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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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June 13th, 2014 | Places

Ham Yard Heaven

Prepare to be dazzled by Firmdale’s latest, largest and boldest hotel, Ham Yard. From the huge bronze Tony Cragg sculpture  in the leafy courtyard to a Texan, solid maple, 1950’s…

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June 6th, 2014 | People

The Imaginary Genius of Bill Viola

 American video artist Bill Viola captures what it is to be human in all its raw beauty. Birth, death, mortality, love, suffering, despair are all there in stark moving imagery…

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May 28th, 2014 | Places

My Mykonos

Read my in-depth report on buzzy, beautiful Mykonos in Indagare– where to stay, eat, shop and see. May, 2014

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May 23rd, 2014 | Places

Summer-time Birthday Presents

For some reason I like Gemini’s (being one myself, I guess we are pretty terrific) so I need to get going on the birthday present front. South Kensington never fails…

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