Just a quick one today, as Jill and I are leaving the office early so we can get dolled up for the Wallpaper* Design Awards tonight. Fancy! Expect to see us named and shamed in the next issue after being chucked out the back door for loitering near the canapés.

Last week I shared what my brother and his girlfriend brought me, all the way from Tokyo. But here is what my Mum and Dad got me – something a little closer to home. It’s a limited edition print sold to support the local campaign to renovate the local lido. Isn’t she a glamour puss? (more…)

Trend of travesty: Trad Man desks?

When I saw this photo on twitter earlier my first thought was, ‘Oh what a handsome…. Image from the FT …map.’ But I think it’s the whole room I like and it’s very trad, so I’m pretty surprised at me. It is however, very reminiscent of this great Wes Anderson film set from The Grand Budapest.

My bespoke mural – part 2

Last week I wrote about mural company Surface View inviting me to pick something from their huge image archive to have made into a mural. As described last week, the process of settling on what to have was lengthy – but fun too. Today I’m going to share what it looks like up on the […]

Croatia’s porn palace

I’ve been doing that January thing of trying to book a summer holiday to have something to look forward to. I’d decided upon Croatia so I noticed when the brilliant Balkanist promoted one of their old stories this week about a derelict hotel on the Croatian island of Krk. Ros wrote about a hotel in […]

My bespoke mural – part 1

Late last year we were asked by Surface View whether we’d be interested in receiving a wall mural to write about. If you’re not familiar with the company, they specialise in making striking images into wallpapers that can be put up to create a mural. They also do canvases, curtains, cushions and tiles. I’ve always […]