Arts and Culture
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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Amazing Graceland — Building The 'Priscilla' Movie
25th July 2025
Women living in invisible cages is a hallmark theme of Sofia Coppola’s work. From the doomed Lisbon sisters in The Virgin Suicides to the isolated queen in Marie Antoinette, Coppola has historically fixated on girls and women at odds with their surroundings. Her 2023 film Priscilla was no exception. Based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me, the storyline of Priscilla spans 1959 to 1979, tracking her initial meeting of Elvis through to their split. In between, it focuses on Priscilla’s time spent at Graceland and its impact on her. The film’s production designer Tamara Deverell, tells The Sybarite it’s about a “woman who is shadowed by a male presence in her life.” This shadow was cast by Elvis Presley, played by Jacob Elordi. The larger-than-life rock ’n’ roll star was a force of nature. In 1959, he met a then-14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, played by Cailee Spaeny, while he was serving with the US Army in Germany. The fact he was 10 years her senior didn’t seem to phase him. If anything, Elvis viewed her youth and naivety as the ideal means for moulding his perfect woman. Their relationship was complicated and lasted 13 years. During that time, the couple were married and welcomed a daughter, Lisa Marie. “It’s a true story and it’s ultimately a love story,” Deverell argues, in spite of the aspects of their relationship that still raise eyebrows.
Exploring America’s Private Members Club Scene
23rd July 2025
Members-only institutions are havens for creatives, intellectuals, and idea seekers. While certain clubs preferred to only make themselves available to a particular community – enter university-specific clubs like the Harvard or Yale Club – others open themselves to a crowd of a varied yet select group of candidates. Scroll down to discover some of the best within America’s social club scene, with some boasting historic pasts and others waltzing in as the new kids on the block.
The 2023 SAG-AFTRA Strike: A Film Industry in Transition
19th July 2023
Hollywood is no stranger to controversy, but the recent occurrences of writer strikes have brought forth a pressing need for change in the film industry. As actors and writers take to the streets in protest against film and television production companies, it has become increasingly evident that the industry must address critical issues concerning fair treatment, inclusivity, and working conditions.
Featuring The Sybarite Art Club present: In the Black Fantastic
26th July 2022
From 29 June to 18 September 2022, the Hayward Gallery presents In the Black Fantastic, the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the work of Black artists who use fantastical elements to address racial injustice and explore alternative realities. Showcasing new works and special commissions, this exhibition adds a new chapter to the Hayward Gallery’s tradition of presenting ground-breaking shows that respond to and illuminate pivotal themes in contemporary art. Curated by Ekow Eshun, In the Black Fantastic brings together a group of artists who inventively recycle and reconfigure elements of folklore, myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions, pageantry and legacies of Afrofuturism.
Ryan Saghian, Founder of Ryan Saghian Interiors
4th July 2021
Emerging as one of the designers of his era, and reaching international acclaim before the age of 30, Ryan Saghian is one to look out for. Ryan is the award winning founder and creative mind behind the success of Saghian Interiors. In celebration of Pride Month, the Sybarite spoke with Ryan about being a young interior designer, the biggest struggles and lessons he learnt throughout his career and how he will never stop surprising his audience.
Featuring The sculpture park – the perfect escape for art lovers
15th July 2020
From the 1st July they reopened their doors after 2 months and for a business that is normally open every day of the year (yes, even Christmas day) they have leapt at the chance to get all hands on deck and enhance the surroundings ready for the big reopening. The team of committed staff has gone above and beyond to transform the landscape to showcase a plethora of mesmerising new artworks. In this magical kingdom they have over 300 renowned and emerging artists showcasing over 650 modern and contemporary sculptures. The works are primarily situated outdoors, over a 2 mile woodland trail. There is also a smaller indoor gallery on-site at the park with more work available to view. Most of the collection is available to buy, and collectors travel from all corners of the globe all year round to view the unique and stunning collection of works. The collection is sited within ten acres of stunning arboretum and wildlife inhabited water gardens which have been developed with a series of landscaping projects and the introduction of thousands of new plants, bulbs and specimen trees.
Featuring 24 hours in Singapore
19th July 2018
From its breathtaking skyline to infinite green spaces, glitzy shopping malls and seemingly endless array of world-class restaurants, Singapore packs a mighty punch. In fact, a mere 24 hours is just not enough time but following our carefully curated itinerary will ensure you get the most out of your whirlwind stay.
Featuring The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – 2018 best bits
6th July 2018
Regulars to the show will know that it boasts so much more than just floral displays; including installations, art pieces and interactive experiences. The Sybarite have selected a roundup of the best bits just for you.
Featuring Leeds Castle - The Loveliest Castle in the World
4th July 2018
From the adventure playground to the maze and grotto, there is so much to keep the children entertained. Whether they are watching the falconry display, enjoying a trip across the lake or just running around and exploring the beautiful grounds, it’s the perfect place to get them enjoying the British summertime.
