by Hannah Kane | Oct 6, 2014 | Culture
The 2014 Turner Prize exhibition opened this week at the Tate Britain. Showcasing the shortlist of nominees: Duncan Campbell, Ciara Phillips, James Richards, and Tris Vonna-Michell… This year’s collection of work is heavily weighted towards film and video, and...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 4, 2014 | Beauty
It’s probably fair to say that when is comes to the grown-up, more luxurious end of the grooming market, men are often left neglected. So for those gentlemen who outgrew the olfactory offerings of the Lynx collection more than a while ago, may we suggest Refinery....
by Hannah Kane | Oct 3, 2014 | Culture
PHOENIX’s assistant editor Mary-Jane Wiltsher gets a glimpse of acclaimed artist Hormazd Narielwalla’s cutting-strewn world to talk cubism, anatomy in art, and childhood memories of India… Crafting our GODS & MONSTERS issue spurred questions of...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 3, 2014 | Fashion
When radiography met knitwear… Tonight, London’s Hospital Club will host the launch of a new womenswear collection, designed and manufactured in the UK. Great, but not exactly extraordinary. What is extraordinary is the fact that this particular line,...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 2, 2014 | Magazine
The GODS & MONSTERS Issue In the years since PHOENIX was created, born out of fire and brimstone if you will, it’s the production of this – the Gods & Monsters issue – that has had the most profound effect upon me. In some ways it’s encouraging...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 2, 2014 | Fashion
The moment has come – Gods & Monsters (AKA PHOENIX’s autumn issue) has been unleashed on the world. With Dolce & Gabbana’s fairytale-inspired silhouettes taking us back to the thrills and fears of our childhood, and Givenchy instilling the...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 2, 2014 | Culture
We’ve taken creative image-making technology to new plains and now, proud of our achievements, we’ve printed the outcome on paper and created a good old fashioned book… Exploring and exploiting the boundaries between professional and run-of-the-mill...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 1, 2014 | Culture
The psychotropic brew used by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon can heal mental, and in some cases terminal, illness… as long as you’re prepared to take a long, hard trip The first time I drank ayahuasca I saw God, the second time I saw monsters. Let...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 30, 2014 | Culture
Illustrators Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds discuss The Big Draw, a creative project that intends to get people drawing in public spaces across the globe Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds are two of the UK’s most beloved – and most eclectic –...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 29, 2014 | Lifestyle
Edison, the Zombie Apocalypse and Hoxton Street Monster Supplies… “I shall raise up the dead and they shall eat the living… I shall make the dead outnumber the living.” No, not a quote from 28 Days Later, or even Zombieland – but The Epic of Gilgamesh, the...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 25, 2014 | Fashion
PHOENIX finds you 5 of the best autumn warmers Ok, so let’s face it, although many of us (myself included) love the textural warmth and luscious layers that come with the gusty winds of autumn, there is something about the sartorial simplicity of summer that is...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 25, 2014 | Lifestyle
Coffee blogger Alex Stewart lets us in on his favourite little gems in the city 1. The Fields Beneath – Kentish Town A long-standing personal favourite of mine, the Fields Beneath is set in the cramped but engaging space under a railway arch outside Kentish Town West...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 25, 2014 | Culture
As 20,000 Days On Earth recalls 56 years of Nick Cave, it seemed fitting to view the wry luminary’s most recent film on his 57th birthday, in the town he calls home: Brighton. The film is an ode to that place, in as much as it’s an ode to Cave’s...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 24, 2014 | Beauty
This week at PHOENIX Towers we’re indulging ourselves in a little post-LFW relaxation, courtesy of new niche home fragrance brand Mila. Mila’s unique appeal lies in the fact that its fragrances seamlessly blend into your home surroundings, rather than smacking...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 22, 2014 | Lifestyle
Go Heartcore Feeling the need to do some real exercise? I suggest you get yourself down to one of Heartcore’s five studios across London. Definitely not for the faint of heart, London’s newest super-chic studio offers ground-breaking, results-driven...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 19, 2014 | Culture
What happens when a photography legend, her poetry, a French music producer, and the svelte, creative aesthetics of 80’s New York and modern day Paris collide… Maripol’s legacy as a creative and her place at the top table of 70s and 80s New York art...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 17, 2014 | Fashion
LFW SS15 | Asli Polat Photography: Charles Moriarty & Fraser Rigg.
by Hannah Kane | Sep 17, 2014 | Fashion
LFW SS15 | REJINA PYO Photography: Charles Moriarty & Fraser Rigg.
by Hannah Kane | Sep 17, 2014 | Fashion
LFW SS15 | Backstage at Xiao Li Photography: Charles Moriarty & Fraser Rigg.
by Hannah Kane | Sep 17, 2014 | Fashion
LFW SS15 | Toga presentation Photography: Charles Moriarty & Fraser Rigg.
