What's On 16 Feb

Ellie Smith
February 16, 2025

Dear Reader,

This week, we’ve been wrangling with how to cut down our carbon footprint to align with a net zero world. Our team undertook a day of training with the excellent Positive Planet, and it struck me that education and collaboration are key to everything. I knew this of course, but you actually have to put it into practice sometimes. Our session started with everyone writing words like ‘doomed’, ‘frightened’, ‘overwhelmed’, ‘helpless’, onto the board. By the end of the day, these terms were usurped by ‘optimistic’, ‘inspired’, ‘excited’; how joyful is that? Turning those feelings into actions that have impact is our next step – going beyond what we already do as a B Corp business. Ideas are flying and there’s a genuine carbon bonhomie in the air. In the face of Trump advocating for bringing back plastic straws, you have to put your energy and focus where you can. And that’s with those around you. Onwards!

Have a great week.

WHAT’S ON MY MIND THIS WEEK

Michelin Goes Vegan

It won’t surprise you to hear that some of the actions we’re taking above are around food. Cutting back on meat and dairy is one of the most significant things you can do – and with the news that Plates is the first vegan restaurant to have been awarded a Michelin star in the UK, it doesn’t mean compromising on deliciousness either.

Sloane Street’s New Look

Chelsea residents are delighted that finally, the £46m makeover of Sloane Street is complete after two years. Expect widened pavements, lots more greenery, and new retail residents too. Wunderbrand Zimmerman is coming your way soon…

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Up Your Shelf-Styling Game

The humble shelf underwent a radical transformation in those good old Zoom days of the pandemic. Where once piling them with books was deemed enough, not so in these aesthetically obsessed days. Perfect your shelf-styling here, with our expert advice.

FIVE THINGS NOT TO MISS

Get your tickets now for the London Original Print Fair, which returns to Somerset House for its special 40th edition from 20 – 23 March.

London Fashion Week AW23 Street Style © Deborah Iona, British Fashion Council

Keen to get involved with London Fashion Week? Here are the events open to the public – plus the city’s most stylish bars for a cocktail between shows.

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Block out your Monday nights for the next few weeks: The White Lotus is back on our screens for its hotly anticipated third season.

Join the heart-warming changemakers Asylum Speakers at Inhabit Southwick Street to hear extraordinary stories in the library throughout the year, co-hosted by Jaz O’Hara and Juliet Kinsman. The series begins on 19 February, find out more here.

Level up your air fryer game with these recipes from Jamie Oliver – from posh fish and chips to feta pasta.

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