November 2019: Issue 199

We’re going to shock you now. We don’t actually know a great deal about ballet. We also don’t know a great deal about London City Island. Well, we’ve travelled to the latter to discover more about the former – and, without giving too much away, there’s far more to both than we realised.

Fitwel has been created from a desire for a wellbeing standard that could be applied to any property of any age and condition, not just the Grade-A city monoliths. Written by: Georgia Elliot-Smith, Director, Element 4

In a world where it has never been easier to communicate, the likelihood of communication breakdown never seems greater. It is widely believed that increased communication leads to better results. But is this true? In association with Flokk

An industrial space in Peckham, south east London, has been transformed into a coffee roastery and barista training school thanks to a collaboration between London design agencies Studio Found and ANDTHENSTUDIO

Monika is a creative driving force behind KKA Interiors – an internationally noted, and award-winning interior design and architecture practice, whose recent work includes Boho Scotway House, True Glasgow and LFC’s Anfield Megastore – and is recognised for the creation of powerful imagery and synonymous brand identity.

As regular readers will be all too aware, we like to get out and about. With both London and Manchester within easy reach of our editorial team, it’s important to us that we don’t just focus on these two centres. So, a day out in the lovely West Country ticks a number of boxes for us!