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 […]
Category Archives: Thoughts
Weekend Guide- Edinburgh
Planning trip to Edinburgh during the winter months? I visited in late January and here’s my list of havens for a blustery weekend in the city. PLACES EDINBURGH CASTLE EH1 2NG £16.50, open 9.30am-5pm ARTHUR’S […]
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 […]
Clio Peppiatt designs for the modern digital woman
Clio Peppiatt started her own label in 2014 and she’s built up a reputation for her kitsch designs, fast. So fast that she was chosen to speak on a panel discussing careers in fashion by ASOS […]
Photographs from the jungle
Photographs from my trip to South Luangwa Park, Zambia in late August. I’ve been so inspired by this safari trip and I’ve got lots of ideas to post. But in […]
Weekend Guide- Budapest
Notes on Budapest from my visit in July and an interview with owner of SCHATZI boutique Budapest. Swim- Széchenyi Thermal Bath Széchenyi is the largest, natural thermal bath in Europe. The sunny yellow, […]
How to make a lavender garland in 4 easy steps
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, […]
Lily Cole, the gift economy & fashion for good
A model and actress with the right attitude. There’s no doubt that Lily Cole is an iconic beauty, a red-headed tribute to the Pre-Raphaelite era. The vogue cover-girl has featured […]
Is your experience of colour different to your colour vision?
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 […]
Plato and philosophical progress
…Is ancient philosophy still relevant in 21st-century life? Why didn’t Plato know that slavery was wrong…? As part of Bristol’s Festival of ideas, Rebecca was invited to the Watershed to […]
The Hybrid Flower-Girls
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 […]
