Don’t you love it when whole environments are recreated? This Frank Lloyd Wright room, at the Metropolitan Museum in New York was originally designed for Francis and Mary Little and is all but, being pretty huge. Every detail has been considered within the interior right down to the flower arrangements. Can you imagine the parties […]
Frank Lloyd Wright room at the Metropolitan Museum
Line by Atopia at Walmer House, Regent Street, London
I was walking down Regent Street the other day and caught sight of this. Retracing my steps to look more closely the camera just had to come out. Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier (collectively known as Atopia) created this 20m long piece, Line, for the Portland stone entrance to Walmer House. It is derived from the […]
Tom Otterness: art on New York’s subway
I really wasn’t expecting to find this whilst waiting for a train at 14th Street on a recent visit to New York. What a delight to see these narratives by Tom Otterness around my platform. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Transport Agency, Life Underground consists of various scenes, a few of which are shown here. Oh […]
L’oscar, a new hotel in Holborn, London
Looking for a decadent-feeling place for a drink (or more) in Central London? Then L’oscar is the place for you. From the back-lit onyx bar and mirrored ceiling of Café L’oscar to the alabaster birds perched around the place, this hotel exudes a delightful loucheness – in a luxurious way, of course. The hotel’s strapline – […]
Klimt/Schiele at the Royal Academy
I discovered the work of Egon Schiele at the age of 16 and remain staggered by the power of his work. This exhibition of his drawings at the Royal Academy, along with those of Gustav Klimt, is a rare treat. I’ve seen his powerful, sometimes disturbing portraits before but these tender drawings of a mother […]
Oceania at the Royal Academy
A fascinating cross between an ethnographic and art show, Oceania at the Royal Academy let my imagination run free yet was sometimes frustrating with the lack of text for scholarly purposes. Still, I now have the catalogue which should answer many of my questions. This huge stitched tarpaulin of the sea, Kiko Moana, at […]