tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62900967800783295482024-03-13T21:56:20.805-07:00Unopened EnvelopesLondon, architecture, design, talks & invitationsunopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.comBlogger488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-70477226125274239162011-09-16T04:36:00.000-07:002011-09-16T04:46:03.083-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfDcR_C9WIRGYAcEt80_WyFgkmqYG3SVuoSnUdWfqQOuhKQgI34Z6svMzCTT8duvcNRidOoLPzm32bafV40kLV2TV2Spq5MfZlJgT_kKmZR8pvWfTX_xEOfvrOrndbvOPFT-JbjiErIU/s1600/tumblr_lqp6nwVSub1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfDcR_C9WIRGYAcEt80_WyFgkmqYG3SVuoSnUdWfqQOuhKQgI34Z6svMzCTT8duvcNRidOoLPzm32bafV40kLV2TV2Spq5MfZlJgT_kKmZR8pvWfTX_xEOfvrOrndbvOPFT-JbjiErIU/s400/tumblr_lqp6nwVSub1qzleu4o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652920446080840754" /></a><br />For <a href="http://sindisokhumalo.withtank.com/">Sindiso Khumalo</a> who is about to be propelled into London Fashion Week mayhem. <br />(via <a href="http://witanddelight.tumblr.com/">Wit & Delight</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-22055661793309483212011-09-16T03:49:00.000-07:002011-09-16T04:36:10.708-07:00Public Speaking<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Lebowitz">Fran Lebowitz</a> reserves all her fears for writing. She has termed her terminal writer's block as a blockade.<br /><br />*Apologies for leaving it so long and pausing on Arab architecture. <br /><br />*Please watch Martin Scorsese's<a href="http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/public-speaking/index.html"> documentary </a>on Fran. She did write in 1981 and since then has spoken for a living.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-26803748573118085452011-07-11T14:34:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:44:29.237-07:00Arab ArchitectureThe RIBA are hosting two events as part of the Shubak festival. See here for my <a href="http://www.phaidon.co.uk/agenda/architecture/">Phaidon profile</a>.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-59475219018813710632011-07-11T14:30:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:34:34.349-07:00Meeting up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIbBU6BuHxIXWMcjW4qmb1UEpPY6ZOCCXgLmobudysog5s-n_6j7qEHdNaQPK-cP87WUGuAAZNLhFYZlN7ZZ9-Dmh5k0mX8gcghvTFih3vvW6U_y_Drg6SGV3Td2QcMxnRVy3V4f-yz0/s1600/il_570xN.201208461.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIbBU6BuHxIXWMcjW4qmb1UEpPY6ZOCCXgLmobudysog5s-n_6j7qEHdNaQPK-cP87WUGuAAZNLhFYZlN7ZZ9-Dmh5k0mX8gcghvTFih3vvW6U_y_Drg6SGV3Td2QcMxnRVy3V4f-yz0/s400/il_570xN.201208461.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628210369519969890" /></a><br />Write on the back where and when. See here for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64137002/for-get-togethers-collection">details</a>.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-21840974299613685402011-07-01T06:21:00.001-07:002011-07-01T06:34:55.663-07:00Novel on the tube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpucfKmuRjLU49EZZ4Q0mlM6KuPWTsoEGrsizoPS4WCkpdXC77WRSVsuM3F2aCw5spexHg9ov-ZTcFzJq727qOGa6o0dfeRnGsyaHEHX2flEayhQY7fBtMA36wIIiUKZhBBgKAtc8BZY/s1600/viola-on-the-tube-1024x684.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpucfKmuRjLU49EZZ4Q0mlM6KuPWTsoEGrsizoPS4WCkpdXC77WRSVsuM3F2aCw5spexHg9ov-ZTcFzJq727qOGa6o0dfeRnGsyaHEHX2flEayhQY7fBtMA36wIIiUKZhBBgKAtc8BZY/s400/viola-on-the-tube-1024x684.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624374164222116914" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.natashasolomons.com/2011/07/01/viola-on-the-tube/">Tash</a> looking oh so pretty by her Baker Street tube poster. Now go buy a copy of The Novel in the Viola.