The Editors: Ala CHAMP Magazine ’s Joanna & Monique Kawecki Find a Global Perspective in Tokyo & London
True champions of creative culture, twin sisters Joanna & Monique Kawecki are the founding editors of Ala CHAMP Magazine one of the edgiest publications sitting on newsstands right now. Here at Melting Butter, we see Champ Magazine as the essential culture handbook for curious global creatives who make it their business to know about what’s […]
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The Curators: The Kinfolk Home Designer, Charlotte Heal’s London
Charlotte Heal runs her eponymous design studio in North London. Best known for her work on The Kinfolk Home book and for redesigning the cult magazine Kinfolk, Charlotte’s considered and intelligent approach is clearly reflected in the work she does, which has a refreshingly clean aesthetic, anchored by a resounding depth that ensures her work […]
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The Editors: i-D’s Lynette Nylander on Fashion & London
It’s 9am on a Monday morning when I call Lynette Nylander in London. She’s been watching RuPaul’s Drag Race and is getting ready for work, styling an outfit around a new Vetements jacket. She’s the deputy editor of i-D, the seminal British magazine that has been at the forefront of fashion, art, music and contemporary […]
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Contemporary Art Hotspot: Zabludowicz Collection London
Once you can get your tongue around the pronunciation of the Zabludowicz Collection ”“ Zah-blu-doh-vich ”“ you will find yourself uttering one of London’s leading independent contemporary art collections. Founded by art world power couple Poju and Anita Zabludowicz, the private collection consists of over 500 established and emerging international artists, which include many unique […]
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Art Gallery Find: Hayward Gallery London
Architectural love or loathing towards the Hayward Gallery’s concrete façade aside, it is what’s inside this Sixties landmark on London’s Southbank complex that attracts the culture crowd into its brutalist core. Hayward Gallery presents several temporary exhibitions a year across two levels that broadly range from the classics through to the contemporary as well as […]
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Design Hotspot: Geffrye Museum London
If you’re into keeping up with the Joneses, you’ll want to keep up with the Geffrye: the Geffrye Museum that is. Located in Shoreditch, East London, the museum is a must for lovers of the home and interior design. Visitors can time travel across a sequence of eleven domestic environments that span from the 1600 […]
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Art Gallery Find: Dulwich Picture Gallery London
Gallery-goers would be wise to schedule a pilgrimage to Dulwich Picture Gallery when visiting London. After all, it’s the world’s first purpose-built public art gallery after Sir Francis Bourgeois bequeathed his collection of old masters “for the inspection of the public”. Today visitors can ”˜inspect’ the gallery’s permanent collection of Baroque masterpieces by European Old […]
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Art & Culture Find: Delfina Foundation London
Discover international creative dialogue in the heart of London at one of the world’s leading independent arts foundations. Delfina Foundation has been promoting artistic exchange and collaboration since 2007, focusing on emerging talent from the Greater Middle East and North Africa. From an Edwardian townhouse in the capital’s Victoria neighbourhood, the foundation provides a diverse […]
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Contemporary Design Find: Design Museum London
Innovation is taken seriously at London’s Design Museum. As well as showcasing the importance of cutting edge design across all aspects of our daily lives, it is currently embarking on an ambitious design journey of its own with a planned relocation from its riverside headquarters to the capital’s museum quarter in West London in 2015, […]
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Art Find: Camden Arts Centre London
First impressions are deceiving when you arrive outside this former Victorian library in the heart of North London bohemia. Camden Arts Centre has long been an institution of alternative artistic development with a focus of public participation at the core of its exhibitions, which are by emerging and established artists. Look out for the artist […]
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