Crafted: Makers of The Exceptional is organised by Walpole, an association dedicated to developing and promoting the British luxury industry. The exhibition was to show this year’s intake of makers selected for business mentoring as well as the “class” who had completed their course. I found it extremely interesting, in particular seeing the organisations who […]
Crafted: Makers of the Exceptional – glass
James Turrell at Pace Gallery, London
Regular readers know I am an advocate of taking time to see and be, so I highly recommend Pace Gallery’s current exhibition of James Turrell light pieces ; a place to slow the heartbeat, lower blood pressure and absorb the artwork. Give yourself time to experience all the different colour changes – my photos are […]
Spring is now officially here
Now that the clocks have changed for summer time and evenings are lighter, I wanted to bring a little more sun into my posts. Seen back in January at Maison & Objet, one of the trend themes was Heliotropic, focusing on the sun’s heat, light and colour. I found the sunflower-inspired structure below very cheering […]
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 […]
Gerhard Richter at The British Museum
This was a real surprise: I had arranged to meet an artist friend for a late Friday evening at the British Museum suggesting a visit to the Drawing Room as the exhibition Germany divided: Baselitz and his generation is currently showing & runs till 31st August. I’m not a massive fan of Georg Baselitz but his […]
Chroma, the new collection from Tai Ping Carpets
Tai Ping Carpets recently launched the Chroma collection which caught my eye with painterly designs. I visited their showroom during Chelsea Design Week where a few of the rugs were on display. As always with rugs, it’s very much about texture as well as design and colour. I could feel the sumptuousness of silk & wool […]