HR Giger and Gruyère, Switzerland Last night I watched Alien; a film I last viewed around ten years ago, and was once again struck by its...
James Dean And The ‘Little Bastard’ This was the nickname which James Byron Dean gave to his 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder. He purchased the ‘Little Bastard’ new from Competition Motors in...
A Saunter around 20th Century Fox Studios – Los Angeles Last week we spent a fascinating afternoon wandering around the backlot at 20th Century Fox. A friend is working on a...
Hearst Castle – San Simeon: A Californian Fairy Tale Every time we visit California, we always have good intentions to visit the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, but for one reason...
Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewellery at Christie’s “I hope their presence and their magic will be passed on to others, loved but not possessed, for we are...
Georges Pompidou Centre, Beaubourg – Paris, France The Centre Georges Pompidou in the Marais, is one of our favourite stops when in Paris. Opened in 1977, it houses...
Lee Friedlander: America by Car Last week we attended the opening of America By Car at Timothy Taylor Gallery. The exhibition covers the recent work of American photographer, Lee...
Shakespeare and Company Bookshop, Paris, France – Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they be angels in disguise – I first fell in love with Shakespeare...
The Royal Wedding Dress: A Story of Great British Design Last week we slipped behind the gilded gates of Buckingham Palace to view the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress which, this year, is part...
Leighton House Museum, London This week we spent an exquisite evening at Leighton House Museum. Home of Victorian painter and sculptor, Frederic Leighton, this gem of a...
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900 The Aesthetic movement prized the importance of art and beauty above all else and swept across fine arts, decorative arts,...
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition – O2, London Friday 15 April 2011, marks the ninety-ninth anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic. During her maiden voyage from Southampton to New...