My cool… endpapers
When I am writing and art directing/styling a book, there comes this truly lovely moment when the main photography is shot, and the copy has been written, that allows me to take a step back at look at the project…
Dale Chihuly at The Halcyon Gallery
Like all Londoners, I generally spend my time, when I’m out and about, viewing things at eye-level. Shop windows, people, signs, etc., all get the best of my attention. However, this changed somewhat a few years ago when, on a…
My top glamping tips
Further to my glamping inspiration post last week, here are my own top 10 tips for ‘glamping': 1. Always make a friend of the site owner and your camping neighbours – you’re bound to need practical help or advice at…
Sleeping under the stars - glamping inspiration
This article was written for The Gardener magazine’s Spring/Summer 2012 issue. I am not a natural outdoorsy person. I love concrete under my feet and all mod cons. My love of the outdoors, the countryside and fresh air has…
My Beach Hut Inspiration
I always seem to want to write and style books that are a stylish look at individual design. A look at the small things in life that on first thought are not very significant. Caravans, campervans and now sheds. And…
The New Book.
There aren’t many things in life that are as exciting and consume your attention as much as your own new book project. It is a strange mixture of enthusiasm nearing obsessive levels and total pre-occupation. Something wonderful for the creator…
Last post of the year
It’s good this time of year to reflect and think about the influences and inspirations that we been lucky enough to have come into our orbit over the last 12 months. Book Three has just been submitted. It was six…
Mid Century Design 1930-1965
The Los Angeles County Museum of Arts have an exhibition ‘California Design 1930-1965:Living in a modern way’ running until March 2012. Displayed in the opening section is this rather wonderful, absolutely gleaming 1936 Wally Byam Airstream known as the ‘Clipper’…
Real life airstream restoration project
Finishing your own restoration project is a joy that just cannot be beaten. It has to be one of life’s great pleasures to take on a beautiful wreck and transform it so that it loses the ‘wreck’ and is just…
A Walk Through the Twentieth Century
I took the opportunity this week to go along to Tate Britain. The gallery has had a re-jig, including a new section ‘A Walk Through the Twentieth Century’. You think with the Tate that you already know their modern art…
