It’s unusual for the smell of cigars to be one’s first impression when entering a London hotel but that was mine when visiting the Wellesley. A warm evening meant that the windows and doors were open, allowing the scent to pervade the entire area.Boasting what is probably the largest humidor in Europe this place glories […]
Places
Covariance, part of the Superposition conversation series
This one-off installation in the ice wells of the London Canal Museum was an immersive experience. I’m not very good with heights/depths but managed to deal with the 2-level descent by ladder (with obligatory hard hat and strong footwear) to access the underground space, normally closed to the public, for this show, a collaboration between […]
The V&A, hub for design
The V&A has become an unmissable venue on the London Design Festival trail, with commissions and conceptual explorations on show throughout the museum. It hit you as soon as you walked through the main door with Omer Arbel’s 280 piece chandelier for Bocci, pouring down past Edmund de Waal’s porcelain circle (just seen at the […]
The V&A, hub for design
The V&A has become an unmissable venue on the London Design Festival trail, with commissions and conceptual explorations on show throughout the museum. It hit you as soon as you walked through the main door with Omer Arbel’s 280 piece chandelier for Bocci, pouring down past Edmund de Waal’s porcelain circle (just seen at the […]
Atelier Premier Etage by Nicolas Lanno & Claire Escalon in Paris
You may remember seeing Nicolas Lanno‘s light in one of my posts last year. Well, Claire Escalon and he have now set up Atelier Premier Etage, offering interior and event design as well as furniture, lighting and product design. Here are images of the recently completed Pocket Gallery, their cute little showroom displaying Nicolas’ collections. I’m […]
The Great Northern Hotel at Kings Cross, London
This curved hotel re-opened in April 2013 right next to the wonderful Kings Cross extension so is still very new to the London hotel scene. The architects restoring and updating the building were Dexter Moren Associates with interior design by David Archer Architects. The bar is most people’s point of entry and, with its mirrored ceiling, has […]