before long they took up smoking Scottish imports. The difference in the quality of the product was extraordinary and the Forman smoked salmon as we know it today was born. A lot of people think that it’s an ancient Scottish tradition, because it was smoked Scottish salmon that has the reputation. But this was never the case; it’s the Scottish salmon coming down to London. "It’s what we refer to today as London Cure Smoked Salmon," says Lance.

The Scots had a history of smoking fish: kippers, Arbroath smokies and haddock.

Delicious though they might be, they’ve very smokey. If you were a chef, putting on a fivecourse banquet 100 years ago, you’d never start with a kipper because you can still taste it after the chocolate pudding. It’s for this reason that even though the Scots were smoking fish, it never became a gourmet commodity. Having discovered the quality of the Scottish salmon, the king of fish, Lance’s ancestors set out with every intention of celebrating the taste of the beautiful fresh fish. The art was in concentrating the flavour of the salmon, not overpowering it with smoke.

The preserving process is very simple.

You preserve food by taking the moisture out. You fillet the salmon, you sprinkle it with salt and you leave it. 24 hours later, it weighs 10% less. Next you put it into the kiln to smoke, but before you smoke it, you air dry it, and here, you lose another 10% of the weight. “By taking all the moisture out, what you’re doing is concentrating the favour of what is remaining,” Lance explains. When the salmon has lost 20% of its moisture, it becomes quite tacky so when the smoke is released it sticks to the outside and creates a seal. The smoke protects the fish much like a vacuum pack. Now, before you eat the salmon you trim off the outer crust and reveal a beautiful salmon that has been cured. The smoke is barely there, it’s negligible. That is what smoked salmon was; that’s what became this iconic food.

It’s in the trimming off of this outer crust that the production process of H. Forman & Son varies from the packets prevalent in supermarkets today. “People have been put off by mass-produced smoked salmon,” Lance says, “When we then ask them what

“The art is in concentrating the flavour of the salmon, not overpowering it with smoke” it is about smoked salmon they don’t like, the two things we hear time and time again are they texture - they find it very slimy, and that it’s too smokey. Both of those criticisms are not characteristics of what smoked salmon used to be, or how ours is. They both have arisen from commercialisation.”

The sliminess if simple. H. Forman & Son loose 20% of the salmon’s moisture in the salting and the air-drying. They then trim off the crust, which weighs another 10%. When you’re selling fish by the kilo, if you lose 30% of your weight, you’ve lost 30% of your turnover. What supermarkets and mass-producers try to do is keep the water in. This is done by brining the fish in saltwater. When the salmon flops off the conveyor belt, needles inject the fish with salt water which pumps up the weight; a brilliant arrangement that means water can be sold at the price of salmon, but the salmon is left wet and slimy. “Some smoke houses don’t even smoke the salmon now, they spray it with a liquid smoke flavouring, like a spray tan,” Lance says, “which is great because there’s no weight loss and the smokey flavour absorbs into the flesh.

Lance and his team of 80 efficient workers are the last people producing smoked salmon in the old-fashioned way.

“We are the last surviving original salmon

smokers and in fact, for the last 10 years of so, I’ve been claiming that we are the oldest producers of Scottish smoked salmon in the world,” says Lance. Having been supplied in Selfridges for the last 100 years, Harrods, Fortnum & Mason and many of London’s most prestigious eateries, Lance’s smoked salmon has deservedly reached the culinary heights of Melton Mowbray pork pies, Prosecco, Champagne, Parma ham and Cornish pasties and is the first Londonbased food or drink company to do so. A feat not even achieved by London Dry Gin. It comes as no surprise then to see Forman salmon shipped from Hawaii to Hong Kong, the USA and Europe. But for us, to have this world-class product right on our doorstep is a triumph for Londoners. With such a steadfast method of production, we wonder if there is a pressure to remain ahead of the curve. “We are innovative, but we’ve never changed our method on our core product.

So our London cure smoked salmon will never change. But we’re very innovative in the things we do around it,” Lance tells us.

Here’s to another 100 years of this delicious heritage hero product.