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-57146407637944206482011-06-28T07:01:00.000-07:002011-06-28T09:41:31.287-07:00Serpentine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQhtj2dxvrDSAquwLAust6WrexLsz7hSG7l0V8bqmfKTzoarfZBJcCSfnAKxq-ZcMhDupl2ac81C41fmJgyguSd5ivExSrpKHj_vnhZTOIt07ukOiVAa31O1rih7QGwphHiQMkVqRuVI/s1600/central+garden+space%252C+Serpentine+Gallery+Pavilion+2011+by+Peter+Zumthor+%25C2%25A9+Peter+Zumthor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQhtj2dxvrDSAquwLAust6WrexLsz7hSG7l0V8bqmfKTzoarfZBJcCSfnAKxq-ZcMhDupl2ac81C41fmJgyguSd5ivExSrpKHj_vnhZTOIt07ukOiVAa31O1rih7QGwphHiQMkVqRuVI/s400/central+garden+space%252C+Serpentine+Gallery+Pavilion+2011+by+Peter+Zumthor+%25C2%25A9+Peter+Zumthor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623271403553202354" /></a><br />Peter Zumthor designed this year's Serpentine pavilion. Click <a href="http://www.phaidon.co.uk/agenda/architecture/events/2011/july/01/peter-zumthor-unveils-his-serpentine-pavilion/">here</a> for my Phaidon article.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-22716959862606363062011-06-23T11:04:00.000-07:002011-06-23T11:08:39.057-07:00Anyone for tennis?Federer vs Nadal<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23852299?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/23852299">WIM•BLE•DON</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bryanku">BRYANKU</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />(via <a href="http://seesawdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/06/federer-vs-nadal.html">Seesaw Designs</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-86909078897601653602011-06-23T09:46:00.000-07:002011-06-23T10:34:33.199-07:00A woodturner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq5601MieYZWkH0oLapwLzYv5zuP6T2WF7arQq-11WLGm7fMnIUq_wacRc2I7UOsPZWTRiqylb9hhqvpGjqq_LCINy-4THf5A8RKxLhpvLnzA9fr-cCRb6uisxzv4P1JrPNMXS_CywME/s1600/selecting+tools.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq5601MieYZWkH0oLapwLzYv5zuP6T2WF7arQq-11WLGm7fMnIUq_wacRc2I7UOsPZWTRiqylb9hhqvpGjqq_LCINy-4THf5A8RKxLhpvLnzA9fr-cCRb6uisxzv4P1JrPNMXS_CywME/s400/selecting+tools.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621459281736673810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n4Biy28NoImEImgfk_tKhqT7D0uIXQYTpwwPPgv3-dpBOyWp50EP-zUITVkCcuTbQXIkfEoaJ5vghLLleJkjSvTzf6DuYaw4vql3AHRIHkzvdVJNJ-FzdOwMt5njsaNHSi8trpClT7o/s1600/katherine+Hallgarten+wooden+bowls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n4Biy28NoImEImgfk_tKhqT7D0uIXQYTpwwPPgv3-dpBOyWp50EP-zUITVkCcuTbQXIkfEoaJ5vghLLleJkjSvTzf6DuYaw4vql3AHRIHkzvdVJNJ-FzdOwMt5njsaNHSi8trpClT7o/s400/katherine+Hallgarten+wooden+bowls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621459210602040770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYEDwczR36U8uOM7H6ge3hMHR2-AGiXUpZz1q0Y9n6Xgy1hEUqvn5FaOk080nEZvAgGQqRngrfJFvVO7Kz8zTbSCBCsWfaBtpwtOZ-eE_8PV9Eo_cXZQjnhxd1jeWTiggCISAIMvrGaY/s1600/Katherine+Hallgarten+woden+bowls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYEDwczR36U8uOM7H6ge3hMHR2-AGiXUpZz1q0Y9n6Xgy1hEUqvn5FaOk080nEZvAgGQqRngrfJFvVO7Kz8zTbSCBCsWfaBtpwtOZ-eE_8PV9Eo_cXZQjnhxd1jeWTiggCISAIMvrGaY/s400/Katherine+Hallgarten+woden+bowls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621459129335335154" /></a><br />“I try to make bowls as my clients wish them to be. Often I will make a bowl out of wood from a well loved tree, so that the tree can live on after its natural death. All of my bowls are for everyday use for fruit, salad, cheese, or bread. As you use them they will gain the marks and patina of your household, they are not intended to be marooned on a shelf as an ornament.”<br /><br />My aunt <a href="http://www.clarencemews.co.uk/">Katherine Hallgarten</a> at work.