Go to the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern if you have the chance as this needs to be seen close-up as well as from a distance. A huge screen runs the full height of the hall with a short film (11 minutes) of hand spliced and edited images. No digitalisation to be seen in this celebration of […]
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Christmas greetings and New Year wishes
A big Thank You to all my readers and I wish you a relaxing Christmas and peaceful New Year. I’ll be back in January and look forward to sharing more with you in 2012. Caroline
Christmas tree at Hotel de la Paix Cambodia
I had to share this with you as it must be one of the most beautiful trees this year. Watch the video to see how they made it Christmas tree at Hotel de la Paix
HOME, the new interiors show in London
Back now to more contemporary matters. A new trade show for homewares and interiors, HOME, will open on the 15th January for 3 days at Earls Court in London. Running at the same time as Top Drawer it will already have an established visitor base. It will be the first showcase for new designs, coming […]
The Economic Botany Collection at Kew Gardens
The Economic Botany Collection held at Kew Gardens began life in 1846 and now holds 85,000 specimens . It illustrates the extent of human use of plants around the world and, although closed to the public, some specimens are on display at the Plants + People exhibition in Kew Gardens. A future project is to […]
Innovative surfaces by Tactility Factory at Sleep
Tactility Factory is an impressive product giving concrete a whole new aspect by combining it with fabric, embroidery and other elements. I saw them at this year’s Sleep exhibition. Here is one with velvet. Yes, velvet and concrete together adding acoustic qualities. Ooh, I like it. A single panel can be a maximum size of […]
Leather for Interiors
There is nothing quite like a luxurious wall covering and leather takes some beating. Genevieve Bennett plays with it in a very disciplined way, embossing, cutting, engraving and carving. The florals were her early trademark and seen at Decorex. She showed at Design Junction this year where I saw some of the current designs actually on […]
More open studio sales coming up in London
There are plenty of open studio sales and design fairs happening all over London in the run-up to Christmas which are well worth a visit – here are a couple to note: The Notting Hill Design Fair 1st – 3rd December at the 20th Century Theatre on Westbourne Grove. Exhibitors include Christa Davis for vintage clothing and […]
It’s the East London Design Show this weekend
Christmas is coming and the advertorial Christmas lights are on in Oxford and Regent Street. I have even seen Christmas trees in private homes! I’ve always had trouble planning before December so the timing of the East London Design Show will set me up nicely. It’s on the weekend of 1st to 4th December at Shoreditch Town […]
Cockpit Open Studios – Holborn 25th – 27th November
Most makers and designers look to Christmas as their most profitable season- we all give presents of one kind or another and these are more personal than most. Visiting a craftsperson in their studio, chatting to them and selecting something they have made is a satisfying experience that many of us no longer have. Cockpit Studios is […]