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Cooking up a Storm We look at the brand new cookery school from Symes and the Natural Cook Company

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ymes, the bespoke kitchen specialists and purveyors of fine interiors, have teamed up with the Natural Cook Company to run an exciting new cookery school south west of London. Held in a brand new bespoke cookery studio, the course offers a brilliantly diverse range of culinary topics with an enticing list of guest tutors lined up, as well as some of the usual Natural Cook Company workshops.

From pastry and pasta to sushi and edible gifts, each course

is informative, innovative and guaranteed to widen your culinary repertoire. Cooking new things can be quite daunting but the Natural Cook Company makes the whole process fun, from the relaxed setting of Symes kitchen.

Highlights scheduled over the next few months include: FRIDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Learn to make a more delicious and economical version of your favourite takeaway with the Friday Night Takeaway course. Take your pick from the likes of Indian, Thai, Chinese and Japanese.

Informative, innovative and guaranteed to widen your repertoire

COCKTAILS & CANAPES The cocktails and canapes course will not only show you how to make quality cocktails, you’ll also get a crash-course in making complimentary canapes to go with each one.

MAN WITH A PAN These courses are tailored specifically for men either relatively new to the kitchen or wanting to gain confidence and widen their skill set.

ADULTS SOCIAL COOKERY CLUB This monthly social cooking club aims to banish the miserable ‘cooking for just one’ feeling. Here, you’ll make new friends while expanding your recipe repertoire.

COOK WITH ME This popular series of workshops encourages parents and their kids to cook together, learn new skills and most importantly, have fun.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB The after-school club is a fun hands on way to encourage a passion for cooking and to develop new tastes in food. It’s available for children over six years of age and takes place every Tuesday in term-term.

For details on these or all other courses go to thenaturalcookcompany.com or atsymeskitchen.co.uk Unit 3, Derby Dell Buildings, Bentworth Road, Alton, GU34 5RX

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HANG UPS DAR LIGHTING

Bombazine is an amazing oversized pendant with large opal white glass globes mounted on a natural brass frame hanging from a chain suspension. With an authentic mid century feel this pendant exudes style and glamour while providing a great light output £287.50, lights4living.com

CHOP CHOP RIG-TIG

Frame is a beautiful and functional cutting board with a practical tray that frames the wood. Pull out the plastic tray and use it to separate the usable from the unusable while you’re chopping and slicing. The tray also makes it easy to move food to a pan when cooking. £39.99 rig-tig.com

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Ruut tablecloth. £107.50 cloudberryliving.co.uk

ARLO & JACOB Poirot sofa in Leilani linen, £4, 576, arloandjacob.com

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Neisha Crosland's new posters collection features 23 iconic designs previously seen on scarves for Hankys Department Store in Japan between 2002 and 2018. Limited editions of 50 have been signed

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COVET HOUSE

The inspiration for Normann Copenhagen's Analog magazine rack is taken from the digital world. Its holepatterned sides are inspired by the computer equipment of the 90's that had similar perforations for cooling down the electronics. Who said print was dead? £96.75 normann-copenhagen.com

Prisma rug, £POA. covethouse.eu

LUSH DESIGNS Jade vase, £36 lushlampshades.co.uk

BETTER BEDS BIG TABLE

CHRISTOPHER FARR Orchestra print in peach, £POA christopherfarrcloth.com

Big Table has been making beds on the same site for almost four decades and the wide selection of frames and mattresses has been tried and tested by loyal customers of all ages. They're very excited about Farrow and Ball's new colours, which look spectacular on the wooden frames – choose any colour and they'll paint them for you. bigtable.co.uk A B S O L U T E LY. L O N D O N

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MODEL VILLAGE Chisel and Mouse’s collection of architectural scuptures is loved by design-conscious people all over the world. Absolutely meets the brothers behind the business Wo r d s P E N D L E H A R T E

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hat connects Glasgow School of Art, Trellick Tower, Helsinki Central Station and Miami Beach’s Century Hotel? Apart from all being architectural icons, they are all also subjects addressed in miniature by Chisel and Mouse. Their small sculpture versions of the buildings are design pieces, perfectly to scale and made to sit on shelves as decorative talking points.

