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The London Original Print Fair 2012

The annual print trail along the Burlington Arcade runs from 7 – 22 April and the main fair at Royal Academy of Arts from 19 – 22 April. The London Original Print Fair is the longest-running specialist print fair in … Continue reading

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Eggsquisite Positioning for the Gherkin

Burlington Arcade’s jeweller Susannah Lovis is delighted to have the City brought to her eponymous shop at 50 Burlington Arcade.  Today witnesses artist Caio Locke’s 3D egg shaped homage to 30 St Mary Axe – aka the Gherkin – placed … Continue reading

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Fabergé Big Egg Hunt

The Burlington Arcade is supporting the blockbuster charity event – The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt, and championing the cream of British art and design by housing a brilliant selection of five exquisite eggs created by Jake & Dinos Chapman, Bompas … Continue reading

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Burlington Arcade Restoration Plan The Facts

To secure its future the new owners intend to restore the Burlington Arcade to its original glory. To enable this they have commissioned conservationist and heritage architect Michael Blair (who also worked on The Connaught, The Ritz and Claridge’s hotels), … Continue reading

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London’s iconic shopping arcade set to return to its’ former glory

  The new owners commission renowned heritage architect Michael Blair to research and restore the Burlington Arcade to its original glory and to re-establish the historical link to its sister building, Burlington House (the Royal Academy) in time for the … Continue reading

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Arcade Magazine 2011

The hotly anticipated Arcade Magazine 2011 has arrived. Request an exclusive copy from the Arcade Beadle, alternatively email burlingtonarcade@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk or why not read the online edition here

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Find the Perfect Father’s Day Gift at the Burlington Arcade

Burlington Arcade, Britain’s first and finest shopping destination provides the ultimate location for timeless, luxury gifts this Father’s Day. The stylish Arcade plays host to an unrivalled variety of jewels, clothing and luxury accessories, from vintage Rolex watches to modern … Continue reading

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Hide and Chic

Stephen Bailey explains the allure of the very best crafted LEATHER. She’s a little bit of leather and she’s well put-together, yeah yeah.  No one ever write that about cellulose.  Leather is one of civilised life’s permanents.  Unless we are … Continue reading

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International dialling

Collectors around the world have different tastes in watches. Nick Foulkes picks out the details that determine their choices. My memory may be playing tricks on me, but I seem to remember that in the golden age of travel, which … Continue reading

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Love

Third finger, left hand… Although symbolic of the future, an engagement ring can be enriched by its history. Avril Groom picks vintage and contemporary classics. The ring as a symbol of lifelong love goes back to the Ancient Egyptians, who … Continue reading

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No Ordinary Joe

AMELIA THORPE finds a hairdresser to the stars hidden high above the Arcade Behind a discreet set of double doors in Burlington Arcade lies one of London’s best-kept secrets.  Head up the stairs and you find yourself in a serene, … Continue reading

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Sparkling Imagination

AMELIA THORPE EXPLAINS HOW THE ST PETERSBURG COLLECTION ENCAPSULATES THEO FABERGÉ’S INVENTIVENESS It was not until he was 57 that Theo Fabergé was persuaded to make an egg.  Though he had clearly inherited the family passion for crafting work of … Continue reading

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The boy with the Hyde Park Drawl

Of all the British music hall’s characters, none lingers in the popular imagination as much as Burlington Bertie, the Piccadilly dandy played by a woman in evening dress – tailcoat, top hat, monocle and all. What is largely forgotten is … Continue reading