Looking up
In the second of a two-part, series Glass explores the world’s skylines and the sustainable future of high-rise buildings
High rise buildings, skyscrapers and supertall structures
Nowadays the responsib...
A roving lens – Glass interview profiles Werner Bischof – one of Magnum Photos’ first members
A roving lens – Glass interview profiles Werner Bischof – one of Magnum Photos’ first members
The creative vision of Werner Bischof, one of Magnum’s first members, was cut short by a tragic car accident. His...
Looking up
Part one of a two-part series – Representations of self: the urban skyline
“Skylines are urban signatures. They are the shorthand of urban identity, and the chance for urban flourish. Cities of all descr...
Road trip – Portugal
My journey exploring northern Portugal started with a short flight from London to Porto, picking up a local car from the airport and quickly adjusting to driving on the opposite side of the road – a d...
The science of dreams – Consciousness and lucid dreaming: the world’s leading expert challenges our misconceptions
The science of dreams – Consciousness and lucid dreaming: the world’s leading expert challenges our misconceptions
Neurobiologists and cognitive scientists are currently engaged in new efforts to establish t...
Glass gains unique insight into the admirable work of UNICEF and learns how apathy is today’s biggest threat
Protecting the future – Glass gains unique insight into the admirable work of UNICEF and learns how apathy is today’s biggest threat
Since its creation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, with th...
(De)constructing memory – Architecture’s wunderkind Daniel Libeskind reveals the dreams behind his awe-inspiring creations
(De)constructing memory – Architecture’s wunderkind Daniel Libeskind reveals the dreams behind his awe-inspiring creations
“To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.” ...
Contrarian couturier
Yohji Yamamoto, whose clothing designs revolutionised the sartorial codes of the late 20th century, reveals to Peter Yeoh his views on how intelligent fashion can transcend sexuality, cultural boundar...
Dreams of literature – In a celebration of the enduring pleasure of literature, Glass speaks to four prominent and varied voices on its place in the future
Dreams of literature – In a celebration of the enduring pleasure of literature, Glass speaks to four prominent and varied voices on its place in the future
Literature has a remarkable gift. It touches each o...
Secrets of the house
Habitat – Brothers Pier Luigi and Sergio reveal five secrets of the house of Loro Piana, which was established in 1924 having grown from a family business which started in the textile district in ...
The art and artifice of Man Ray – Glass looks at the painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher
The art and artifice of Man Ray – Glass looks at the painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher
Painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher – Man Ray was the quintessenti...
Glass celebrates its fifth anniversary during London Fashion Week
The climax of London Fashion Week this season saw Glass not only raising a perfectly prepared D1 London Gin cocktail to another successful season but also in celebration of our fifth anniversary as one of Londo...
Dream-weaver – the surreal eye. Glass speaks to the extraordinary photographer Bill Silano
Dream-weaver – the surreal eye. Glass speaks to the extraordinary photographer Bill Silano
The extraordinary work of Bill Silano marked a new era in fashion photography, but having shied away from the spotli...
Renzo Piano – Glass speaks to a master about working out the secrets of the physical world
Renzo Piano – Glass speaks to a master about working out the secrets of the physical world
“The past is a safe refuge. The past is a constant temptation. And yet the future is the only place we have to go, i...
Magnificent obsession – Photographer Lee Miller and a life uncensored
Magnificent obsession – Photographer Lee Miller and a life uncensored
Mention Lee Miller’s name and the image of an icy, ethereal blonde comes to mind, her exquisite profile shimmering in the aura of a Steic...
From the Glass Archive – Avant Art
From the Glass Archive – Avant Art
We go back into the Glass magazine archive to revisit the work of some exciting artists featured in Issue Four.
Jaime Tarazona
Jaime lives and works in Colombia and is...
The Secret and the Sublime
Zhang Xiaogang has become one of China’s biggest selling artists but despite huge acclaim and equally sizeable sales figures he remains humble and unaffected as Glass discovers
“A picture is worth a thousa...
The diamond standard – Glass meets three of the leading figures behind the world’s most famous diamond jewellers, De Beers
The diamond standard – Glass meets three of the leading figures behind the world’s most famous diamond jewellers,
De Beers
On hearing that there is never a “dull moment” at De Beers – from the jewellers of...
Glass explores the earliest history and newest collection of diamond masters De Beers
All that glitters – Glass explores the earliest history and newest collection of diamond masters De Beers
Could any stone typify the magic of nature quite like a diamond? These rare gems were formed from pre...
From the beautiful to the sublime – Glass talks to British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien
From the beautiful to the sublime – Glass talks to British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien
Since his early career in the mid 1980s, British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien has developed a visually compel...
Savile Row – Glass looks at the citadel of style and epitome of correctness
In the realm of rarefied style, Savile Row enjoys a global eminence to rival Via Monte Napoleone, Place Vendôme or Fifth Avenue. Over its near three hundred years of existence, the British citadel of tailoring ...