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Martin Margiela’s retrospective and the designer without a face

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Ribbon worn as rings.

Alook from Spring 2001. The retrospective

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Margiela questioned the obsolescence of clothes with his «Artisanal» collection, created from vintage garments and recovered materials transformed into unique hand-sewn pieces. And also with his “Replica” series of vintage clothes garnered from around the world and reproduced identically. Margiela remains the creator without face, the man who does not do interviews, and whose clothes came with plain white label bereft of any brand-name. This man who promotes anonymity is famous, not only for his use of white, colour that he espoused in multitude of shades, but also for holding his défilés in unusual venues: in carparks, warehouses, metro station, or on waste ground. Using more than 130 silhouettes, videos of défilés, House archives and special installations, the Margiela Galliera exhibition offers us an unprecedented look at one of the most influential contemporary fashion designers. The scenography for this retrospective was worked out in collaboration with Margiela as an exhibition and, at the same time, site under construction. Margiela always paid particular attention to the composition of the space of his shows. With this retrospective, Margiela wanted to create the sense of wandering through private place, establishing close and direct relationship with the garments.

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Margiela’s designs defy easy description. The exhibition traces 20 years of the designer’s

career. The iconic wigcoat from 2009, False nails made an appearance

So visitors will see the “exhibition” as an object deconstructed: it is about progress

on the site, the state of transition,

uncertainties and possibilities. Traces of the dismantling of the previous exhibition and the assembly activities have been preserved. Not all the surfaces have been covered in white, and lighting

plays critical role to both light and

support. It punctuates the exhibition trail, intermittently lighting up the shadow that makes up most of the exhibition.

What’s interesting too about the

exhibition is that young visitors are also not forgotten. Individual workshops offer the young opportunities to have hand at being fashion apprentice, designing recycle jewellery, upcycling and recycling,

and stotytelling, to name few.

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Woftls GRACEOO! The Muslim festival of Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated inmany parts of the world 14 June or 15 June this year. It marks the beginning of Syawwal and the end of holy month of Ramadhan, where practising Muslims abstain from

consuming food and drinks from sunrise to sunset. The timing of Eid is based on the Islamic lunar calendar and the sighting of the new moon of Syawwal, hence why celebrations vary from country to country and why both Ramadhan

and Eid “change” through the Gregorian calendar from year to year.

Eid ul Fitr is one of two Eid festivals observed by the Muslim faithful. The second, Eid ul Adha, comes at the climax of the Hajj, the sacred journey to Makkah.

Worldwide, the Eid ul Fitr celebrations begin with Muslims performing special Eid prayer in congregation. In major cities, mosques will be overflowing with the crowd, with worshippers sometimes filling the streets. In

places where mosques cannot accommodate often conducted in open spaces, such as

the congregation, the prayer is football stadium or an open field.

Traditional greetings during the Islamic holiday begin with Eid Mubarak, which means “Blessed Eid.” Another greeting, “taqabbal Allah minna wa minkum (May Allah accept (this worship) from us and from you)” follows the congratulatory greeting Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him)

companions would say to one another on the occasion of Eid.

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Melbourne masterclasses from bread baking to chocolate truffles

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Bake artisanal loaves at Convent Bakery. Rolling truffles at Ganache Chocolate School

One of the best ways for you to get under the skin of Melbourne is to soak up the knowledge and expertise of the city’s dedicated industry leaders and passionate experts. Home to an array of specialist masterclasses practical and intellectual worlds, you will love learning while in Melbourne.

As bona fide foodie hotspot, Melbourne is city willing and able to share their knowledge with curious visitors from around the world. Melbourne has plenty of classes to satiate the appetites of meat lovers, barbecue classes at Queen Victoria Market’s Whack it on the Barbie. Chocoholics can get their Willy Wonka creating unique chocolate bars are just some of the

For bread lovers, you know that nothing compares to slicing into hot loaf of bread fresh from the oven.

Bread making classes at the historic Convent Bakery enable you to capture this feeling at home by providing

the skills to bake artisanal loaves.

