My work combines in-depth, researched features and news reporting for both print and online. This is a selection of some of my favourite pieces:
A WORLD MADE SMALL, COUNTRY LIFE
Carla Passino figures out how to follow in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg without ever leaving London
ART FOR EAST’S SAKE, COUNTRY LIFE
The eastern stretches of London are home to Some of the capital’s largest and most accessible art collections, including sculptures by Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley. Carla Passino takes a look at what you can visit on foot
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, COUNTRY LIFE
There are about 1,500 memorials in London, from the well-known to the obscure. Carla Passino pays a visit to some of the latter on a route through central London
FEATHERS AND FESTIVITY, COUNTRY LIFE
How did the turkey end up on our tables and the partridge in a pear tree? Birds play an interesting part in our festive traditions
IN FULL BLOOM, COUNTRY LIFE
For centuries before literary greats and intellectuals borrowed its name, Bloomsbury was a bucolic slice of countryside. Carla Passino takes a look at its history
STILL IN FASHION, COUNTRY LIFE
As the Royal Hospital Chelsea gears up to host the delayed flower show, Carla Passino takes a look at the area’s long and stylish history, Mary Quant included
HOW MAIDA VALE TURNED FROM BOUDOIR VILLAGE TO ONE OF LONDON’S MOST CULTURALLY VIBRANT NEIGHBOURHOODS, COUNTRYLIFE.CO.UK
One of London’s most desirable boroughs started life as a small hilltop settlement. Carla Passino delves into the archives of Islington’s past
LIFE IMITATES ART, COUNTRY LIFE
Carla Passino journeys east to Shoreditch and discovers a pocket of London defined by the artists, past and present, who have called it home
THE FATHER OF LOUD’S LEGACY, EALING IN LONDON
The Hanwell Hootie is much more than ‘just’ London’s largest music festival, as Carla Passino discovers
IN FOCUS: HOW A TAPED BANANA QUESTIONED THE MEANING OF ART, COUNTRY LIFE
Made with a banana duct-taped to a wall, The Comedian, the latest installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, has sparked the debate on the nature of art—especially after the fruit was eaten by performance artist David Datuna
EALING ROCKS, EALING IN LONDON
Once the cradle of British rock, the west London borough still enjoys a thriving music, culture and festival scene, says Carla Passino of London defined by the artists, past and present, who have called it home
THE UFFIZI’S MASTER JUGGLER, APOLLO
There was outrage last year when Antonio Paolucci, the head of Florence’s museums, appointed himself director of the Uffizi. In a rare interview, he explains to Carla Passino how he copes with both roles–and outlines his vision for the gallery’s future
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