Investing in contemporary art: a gallery owner’s guide
12th July 2017
Investing in artwork is of course not purely financially motivated, but many investors who are attracted to traditional methods of investment are diversifying due to the higher potential returns from investing in contemporary art. Normally the impetus for purchasing artwork is a combination of financial return coupled with a passion and desire for the artwork, visually as well as part of a growing status symbol. Art is increasingly becoming part of a social lifestyle membership which is exaggerated by the increasing importance of social media in people’s daily lives. Deloitte Art & Finance Report in 2016 showed that 72% of collectors were primarily motivated by emotional returns, 61% by social returns (being part of a social scene, network of like-minded people), and 64% by financial considerations (investment returns). The average return has been 10.85% per year 1965 – 2016 (Mei Moses Art Index).
Featuring The treasures worth more than their weight in gold
8th July 2017
Watchshop has conducted a survey and discovered that 42% of the British Public 'would only consider selling their family heirlooms in times of financial crisis' but if their family heirlooms were made of solid gold, would their worth be as impressive as these? The Watchshop has also compiled a list of both historical artefacts and modern day amenities that are worth more than their weight in gold, with everything from nail polish to 19th-century stamps all making the list, as well as cocktails and locks of late musician's hair.
Featuring Fashioning a Reign: 90 years of royal style
27th July 2016
The unique exhibition features garments spanning 90 years of The Queen’s life - from christening and Coronation gowns, to the wedding dress and a plethora of mesmerizing hats. The exhibition at Buckingham Palace is one of three separate displays in celebration of The Queen’s 90th birthday at each of Her Majesty’s official residences during 2016. A total of 150 outfits will be shown across the Palaces, and the content of each exhibition has been selected to have particular association with the location: At the Palace of Holyroodhouse the use of tartan in royal dress is explored, while at Windsor Castle magnificent evening gowns worn on official occasions will be contrasted with Princess Elizabeth’s fancy-dress costumes from wartime family pantomimes held at the Castle. The exhibition at the State Rooms explores ceremonial and military attire, dress for State occasions and overseas tours, outfits for family celebrations, and Her Majesty’s support of British design.
Featuring Last night a DJ saved my life
20th July 2016
Turn your disc-jockey dreams into reality on a DJ Dispensary retreat “You ruin your life by tolerating it. At the end of the day you should be excited to be alive. When you settle for anything less than what you innately desire, you destroy the possibility that lives inside of you, and in that way you cheat both yourself and the world of your potential. The next Michelangelo could be sitting behind a Macbook right now writing an invoice for paperclips, because it pays the bills, or because it is comfortable, or because he can tolerate it. Do not let this happen to you.” So scribbled Bianca Sparacino in her first published work, How To Ruin Your Life Without Realising You Are. Here at Sybarite HQ we know we’re not the next Michelango but as teens we indulged in fantasies about working as a DJ, before stepping on the career treadmill and giving up on our dreams.
Featuring Al fresco film season is here! The exciting open air...
18th July 2016
Glass of champagne in hand, we’re getting ready to watch the classic comedic fantasy The Princess Bride, one of the many cult films on offer from The Luna Cinema this summer. Our event hosts The Luna Cinema really know how to pick the perfect venue. With over 150 screenings of film favourites such as Pretty Woman, Jaws and Die Hard (and many more) playing at some of the country's most beloved and prestigious venues. Locations this year range from historical stately homes to medieval castles, famous racecourses and majestic palaces – in addition to more urban settings such as the rooftop of London’s One New Change, next to St Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of The City, where The Sybarite enjoyed an evening. Relax in the open air as the sun sets from dusk to dark at venues such as Ascot Racecourse, Blenheim Palace, Kew Gardens or Kensington Palace.
Featuring Bespoke home libraries are still a luxury amidst the...
29th July 2015
Anyone can have a few nice bookshelves put into his study, but what makes a library is the content. And while “browsing” is now similarly a word used in the online sense, it is more leisurely when you can actually walk through and touch the content all relating to a specific topic – though you may not exactly know what you’re looking for, it is the act of browsing books through bookshelves that has a certain experience to it. Heywood Hill, a bookseller from Mayfair that goes back to 1931, helps you fill your personal library with purveyed content to match. Whether you need 3,000 volumes on 20th century modernist art and design or a few dozen classics on foreign affairs to deck out that private jet, Heywood Hill will go out and find what you need so that you don’t end up with a Great Gatsby-esque wall of uncut encyclopaedias.
Featuring Open Book – meet the man behind private members’ club The...
1st July 2015
But aside from his successful endeavours and business ventures, who is Ronald Ndoro really? And more importantly, what has the journey been like for a man who continues to wear many hats in an industry known for its numerous pitfalls. Like opening a book, The Sybarite sat down with Ronald Ndoro in one of The Library’s many eclectic rooms for an intimate conversation to explore the many adventurous and artistic voyages that ultimately led him to create a private members’ club. With an insatiable appetite for books, it seemed almost eerily fitting that after his mum’s charity shop in Holloway Street closed down, the plethora of leftover books would come to good use for his project so much so that it became the starting point for the concept of The Library. Covered in floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, patrons can easily reach out and grab a volume from every possible genre and indulge in a bit of reading whilst sipping a beverage from a drinks menu that presents itself as varied as the literary selection.
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