While most people don’t need class to appreciate is committed to spreading the word about all things cheese workshops led by Spring Street Grocer’s head cheesemonger, this is the place for you to brush up on your cheese knowledge while tasting some of the best cheese from near and far. Kimchi and kombucha anyone? Once the favoured pastime of grandmothers around the globe, the art of fermenting food is now catching on with the younger crowd. Located in the process of fermenting vegetables and making foodie favourites like yes, kimchi and sauerkraut.

Beyond brushing up on your food knowledge and techniques, there is also art, life and style workshops to consider. From the artistic to the cerebral, Melbourne’s expert-led workshops and clas are great way for visitors to engage with the city on deeper level.

Take The Powder Room, for example. With more than 20 years’ experience working in the beauty industry, Samantha Taylor knows thing or two about fragrance.

At The Powder Room you get the chance to sit down with Samantha and learn how to create your own signature scent. For chance to brush up on your arts and crafts skills, casual life drawing classes are and lampshade making workshops often sell out at Seddon’s Handmaker’s Factory and weekend hat Lindeman are hit with fashionistas keen on creating their next statement accessory to wear to the races,

Finally, don’t forget to check out Laneway Learning.

Offering diverse range of classes from the practical to the outlandish, it is fun Melbourne institution open to all casual learners. With chapters in the heart of the city (down laneway no less), Fitzroy, St Kilda, literature, finance and small business.

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Young Buck, Wensleydale and Britain’s artisan cheesemakers

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where the original recipe has been handmade for centuries.

Today, there are numerous blends to tantalise your

tastebuds. Book class to learn how the cheese is made at Wensleydale Creamery, then explore where it all began at Jervaulx Abbey where it was crafted by French monks in the 12th century using milk. In Northern Ireland, Mike’s Fancy Cheese in County Down was launched in 2013 as part of crowdfunding campaign by former cheesemaking student Michael Thomson. After learning from the raw milk blue cheese, Young Buck, rich, creamy cheese that resembles the very best Stilton. Thomson was finalist for best new cheese producer at the Great British Cheese Awards 2017. And what about that recently-crowned Cornish Kern?

Well, this dark-rind, cow-milk Cornish cheese from the Southwest of England produced by Lynher Dairies wowed the judges with its “buttery caramel notes and deep savoury aroma”. One thing’s for sure, Britain is experiencing its best dairy deluge ever.

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Beaded wedding bed and textiles at the Peranakan Museum

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ata Museum Civilisations Asian design and stylistic influences in their handcrafted decorative and fashion 05 textiles. The Peranakan Museum is proud to spotlight their bold originality pair of curtain through the museum’s rich collection, built up over more than three decades, tie-backs. and complemented by objects from partner museums and private collectors.” 06

Man’s slippers One of the key highlights is beaded wedding bed valence from the National Museum of World Cultures in the Netherlands, which is the earliest reliably Woman’s shoulderdated embroidery in the exhibition made around 1848 in Indonesia. It piece. shows early influence and adaptation from Chinese embroidery. The public also stand to be enchanted by European-styled, glass-beaded table cover from the 1900s, with wedding toast verses stitched in English along its borders, and magnificent ankle boots with gold embroidery of style worn by women and men at the turn of the 20th century. This extensive display in artistry that we are used to in the South East Asia region that Peranakan fashion is not just beaded slippers and wedding purses.

Singapore Museum National are also given spotlight at this exhibition. The show is divided into five sections that range from Emblems and Symbols; Creative Hands: Makers and Methods and Materials; to the diverse styles of Indonesia, Malacca, Singapore and Penang. “Nyonya Needlework showcases the pathways of creativity in this Peranakan art form. Although needlework was very much rooted ina and designs from other cultures and other media (including batiks, ceramics, and metalwork), introducing novelty and dynamism into the art. The overlaps in regional styles of beadwork and embroidery convey shared sense of identity; at the same time, their diversity expresses their local connections. We hope visitors will enjoy the refinement and detail in these works, and discover the innovative spirit and craftsmanship, as well as the stories of the Peranakan Chinese embedded in this cross-cultural art form, and be inspired to create their own”, said Dr Cheah Hwei-Fen, lead curator of the exhibition.

