I often am, if you’re asking, but on this occasion I’m talking about deep colours, faded, peeling surfaces, flowers just hours from the bin. An Auntie’s drinking den kind of vibe. Reading Designer’s Block blog about an antique-buying sojourn in France I found this atmospheric picture, by textile artist Sylvia Marius. Her website sheds precious […]
A quick heads up – if you find yourself near Clerkenwell tomorrow night (thur 20th May, 5-8pm) or fri-sun all day from noon, check out this event where over 80 designers will be showcasing their wares. Tickets cost £2.50 and can be used throughout the three-and-a-bit day event. I’ll be flagging up my favourite spots in […]
Roving reporter here, just back from Dalston. A yard sale in Dalston held by my fashionable trend-forecasting friend and her fashion-industry-working flatmate. There are details in the last sentence that led to my conviction that yard sales are Where It’s At. Along with the web search I did two minutes ago, which revealed that Paris cool […]
Of course there’s more to Istanbul than the floor. There’s the famous Hagia Sofia mosque, Topkapi Palace, several contemporary galleries – Istanbul Modern and Santral both great and the latter in a former power station that gives it a Tate Modern feel – and delicious stuffed veg. But you can get all that in The Lonely […]
Just ran across this, on the Guardian website. A photo record of the interior of Liverpool’s Lewis’s department store. Alongside the pictures of architectural details, the hair salon and cafe, the website for the project carries stories and recollections from staff and shoppers. Visits from Liberace and Ken Dodd, a prozzie coming in to get […]