2024-03-01
46 分钟This episode of Konfekt Korner explores themes of early spring and its sense of vernal opportunity. We spend four hours in a hotbox being rubbed with ashes and honey to report on Estonian sauna culture, hop on board a historic British Pullman to join the riotous Carriage Club and explore the world of perfumery at L’Oreal’s The Art & Science of Fragrance festival in Paris. Plus: we reflect on the power of owning your own look in the fashion set. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunny moments can be fleeting at this time of year, but they are all the sweeter for it.
A bright garden breakfast or coffee snatched on a south facing terrace can feel like an elixir.
And so if March is a month for new beginnings and shedding our winter skin, it's also about reinvention and that sense of unique possibility that comes with longer light evenings and treasured moments of warmth.
This episode of Confect Corner will follow suit, exploring themes of early spring and a sense of vernal opportunity.
There are not many reporters who are willing to spend four hours in a hot box being rubbed with ashes and honey before jumping into an icy lake.
But we appreciate the efforts of Finnish correspondent Petri Bertsov, who did just that for our report on Estonian sauna culture as blossom trees burst into color.
Our report on L'Oreal's the Art and Science of Fragrance festival in Paris lifts the lid on the alchemy of scent creation and explores the hitherto secret world of making perfumes.
Reporter Paige Reynolds takes to the rails on a historic British Pullman to bring us a dispatch from the riotous Carriage Club where music, theatre and peerless hospitality come together.
And our audio essayist reflects on the power of owning your own look amongst the fashion set.
The power of remaining distinct in a world led by trends.
This is Confect Corner and I'm your host, Sophie Grove.
This is like a safe space where you can really connect with yourself and feel very alive.
Clubs kept being shut down in Soho and Mayfair were being raided by the police.
So they were always a bit like having to find a kind of raided warehouse where they would take their audience or the cabaret acts because they're a bit risque.
While this tour gives you the chance to see designers new collections, it also allows you to assess what their choices of venues, of the kind of people who make it onto their guest lists say about the city that they inhabit and the creative community that they belong to.
Welcome to Confect Corner.
I'm your host, Sophie Grove in London.
For this month's episode, I'm joined here in the studio by Gillian Devias and by Marcella Palak in Zurich.
Hello to you both.
Hello.