Roving reporter

tokyo balcony

Love Tokyo

Whoop! Congratulations to my brother who has just found out he has permission to live and work in Japan for the next three years. Well done bro – your hard work has paid off. And on a more selfish note, it means I can now start planning a return trip to visit him in Tokyo, […]

Private jet interior

How the other half live

Having seen a picture of Gaddafi’s daughter’s apartments on the Guardian – and marveling at the juxtaposition of pink playpen and gold mermaid couch – I was going to do a post on dictator’s style. But then I got waylaid by these photos of private jet interiors. The photographs are by Nick Gleis, many of […]

Whale music

A day off today! But stuck inside in the rain I’m somewhat lacking in inspiration. So although it has nothing to do with interiors, allow me to share this, which pleasingly passed a minute and a half of a very long day.   A Mariachi band serenades a Beluga whale, via Door Sixteen.

Rhyl monorail

Keeping it Rhyl

Loving this, a concept for rebranding the Welsh seaside town of Rhyl produced by Proud Creative, at the invitation of Icon Magazine. The design studio took references for shape and colour from postcards of the town’s heyday and its position on the map to create a simple portfolio of prints to feature on leaflets, buildings […]

Image: James Burns

I predicted a riot

In my head, at least, when I heard about the peaceful demonstration happening yesterday afternoon. Later, listening to the news unfolding on LBC, I felt sad for Tottenham. It reminded me of living in Peckham during a period of time when teen stabbings and shootings seemed to happen every week, and the picture painted in […]