Looking at these smooth, minimal and precise models, it comes as no surprise that the duo behind Chisel and Mouse used to be software designers. In 2011, brothers Robert and Gavin Paisley were bored of developing back office systems and becoming fascinated by 3D printing.

As admirers of the classical architectural models made by Timothy Richards, they started experimenting with their own equivalents and produced a plaster model of Battersea Power Station, which still remains their best-seller. The combination of IT skills and old-fashioned craftsmanship is what led to the name Chisel and Mouse – and the precision of their scale models is a testament to their skill. The smooth plaster pieces are unpainted and minimalist, yet instantly identifiable.

Their methods have hardly changed since they began: they collect their assets, which may be drawings, architectural plans, photographs or simply images from Google Street View, and then they create a file using Sketchup, which is sent to a 3D printer. From there, a master mold is made from a prototype, and then the soft plaster can be poured. Based in a former pig farm in Sussex, they are making between 500

and 600 models a year, both brothers fitting their work lives around their families.

But it’s not just modernist icons – over half of their business is bespoke. People moving out of long-standing family homes often commission a model of their house; Jo Malone London recently commissioned a model of their office building in Gloucester Place and architects want models of buildings they’re planning. There are also 3D models where you can take the roof off and see the furniture, like dolls’ houses for adults. Devon’s beautiful Burgh Island is home to a single Art Deco hotel and they are currently fulfilling a commission for them. Cityscapes are another line, 3D maps of cities including London, Berlin and New York – and there’s a big market for American ones. Robert says: “We try and celebrate the beauty of our industrialised world by combining an artisan’s approcah with modern innovation and transformative technologies.”

New projects for the duo include a collaboration with Sir John Soane’s Museum and a collection of Hawksmoor’s London churches as well as an upcoming new model of the Art Deco RIBA headquarters in Portland Place. chiselandmouse.com A B S O L U T E LY. L O N D O N

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Inside Skandium’s eco townhouse the focus is not only on sustainability and quality but also on bold colour.

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n connection with the London Design Festival, Frame Award-winning Danish furniture company Montana transformed Skandium’s four-story townhouse in South Kensington into an ‘eco townhouse’. The entire house was populated exclusively with Scandinavian design products created with a level of ethical commitment, which could range from sustainably sourced materials to responsible manufacture or corporate responsibility initiatives. As Denmark’s oldest furniture family, Montana was invited by Skandium to implement the transformation of the location.

An ever-increasing number of people are looking to minimize environmental impact when decorating their homes, turning to sustainable technology and interior and architectural innovation. Thus, Skandium aims not just to curate a collection of responsible design, but to demonstrate that it can be a vibrant, beautiful, and liveable solution to interior design.

To that effect, Montana enlisted architect Helena Laursen, recipient of the Frame Award Milan, to design two of the floors in their signature bold, captivating colour palette, while Skagerak transformed the basement and garden using their collection of FSC-certified furniture designed by a contingent of 30 international designers and collaborators.

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All floors were finished with furniture, lighting and accessories from Skandium’s catalogue, and each piece accompanied with their individual story of sustainability. Both Montana and Skagerat believe that the word “sustainability” has become overused and is starting to lose its impact. Both interpret the idea of “consequences” as an emphasis on making quality products that last through generations.

“We have always thought that Montana will only survive if the business runs on good values, so to speak, and maintains high ethical standards. Companies are the most powerful drivers in terms of changing the world to a better place. Companies are no longer measured in terms of profit or being the world’s best. They are increasingly being measured by being best for the world.

This is our philosophy, too,” says Joakim Lassen, Montana’s CEO. “Sustainability is profitable. That is why we work according to high quality standards ensuring that our furniture will survive from generation to generation and can be moved from room to room as the home’s needs change.”

Montana only used PEFC certified wood for the furniture, making sure that new trees are planted and no children are involved in the production process anywhere in the supply chain. Since 2007, Montana has exclusively used water-based lacquer colours, which neither smell nor contain solvents.

“Skandium is populated with superlative examples of sustainable, responsible design” In London the world comes together and Montana took inspiration from the city’s multicultural nature. Some of London’s most colourful communities involve Indian and Arabic cultures and their vibrant and powerful colour universes – block colours, draped textiles and spices draws you in and creates a vibe of Marrakesh and India, activating all senses and underlining the theme of sustainability.

