The best thing that I saw during my recent stay in Warsaw was easy to miss. What looked like a pair of brass binoculars was set into a wall, advertising The Fotoplastikon, a Warsaw attraction since 1905. We followed the sign through a crumbling courtyard, to this door, inside which it was all faded velvet […]
Loved this wall mural in York’s Zizzi restaurant. It’s by illustrator and pattern designer Abigail Borg, she of fabulous floral cushion and wallpaper collections. The mural immediately took me back to my childhood kitchen table and the plates we ate every meal from – Midwinter’s Stonehenge Flower Song by Jessie Tate. Aren’t the fabulous? I just found out […]
A weekend in Warsaw, and my school best friend knows what I like – a flea market. A surprisingly similar display of wares to, say, a French flea market, but there was one stall I couldn’t tear myself away from: the vintage tablecloth stall, featuring beautifully detailed, bright traditional needlework. I didn’t buy anything in […]
OK so the ‘Dink coming 25th at Eurovision wasn’t an ideal result, but by coincidence it’s a mini-Europe week at MFH, with a Polish textile report coming up later in the week. First though, it’s the art of the Estonian bus stop. I found the majority of these pictures on Present and Correct’s blog. Why […]
There’s plenty to like about Prada’s short film A Therapy and director Roman Polanski always gives good interior. See Romsemary’s Baby and The Ghost Writer for more examples. In this one, walls are deep green, fine lamps are in abundance and – jings – the padded door has its moment. But, the real show stopper […]