Britain Can Make It
The Visual Arts Data Service is keeping me happy in-between times. It’s such a nice place to surf. Image after...
The Visual Arts Data Service is keeping me happy in-between times. It’s such a nice place to surf. Image after...
I was really pleased to come upon another online repository of images of vintage children’s books this week. So much...
A recent weekend in Edinburgh proved to be full of fantastic stonemasonry. Street after impressive street of great houses and...
The Britain in Pictures series of books was published in the late 1930s and 1940s by Collins. It was edited...
A man can never have too many good ties or socks. These particular ‘plain or fancy’ socks come from a...
This time last year I was swanning around New York, celebrating a birthday in a style to which I could...
Chilly days and the knitting needles are twitching. Or rather, for me, the accoutrements of knitting come out onto the...
The past weekend of bonfire night celebrations made me think of a simple piece of work by John Maeda that...
I never really thought about it before but where did Tin Tin shop? Those dapper plus fours, sharp brogues and...
I was trundling around Stockholm’s Architecture Museum the other weekend, admiring their selection of architectural models. I was especially taken...
As anyone who reads this blog would have noted, I am a big advocate of design and its ability to...
I look forward to autumn. I like to kick against the trends. Most people are clinging to the last few...