Charlie Perry, Managing Director of Skandium, says: “Scandinavian suppliers stand head and shoulders above the rest of the world when it comes to mitigating the environmental and even social impact of their products, and as such, Skandium is populated with superlative examples of sustainable, responsible design.” skandium.com A B S O L U T E LY. L O N D O N

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JAN CONSTANTINE Glam Rock cushions, £98 janconstantine.com

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HELEN GREEN

Aladdin Sane poster, from £39 junique.com

He Was The Nazz clock, £30 artwow.co

SWISSTED Redesigned typographic Bowie poster, £50 swissted.com

NATIONAL THEATRE Bowie ornament, £16 shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk

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APRIL AND THE BEAR Lightning bolt standing mirror, £26 aprilandthebear.com

STANDARD DESIGNS Let’s Dance album as books print, £18 standarddesigns.co.uk

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…that she left it too late to apply for Hurtwood House, because it’s simply the best for acting, dancing, singing, film-making – “A utopia for creative minds” – as the Good Schools Guide says.

And crucially, this exciting school is equally successful academically. In fact, it’s statistically one of the top co-ed boarding schools in the UK. So, if you’re looking for a really exciting and rewarding change of school at 16 – don’t leave it too late.

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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY APOLINA KIDS The new collectino from Apolina Kids combines delicate embroidery withdeep natural tones for a classically bohemian look.. apolina-kids.com

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GIRL POWER OUTSIDE THE LINES

Girly without being saccharine, Outside the Lines returns with their signature ’70s-inspired style. Look out for bohemian dresses with artisanal detailing, shaggy faux-fur coats, ruffles, bows and colour-pop pom-poms galore. Designed for the free-spirited and wild at heart. outside-the-lines.co.uk

SMALL TALK Wildlife rescue, cosy sleepovers and fairy magic

LOVE BRAND

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ove Brand & Co has been mission to help save wildlife through their sophisticated swim and resort wear for men and children since 2010. They donate 5% of their revenues to projects put forward to them from all corners of the globe.

Their concept is simple - Trunks for Trunks, coined by founder and designer, Oliver Tomalin. Eight years on, three stores later (two in London, one in Barbados) and with a successful online shop, they are fulfilling their goal to help to save endangered wildlife while creating and distributing beachwear in over 50 countries. Love Brand swim shorts' trunk drawstrings have tusks on the end, symbolic of their unwavering commitment to elephants. Quality, fit and attention to detail are all key to their effortless and timeless style. Their prints are elegant and imaginative, each one designed with a unique meaning or unsuspecting motif hidden beneath a spectrum of colour and fun .

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FAIRY MAGIC

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By Charles van Sandwyk Charles van Sandwyk’s exquisitely illustrated tales have been brought together as a collection for the first time by the Folio Society – and this is a beautiful volume for all ages. £39.99;

By Oliver Jeffers A new collection of four modern classics – Lost and Found, How to Catch a Star, The Way Back Home and Up and Down– includes a captivating look at the making of each in four sketchbook sections. £25

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EDUCATION • FOCUS SCHOOL NOTICES FOUNDERS CLARE REID AND GORDON DAWSON

MARKET School Notices is a digital network that benefits parents and schools alike B y A M A N DA C O N S TA N C E

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ant to buy a llama, a new puppy or maybe a pink Cadillac?

Or maybe you’re selling an Eton tailcoat or want to rent your villa in Barbados. You can find all these things, and much more on School Notices, a successful digital marketplace. Like Radio HP and its cooler, metropolitan cousin Emily’s Group, School Notices has built an impressive online following. Taking the principle of the old-fashioned school noticeboard, it is a cuttingedge website that connects up schools, parents and alumni across the country.

“It’s a really simple concept to be honest” says Clare Reid, who founded

the business in 2014. “Most parents don’t want to advertise their kid’s musical instruments or puppies, or look for a nanny, on a dusty noticeboard in the school corridor. Nor do they want to rent out their precious holiday home to a stranger on Airbnb, which is where we come in.”

