Artists and designers have and always will be, inspired by nature. These two makers, seen at Made London, are a case in point. Bridget Bailey’s exquisite interpretation of bird eggs made from textiles and feathers caught my eye, quite a change from her earlier insects and moths (see a previous post) as did the work […]
Makers seen at Made London
The ladies’ powder room at Claridge’s hotel, London
Ah, Claridge’s! I was seduced by this hotel from the moment I stepped in and just had to share the glamour of this room, too grand to be just the loos and reminiscent of those black & white movies where the heroines retreat to powder their nose. It’s an Art Deco joy with painted walls, […]
Royal Society of Chemistry, London
Open House London gives us, the public, the opportunity to visit buildings of all kinds not normally open to general view during the rest of the year. One of the venues I visited this year was the Royal Society of Chemistry where I wasn’t expecting to find these two contemporary stained glass windows within the complex […]
White Noise at The Crypt, London
The Crypt Gallery is to be found below the huge church on Euston Road and is an atmospheric warren of spaces to explore. White Noise, an artists’ collective, showed there recently including Annamarie Dzendrowskyj whose oil paintings evoke a sense of mystery and uncertainty Hanna ten Doornkaat has been featured in my posts before – her scribbled, […]
Nobu Shoreditch hotel, London
I recently toured the newly opened Nobu Shoreditch, with interiors by StudioMica and restaurant & bar by Studio PCH The guest rooms are obviously a bit less accessible than the public areas so I’ll concentrate on them here. The rooms share a combination of urban brutalism (concrete ceilings and exposed services such as sprinklers) from the Shoreditch location […]
Roy’s People Art Fair in Islington, London
The principle of this blog is to be read in less than a minute so my intent is for you to be able to look into the connections further at your leisure. Whilst events have already taken place, many will recur including this one next year (dates at the end) The first Roy’s People Art […]