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Ryan Stanier, Director of The Other Art Fair handpickeds his favourite gifts from The Handpicked Collection. Our Mr Messy Mug (£5.95), Sandstorm Odyssey Weekend Bag (£124.95), Green Alpaca Socks (£34.95) and the Family Croquet Set (£25.95).
 

 
Ryan’s experience running successful fairs spans across fashion, wine and art. Working on London Fashion Week, The Wine Show and [...]

Apiarism
One of those lovely words that doesn’t sound like what it means, (the raising of bees). Like ornithology.
Until the 27th of March, The Robin Collective is holding a beehive event in Leather Lane Market, Ec1, London and we’re really excited about going.
There’s going to be food, cafes, workshops, flowers, bees, talks and we definitely expect [...]

Sometimes the simplest ideas get the best reactions. Getting a camera and swinging it from the bottom of a zeppelin and flying the contraption sounds pretty fun. Charlie Hope and Jamie Hamilton had the idea and are exhibiting their footage at The Hive. The idea is to see the City from a different perspective. Even [...]

How is the January detox going? There is only so much fruit and water one person can take. Ideally, to help ease the strain, we’d all like our own personal masseuses to hand. If, however, your budget won’t stretch this far, Handpicked recommend popping into Kiehl’s at Seven Dials in Covent Garden. They are giving [...]

If the post-Christmas finance situation is determined not to resolve itself anytime soon, Handpicked recommend a nice healthy dose of comedy. Namely our new favourite French/English odd-looking chap, Eric Lampaert.
We first caught a glimpse of his (strangely long fingered) profile at Latitude festival in the summer where he won Best Newcomer. Dazzled and enthralled by [...]

We’ve reported on our fair share of the pop-up culture that has taken over the world of late. But when we saw this one, we thought it was a bit too funny and random to pass up. If you happen to be in Clerkenwell and have an unprecedented urge for something Scandinavian, then fear not, [...]

We like the idea of such a long standing brand like Hermès having a contrastingly temporary shop. Head over to Spitalfields from the 17th to the 25th November to view beautifully made designer leatherwear. Or maybe a nice neckerchief.
They will be showcasing their new collection J’aime Mon Carré and the shop coincides with the launch [...]

We’ll be heading to our local Battersea Park for an evening of pyrotechnic activity. At 6pm the gates open as well as the bar and food stalls all around the park. The bonfire will be lit at 7.30 and the fireworks (arranged by internationally renowned company Pain Fireworks) lift off at 8.
Also around town [...]

Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park over Christmas, for me at least, has become an iconic and exciting sight. The lights of the ferris wheel can be seen clearly from far away, the largest ice rink in the city is situated here, there are circus shows, craft markets and roller coasters.
For the first time Hyde Park [...]

Nearly Watson. We discovered this site, www.elemental.uk.com, by seeing lots of their lovely products in shops near Spitalfields. I love the authentic things on the site and in the shops, but personally, I’m not too keen on some of the metal chest of drawers but there are a couple of bits that I would love [...]