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-56299234397600225862011-06-08T09:00:00.000-07:002011-06-08T09:08:10.331-07:00Alice Stevenson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PezmUc0IMHBPQHy83f2vZ4ssxElSfMi9ffLgsJfJ1A8PtLJsumtkyA4mZL8Yck3e9dMGFH8aPUelCfREIjAsZqRs55QssunQV3s4qOWJEKVCDDltjB5vEFZ6PhOYPl9vvC7yuU1xxdE/s1600/greece2.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PezmUc0IMHBPQHy83f2vZ4ssxElSfMi9ffLgsJfJ1A8PtLJsumtkyA4mZL8Yck3e9dMGFH8aPUelCfREIjAsZqRs55QssunQV3s4qOWJEKVCDDltjB5vEFZ6PhOYPl9vvC7yuU1xxdE/s400/greece2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615879666136682146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS8aRklKq54Xw1njqqs9fCgLVk01kCqeTGDFS9BGeRU2XcQQIxa5ml75xGQIsp-N0jxAQudAgDkFVgIrdbP-ZrBtw6j4o2toXEATUoCcENexXWowONFjqzrGOO2P__T1TckJtgV3o9I8/s1600/Greece-on-My-Wheels_CMYK_cream.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS8aRklKq54Xw1njqqs9fCgLVk01kCqeTGDFS9BGeRU2XcQQIxa5ml75xGQIsp-N0jxAQudAgDkFVgIrdbP-ZrBtw6j4o2toXEATUoCcENexXWowONFjqzrGOO2P__T1TckJtgV3o9I8/s400/Greece-on-My-Wheels_CMYK_cream.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615879590885462594" /></a><br />I've been researching illustrators and remembered a friend of a friend's friend <a href="http://www.alicestevenson.com/">Alice Stevenson</a>. She is a prolific book cover designer, one of which is featured on today's <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2011/06/greece-on-my-wheels.html">Design Sponge</a>...The design makes me want to leap to Greece with the book in a straw bag.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-79582083246494131672011-06-08T02:45:00.000-07:002011-06-08T05:01:56.551-07:00Wit + Delight Tumblr<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2ZOnHYyrqKoMOpwZveDarUAT3oBn98CLSFw7e1SElfAFZyRVfrQnBmutrd27bNdpRuYrugYuoQAzgsGe23EbJvkUmtMQJtIJPBD7MEHHcBK3OaL_8yLA0WaGWyLAM402yzCx9zvU1fM/s1600/tumblr_lme3r3dQ8X1qkol0qo1_400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2ZOnHYyrqKoMOpwZveDarUAT3oBn98CLSFw7e1SElfAFZyRVfrQnBmutrd27bNdpRuYrugYuoQAzgsGe23EbJvkUmtMQJtIJPBD7MEHHcBK3OaL_8yLA0WaGWyLAM402yzCx9zvU1fM/s400/tumblr_lme3r3dQ8X1qkol0qo1_400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615817932577948770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xH3bLCQpwgW7xc7UlZt4e_-wiiXO1e5CufwLMd_VyosSZA_FsR6gz9BV54PqGUpduqrqsn8EZPEEGNgNdt7vBuKSO5aem0fIRI20jWoCjNNwgzIw95LFeastnjuLe6_DYhQ4Kugha6g/s1600/tumblr_ll63ztoOXZ1qzc9d2o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xH3bLCQpwgW7xc7UlZt4e_-wiiXO1e5CufwLMd_VyosSZA_FsR6gz9BV54PqGUpduqrqsn8EZPEEGNgNdt7vBuKSO5aem0fIRI20jWoCjNNwgzIw95LFeastnjuLe6_DYhQ4Kugha6g/s400/tumblr_ll63ztoOXZ1qzc9d2o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615782954267024466" /></a><br />Pretty inspiration via <a href="http://witanddelight.tumblr.com/">Wit + Delight</a> and the main reason I'd like to wear brogues today.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-83492482969232644942011-06-08T02:24:00.000-07:002011-06-08T03:13:21.708-07:00Film nightLong time readers will recall the last time Audrey and I tried to go to a Film4/ Somerset House 2010 summer film night. See here for a <a href="http://anunopenedenvelope.blogspot.com/2010/08/paths-of-glory.html">reminder</a>. We plan to try again as Pedro Almodóvar's latest, The Skin I live In, will be screened on the <a href="http://somersethouse-news.org.uk/65V-FUF5-52U27DFA9/cr.aspx">27 July</a>. Picnic baskets should be designed to fit golfing umbrellas.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-64408855957633567312011-06-07T06:41:00.001-07:002011-06-08T02:38:41.394-07:00Barbican 2012 announcedBook for Binoche, Blanchett and Bausch tickets at the Barbican. Make a note for the Bauhaus exhibition too. Barbican, I salute your <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk/2012/">programming</a>. If you like to plan for tomorrow and never for next year, take a deep breath out, tap a few keys and book. And then revel in the fact that the Barbican has made you a planner.