Together with Dr Cheah, the museum has produced profusely illustrated

Beadwork in the Peranakan World will run until 26 March, 2017.

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Bandung’s volcanoes, bamboo workshops and street bargains

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Hike or take ride to the Tangkuban Perahu,

Icano in Lembar Okm from Bandung. ke an upturned plantation and floating market to break the journey.

Angklung Udjo for taste of the local

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ell handmade bamboo handicrafts, but also hold

bamboo instrument) orchestra.

Jalan Riau, Jalan Setiabudi, Dago district and the Cihampelas areas are all shopping havens. Lined with facto tlet: in the maze, but

patiencecan bear fruitful bargains. If you want to bring ib backtaste of hop in to Kartika Sari for

locally-made brownies and cakes

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Cafes serving Valrhona chocolate and Musang King durian pie

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When it comes to cafes, the list is endless.

Artistry by Artisan Coffee Bar crafts amazing coffees, with beans sourced from an Edinburgh-based award-winning gourmet coffee roastery. Chocolate lovers will love Swich, where Valrhona creations include classic chocolate cake and Salted Caramel Triple Chocolate Fudge cake. But it is their seasonal masterful surprises such as the Cempedak cake (Jackfruit cake) and Musang King durian mud pie that has impressed many customers.

Tea lovers would find Tea Verandah relaxing place to unwind. smorgasbord of tea blends that includes Europe Fruits Tea, Organic Tea, Yogurt Tea and the Classic Black Tea. even Bentong ginger, red date and ona hot day. Pair your teas with either selection of main meals (think pastas and salmon steaks) or the ubiquitous finger food Afternoon Tea Set that offers tuna pastries, cupcakes and scones

Another major drawcard to Atria are the dining outlets. Homegrown brand Dave’s Deli, where footlong sausages, hearty beef stews and perfectly roasted chicken are on the menu, never disappoint with their consistency and generous servings. At Nosh Up, the premise is on experimentation, with offerings such as Crunchy Soft Shell Burger and Smoked Duck Miso Pasta. Priding itself in woodsmoking its own salmon and shunning preservatives

and artificial colouring, the menu here is fresh,

interesting and deserves try.

Local thoroughfare comes in the form of Baba Nyonya by Sambal Chilli, where Straits Peranakan food take centrestage, Kopi Time Cafe for kopitiam fare, and Ah Cheng Laksa, fast casual take out stop for delicious local noodles.

There are many international flavours to choose from including MOIM (Korean), HK7 (Hong Kong), Absolute Thai (Thai), Pho Vietz (Vietnamese) and Manmaru (Japanese). Basically, when at Atria, there is always bounty to be had.

hours parking (when you spend RM30 or more

Grab Taxi Bookir that offersconvenient ride anywhere, and baby nd wheelchairs for those who need them. Anchor tenant, Village Grocer, houses local and international products, including Korean

and Japanese food items, and the inhouse bakery (where breads are baked

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The art of handmade globemaking

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The tube doesn’t serve Stoke Newington, city of about 10 kilometres north of London; but for those willing to train it (from London Liverpool Street) or bus it (67, 73, 76, 106, 149, 243 and 393 stop outside Abney Park), you’ll find yourself in one of London’s leafiest boroughs and among unique bohemian community.

But that’s not all Stoke Newington (Stokey to the locals) is known for.

Down mews off Stoke Newington Church Street (London’s longest street

name) lovely street filled with

globemaking in North London.

BELLERBY CO boutiques, flower shops, vintage stores, patisseries and cafes sits an unassuming building. Stand long enough outside and you’ll find about 20 to 30 workers going in and out at any given time. Among them: furniture makers, handbag designer, architects, art directors, journalists and painters. The scene makes for good Arthur Conan Doyle premise but, the reality is even more intriguing. This is the epicentre and final bastion of one of the few globemakers left in the world Bellerby Co.

