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New York’s newest public park floats above the Hudson River, the Serpentine Gallery names the designer for next year’s pavilion, and
HD’s annual hotels issue is now out. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
Theaster Gates to design 2022 Serpentine Pavilion
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Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates has been named the designer of London’s 2022 Serpentine Pavilion. With a background in urban planning, Gates will be the first pavilion designer who is not an architect,
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The floral and the classical
Whether or not you’re a fan of Coronation Chicken, it’s hard not to admire the woman credited with inventing it. With ‘Constance Spry and the Fashion for Flowers’ (17 May–26 September), the
Garden Museum celebrates a figure with as many unexpected facets as that curious dish has ingredients. I’m looking forward to seeing some of Spry’s exuberant and unusual floral arrangements recreated (kale and artichoke extravaganzas, Instagrammers? Spry got there first), and discovering more about this one-time Hackney headmistress who provided blooms for the Queen’s coronation and inspiration for the floral paintings of her romantic partner, Gluck.
May 14, 2021, 4:29 pm
A woman walks past the Amanda Wakeley fashion store in Mayfair, central London, which has gone in to administration (Yui Mok/PA)
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Designer Amanda Wakeley’s eponymous fashion label has fallen into administration after failing to secure a rescue sale.
The label, which was a favourite of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, said its trading performance “suffered due to the current pandemic conditions”, which had a particular impact on its flagship Mayfair store and concessions.