After the thrills of Nordic Noir, now we have the thrills of Hansen & Lydersen, Norwegian traditional style smoked salmon. The Daylesford Farm Shop, Pimlico road plan to have an outside  stall dedicated to  Hansen & Lydersen smoked salmon  22nd November 2014.  Hansen & Lydersen, still smoke salmon the true Norwegian way.

 The Dorchester Hotel & London’s latest glitzy eatery  the Firehouse  reportedly source smoked salmon from Hansen & Lydersen. 
Hansen & Lydersen, source the salmon from a sustainable farm in the extreme wilderness between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, and ensure that they prepare it less than 48 hours after it has been fished. . This is  from one of the last family run fish farms.
Each Hansen & Lydersen salmon is carefully hand-filleted and hand-salted according to a family recipe devised by Norwegian fishmonger Lyder-Nilsen Lydersen in 1923. 

It is then traditionally hung and slowly cold-smoked in the brick kiln of their Stoke Newington smokehouse where it moves in the wind for 12 hours. A unique blend of juniper and beech wood is used for a pleasantly sharp and piquant aroma. The wood shavings are responsibly sourced, 100% pure wood – with zero chemicals.



Anna Paola Cibin embroidered fish tapestry

Anna Paola Cibin embroidered fish tapestry.

American Actress, Raquel Welch 1960-1970’s  still stopping the traffic in Pimlico…………Raquel was photographed with her Producer husband Patrick Curtis at Hollywood Set parties, & famously featured in beautiful outfits in glossy magazines. This iconic image puts her up there in the Hollywood firmament. Photographer Terry O’Neill’s timeless 1970 black & white image ……..with the 3 riveted guys,suspended in joy,.. not believing their luck…. The inimitable Film Director John Huston on the set seated left During filming of Myra Breckinridge …a 1970 American comedy film,based on Gore Vidal’s novel & directed by Michael Sarne, with Raquel Welch in the title role.Courtesy Mark Ransom Gallery Pimlico, London. Courtesy Terry O’Neill/ Getty images.

HORST P. HORST
Round the Clock I, New York, 1987
Estimate £10,000 – 15,000 Print To be auctioned at Phillips London 18th November 2014 Image courtesy Philips Auction House London

DAVID BAILEY
Box of Pin-Ups Featuring 60’s top model Jean Shrimpton & 60’s Pop Stars…..In an era when the  stars didn’t take themselves so seriously, it was such fun – young & talented. We don’t remember Popstars, film stars & Politicians with serious Bodyguards or armoured cars………….The Swinging Sixties.
Estimate £5,000 – 7,000 Prints to be auctioned by Phillips London 18th November 2014. Image Courtesy Phillips.

WILLIAM KLEIN Smoke + Veil, Paris (Vogue), 1958 Estimate £2,500 – Print to be auctioned by Phillips London 18th November 2014. Image courtesy Philips Auction House London

HORST P. HORST      ‘I love you’ – Lisa Fonssagrives with hat by Balenciaga and gloves by Boucheron, Paris, 1938. Print to be auctioned by Philips London November 18th 2014. Image courtesy Philips auction House, London.

Klein Smoke 1958

Audi have announced the release of a racing version of the TT, dubbed the “TT Cup”, which will take part in a championship of the same name in 2015, supporting the DTM (German Touring Cars), across six rounds.
The track-ready “TT Cup” will feature a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine packing 306bhp and mated to a six-speed DSG gearbox – which have both been carried across largely unchanged from the road legal TT S.
A total of 24 TT Cups will be prepared for each round, with the grid comprising six ‘changing guest drivers’ and 18 private racers.
When asked about the new track-ready TT Cup, Audi’s research and design chief Dr Ulrich Hackenberg said: “For me it was clear that a driving machine like the new Audi TT belongs on the race track as well…The TT is going to thrill fans and drivers”.
News of this dedicated track edition of the TT has led to a lot of speculation online, with many Audi fans asking if a similar road legal version of the Cup will be made available to the general public. Judging by the reaction of Audi fan boys and guys alike, we don’t doubt that there would be a significant level of interest in a stripped-out, lightweight TT – should the company decide to build one. With thanks

Francesco Vezzoli “Fantastic” Italian artist & movie maker, in the inspirational mould of legendary  Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. Roma, famous for La Dolce Vita, 8.1/2, & Amarcord, Where are our carefree days gone Marc, mon Cheri I miss you & the way you used to make me laugh. Coming soon. Timeline photos.

Francesco Vezzoli: Teatro Romano On view October 26, 2014–March 8, 2015 Drawing on extensive research about the use of color in antiquity, Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971) has collaborated with a team of archaeologists, conservators and polychrome specialists to paint five ancient Roman busts in the manner in which they would originally have been decorated. While white marble remains the quintessential material of ancient Greek and Roman statuary, extensive research has confirmed that ancient sculpture was painted in a vivid palette of yellows, blues, reds and greens. Dating from the first and second centuries A.D., Vezzoli’s Roman Imperial busts restore to contemporary imagination the decorated surfaces that have faded away over nearly two thousand years. Teatro Romano is organized by Klaus Biesenbach, Director, MoMA PS1, and Chief Curator at Large, The Museum of Modern Art, with Margaret Aldredge, Curatorial Assistant, MoMA PS1 The exhibition is made possible by the MoMA PS1 Annual Exhibition Fund. Text courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art New York, reproduced with thanks.

Antiquities Auction by Cahn celebrated specialists based in Basel. 19th November 2014. Head of a cat with scarab. Egypt late period, hollow bronze, 26-30th Dynasty. Approx 664-334. BC. Intial launch price guide 3050 Swiss Francs

Fragment of a Mummy’s mask. Cartonnage. 1st Dynasy. Amenophas 111. 1390-1353 BC Cahn Antiquities Auction  19th November 2014. Start price at the auction 36000 plus Swiss Francs.

Cartier New Panthere collection just launched. Image courtesy Cartier.