“It’s a trusted community,” she says, “you have an idea of who you are dealing with, which really matters.” The website is free to join and parents, staff and alumni can buy, sell and advertise to one another, safe in the knowledge that other users will be PLU – People Like Us as my granny used to say.

But School Notices is more than just a great free-to-post digital marketplace, it also raises money for its member schools. A sizeable 25 per cent of all advertising revenue is shared with them, providing

“Schools Notices has raised £100,000 so far for member schools”

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an alternative revenue stream with no effort required.

So far 130 UK member independent schools have signed up - with access to nearly 90,000 parents and the business is launching in Asia and Australia.

“It’s a very successful concept,” says Reid, “and there’s a real feelgood factor because we are helping schools and parents.”

And these aren’t any old parents – most independent school parents are in the top 1% of earners in the UK and “where an affluent audience goes, the businesses will follow,” says Reid. School Notices already boasts an impressive roster of advertising clients such as Boden, Bupa, Boodles, Powder Byrne, Bailey Robinson, Strutt & Parker and St James’s Place. Some are businesses run by parents – as in the case of Bailey Robinson (“a Cheam parent”, says Reid) or big corporates attracted by the audience demographic.

Reid got the idea for School Notices came when she was involved in raising money for a new art block at her childrens’ school, Cheam, near Newbury. “I sidled up to a friend – a dad on the touch line – her now partner Gordon Dawson and within a week we were in the headmaster’s study explaining our idea", she says.

"We tested it at Cheam – within the first term most parents had signed up… Last term the school had a cheque for £14k from us.” Just four years ago Reid and Dawson were running their business in a barn.

They are now a team of 14 in an office near Basingstoke. And they have raised £100,000 for member schools so far, though Reid says they won’t “break open the bubbly until we get to £500,000”. schoolnotices.co.uk A B S O L U T E LY. L O N D O N

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WORLD WONDERS ZAMBIA

The Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara is the only property to enjoy private access to Victoria Falls.

Absolutely takes a trip to discover the Zambian side of one of the world's seven natural wonders.

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Where the WILD THINGS are Absolutely heads to Mozambique and Zambia to get a taste of two properties that are worlds apart Wo r d s H E L E N B R O W N

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TRAVEL • AFRICA

“With Victoria Falls essentially in the back garden, it's possible to hear the thundering of the water and see its spray from the sundeck”

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ying for its place among the private island resorts of the world is Medjumbe, an Anantara property ensconced within the remote Quirimbas Archipelago off the northern coast of Mozambique. A far-cry from the typical safaristyle holidays of southern Africa, this secluded gem comprises just 12 beach villas and affords total detachment from the rest of the world.

MEDJUMBE ISLAND RESORT ZEBRA ROAMING IN THE GROUNDS OF THE ROYAL LIVINGSTONE HOTEL

THE ROYAL LIVINGSTONE SPA OVERLOOKS THE ZAMBEZI RIVER

We reach the resort via a 45-minute helicopter ride from Pemba International Airport, which follows a two-leg journey from Heathrow to Johannesburg and Johannesburg to Pemba. Yes it’s a long way to travel but the tranquility on the other side is worth it. Here, the horizon is an endless swirl of white sands and the azure blue of the Indian Ocean.

Beyond this vista, the waters surrounding Medjumbe Island offer an oceanic playground for water sports, whale watching, sunset cruises and remote island picnics, while below the waterline lives a wealth of marine life. The Quirimbas National Park is known for its coral reefs and waters inhabited by whales and dolphins. The 500m by 200m Quissanga Island is just 15 minutes from Medjumbe via boat and an ideal spot for snorkelling. A trip to this untouched island can be arranged as part of your stay on Medjumbe for a leisurely morning of swimming and splashing around amongst the fishes.

We enjoy cold beers on the beach but guests can also arrange for a private picnic and can relish in the remoteness of the island with the Sleep Under the Stars experience. This invites couples to sleep outside in a four-poster bed surrounded by lanterns beneath the bejewelled night sky.

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Life at your own pace.

