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The elegance of winter flowers, diplomacy Finnish-style and the art pub

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31 January 2023

Episode 24

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This month we celebrate February’s poetic joys. We discuss the fragile elegance of winter flowers with the SSAW collective’s Olivia Wilson and Jess Geissendorfer, talk about nature as inspiration with Norwegian musician Fay Wildhagen and pull up a chair at The Audley pub to speak to Ewan Venters, CEO of Hauser & Wirth and Artfarm. Plus: the history of New York’s Chelsea Hotel on screen and resolving conflict in a traditional Finnish sauna.

31 January 2023

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The Audley: a pub for art lovers

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Established by Artfarm, the hospitality group from the gallerists behind Hauser & Wirth, The Audley is a Victorian-style pub for art lovers, where you’ll find stunning artwork including a ceiling installation by Phyllida Barlow. Sophie Grove speaks to Ewan Venters, CEO of Hauser & Wirth and Artfarm.

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Fay Wildhagen

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If you’re hankering after music that sounds like winter, evoking its crisp, cold days or the stillness of its long nights, then the work of Norwegian singer-songwriter Fay Wildhagen is a perfect match. Chiara Rimella, deputy editor of ‘Konfekt’, drove to a lake just east of Oslo with Wildhagen to talk about how nature helps her to make music.

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SSAW collective

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The UK wastefully consumes more than 570 tonnes of roses each year. The SSAW collective has released four unique posters designed by artists Hazel Bryer, Laura Diggins, Ed Dingli and Emily Harris that serve as beautiful substitutes for the flower. We hear from founding members Olivia Wilson and Jess Geissendorfer on the potential seasonal bounty of a chilly February.

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SSAW collective

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‘Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel’

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New film ‘Dreaming Walls’ explores the story of the Chelsea Hotel and how it tells the tale of New York’s evolution. Sophie Monaghan-Coombs sat down with the film’s directors, Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier, to find out more.

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Finnish sauna diplomacy

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The ritual of hot and cold bathing has benefits far beyond wellbeing. Journalist and diplomat Heli Suominen welcomes you to sauna diplomacy, Finnish-style.

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