The chattering classes may have deemed John Lewis’s seasonal effort a fail but here’s Banana Republic showing that it is possible to create a Christmas campaign that is unashamedly consumerist yet fantastically festive. Featuring the lovely Karen Elson and the (even lovelier?) Andrew Cooper, the campaign was shot by Carter Smith and depicts a Christmas to covet. And there’s no bastardised Smiths tune to assault the ears either. Bravo
Grab your conscience and your purse and head to Shoreditch, London tomorrow (3 December) for the opening of Amnesty International‘s first concept store at Boxpark. Amnesty, currently marking its 50th anniversary, will be one of the first to open its doors in the world’s only ‘pop up department store’ created out of 61 shipping containers. Income from the Amnesty shop will support its human rights work and all items are either
Alex Vertikoff , The J. Paul Getty Museum Courtyard at dusk, 11-08-2000 AD, 120 transparency ©2003 J. Paul Getty Trust ‘I hate museums. I hate art and I hate LA but I loved the Getty Center’ read one visitor’s review. Even a difficult to reach audience like this is smitten with this Californian gallery. Scoring 5 (stars? coloured in circles?) from 322 reviews on trip advisor there are literally no negative reviews about