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TRAVEL • AFRICA

DELUXE ROOM AT THE ROYAL LIVINGSTONE HOTEL

Medjumbe’s restaurant, Jahazi, is a rustic yet elegant spot overlooking the ocean. It serves all manner of international cuisine, from fresh seafood and local curries to grilled meat, sushi and salads. Breakfast - comprising the usual fruit platters, eggs, breads, cereals, plus a delicious lobster benedict and jerk chicken - is also served in Jahazi. One thing to bear in mind is that menus are heavily dependant on what is delivered to Medjumbe that day. Our breakfast one morning is compromised by a disrupted delivery, although the staff do their best to work around the issue. Evening drinks are also served with a side of sea and sand at Bahari Lounge Bar. The resort’s overall aesthetic is one of laid-back beach-cool; think white-washed wooden beams, woven rugs, bright cushions and neutral tiling. Each room has the beach on its doorstep, a mini private pool, a sundeck and an outdoor shower. Each villa can accommodate two people and comes fully equipped with mini bar, VIP amenities such as fruit platter and local chocolates, and WiFi - although this is sketchy at best. But a lack of communication with the outside world only serves to make Medjumbe’s guests that little bit more relaxed. We move onto part two of our African adventure feeling carefree and rejuvenated.

T H E R OYA L L I V I N G STO N E Our second home-from-home is The Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara. To get here, a quick car ride takes us from Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport to the shore of the Zambezi river where a zippy water taxi launches us upstream.

Like a scene from an Ian Fleming novel we serpentine at speed across the vast river, spotting a herd of sun-basking hippopotamus en route, before enjoying a lavish lunch on the hotel’s terrace.

Sitting quite literally on the river bank, we spend our first evening on the sundeck with cocktail in hands watching the ferocious African sun sink behind the Zambezi. This is followed by a gin masterclass in The Travellers Bar, a room that oozes Old World charm with a

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huge, polished mahogany bar, low-slung harbour wing chairs and vintage leather travel trunks tottering high upon library shelves. Finally it’s a three-course dinner in the dining room where guests can enjoy European and indigenous dishes plated up with modern sophistication.

The British Colonial-style interiors carry through to the bedrooms which come with their own butler, on-duty 24/7 to bring you fresh cookies and to wish you good morning.

From the private veranda zebra can be spotted roaming the gardens but if you venture out further into the grounds there’s every chance you’ll happen upon feeding time. One fortuatious afternoon we bumped into a wildlife whisperer of sorts who led us into a clearing to watch four giraffes and three times as many zebra eating their lunch. The Royal Livingstone is also home to monkeys; one cheeky grey chap steals half of our afternoon tea, while others can be seen messing around above the pool.

The hotel’s trump card though is the fact that it has Victoria Falls essentially in its back garden. Just 15 minutes away by foot, it's possible to hear the thundering of the water and see its spray from the sundeck.

The hotel encourages guests to come and go as they please to this spectacular site.

Sunrise is one of the most brilliant times to visit if you can drag yourself out of bed.

Undoubtedly the best way to see the falls is by microlight flight, which can be organised very easily by The Royal Livingstone. This spectacular experience offers jaw-dropping views of the falls by way of a tiny unique motor bike-cumplane that is unhindered by windows or wings. The exhilarating 15-minute ‘Flight of the Angels’ trip takes you over the falls themselves, offering views of the thundering Zambezi River and its many inhabitants (crocs, hippos, eagles and elephants) before coming back in to land. It really is a oncein-a-lifetime experience that shouldn't go a miss and comes at the end of a spectacular trip. From sunshine, white sand and sea to textbook African landcape, these Anantara properties are worlds apart but similar in the way they deliver on excellence. Backto-back the trip was exceptional but even better would be to visit individually; twice as long and twice the holiday.

T H E R OYA L L I V I N G S TO N H OT E L Nightly rates at The Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara start from £465 per room on a bed and breakfast basis. anantara.com

M E DJ U M B E P R I VAT E I S L A N D Nightly rates at Anantara Medjumbe Island Resort start from £840 per room on an all inclusive basis. anantara.com

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ABSOLUTELY • PROMOTION

RICHARD JUHLIN

50 Shades of Smell ichard Juhlin is incredibly gifted, born with the world's best ability to smell and taste any kind of beverage.

