Becky Scott has always loved collecting words. But when she found herself remote working in an abandoned ‘80s office building, during Lockdown, she discovered an especially fitting descriptor. One that […]
There’s nothing quite as cosy as an afternoon of Christmas crafts, finding creative ways to wrap presents and decorate the house without single-use plastic, glitter or bows. Here’s my festive […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Read about someone who creates colour, talk about its essence Michael Harding is a paint manufacturer and handmakes artist’s oil paints. I met him at a launch for his new […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
This Christmas, I bought these simple glass hanging frames and filled them with delicate pressed flowers from Columbia Road flower market. The frames allow you to preserve flowers and foliage […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photographs from my trip to South Luangwa Park, Zambia in late August. Hope you enjoyed the pictures, all taken on a Nikon D810 and a Fuji film x100s. xoxo
What you’ll need. approximately 30 picked lavender stems cut to 20cm. 10 smaller, thinner lavender stems cut to 15cm. a pair of scissors. a ball of string. Approximate time to make, […]
Take #thatdress… If one person sees blue and black in the photograph and another sees white and gold, can they both be right with their colour experience? I’m sitting here […]
Christian Dior Haute Couture, fall 2010 collection. John Galliano studied a parrot tulip flower for hours on end to examine how the light moved across the petals. This transpires to […]
Thinking Hat 