Wool House at Somerset House
The functional and aesthetic versatility of wool is celebrated at Wool House, an exhibition curated by interior designer and stylist, Arabella McNie, at London’s Somerset House.
no commentsA Place to Gather: London Design Festival
One of my personal highlights from this year’s London Design Festival was this homely presentation by the Crafts Council of Ireland showcasing the work of over 30 crafters in a former garage in Shoreditch.
no commentsPort issue 7
Paola Antonelli photographed by Marton Perlaki for Port
For the latest issue of Port magazine I spoke to Zaha Hadid, Paola Antonelli, Patricia Urquiola and several other leading women from the design industry. The design section was guest edited by Deyan Sudjic, who wrote an introductory essay and there is also a spectacular feature on the Rothschild Bank by OMA.
no commentsDoors of Warwick
On a recent trip to Warwick I took a series of photos of glorious doors, including this beautifully contrasting red-painted entrance to one of the town’s many half-timbered houses.
no commentsPrefabricated Architecture
Prefabricated construction saves time and labour and new technologies and materials are enabling architects to develop complex designs and customisable modules so structures built this way need not all look the same. Find out more by reading my article about prefabricated architecture for Architonic.
no commentsHastings and the Jerwood Gallery
by HAT Projects
Hastings is lovely! If you haven’t been before then you should check it out, and an excellent time to do so is during the annual Jack in the Green festival, which includes traditional dancing outside the recently opened Jerwood Gallery by HAT Projects.
no commentsMachines for Living at the Blue Elephant Theatre
Production shot from Machines for Living showing (left to right) India Banks, Nicole Pschetz, Frode Gjerløw and David Ralfe: photo by Christina Hardinge
The latest production at Camberwell’s Blue Elephant Theatre by emerging theatre company Let Slip takes its name and premise from a book by Swiss architect Le Corbusier, who believed that architecture could contribute to the physical and mental wellbeing of its inhabitants. However, as the play’s protagonists discover, designing an urban Utopia isn’t straightforward.
no commentsDated dwelling: palm leaf architecture
This article for the website of Vision magazine explores the heritage of palm-leaf architecture in the United Arab Emirates and explains how contemporary architects should look to the knowledge and skills that have been used to build in this region for millennia in order to address issues relating to urban expansion in a sustainable way. Read the article here.
no commentsParis metalwork
On a recent trip to Paris I was struck by the intricately detailed metalwork to be found all across the city. Here are a few of my favourite examples.
no commentsPark life: the evolving approach to designing urban public space
You can read my latest article for Architonic about how landscape architects are approaching the need for better public spaces in inner city environments here.
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