Despite the flurry of activities on the outside, the workshop big beautiful open space and full of light is study in quiet focus and preservation. There is asmall team of six busily working

daily at various stations. Everyone

comes from diverse creative and artistic backgrounds. All around them are halfmade worlds, finished globes waiting to be mounted, strips of gore (painted Paper) pegged across the room to dry, pots of brushes and paints, and more odd-sized spherical balls than one has ever seen. The workshop is now bit chilly, but come summer, the studio opens into rooftop terrace and becomes place to mingle after work. The high ceilings and huge windows make for beautiful and inspiring setting. Everyone is very

friendly with each other and collaborates

on projects from time to time. The

camaraderie is unmistakable. They borrow things from each other, ask opinions on their work and exchange advice on the

best way to do something,

Amidst this friendly atmosphere sits Peter Bellerby, kind of Jedi Master to his team of Padawans. self-starter, Bellerby had no interest in globemaking other than his high school fascination for maps and cartography. But frustrated quest trying to gift his father the perfect globe for his

birthday would the option of where Borneo

change all that. Faced with lazy version of globe, island appears as blob

onthe map, or an antique that has long passed its use, Bellerby decided the way to go was to build his own globe. That was

Today, the globes made by Bellerby Co are valued for its bespoke design, modelled on couple made in the War for Churchill and Roosevelt, and meticulous attention to detail. It takes pride in having revolutionised globe

design that sits on roller bearings,

allowing for fluid movement that was not possible with the traditional axle and meridian methods. Every bit from the painstaking process of papering to the detailed shading and painting is done by hand. The former is the most arduous part because working with wet paper requires you to train your body and move your hands very slowly ensuring there are no creases, overlaps or tear. If any of that happens, the goring process starts all over again. It’s easy to understand why trainee normally requires good

half of the year to master this skill

And, it is not uncommon for the team to collaborate especially when it’s big project. Bellerby remains very hands-on with the craft and the business. He trains his team to re-learn parts of globemaking that had been lost for centuries. He passes on the lessons his learnt so that this limited edition craft continues. For even after all this while, there remains no available

training on this artisanal trade.

In aworld where GPS and Google maps seemed to have taken over, Bellerby Co’s globes are pleasant reminder that handcrafted globes remain in existence, letting us to daydream of faraway places

and romanticise this world of ours.

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Ubud Writers’ and Readers’ Festival in Bali’s cultural heartland

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to focus on books and more.

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Ubud has been ibed as an “artistic hub floating ina sea of rice paddi nd that’s pretty close to the truth. Set in the green hills of Bali about an hour from the capital of Denpasar, Ubud is first and foremost town of artisans and artists, but it has also slowly evolved into hub for wellness,

yoga, healthy living, fine eating and more.

For the past ten years, Ubud has become the focus for each year to Bali’s cultural heartland for its annual Ubud Writers’ and Readers’ Festival. While the festival was born in response to the Bali bombings of 2000 conceived by Janet DeNeefe it has now become so much more.

Today, the event not only celebrates extraordinary stories and amplifies brave voices; it also tackles global issues and big ideas, Amid long table literary lunches, there will be in-depth poet Kosal Khiev on how he survived the prison system.

Elsewhere, leading thinkers and writers, in the likes of Tim Cope (On the Trail of Genghis Khan) and scientist and Australian of the Year Tim Flannery will also share the stage with Ubud gallerist great, Agung Rai, and architect Made Wijaya. It’s heady mix of Who’s Who in the literary and arts and, with Ubud’s stunning backdrop of paddy fields and calm serenity, no one ever leaves here uninspired.

In many ways, having the festival in Ubud only

local talents. First discovered in the 8th century, Ubud

was acentre of natural medicine and healing. The for ‘medicine’ The city’s great flowering of Balinese culture took place in the 12th century, encouraged by Ubud’s aristocratic families. But it wasn’t until the 1930s, encouraged by the royal family, foreign artists began taking up presence in the town, including Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet. They paved the way for more travellers to come to Ubud while still maintaining the area’s integrity as the centre of Balinese art and culture.

