After experiencing 512 Hours by Marina Abramović (which I highly recommend) I had a quick look at this year’s Serpentine Summer Pavilion by Chilean architect Smiljan Radić The apparent flimsiness of the cocoon surprised me, contrasting with the monumental boulders. I really liked the lighting too
Places
Ham Yard, the new Firmdale hotel in London
I visited the newly opened Ham Yard Hotel in Soho on a warm evening and it was characteristically buzzy both inside and out. The latest and largest hotel by the Firmdale Group is very much a place to be seen so avoid now if you’re looking for discretion and absolute privacy. Always good to see a Tony Cragg sculpture, in the […]
L’Ecole Bleue design graduates seen in Paris
Just around the corner in my local Paris neighbourhood I came across an exhibition by L’Ecole Bleue, a private design college taking part in the city-wide D Days. Now I don’t know much about design schools in France, never having taught there, but I’d always wanted to look inside this building, a former church, so […]
Roca showroom by Zaha Hadid
We are lucky in London to now have several Zaha Hadid designed buildings to visit and this, the Roca showroom and exhibition space at Chelsea Harbour, is one of them.During my visit I heard from the architectural team about the project’s challenges, not least that it took twice as long to build than average due […]
Faces in the crowd…
Walking down to the art suppliers I saw these faces then the warehouse under renovation. Are they past or future local inhabitants? I have no idea but enjoyed this temporary art which brightened up my day. Thanks to the artist/s for your work.
Brancusi’s Studio in Paris
Some places I never tire of visiting and this, just by the Pompidou Centre in Paris, is one. Brancusi gave his studio to the nation with the pre-condition that it remained exactly as he had left it. Casts, finished work and objects from his daily life all exist together in perfect balance. Well, almost perfect. One of […]