Last updated on December 1st, 2021 at 07:17 pmThis time last year, the struggle was real when it was time to pen my Londoness Loves December and all things Christmas. The festive pickings were slim, to…
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Bluebeard’s Castle: London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall
I grew up on regular helpings of Barbe Bleu or Bluebeard as a child, the chilling, grotesque tale of the serial killer who somehow was supposed to appeal to young French minds – together with other…
Londoness Loves November 2021
Last updated on November 3rd, 2021 at 09:28 amWe still have Diwali, Bonfire Night and the Lord Mayor’s Show to get through before we officially hit the festive season, but methinks the holiday engines are being…
A tour of Spencer House
Spencer House in Mayfair is one of the finest examples of eighteenth-century architecture in London. The Georgian mansion, which has one of the most drop-dead interiors in the capital, once provided a backdrop for many a…
Londoness Loves: Things to do in London this October 2021
October, the month when London suddenly turns into a tapestry of mahogany hues, with spectacular leaf-crunching walks across the capital’s parks and the beckoning of warm chestnuts and toasted marshmallows. October is also the month when…
NOVA X Exhibition at Central Saint Martins
Last updated on November 9th, 2021 at 12:47 pmLondon is buzzing with all things London Design Festival this week, and part of the offering includes NOVA X, an exhibition at Central Saint Martins which celebrates the…
Londoness Loves: Things to do in London this September 2021
Last updated on September 22nd, 2021 at 08:53 amWondering what to do this September in London? You might need to wrap up a little warmer, unpack that autumn wardrobe and get ready, steady go for getting…
Waterperry Opera Festival 2021 – Review: The Elixir of Love
Waterperry Opera Festival’s L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) went out with a bang on Tuesday with its final performance of Donizetti’s opera buffa. Sung in English and performed by a youthful, zippy cast, it was…
Meet the winners of the MullenLowe NOVA Awards 2021
Every year, the hunt is on for the new masters of the design universe with the NOVA Awards, a ten-year collaboration between MullenLowe Group and Central Saint Martins, one of world’s leading schools in art and…
MullenLowe NOVA Awards 2021
Last updated on September 21st, 2021 at 02:49 pmRemember that balloon dress that had tongues wagging all over the design world in 2019? The latex brainchild of Fredrik Tjærandsen, it was the overall winner of the…