Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1941 and working with glass for nearly half a century, Chihuly has created a vast number of astonishing glass works that are a colorful, vibrant mix merging fine art with craft, ranging in size from a simple vessel to room-size installations.

Perhaps the most eye-catching and glorious of the lot is the one in Berkeley Square for sale for £1.25mm. The show ends April 21^st. For a stimulating read on Chihuly’s rise from modest means (he worked as a commercial fisherman to pay for graduate school)  to becoming an artist of world class stature, read “The Glass Menagerie” article in the Telegraph. This prolific artist is no stranger to London with major installations at Kew Gardens, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Claridges Hotel. This summer  (’14) he has two exhibitions opening in Dublin.

April, 2014

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Yamamoto was the first Japanese designer to stage a fashion show in London. It was in 1971 on the Kings Road. He became inspired to return to his fashion roots  after the V&A’s recent blockbuster “David Bowie Is” exhibition which included many of Yamamoto’s iconic costumes for the superstar singer.

November, 2013 

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