Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms Estate – Palm Springs, California “I was working on a Sunday, and Frank Sinatra just walked in the door. He had a little white sailor...
Best Album Art – Art Vinyl Awards 2015 One of the most unfortunate aspects of the decline of the album, and to some extents the CD, has been...
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon at The Wilson, Cheltenham Having missed Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon during its run at the National Portrait Gallery this summer, we were...
The World of Charles and Ray Eames, Barbican Centre Charles and Ray Eames are amongst the most important designers of the 20th century. They are best known to the...
Liberty In Fashion at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London Arthur Lasenby Liberty founded his Liberty empire 140 years ago. What began as a warehouse supplying fashionable goods from the...
Brutal Utopias: a National Trust celebration of Brutalist architecture Brutalism is not brutal. At the very beginning of a behind-the-scenes tour of the Southbank, we were embarrassed to discover...
Horst: Photographer of Style, V&A Horst P. Horst was one of the leading photographers of the 20th century. During an illustrious 60-year career – working...
Raffles Hotel – Singapore The Raffles Hotel Singapore, is one of the few remaining great nineteenth century hotels in the world. How lucky we are...
Hotel Le Bellechasse – Paris, France Hotel Le Bellecasse ticks three very important boxes for a good stay in Paris: excellent location, blissfully quiet, and all...
Cartier: Style and History, Grand Palais, Paris You know you’re in for a true spectacle, when Kate Middleton’s wedding tiara (the Halo diadem) looks comparatively modest. Cartier:...
Hello, My Name is Paul Smith “Okay at design and okay at business but exceptional at neither” – Paul Smith – Paul Smith’s modesty is refreshingly...
Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Coronation 1953 ‘Opposite are row upon row of peeresses mounting towards the very roof: They look like a lovely hunk of fruit...