…I might have to do this slowly. I could hardly remember where I worked this morning. Anyone else feel the same? New year is the perfect time to start thinking about updates for the house, especially as the dreary day when all the decorations have to come down approaches. So how about this. I love the […]
I know we said we’re off on holiday, but just quickly… I went to Duckie’s Christmas Market last night at the Barbican. On until 30th Dec, I recommend it. After recent trips to antique fairs, the vintage stalls are cheap by comparison. My friend and I bought some sloe gin and lots of presents for […]
I’ve often fantasized about exactly where I’d live in central London if I could and Lamb’s Conduit Street is definitely on the list. Last week I went there to (finally) check out Darkroom, a Really Cool Shop run by Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck who come from graphic design and fashion backgrounds respectively. Those ladies […]
A while back I promised a comprehensive report on my findings from Clerkenwell Design Week then managed to mention just one designer from the show: David Saunders AKA David David. The company collaborated on this chair. Well – news just in – there’s a David David pop up shop at The Lollipop Shoppe this month and […]
The tiniest village you’ve never heard of, Ladywell is in south east London, hidden between Brockley, Crofton Park and Lewisham. When I was flat-hunting this is where I most wanted to be, and though I now live up the hill, I still watch developments on the mini-high street with interest. There was already and excellent […]