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Paul Vanstone

Gosh I love Lambs Conduit street. I spent an enjoyable hour there with a hangover the other week, dotting between the Gents clothing shops, Darkroom and Folk. Folk is best known for its understated clothes – and in my opinion, is great for shoes – but have a nip around the shop if you’re looking […]

Cat People magazine

If it all goes finally, horribly wrong for the print publishing world, there are bound to be some survivors and I’m putting my money on new niche magazine Cat People making it. I like the look of it, is why. An English / Japanese tome, featuring dozens of furry friends – some of them famous, […]

Wanted: swanky stoves

For, (politely) Pete’s sake. I’ve just discovered it’s possible to care more about how a wood burning stove looks in the house. I spent time picking something I thought was nice for this house (Morso). But, these stoves by Dutch designer Dick Van Hoff are in another league. This one’s concrete. Concrete! The fan – I’m […]

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Resort Studios Margate

I braved the Big Storm looking out to sea in Margate. A bit of rain, a high wind, and days of glorious sunshine on either side of it. It was an open house weekend hosted by some of Margate’s many resident artists, and I took my hangover for a tour of Resort, a collective working […]

Find me a nice (normal) kids bed

I need another child’s bed. I’m all over Pinterest looking at the dozens of great ideas around. Except, force your eye past the nice cushions, cute quilts and quirky soft toys and it turns out there is a lot to weird bed to be found. I’m calling this one The Parent Nightmare-Giver. Don’t get me […]