Ben Sherman x Brian Cannon
Ben Sherman x Brian Cannon - Thursday 18th October 2018 The Essential Journal are excited to invited you to the exclusive launch of the Brian Cannon collection, celebrating the spirit of Northern Soul. To celebrate the collaboration Ben Sherman will be hosting a pop up
Aurora
Step inside Toxteth Reservoir and take a walk through the sights, sounds and wonder of an ice cave, rainforest and monsoon. This September, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) and interactive art experts Invisible Flock, will take over Toxteth Reservoir
Gents We Need to Talk About: Sustainable Hypocrisy
The sustainability narrative is a conflicting one to its core, hypocrisy as sport shouldn’t take anything away from people trying to do the right thing I’ll admit it. I used to thrive on calling people out on any scrap of hypocrisy
The Story Behind the Stitch
Tried, Tested and Taken to Task If we’re honest with ourselves, the term ‘Buy less, buy better’ is as snappy as it is potentially vapid. Sure, the ‘buy better’ goes down nice and easy. After all, there’s a romanticism to the
Architectural Thoughts On: Cradle to Cradle
Circular-economy architecture or cradle-to-cradle has been coined ‘the next industrial revolution’, but what is it and how can we adapt our approach to incorporate it? At this year’s WantedDesign Show in Manhattan, the Finnish Cultural Institute of New York commissioned a
Beautiful World Where Are You?
We chat to Mae-Ling Lokko about her architecture and technology transcending installation, Hack The Root, and preview our favourites from this year’s Liverpool Biennial Essential Journal: Hi Mae-ling, introduce yourself and tell us about your installation… Mae-ling Lokko: My name is Mae-ling
A Rich History of Honourable Mentions
Not only does Sir David Attenborough have a world-renowned (not to mention internet-famous) boat named after him, he also has an impressive list of taxonomic tributes to his name. While at least 15 (living and extinct) species and genera have
David Attenborough: Making the World Personal
Our thoughts on the nonagenarian national treasure ‘The first time I saw a swimmer hit a shark on the nose with a camera was in 1956’, says Sir David Attenborough in his foreword to the BBC Books’ Blue Planet II: A
Beyond The People’s Supermarket
We caught up with Arthur Potts Dawson, co-founder of The People’s Supermarket to talk lessons learned and why since the innovative Channel 4 documentary, he’s turned his attention to food issues on a global scale Every two years, usually without fail,
Recipe: Silo, Brighton
This is a punchy dish with big, spicy attitude. The intense flavour comes from the two-week fermented beetroot, which works in harmony with the beef. This completely raw dish looks beautiful too, and will not fail to impress. If you
Coffee Conscious
Since their inception in 1927, La Marzocco has always been a company who looks to the future; what they can do to better their products, and how they can innovate and be leaders in sustainable practices. In an age of
The Secret Ingredient: Tiki’s Chopping Board Cordial
The backbone of many a cocktail and the flavour foundation of a million, trillion soft drinks, the humble cordial needs little introduction. But have you ever thought of making your own? Better yet, have you ever thought of making your
Cellar Talk: Fazenda
Taking a closer look at the wine offerings of the UK’s most unique Brazilian rodizio Known for tapping into the true essence of the Brazilian gaúcho experience, Fazenda has made quite the name for itself as a forerunner in the premium
Featured Libation: Doug McMaster’s Carrot Top Collins
An herbaceous, vegetal and forage-forward foray into familiar gin territory, Doug McMaster’s Carrot Top Collins offers a sustainable twist on a 19th century favourite. All the familiar favourites are there: the mildly sweet, botanical kick of the gin playing a
High Spirits
A month’s worth of comings and goings in the world of The Whisky Exchange With the idea of sustainability firmly at the forefront of everyone’s minds, it’s exciting to see the world of fine drinking doing its fair share to shake things
Ready & Abel
For thirty years Abel & Cole have been delivering fresh, organic fruit and vegetables direct to doorsteps around the country. We chatted to David Balmer, Director of all things technology and development to see how the company is trying to
The Pod Cast From Plastic
De Vorm’s recycled plastic pod chair is a worthy second life for your plastic water bottle If you walked up to this chair and sat down, your first thought wouldn’t be that it is made from recycled materials, it would be
A Handsome Hotel
A Spanish getaway that takes ‘switching off’ to another level The Costa Blanca doesn’t have to mean stag dos and leathery Brits. A short and picturesque drive out of Alicante can have you in the Guadalest Valley amongst olive groves and
The See-through Stitch
Talking transparency with James Eden of Private White V.C. At first glance, Private White V.C.’s Manchester factory appears to stand as a bastion of heritage, a stony-faced defender of otherwise long lost, traditional values. And how could it not? Over the
Tailored Thoughts On: Arts & Crafts
This month, Huntsman cutter and tailoring columnist Matthew Gonzalez considers the 21st century revival of the arts and crafts movement We live in a globalised world where almost everything is designed in one country, mass produced in another, purchased in a