by Hermione | Jan 19, 2015 | recent items slider, Recent Work
Jean-Michel Gathy describes himself as the ‘spoiled kid of the hotel industry’. With his firm Denniston he has designed for nearly every major super-luxury hotel brand you can think of, from Banyan Tree to Aman via Mandarin to One&Only. Here the multi...
by Hermione | Jan 19, 2015 | Recent Work, Reviews
In the last 22 years Arkady Novikov has opened 50 restaurants in Russia. That’s right, 50, and as far as I can tell every single one has been a roaring success. His initial attempt, Sirena in 1992, was the first fish restaurant in Moscow and featured an under-floor...
by Hermione | Sep 1, 2014 | Blog
My four year old daughter is currently fascinated by ‘where babies come from’ and the process of being pregnant. She spends a large part of every day with a toy stuffed up her top, pretending to be up the duff. I think she’s had about 30-odd babies by now, though they...
by Hermione | May 15, 2014 | Older features, Reviews
Ahh, Clapham Common. I knew I’d reached this Chelsea outpost when just about everyone walking past me was wearing a Gieves and Hawkes suits or a Boden coat. The streetlights twinkled prettily between the autumnal leaves, and all was well with the world. Well, in west...
by Hermione | Dec 13, 2013 | Reviews, reviews
It could be Paris or London or Prague or anywhere, but you know what to expect from a Buddha Bar. A sexy, slinky vibe, seductive décor which fuses European sang froid with Eastern decadence, a certain aura which suggests that everyone inside is cool and beautiful...
