The language of Japanese colour combinations
I love the pure experimentation of colour by modern abstract artists like Mark Rothko, Josef Albers and Bridget Riley. One of my favourite exhibitions, ever, was by Christina Mackie. Nine-metre-high […]
Category Archives: Aesthetics
The Parisian couple preserving the ancient art of hand blown glass
The two master glassblowers that Sébastien learnt from both died years ago. There’s no one else that works with the same philosophy and traditional techniques. Valentina is the co-founder of […]
Lingerie designer Georgia Larsen reveals her special relationship with colour
Snorkel blue shell pink spicy mustard moss. Let me introduce Georgia Larsen of Dora Larsen Lingerie. The experimental lingerie brand devoted to colour. Stocked in The Pantry Underwear at Liberty London […]
Tulip Mania & Bloemen, a private view
So I’ve heard that at one time in Amsterdam, a tulip bulb was the same price as a house. The trading of exotic tulip bulbs in the Netherlands is the […]
When you’re in the business of making paint, can you believe that colour is a subjective thing?
When we describe colour, we are poets. Read about someone who creates colour, talk about its essence Michael Harding is a paint manufacturer and handmakes artist’s oil paints. I met […]
Just lines and curves: An interview with Alexa Coe
A London based artist with a background in fashion illustration and a degree from Central Saint Martins. Interviewed by New York magazine, Howl, a bespoke illustrator for Miller Harris perfumer, […]
Wearing a genderless face
I’ve long been an admirer of artists’ line drawings. The minimalism has such an elegance to it. Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are known for the abstract approach, Picasso used to practise […]
Summer whites and millennial pinks
Three new purchases. One pink, two white. The trio is a colour match with the pastel floral displays I walk past on my way home from work, along Pimlico Road. I […]
Of all the galleries in Paris
I’ll start with a traditional French coffeehouse and the story of a Mexican surrealist artist. A young English debutant who fled her nouveau-riche family to pursue art and a love affair […]
Winter Flower Frames
This Christmas I chose to amplify my pressed flower production line with longer-lasting presents. Rather than leaving the flowers and foliage to adorn the outside of my wrapping, I placed them in the […]
HODA silks, clothes with karma
Elegant, poised and fresh faced- drinking a green smoothie. When I meet Emma, she might easily be mistaken for an off duty model, straight from the Topshop Boutique catwalk. Nevertheless, […]
No Sweatshops, No Photoshop
An interview with Sarah Beckett, co-founder of Birdsong London. The ethical clothing company with principles of transparency, enterprise and social change. Birdsong sources clothing and accessories from womens’ organisations and charities. […]
An interview with Aura & Aura
As our phones have grown attached to our palms and synchronised to our thumbprints, it’s inevitable that they should become an extension of their owner’s individuality too. No one’s boobs, knees, […]
Autumn de Wilde
Step into the surrealist world of photographer and producer Autumn de Wilde. I’ll lead you through a few of her wild short films and images. From Orangina, to Prada and […]
The loyal cozzie
I’ve always preferred the aesthetic of a one-piece to a bikini. For me, an 80s high cut leg and scoop back is so much sexier than having my hips & […]
The artist with an appetite for colour
An interview with Margrethe Odgaard. Imagine a rural Scandinavian farmhouse with a dreaming, dark-haired girl lazing in long grass. Without a TV in the house and far from popular culture, her […]
How to make a temporary floral tattoo that looks real
Here’s my guide to making a real pressed flower tattoo- inspired by ‘oh comely’ magazine. What you’ll need: STAGE 1: drying and pressing the flowers: (1 week) selection of flowers scissors […]
The PANDA collection
A piece of fashion editorial, featuring the navy and charcoal jackets from my PANDA collection. Photography: BC Styling: Plum Ayloff & Phoebe Jordan Models: Zara Huband, Elle Illingworth, Amalia […]
Colour in a ‘techno-scientific world’
Between March and October, 2015, Christina Mackie’s nine-metre-high silk nets hung in Tate Britain’s Duveen Gallery. The pastel, soft fabric trickled down into pools of dense, crystallised dye, whilst a […]
WARNING- explicit knickers
KEEP OFF THE LAWN UNDERWEAR Sexy, hilarious and well worth a fiver. Handcrafted by students Lallie Georgiades Doyle and Abbie Martin. For Helicon Magazine I asked the girls to chat about their […]
