Pelicans & Parrots

Antiques and fashion take flight in two Dalston boutiques

London’s East End is globally renowned for playing host to some of the world’s most stylishly eclectic fashion houses, art galleries and bars. But it’s the small gems you won’t necessarily hear about—unless you’re a local—that continue to fuel this reputation. Launched in 2010, Pelicans & Parrots is one such treasure. Nestled on Stoke Newington Road, just a short way from the beautiful chaos of …

Art Paris Art Fair

Intimacy and illusion in a range of contemporary photography seen at the show

Representing 120 galleries from 16 countries, the spring Art Paris Art Fair offers a prime opportunity to observe the latest tendencies in the modern and contemporary art markets. This year we found particular attention paid to photography, unveiling the intriguing progress of the exploration of intimacy. The images that stood out to us traced a progression from a series of building facades taken in 2007 …

Ampersand Gallery and Dunderdon

A Portland collector's antique imagery and artifacts add new depth to a Swedish workwear label's NYC shop

The seemingly surprising collaboration between Portland’s Ampersand Gallery and Swedish workwear company Dunderdon came about in a wholly organic fashion. Les Szabo, a long-time Portland resident and the owner of Dunderdon USA, walked into Ampersand one day and simply liked the way it looked. “We started talking about a collaboration back in October, but it wasn’t until this spring that we began to formalize what …