My Brixton friend tells me that this local building is becoming the next Trellick Tower. You know, a place that on one side people are writing it off as a hole, while on the other it’s being hailed an architectural icon. It’s got presence, whatever you decide. I’ve been aware of it since moving to London […]
Hey, how was Christmas? I’m typing this on Christmas Eve, when I should be making a trifle. I just wanted to share some photographs of the Catford Excalibur Estate, Britain’s largest estate of prefab homes. I went there in the autumn with my friend Meg, the photographer, to take pictures of some of the residents […]
It’s all go in Brixton just now. Not two minutes after blogging about Brixton Village, My Friends House was invited to a party just along the road from it, at Brixton East. It’s Andy Luckett’s warehouse-turned-temporary furniture shop, which is open every weekend (fridays-sundays) until Christmas eve. Andy was in attendance at the party last […]
If, like me, you find yourself going to Closet Visit to whip yourself up a bit, then you’re going to love-and-hate The Coveteur. Lose hours pouring over pictures of the homes and wardrobes of models, stylists and actors (who you’ve never heard of) that will make you feel pretty, pretty dynamic. Here’s the sort of thing I […]
Anish Kapoor does Gangnam Style in tribute to Ai Weiwei, whose own version of the video was taken off the web in China, 24 hours after he put it there. Side not: My friend is in it, in the pink dress – doesn’t she look fabulous?