My parents are here, which, among other less selfish interpretations, means free babysitting. Last night myself and Mr MFH took ourselves to the opening of Designing the Middle East (Part II: Beirut) at 19 Greek Street. The focus was actually the work of one designer (and her studio), Karen Chekerdjian. It was a lovely mash up […]
Panic on the streets of Timperley…. If yesterday’s post was about a life lived in genuine, perpetual creativity, then so is today’s. Frank Sidebottom, the papier-mache-headed singer, presenter and Timperley FC fan was a life’s work for his mysterious creator Chris Sievey. Frank is responsible for me having the phrase ‘Cockney Rhyming Orangutan’ in my […]
My school friend Lenka was always an artist, even when we met on the bus aged 12. I’ve written here before about some of her work, including a documentary about people who ‘own’ land on the moon, and a project sending anonymous letters to a whole town. But now she has made some art out […]
I used to have a friend who described a certain sort of awkward social situation by holding one palm upwards, stroking her other hand about an inch above it, and saying simply, “textures.” It’s not those sort of textures that have concerned us this week however. It’s more these beautiful wood shingles cladding an […]
Just home from Clerkenwell Design Week. I have a stack of business cards and brochures in front of me, but I’m going to reduce my report down to one name to watch: Ceramic and glass designer Owen Wall. He’s showing just four different plates at Craft Central‘s Design to Serve (until 25 May), which to […]