The festival’s roster of workshops, talks, book launches,

music and dance performances, activities all celebrate the

arts programmes and traditional arts and

culture. The breathtaking venues that host many of the festival’s programmes do not happen by chance.

DeNeefe has been meticulous in her selection in order

to showcase to the world what Ubud has to offer.

Aspiring writers will not run short of inspiration when they attend the writer’s retreat at the soulful Honeymoon

Guesthouse its artisan beauty and leafy grounds providing the perfect antidote for the sluggish mind.

Taman Baca, reading ground, offers break from the literary action. But no one can fault you if you decide to prolong your sojourn lazing under the coconut trees that offer stunning view of Mount Agung, Bali’s lofty volcano. Elsewhere, the home of the late Catalan artist Antonio Blanco will once again open to guests as it did last year for the final party. Once fixture on Ubud’s art scene, the lush gardens still fascinate, as do

Blanco’s 300 works housed in the museum.

Sunny days, balmy nights, open-air venues and lush tropical views all make Ubud Writers Readers Festival in Bali one of the foremost literary events in the calendar.

Taking place on October 1-5, 2014, this year’s literary feast will see 150 writers from across Indonesia and all comers of the globe celebrating knowledge and the arts,

education, wisdom and science.

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Baking classes and afternoon tea at Bettys in Yorkshire

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The School of Artisan Cookery.

Abbaking class al Beltys Cafe Tea Rooms in The Chesterfield exterior Window display at Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, Yorkshire,

Taking afternoon tea is distinctly British tradition

esterfield MAYE AIR Food and drink connoisseurs may want to check out the master bread-bakingor chocolate-making, four-course lavish meals

or one-pot wonders at the cookery courses run by Betty’s famous Yorkshire tea rooms in the north of England. Courses such as ‘Baking with Chocolate’, Effortless Entertaining’ or the ‘Chocolate Box’ where you can learn the delicateart of hand tempering, creating

finishes are on offer.

Of course, no trip to the UK is complete without sampling some of its famous teas, The United Kingdom Tea Council has partnered with two of Britain’s tea experts to provide one-day seminars revealingthe secrets behind Britain’s favourite drink Held at the Chesterfield Hotel in London’s exclusive Mayfair, you’ll learn comucopia of tea facts, from the history of tea to its health benefits and the art of perfect brewing. The Chesterfield is just few minutes’ walk away from the top shopping spots of Regent Street and Bond Street as well as the Royal Parks

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Windy Wellington

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Energetic and creative, explore New Zealand’s and the world’s ‘coolest little capital’.

Words & Images JACQUELINE WONG

See
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, earned Lonely Planet’s top 500 places to see, and it’s easy to see why. Interactive exhibits, emotively curated – there is plenty to get you excited and challenged. Afterward, take a stroll on Wellington’s scenic waterfront, dotted with cafes and parks. Come over the weekend and check out one of the three markets for artisanal produce on display and more.

Do
Ride the Cable Car from Lambton Quay up to Kelburn. Take a picnic with you, or grab some fish and chips while enjoying 360-degree panoramic views of the city, harbour and beyond from the top of Mount Victoria Lookout. Also, check out ZEALANDIA, a sanctuary to some of New Zealand’s most rare and extraordinary wildlife or for a bit of kiwi-spotting on a night tour.

SHOP The city is full of fashionable stores and boutiques, centred around Cuba, Willis, Victoria, Wakefield and Featherston Streets and, of course, the Golden Mile on Lambton Quay. Stop by Mulberry Shop by Lullaby for exclusive local designer apparel and souvenirs, handcrafted jewellery at Maria Francesca Te Huki, and Maori crafts at Maori Arts Gallery.

STAY The Park Hotel is a contemporary and cosy 4-star hotel with stunning views of Midland Park, the city’s favourite green retreat, inspired the hotel its name. Originally the site of the Spanish-styled Midland Hotel on Lambton Quay, the land was purchased by Wellington City Council in the 1970s for the creation of a city park.

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