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The Life of an Artisan Baker – Piotr Banachowski

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 apron strings and fires...

Meet the Illustrator – Thea Welsford

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 programme to printed materials...

Notes from an Island – The Literary Life of Wioletta Grzegorzewska

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 world… These are the...

A Morning With Bunbury Bees

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 Castle looking for a man in a...

Meet the Chef: Sean Jeffers

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 Parmesan doughnuts with whipped Marmite butter....

Meet the Furniture Maker – Kate Sanger

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 Bay and heads up the hill to...

Over 1,000 people attend 2023 Homes & Interiors Show

It couldn't have been better. The Style of Wight Homes & Interiors Show on Sunday 15th October was a palpable hit with exhibitors and visitors alike. The sun shone down on this, the second year of the show. Some were new exhibitors while others were delighted to be returning. "It's...

From Warsaw to Wight – The Island’s Eastern European Foodies

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 Czech and Hungarian waiters served in a...

Coming Soon: The Isle of Wight Homes & Interiors Show 2023

Even bigger and shinier than before, The Isle of Wight Homes & Interiors Show is back for 2023, following on from the spectacular success of last year’s event (with over 1,000 visitors through the door!) Plus, of course, Style of Wight will be returning to provide seamless on-the-day coverage...

Behind the Wig with Quivers – Getting to Know The Island’s Most Talented Drag Performer

This article first appeared in the July /August 2022 edition of Style of Wight magazine Today we’re on a sunny (and quite blustery) Ryde Esplanade to meet the Isle of Wight’s most witty, distinctive, and well-known drag performer — Quivers. Fresh from a late-night appearance over the water in Portsmouth,...