1 DRINK BY THE RINK
Winter in London isn’t complete without Skate – the annual ice rink in Somerset House’s famous 18th century courtyard. The event will include gourmet food and drink courtesy of pop-up restaurant Fortnum’s Lodge, an arcade, skate school, DJ nights and a spectacular 40-foot Christmas tree. Get your skates on! Skate at Somerset House with Fortnum & Mason, 15 November-14 January, tickets from £8.90, somersethouse.org
2 CREATIVITY AT ITS MOST CRAZY
Luxury fine jewellery brand de Grisogono, founded in 1993 by black diamond specialist Fawaz Gruosi, is well know for its audacious gem-encrusted designs, but perhaps the ‘crazy skull’ timepiece, which appears on the cover of new coffee table book De Grisogono: Daring Creativity, is the jeweller’s boldest design yet. De Grisogono: Daring Creativity, £150, assouline.com…