The Best Things to See in London
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As the Sun shines on Earth, so MO-GA’s gender-fluid designs grace the bodies of everyone, rejoicing in ambiguity. Multiple sleeves and feathers recall the animal kingdom in all its glorious diversity; it’s a new aesthetic.
SEEN is tireless in her cocktail research, and very much enjoyed travelling to Highbury last week to try The General Store’s new summer cocktail menu and to check out the new interior. She was delighted to sample a Honey Mimosa, very sweet and fruity and just the ticket after a hot journey. It was, as its name suggests, a Mimosa with just a touch of honey.
SEEN has long been an admirer of Alexandra Blum’s liminal and apocalyptic renderings of London’s urban spaces, in which the capital seems ever-changing. It is the artist’s job to capture not only space but the passage of time itself.
One of SEEN’s favourite live music events, Rock the Strand, returns to Strand Palace Hotel on Thursday 27th July for a summer showcase featuring a stellar line-up of talented artists. Curated by industry mogul Tony Moore, Rock the Strand is a free music night that showcases an eclectic range of genres from indie alt-folk to country from emerging new talent and established acts, highlighting the UK’s varied and diverse musical landscape.
SEEN had the pleasure (pun intended) of being invited to a ‘Love Hunt’ at the British Museum. The museum, founded in 1753, is committed to preserving art, culture and history, and has collected around 8 million objects. These artefacts come from every corner of the world, revealing a fragment of many significant moments in time, from Mesopotamia to the Vikings; from the Inuits to the Indians. So, when one embarks on a visit to the world famous British Museum, where does one start?
SEEN is delighted to hear that bubble-waffles have come to London. To celebrate the launch of Bufle, Britain’s first bubble-waffle restaurant and cocktail bar, opening all day and late night in Soho.
SEEN is thrilled to hear that a major exhibition has been announced by the Design Museum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Ferrari, a brand synonymous with speed, glamour and luxury.
If you think that London is currently – and literally – awash with delicious cocktails, you’d be absolutely right. It is! And for once, the weather promises to be very decent. Your only decision, therefore, is about the location of your tippling. SEEN humbly suggests you get yourselves a) to the river, and b) high up: aqua shard on level 31 works on both counts.
Despite the horror of the Grenfell Tower blaze, how heartening it is to see the groundswell of support from the community at large. Art advisor Lucy Meakin is collaborating with leading British contemporary artists and Artsy on an online auction to raise funds for the victims of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire.
Lovers of French cuisine should mark Tratra on their maps. Chef and cookery writer Stéphane Reynaud has opened his latest venture in art hotel Boundary in Shoreditch.
SEEN was pretty gobsmacked to visit the Borough Market area last Thursday. It was rammed with people eating, drinking and flirting at top volume, drowning out the horrors of the knife attacks that so recently paralysed the area, proving yet again that Londoners step up to the plate where recovery and community support are required.
Tennis fans are spoilt for choice this year in the capital. SEEN hears that on July 14th, to celebrate one of the most exciting matches in tennis, the Men’s Semi-Finals at Wimbledon, Old Spitalfields Market is dedicating its July night market to creating a ‘Wimbledon away from Wimbledon’.
SEEN’s magpie eye has been caught by the lovely fine jewellery from GFG Jewellery by Nilufer. The pieces have caught a flavour of contemporary fashion with their stunning use of rubies, precious metals and clean geometric lines.
This summer, fashion brand COS continues its commitment to art, design and creativity in the brand’s fifth consecutive year supporting the Serpentine Galleries’ public performance series, Park Nights. This is a series that SEEN is looking forward to very much.
The fact that the fourth album from Australian artist Jen Cloher is self-titled speaks volumes. The first single from the album, “Forgot Myself”, Cloher writes unflinchingly about the sacrifices and difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship. The accompanying video was premiered by Bob Boilen on NPR’s All Things Considered. SEEN was powerfully reminded of the vocal style of Lou Reed.
All SEEN can say is, if you want to escape the hot dusty streets of London for a bit (particularly in the evenings), then the roof garden of John Lewis is your best bet. Accessed through ‘The Place to Eat’ on the fifth floor, the roof garden immediately downscales any urban stress as you step …
