I did say that I was going to delve deeper into Andreas Murkudis' spanking new store at Potsdamer Strasse, replacing the beloved Mitte location,where it just got a little overly-frequented for Murkudis' tastes. The lure of an ex-printed press with over 1,000 sq meters to play with, proved too irresistable for this pioneering Berlin retailer… Continue reading Shop Wafting
Category: Travel
Raf Revs It Up
Why did I take a less-than-24-hour jaunt to Berlin on Friday? In all honesty, I wasn't exactly 100% sure before I arrived. I was apparently attending the opening of Transmission1, a 3-day festival curated by Raf Simons in association with The Avantgarde Diaries and Mercedez Benz. The list of ten artists involved included Peter Saville,… Continue reading Raf Revs It Up
Caught by the River
>> Am I suppose to feel like a proper dunce that I haven't been to a proper 'off for long weekend' festival this year? No Coachella/Glasto/Primavera action for me thus far. Fashion muscling in on festival turf has been accepted conduct in the UK for the past few years when high street stores now create… Continue reading Caught by the River
Gres Matter
I feel like I've lagged so far behind in writing about this, that everything that needs to be said about the Madame Gr√®s exhibition at the Mus√©e Bourdelle in Paris, has already been said. I'd like to first and foremost refer people to Suzy Menkes' indepth review of the exhibition (if we all footnoted, linked… Continue reading Gres Matter