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Lockdown in Lamu: why Londoners flocked to the Kenyan hotspot during the pandemic — and never came back


Lockdown in Lamu: why Londoners flocked to the Kenyan hotspot during the pandemic — and never came back
Tibbs Jenkins
Move over St Barts. Now, it’s all about the pristine beaches and laid-back vibes of a tiny, secretive African archipelago — a place where the A-list can be ensconced away from the paparazzi’s prying eyes, and the main method of transport is a water taxi called Beyoncé.
Welcome to Lamu, multiple plane rides from Notting Hill (from Heathrow you’ll hop to Nairobi and then Mombasa on your way). The hyper-chilled destination is fast becoming the holiday of choice for London’s most stylish set — from Kate Moss and Adwoa Aboah confirming its credentials as the chicest fashion hideaway, to Marina Abramović and Tracey Emin basking in its artistic influences, to the Obamas jetting in away from prying eyes. The calming local Swahili watchword “pole, pole” (“slow down”) couldn’t be more now. Many, who made a dash for the island when travel was permitted, have stayed put. Locked down in Lamu: what could be better?

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Elevate your collection with the Social Set's 10 favourite female artists


Having made a splash in 2020 with her magical exhibition
I Am Not the Only One but Many, at Mayfair’s ritzy Massimo De Carlo gallery, Korean artist Yee Sookyung has further solidified herself as a pioneer of porcelain ceramics. Harnessing the ancient craft of
Kintsugi — the art of rejoining broken pottery pieces back together with 24K gold leaf — the 58-year-old’s captivating works earned her a feature in
Tatler Hong Kong in 2018, after her
coup de mâitre at the 57th Venice Biennale.
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