London Winter, 2026
Wishing you a wonderful New Year! I hope it’s begun gently, with a little space to breathe and ease your way in.:)
As the days stay crisp and wintry, I’ve been feeling inspired by slower rhythms, quiet creativity, and the sense of renewal that this time of year brings. Below are a few things happening around London over the next few months that have caught my eye and a herbal immunity tea blend for these cold winter months.
Wishing you a magical 2026!
Nassima x
WHAT’S ON:
Japan House ~Drop-in pottery demonstrations with Lisa Hammond and Yamada Yōji
City of London ~ Festival of Light and Sound
Ryoji Ikeda's DATA-COSM [n°1] ~ Studio 180
Chinese New Year ~ City of London
London Art Fair ~Business Design Centre
Somerset House ~ Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
The Barbican ~ Ryoji Ikeda: music for percussion 1 & 2
Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
V&A South Kensington ~ Sofia Coppola’s Photography Bookshelf
National Portrait Gallery ~ Taylor Wessing: Photo Portrait Prize 2025
The Barbican ~ Sea Beneath the Skin / Song of the Earth Ponifasio and Mahler
Somerset House ~ Wayne McGregor: On The Other Earth (at Stone Nest)
The British Museum ~ The way of tea
Sadlers Wells ~ Russell Maliphant Dance Company: Landscapes
Tate Modern ~ Nigerian Modernism
Tate Britain ~ Turner & Constable
Hayward Gallery ~ Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart
Photographer’s Gallery ~ Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026
V&A South Kensington ~ Marie Antoinette Style
Wallace Collection ~ Caravaggio’s Cupid
Duchess Theatre ~ Nina Simone: Black Is The Color Of My Voice
V&A East Storehouse Hackney Wick ~ David Bowie Centre
Kew Gardens ~ The Singh Twins: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire
V&A East Storehouse ~ The Music Is Black: A British Story
British Museum ~ Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans
National Portrait Gallery ~ Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting
V&A South Kensington ~ John Constable and David Lucas: A Unison of Feeling
The Barbican ~ In Other Worlds: Liam Young
Sadlers Wells ~ Russell Maliphant Dance Company: Landscapes
Sadlers Wells ~ Elmhurst Ballet Company: Odyssey
Sadlers Wells ~ Alexander Whitley Dance Company: The Rite of Spring / Mirror
Sadlers Wells ~ The Dance Factory: Dada Masilo’s Hamlet
Immunity~ Winter Herbal Tea BlendI’ve been playing with this blend recently, adding some of my favourite immunity herbs of the moment. You don’t need to use them all, just go with what you have and if you have any fresh add for extra potency. This blend makes around 20 cups. If pregnant, please check with a qualified herbalist first.
25g lemon verbena, dried
20g lemongrass, dried and chopped
15g echinacea root, dried and chopped
10g ginger root, dried and sliced
10g olive leaf, dried
10 g turmeric root, thinly sliced
6g eucalyptus leaf, dried
4g cardamom pods, lightly crushed
~ Measure all of the herbs and pour into a large bowl and gently mix by hand. Transfer to a clean, dry glass jar with a tight-fitting lid and store away from heat and direct sunlight. To brew, use 2 teaspoons tea blend per cup. Cover and infuse for 5-10 minutes. Leave a little longer if you prefer it stronger. Strain and enjoy slowly.
“All the trees are losing their leaves, and not one of them is worried.”
— Donald Miller