This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Sam French (@samfrenchphotography). Since first catching sight of Alicia’s impressive under-the-sea-themed sculptures in a pop-up exhibition...
This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. Stretching from the rippling waters of Palmer’s Brook, south to Blacklands Lane and north to the old railway line that once...
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 24 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photos by Julian Winslow. Amongst the undulating green fields just south of Whitwell, in a converted stone outbuilding, you’ll find the characterful new home of...
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 24 issue of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow At 2 AM on a chilly Monday morning, behind the unassuming door of an industrial unit in Lake, master baker Piotr Banachowski ties his...
This article first appeared in the May / June 2023 issue of Style of Wight magazine. For many a year, we’ve seen the distinctive and playful designs of local illustrator and designer Thea Welsford springing up all over the place — from the stylish Ventnor Fringe...
This article first appeared in the March/April 2023 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photos by Georgina Piper Photography. The Isle of Wight is becoming part of me. This bit of land, an isle off an island, speaking the many tongues of the...
This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. It’s 09:30 on a Tuesday morning and the Style of Wight team (minus one or two unavoidable absences) are outside Carisbrooke...
This article first appeared in the September/October 2022 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. Today we’re in Freshwater, Church Place to be exact, outside the historic Red Lion pub, drawn to it by the whispers of...
This article first appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. On her days in the workshop, Kate Sanger leaves behind the breaking waves and circling seagulls of her home in Freshwater...
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2023 edition of Style of Wight Magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photos by Julian Winslow and Christian Warren. Eastern Europeans have been making the Isle of Wight their home since the days of Queen Victoria, when...