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18 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 NOVEMBER 2018 COMMERCIAL THE first of a family of nine kiosks, designed by award- winning Maltese architecture and design practice Mizzi Studio on behalf of artisan brand Colicci for prominent locations in The Royal Parks in London, has opened at Ritz Corner, Green Park. Eight more kiosks will open through the winter, culminating with the opening of a new land- mark café on the Serpentine Bridge, in spring 2019. The organic-inspired de- signs for the family of kiosks respond sympathetically to the Grade I listed landscape and embody the ethos of The Royal Parks as a sustainability leader. Mizzi Studio has used sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques, together with state-of-the- art manufacturing methods, to create simple, functional forms that are both striking and elegant. Curvaceous oak cladding has been made by Tom Raffield for a number of the kiosks, using a pioneering steam bending technique. Together with Colicci, Mizzi Studio explored the parks' heritage and has tailored the design of each kiosk to the history and nuances of their respective site to create new visitor experiences and make a refreshment stop an integral part of a journey through the parks. Jonathan Mizzi, Director of Mizzi Studio, commented: "We are absolutely delighted to see the first kiosk open in Green Park. It is an honour to have been entrusted with such a high-profile project of this size and scale. The kiosks form an impor- tant part of The Royal Parks' heritage by serving the public with refreshments and acting as local information points. The design challenge was to create a family of functional sculptures with a goal to con- tinuously surprise and delight while further enhancing the visitor's experience. This is an important milestone for Mizzi Studio and is central to our commitment to innova- tive sustainable design for the public realm." The family of nine kiosks will mark the entrances to Hyde Park and St James's Park, as well as Green Park. The kiosks are conceived as a family of individual forms that are united in their design language, with a 360-degree sculptural canopy that swells out like a tree's crown creating a recognisable silhouette. The organic-inspired volumes fol- low a continuous shape with varying degrees of curvature and differing cladding pro- files, that provide contrasting textures to the surface. Each design variation is informed by the architectural or organic elements that the kiosk shares its space with. The f lagship Horse Shoe Bend kiosk in St James's Park, in view of Buckingham Palace, will be clad in tubular brass and mirror the ornate pre- cious metals that adorn Sir Thomas Brock's Queen Victo- ria Memorial, while the choice of timber cladding for the rest of the family of kiosks rests on the relationship with the park environment. Mizzi Studio has used high quality materials throughout the design, from sustainable British oak to oxidised cop- per, new copper, stainless steel and brass. The design for the kiosks merges the latest digi- tal manufacturing techniques with traditional craftsman- ship. Entrusted with bringing Mizzi Studio's design to life through his signature steam bending technique, Tom Raf- field is creating the curva- ceous oak cladding for eight of the kiosks. APPLICATIONS for the third edition of the Maltese Islands Festival of Drama, Music, Singing and Dance (MIF'19) will close on 3 December. The festival is a golden op- portunit y for creatives aged four to 18+, to display their skills in front of a panel of expert international adju- dicators, receive construc- tive feedback, and network with like-minded individuals across the four categories of drama, music, singing and dance. The MIF'19 – which is a member of the esteemed British and International Federation of Festivals – will be taking place at St James Cavalier between 23 and 27 January 2019. To apply, or for a full list of categories in each de- partment, please visit w w w. t h e m a l t e s e i s l a n d s f e s t i v a l . com. Last call for applications for the Maltese Islands Festival 2019 Chanel's La Crème Main Texture Riche INSPIRED by the beauty hand cream created by Mademoiselle Chanel in 1927, Chanel revis- ited La Crème Main in 2017. In 2018, the story continues… A must-have accessory, La Crème Main comes in a new, more com- forting and enveloping texture, a rich and velvety balm, the perfect ally for dry and delicate hands: La Crème Main Texture Riche. A singular and elegant design Elegant and practical, its "shape memory" pebble fits snugly in the palm of the hand. Inside the packaging, a retractable pouch contains the formula and pro- tects it from air and exterior ele- ments. 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