How to spend it in November

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Irving Penn’s landmark centenary exhibition arrives in Spain

Whether a black and white portrait of a gloved hand holding a shoe or a close-up of some freshly smoked Camels, in the hands of Irving Penn “the everyday object becomes extraordinary”, says Marta Ortega Pérez. Later this month, Ortega Pérez, the non-executive chair of Inditex, welcomes a retrospective of the photographer’s work at her MOP Foundation in A Coruña, Spain. Originally presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2017 to mark the centennial of Penn’s birth, the show encompasses the glamour of his haute-couture work; his meticulously arranged still-lifes; rougher-edged documentary street scenes; and his experiments in silver gelatin printmaking. It is, as Ortega Pérez says, a “wonderful odyssey”. Inès Cross

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Clothing inspired by winter bathing rituals

The Scandinavians and the Japanese share complex bathing rituals. It follows, then, that a collaboration between Copenhagen-based lifestyle brand Tekla and Tokyo fashion label Auralee would centre on the feeling of returning home after an onsen on a crisp winter’s evening.  Outerwear includes a wool dressing-gown-style coat and a duvet-like down-filled jacket, as well as cotton-poplin pyjamas, and knitted socks and beanies, all in soothing, earthy tones. There’s also the Onsen towel in a lightweight organic-cotton terry. Ellie Pithers

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A menu to celebrate Rathfinny’s English sparkling wine

It’s been 10 years since Rathfinny’s first harvest, and the Sussex vineyard is at the forefront of the increasingly popular English sparkling scene. To celebrate, Corrigan’s Mayfair is hosting a four-course dinner, each dish paired with one of Rathfinny’s favourite cuvées. Expect Scottish langoustines (Classic Cuvée 2018), roast partridge (Blanc de Noirs 2016) and classic custard tart (Rosé 2018). Yours for £150 per person. Rosanna Dodds

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Marco Walker’s photographs of the storied Beverly Hills Hotel

Walking the corridors and gardens of The Beverly Hills Hotel, Austrian-American photographer Marco Walker couldn’t help thinking, “if these walls could talk…” The “pink palace” on Sunset Boulevard was once home to millionaire Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, whose affair with Yves Montand unfolded across multiple onsite bungalows. For a new series of images of the hotel, Walker turned to coloured filters to give them a nostalgic glow. Editions from the series will form part of the hotel’s collection, sitting alongside Terry O’Neill’s poolside portrait of Faye Dunaway and Mick Rock’s black-and-white photographic paean to David Bowie. IC

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Lars Tunbjörk’s iconic series of corporate melancholy

In the ’90s, the late Swedish photographer Lars Tunbjörk spent five years photographing sterile, corporate office culture across New York, Tokyo and Stockholm, resulting in his Office series, originally published by Journal in 2001. Two decades later, cult photobook publisher Loose Joints has revived the title with a fresh design from Tunbjörk’s long-time collaborator Greger Ulf Nilson, alongside a book of unseen works, reminiscent of the current era of working from home and “quiet quitting”. Office/LA Office by Lars Tunbjörk is published by Loose Joints IC

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A competition to bake the world’s best panettone

Fruit distribution, fermentation time and crumb structure will decide the winner of this year’s Panettone World Cup, which takes place in Milan. Thirteen countries including France, Australia, Peru, Japan and Italy (who have won best traditional panettone in each of the previous three competitions) will compete for the title. Francesco Coratella, executive pastry chef of Chelsea’s Birley Bakery, will enter for England with a confection offering vanilla from Tahiti and candied fruit from Sicily. The competition is open to the public who can take part in tastings, watch the jury vote and buy their favourites. BS

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Chaumet’s glittering archive of photography

From the high glamour of Henry Clarke’s 1955 photograph of a model swathed in diamonds and fur to Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari’s pop art-inspired fruit and jewel collages, fine jewellery house Chaumet lays claim to an impressive archive of editorial photography. A new book, Chaumet: Photographers’ Gaze, chronicles the magazine photography featuring the brand’s pieces, alongside essays exploring its story. BS

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Cider tasting with The Three Horseshoes in Somerset

This year, chef Margot Henderson launched a new masterclass program at The Three Horseshoes, her country pub tucked away in the Somerset village of Batcombe. Following October’s courses led by gardener Charles Dowding and landscape designer Libby Russell, November sees Burrow Hill Cider and The Somerset Cider Brandy Company lead a guided orchard tour and tasting. Back at the inn, guests can enjoy a specially curated dinner in the cosy private dining room. IC

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An icon of Memphis design goes up for auction

A design auction at Roseberys in London features an exciting contribution from American artist Peter Shire. Flaunting an asymmetrical silhouette and multi-coloured fabric blocks, the Memphis “Bel Air” chair (designed in 1982) marks one of Shire’s most significant contributions to the Italian design group, for whom he also created a series of playful tables and sideboards. It currently has an estimate of £2,500 to £3,500. IC

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Roganic pops up in Taipei and reopens in Hong Kong

While preparations are underway for the reopening of Roganic Hong Kong, which has moved to a new spot in the city, the chefs have set up a satellite edition of the farm-to-table restaurant in Taipei. True to Simon Rogan’s original vision, the pop-up will explore some of the best seasonal produce available in Taiwan’s cooler months. The nine-course dinner menu includes Yuniu heirloom tomatoes with fermented sunflower, dill-brined gem lettuce with horseradish, pickled shimeji and winter truffle, butter-poached Coral trout and pineapple with roasted Taiwanese vanilla and white miso. BS

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Tasaki celebrates a milestone birthday

It’s been 70 years since Tasaki was founded in Osaka Bay by a family of pearl farmers. To celebrate the brand’s seven decades in business, which have seen them become one of Japan’s biggest jewellers, Tasaki are setting up in the Wonder Room in Selfridges, London. The Floating Shell selling exhibition will feature their latest collections, as well as special edition pieces designed with fellow Japanese brands. Asics have collaborated on five pairs of pearl-embellished trainers (from £1,090), and Eyevan on a collection of glasses, some of which feature rows of Akoya pearls (from £840). BS

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Anastasia Samoylova explores how we reinvent the natural world

Scrolling through copyright-free image libraries on the internet, Anastasia Samoylova was drawn to the generic shots of some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. She began printing out images of mangroves, glaciers, beaches and forests, folding them into shapes and assembling them into 3D sculptures, which she would then photograph in her Miami studio. She liked the process of turning them from data back into physical objects. The resulting collages will go on show in Samoylova’s survey exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery in November, alongside full-colour photographs of her hometown, some taken in the wake of Hurricane Irma in 2017, and shots of advertising billboards from around the world. BS