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Places to go
DISCOVER: CREATE ACADEMY
Be inspired and hone new skills with guided tutorials from industry experts at Create Academy. Through their online courses, you can learn the principles of interior design with Rita Konig or how to eat well with nutritional therapist Amelia Freer. We’re excited to join florist and stylist Willow Crossley from her Oxfordshire barn as she shares her know-how on arranging and sourcing flowers and plants. Learn about seasonal cutting guides and how to make arrangements for your table, as Willow shows the techniques and tools she uses. Each course costs £127 and is broken down into short video lessons to absorb at your own pace. createacademy.com
STAY: KIP HIDEAWAYS
Our need to explore and search out new places may have been quietly simmering over the past year, but as we look ahead to new travel possibilities let Kip Hideaways fill you with a sense of wonder. For the small membership fee of £10 a year, you can unlock a curated selection of over 80 boutique rental properties across the British Isles. We’ve got our eye on the characterful Cotswolds loft with its beautiful natural swimming pond, but there is plenty to choose from. Will you pick the off-grid bothy in Oban or a cosy woodland cottage in the Cairngorms? Each dwelling is aimed at two to six people with prices kept to an affordable range of £70-£300. kiphideaways.com
VISIT: PANTECHNICON
Celebrate the rising trend for all things Japandi, (that’s the blend of Japanese and Scandinavian styles) with a day out at Pantechnicon, the new design behemoth that’s landed in Belgravia. Five floors of creativity and craftsmanship explore Japanese and Nordic cultures through food, drinks and shopping. Start off with a little retail therapy in The Edit and
The Studio. For design lovers, heavyweights like the Japanese studio Nendo and the stylish transporters tokyobike are at home here. Then head upstairs for a delicious Japanese breakfast or sample a Nordic cocktail or two. A must visit is the Roof Garden restaurant. pantechnicon.com
IN THE KNOW: Interior designer Adam Bray has a newly opened shop in north London selling furniture and objet – definitely worth a visit if you are in the neighbourhood, adambray.info.