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Elena Bowes

New York-London design & culture writer of a certain vintage looking for meaning and wholeness in life

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October 10th, 2014 | PeoplePlaces

The Mouse that Roared

Auction house Phillips is tired of playing little brother to domineering older siblings Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Phillips is demanding some airtime with this week’s opening of its splendid new European headquarters…

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October 3rd, 2014 | Places

London is a Feast for the Eyes

As the Frieze Art Fair approaches, London’s museums and galleries bring out their most scintillating, eye catching shows. Tamara Corm (above) spent two years curating Pace London‘s fabulous and far-reaching…

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September 8th, 2014 | Places

Take Me Back

I have never been good at keeping secrets, but some things are just too good not to share. While sharing plates in restaurants has never (with a capital N) been…

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September 3rd, 2014 | Places

Surfin’ USA

This summer I visited lots of stunning beaches. As far as surfing goes, I’d have to agree with the Beach Boys, Californi-a is the place to be. Everybody’s gone Surfin’,…

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August 9th, 2014 | Places

The other Mykonos

When I told my hairdresser I was going to Mykonos he winked at me. “Ah, you like to party?” I don’t like to party.  I hate noise, crowds, drunken weirdos…

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August 1st, 2014 | Places

Bamford Country

Read my latest instalment in Trufflepig about how Lady Bamford and the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire get their hands dirty in the Cotswolds. Title or no title, it’s hard not…

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July 23rd, 2014 | Places

Cote d’Azur a la Isy

I just spent a glorious few days in Cap Ferrat with my friend Isy who knows all the best places to buy everything from black olives to  old-fashioned, pretty cotton…

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