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What’s On Our Radar This Month: August 2025
From exciting new food joints to the latest must-have beauty and fashion launches, here are the 20 things on The Sybarite’s radar this August.
Ask anyone who lives in London, and they’ll surely tell you there is no shortage of exciting openings, launches and events taking place each month — the trouble is usually hearing about them. From a hot, new restaurant opening to a newly-launched wellness product to add to your wishlist, consider The Sybarite your luxury barometer when it comes to the noteworthy newcomers each and every...
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A Luxury Insider’s Guide to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
27th May 2025
Streets burst with performers, the air hums with creative energy, and for three weeks, the city belongs to the dreamers, the daring, and the wildly creative. In this guide, we’ll take you behind the scenes of Edinburgh’s most extravagant Fringe experiences: from five-star stays to private showings, gourmet dining to exclusive afterparties.
How To Achieve The Perfect Summer Tablescape
23rd May 2025
Warmer weather has declared that long lunches and outdoor brunches are officially back in season. As any host knows, there is a certain skill to serving meals al fresco, and it all begins with the right ambience. From choosing the perfect colour scheme to curating the right accessories, mastering the art of tablescaping is a must. Discover Ross’ guide to perfecting your summer tablescape this season.
The Ultimate Chelsea Flower Show Guide
14th May 2025
Each May, the historic grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea bloom into life, welcoming garden lovers, tastemakers, and world-class designers for one of the most prestigious horticultural showcases in the world: the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It’s a celebration of design, craftsmanship, and imagination. For one unforgettable week, nature takes centre stage.
The Very Best Flower Shows in the UK
11th May 2023
A long-standing tradition of almost 200 years, Britain's flower shows are renowned for a reason. The chance to admire the wonders of nature and all things that bloom is a pleasure enjoyed by swathes of people every year. Visit one of these amazing flower shows in England this summer to get in the spirit.
The 2023 Met Gala’s Most Memorable Outfits
3rd May 2023
And just like that, the first Monday in May has rolled back around again - when the world's rich and famous get together to do well, we don’t actually know. The annual Met Gala ball takes place on the first Monday of May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Its purpose is to mark the opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit, and this year's theme was ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’. The details of what happens at the inside Met Gala are often subject to what we can put together from the dribs and drabs of Instagram posts from our favourite celebrities. What we do know is that it never fails to provide plenty of red-carpet looks to swoon over in the group chat (or not).
Women Who Launch - Jag Sihra of Studio Jag
18th May 2022
I knew that I wanted to paint and draw and although I had no idea what a design career would look like, I was certain that I would pursue my art,” says Jag Sihra, artist and owner of Studio Jag Sihra, the British brand known for creating hand-crafted silk items.
Featuring Gallery 1957 presents ‘Could You Be Loved’, by Eric...
13th May 2021
For the inaugural exhibition, “Could You be Loved” we will be presenting new works by Ghanaian figurative painters Eric Adjei Tawiah and David Aplerh-Doku Borlabi. 14 May – 17 June 2021 About David Aplerh-Doku Borlabi (b.1987, Ghana) Aplerh-Doku Borlabi was formally trained at Ghanatta College of Arts and Design, the alma mater of his mentor,acclaimed contemporary artist, Amaoko Boafo. Borlabi’s early works applied his foundational learning in academic painting, creating naturalistic compositions, and for years he grappled with finding a visual language that felt authentic. After 7 years of painting, Borlabi turned to his natural environment to embody his own culture and ethnic identity. Growing up in the CoCo Beach area of Accra, the coconut tree and fruit is a part of the artist’s daily visual experience, and after spending a day sketching at the beach recently, the thought of using the coconut in his work emerged. From a distance, the mixed media works of oil paint and coconut husk on canvas, appear as richly toned brown skin. The intrinsic properties of the coconut husk’s multiple layers, long hairs, and varying shades of brown whimsically renders skin texture and bone structure, while emulating the way natural light surfaces on skin.
