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With David Bowie, it’s never just been about the music. This innovative man changed the face of rock with his clothes, his style, his creativity and his vision. The V&A have curated a retrospective exhibition of over 300 Bowie objects that include original costumes, handwritten lyrics, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie's own instruments.

We asked Hix’s bar aficionado Lee Potter Cavanagh for his Christmas drink suggestions. Expert in everything alcoholic, Lee’s set out the best Christmas tipples according to task – from sips for Santa through to royal toasts.

As Coco Chanel famously said “fashion passes, style remains" and so it has proven; Saatchi Gallery’s current Little Black Jacket exhibition showcases the un-wavering style of Coco’s early 50’s iconic design. Having started in Tokyo, the exhibition of photographs has been on tour round the world’s cities and it’s finally reached London. The collection is here until Sunday 4th November.

London Design Week offers fantastic variety; from furniture installations at cocktail parties to trade exhibitions in old sorting offices in Holborn. The shows feature a broad collection of product and furniture which ranges from vintage to innovative. Here’s a selection of things we came across during Design Week.

Jewelry designer Aurelie Bidermann divides her time between Paris and New York and always dips everything in gold. Like Sofia Coppola, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé, we love her.

Clerkenwell Design Week is always the perfect reason to party. And this year was no exception. Yet again, Kush+Co threw a fantastically boozy event and a group of guys from the studio went along and held their own. The reports were good.

Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi has spent over a year working in Costa Rica helping on the 9 Cuartos project, an organization that nurtures the country’s raw artistic talent.