Designing Penhaligon’s Bayolea Grooming Line

The vision behind the heritage brand's comprehensive luxury range

With Penhaligon‘s introduction of Bayolea, their most comprehensive men’s luxury grooming line to date, the brand has succeeded twofold. Having tested the entire product range for over a month now, it stands as an effective, enjoyable collection built upon a distinct new scent that’s equal parts masculine, classic and gentle—with mandarin, cardamom, sandalwood and musk all playing prominently. Equally important, however, is the fact that …

Floating Points & Four Tet: Final Plastic People

The beginning of 2015 sadly brought about the end of Plastic People, one of East London’s most notorious basement dance clubs. The talent that walked through its doors during the 20-year run undoubtedly helped shape modern dance music. As regular DJs Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) and Sam Shepherd (Floating Points) explain, “To say this space along with the owner Ade’s singular vision was fundamental in …

People Looking at Art

Mark Blower turns his camera on the audience, exposing the intimacy of the exhibition experience

A lot of London-based photographer Mark Blower’s work centers on art; like his intimate portraits of contemporary artists, including Marina Abramovic and Grayson Perry, and his “Documentation” photos of art installations. For his latest series, “People Looking at Art,” Mark has chosen to turn his camera on the audience, rather than the artists or their works. The project portrays gallery visitors at a number of …