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Hermès celebrates its 175th anniversary with an exhibition in London illustrating the company’s relationship with leather over the years.
The show is divided into 12 rooms representing various leather collections – including equestrian, travel, handbags and accessories.
On show are bespoke objects from the history of the company – which was founded in 1837 – such as items commissioned by the Duke of Windsor for Wallis Simpson.

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Omega has unveiled the plans for an exclusive club that will be open on a membership and by-invitation basis during the Olympic Games.
The doors will open on the 28th of July and will host events and provide visitors with an oasis of calm in the heart of London’s Soho district through the 12th of August.


Tickets for the pop-up version of Noma in London this summer sold out in 2.5 hours. About 3,400 tickets were snatched up May 8.
According to restaurant trade publication Harden’s in the UK, about 10,000 people had pre-registered for the chance to take part in “A Taste of Noma at Claridge’s”.
The chef of the best restaurant in the world will be opening a pop-up version of his Copenhagen restaurant Noma in London this summer to mark the Olympic Games.


The Britain’s most expensive garage space (pictured below), a six meter double garage located in the prestigious Knightsbridge neighborhood of London, is priced at £525,000 ($850,000).
Hidden in a tiny back street close to Harrods, the double garage does not look special from the outside.

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They are as emblematic of Britain as Big Ben or the black cab, and now a red telephone box can be yours for as little as £1,950 ($3,200).
British Telecom is selling off 60 of the famous telephone cabins as demand for public payphones dwindles because of rising mobile phone use.

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Two of London’s most well-known parks serve as inspiration for Mini’s latest set of special editions, the Green Park and Hyde Park editions.
The Hyde Park and Green Park editions start with the same Pepper White exterior paint color, but differentiate themselves with contrasting accent paintwork – Hot Chocolate on the Hyde Park and British Racing Green on the Green Park.
Each car also receives racing stripes and side pinstripes painted in its respective unique color, and sports clear turn signal lenses.