Champagne is his passion; he is the world's number one expert and independent critic. His unique ability and photographic sense of smell allows him to remember every Champagne he has ever tasted, this now being over 10,000.

In 2003 at the annual Spectacle du Monde in Paris, Swedish-born Richard Juhlin shocked the entire world when he and accurately stated the brand, the producer, the type of grapes and the year of 43 out of the 50 champagnes.

The runner-up, a French former sommelier world champion, managed to only correctly identify four Champagnes.

Richard has written four awardwinning books about champagne and with his most recent one invented the concept of Champagne Hiking; The 100 best champagnes to drink at the top 100 Locations in the world. Why champagnes taste best at a specific time, in a specific place and how surroundings plays a big part when tasting a wine.

As the world's foremost champagne expert he was assigned to the rescue project in July 2010 of the buried treasure of 168 Champagne bottles found in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. Richard claims that the Baltic Sea floor proves an ideal wine cellar, with the right temperatures, total darkness and enough pressure to keep the corks in. A bottle of Veuve Clicquot, nearly 200 years old, was part of the booty dating to between 1825 and 1830: that bottle later fetched 30,000 euros at auction.

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o Celebrate 2018 as an exceptional Vintage year in Champagne, thechampagneguru have teamed up with the Nr 1 Champagne Champion Richard Juhlin and award-winning sommelier Bjornstierne Antonson for an Exclusive Prestige Champagnes and food pairing cruise on the River Thames in London.

This rare VIP event will take place on a unique Art Deco boat with a Gatsby-themed interior during a five-hour cruise trip where guests will be treated to a champagne reception and a gastronomic six-course meal where the gourmet dishes are each being paired to a prestige Champagne. The evening will end with more Champagne

from the bar and a live DJ music set on the upper deck while floating past some of the most iconic buildings along the River Thames.

The event will be co-hosted by Richard Juhlin, who will be sharing his expertise and talking about the concept behind his latest book Champagne Hiking. In addition to this ultimate experience, guests will receive a signed copy of his latest book and a set of 6 Optimum Italesse glasses specifically designed by Richard Juhlin to be the optimal glass suited for champagne.

For bookings please visit our web site thechampagneguru.com or book directly on eventbrite.co.uk (Event ref 50527854172) alternatively contact the champagneguru directly on thechampagneguru@gmail.com; tel: +44 (0)7956124806

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ccupying the upper floors of an attractive period building in Clapham, is this sensational four-bedroom apartment, which has been extended and renovated to an exceptional standard. Key features include a stunning open plan kitchen, reception and dining room, along with a roof terrace. The property is conveniently located in a prime location between Clapham North and Clapham Common train stations.

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MONTAGUE ROAD, RICHMOND

RICHMOND 020 8940 6789

An exceptionally elegant, balanced family home with six bedrooms and four bathrooms on one of Richmond’s most desirable roads, with a 66ft rear garden, which includes a summer house, and off street parking for two vehicles. Approx. 3,666 sq ft (340 sq m). EPC E

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A spectacular plot of land situated in the middle of Burwood Park private estate, measuring just over one acre. Benefiting secluded access and offering a fantastic opportunity to create a replacement property, or reconfigure and update the existing house. No onward chain. EPC E

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GUIDE PRICE ÂŁ3,250,000

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FEATHERSTONE LEIGH Kingston, 020 8549 9449 featherstoneleigh.co.uk

verlooking the charming village green and set within beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds, this superb Queen Anne residence dates back to the 18th century. Located within the highly regarded village of Englefield Green, This exceptional family home is immaculately presented, offering light and spacious accommodation, providing perfect space for both family living and entertaining. house.

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his beautifully appointed sevenbedroom detached house extends to over 9,000 sq. ft. offering spacious accomodation.

Finished to truly exceptional standard and featuring separate staff accommodation, this property is set in beautifully landscaped gardens, which were expertly designed by the RHS Gold-medal-winning landscape designer Anoushka Feiler.

n elegant country house set within fabulous landscaped grounds of around 1.5 acres.

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Other notable features include an outdoor swimming pool, complete with a pool house.

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