Featuring Dinosaurs in the wild: the voyage of a lifetime
10th May 2018
The whole experience is like going on the greatest safari ever – except you’ll travel back in time with expert guides (actors - but the kids have no idea) to see with your very own eyes what life was actually like 67 million years ago, surrounded by prehistoric animals. It is recommended that children should be five years plus, but we have a very robust dinosaur loving three year old and I knew he would get so much out of the experience - plus I really didn’t want him to miss it. So with a little friend of the same age in tow we all boarded the time machine and were transported back an astonishing 67 million years to meet living dinosaurs. We were on a journey to visit the incredible research station, TimeBase67 where scientists are studying dinosaurs in the past. When we arrived the children's faces were a picture as they fully believed everything they were being told, it was just the cutest thing.
Featuring London Craft Week 2018: The Sybarite’s top picks
8th May 2018
Kicking off five days of workshops, tours and exhibitions all across London, celebrating unique and beautiful craftsmanship in all its forms. With over 200 different brands, designers, and galleries involved in the festival this year, The Sybarite have narrowed the vast programme down to our top five picks for you to discover.
Featuring Roman luxury | discover ancient origins within a...
5th May 2018
It was my first time in the city (can you tell?), and beyond my girlish squeals of glee and excitement driving through the beautiful city at night, we stopped just in front of the Colosseum at the Palazzo Manfredi, where later we spent two wonderful evenings. This charming 17th century palace was built metres away from the Colosseum and a training school for gladiators of ancient Rome. The beautiful building of the Palazzo Manfredi began life in the 17th century as the villa of the Evangelisti family, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Mola. It then passed to the Venerabile Confraternita della Ss Trinità dei Pellegrini e dei Convalescenti (Venerable Fraternity of the Holy Trinity of Pilgrims and Convalescents), as commemorated by the two stones on the façade. In 2002, the villa was purchased by Count Goffredo Manfredi, one of Italy’s most famous entrepreneurs and construction magnates, and thanks to him, Palazzo Manfredi, our superb luxury hotel, was born.
Featuring A new way to invest in fine art
30th May 2017
The global market was worth more than $45billion last year, a 1.7% annual increase, according to the European Fine Art Foundation Report 2017. Prices have fallen back a little from the peak of July 2015, but are around 15% higher than in the market trough of November 2012 and the market is ‘stable and robust’. The outlook is optimistic. Wealth managers are looking beyond traditional investment products and there is a strong demand from investors – 88% of private offices and 75% of High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth individuals want art in their portfolios, according to the 2016 Deloitte Art and Finance Report. However, the market can be daunting to newcomers. It has a reputation for being opaque and the major auction houses charge fees of up to 30%. Global auction house sales fell last year by 18.8% while sales by dealers increased by 20% to $27.9billion; looking more closely at the figures, it turns out the big auction houses conducted more of their business privately, which does nothing for transparency in the market.
Featuring The summer of Love at winterwell Festival
21st May 2015
The swinging sixties is still known as the coolest decade – and you’re lucky enough to be invited there for one day only this summer. Winterwell Festival is back for its ninth year in its new location of Yarnton Manor, a beautiful seventeenth century stately home in Oxfordshire, with the theme of The Summer of 1967. On Saturday 29th August, Yarnton Manor will swing open its doors to revellers for a whirlwind weekend of festivities. Experience gourmet food and immersive theatre as well as submersing yourself in the history of the manor, exploring the secret sunken garden and the historic long gallery; treading in the footsteps of the likes of Charles I and John Betjeman, previous guests of Yarnton. Sign up for life drawing classes, race ferrets (if that’s your thing) or check into a massage tent if it’s pampering you’re after. As the sun lowers, the noise levels will rise, with live bands and headline DJs taking to various stages in the grounds, followed by an extraordinary fireworks display to take you through to dawn.
Featuring The 57th Annual Venice Biennale Art Festival
5th May 0201
The 57th International Venice Biennale Art Exhibition, titled VIVA ARTE VIVA, will be curated by Christine Macel and organised by La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta. The exhibition will include 86 National Participations in the historic Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the historic city centre of Venice. Three countries will be participating for the first time: Antigua and Barbuda, Kiribati, Nigeria. The Italian Pavilion at the Tese delle Vergini in the Arsenale, sponsored and promoted by the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, Direzione Generale Arte e Architettura Contemporanee e Periferie Urbane, will be curated this year by Cecilia Alemani. Take a look at our three must-see exhibition picks for the Biennale below… In partnership with The Farkash Gallery, Israeli artist Ariela Wertheimer will be making her debut at the Venice Biennale art festival. This will be the artist's first time showcasing her work at the world-renowned art exhibition in Venice.
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