Makes you smile
Shop windows aren’t what they used to be. Christmas is the season. But apart from Selfridges and Harvey Nichols (for...
Shop windows aren’t what they used to be. Christmas is the season. But apart from Selfridges and Harvey Nichols (for...
It’s nice to receive little things from a long way away. My good friend went to Japan recently. What would...
I admit it, I have (another) bit of a thing for Japanese paper things. I’m not the only one, I...
Books are it. Everything. And then some. Bookshops, new and second-hand, seem to be disappearing all the time. In London,...
How far will you go to get what you want? The internet has brought all sorts of things to our...
Along the drab-ish walkway outside my door a spot has been brightened by a big pot of daffodils. It cheers...
I have a list that isn’t written down. It consists of things I have bookmarked, pictures I have kept, snippets...
I am a little bit in love with Japanese illustration, books and stationery. A few items are slowly slipping out...
Ton. A simple idea for a book, looking at weights. But beautifully executed by Japanese illustrator Taro Miura. The Japanese...
Sometimes the internet delivers on its promise and you find a joyous, rare and free delight. I can’t remember where...