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-13218496691022344452011-06-07T06:34:00.000-07:002011-06-07T06:40:33.271-07:00Wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXD1PqQcpNOcGJ5QpUUatLhi2N20DGYxGyOi907UOpYK_EC1S_LwGgmnMXLnNArMStsqUOi1vCzByp1tHZBl72ApgBxEb4dygnpmtqyp7OHmCz6owy_rPBQDkEW_nbv-nky1gZidOdwM/s1600/erez.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXD1PqQcpNOcGJ5QpUUatLhi2N20DGYxGyOi907UOpYK_EC1S_LwGgmnMXLnNArMStsqUOi1vCzByp1tHZBl72ApgBxEb4dygnpmtqyp7OHmCz6owy_rPBQDkEW_nbv-nky1gZidOdwM/s400/erez.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615471064952351378" /></a><br />Check out my other blog, <a href="http://gardenwedding2012.blogspot.com/">garden wedding</a>. It's a mood board more than anything else. A slapdash, doesn't that look lush, let's cut and paste blog. So nothing fancy but lots of garden wedding shots. Really it's so I don't send you unopened envelopes with countless wedding images! <br />(image via <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/">J Crew</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-15656990836277181312011-05-30T14:38:00.000-07:002011-06-07T14:24:27.453-07:00The Riding House Cafe - ask for The RachelTash and David told me about their local <a href="http://ridinghousecafe.co.uk/">cafe</a>. David and I sat in the red lounge booths sampling the divine tapas (purse friendly £3, £4, £5 options). 10 days later we went in again. We were not around around the corner and just popping by. This was a real destination, let's head to Warren Street supper option. I asked for a non-alcoholic and no cane sugar cocktail. The mixologist proudly created a Spring mint concoction and named it The Rachel. He made a note of the ingredients in case I come back. That my friends, is service!<br />** <span style="font-style:italic;">update</span>: David said "you know he names one for everyone who asks, right?" Killjoy.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-37809882892935138062011-05-30T14:33:00.000-07:002011-05-30T14:38:17.045-07:00High Street Main StreetHave a read of my sister-in-law Sara's new blog, <a href="http://highstreetmainstreet.com/">High Street Main Street</a>. As an American living in north London and town planning expert, she has a transatlantic perspective on what makes our local streets work. What makes a livable place? For answers..unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-18884318429478150582011-05-30T13:30:00.000-07:002011-05-30T13:54:48.416-07:00Phewf! Hello again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-qQVbrdF80wWaea3klTWmXyfP5KPE7zN01H74qvhfn6We8BsIGpxCYJ7AGTOxZcXPWra7v2feFER-KRdV_myK0Y4TVnMDPV2LgZLuky94hXWAEvLM2752WHxqy07yE8B8oYHkHSE-B4/s1600/tumblr_lklgk6HO9U1qzhyu9o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-qQVbrdF80wWaea3klTWmXyfP5KPE7zN01H74qvhfn6We8BsIGpxCYJ7AGTOxZcXPWra7v2feFER-KRdV_myK0Y4TVnMDPV2LgZLuky94hXWAEvLM2752WHxqy07yE8B8oYHkHSE-B4/s400/tumblr_lklgk6HO9U1qzhyu9o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612609416439237250" /></a><br />So it's just about June and the last time I was here it was April. It's been so long we might need to invent a word. Phewf it is. Let me update you a little. In the last few weeks <span style="font-style:italic;">I've been working on: </span><br />Southbank Centre's <a href="http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/visitor-info/festival-of-britain">Festival of Britain</a> 60th Anniversary for the <a href="http://blackcountryatelier.wordpress.com/">Black Country Atelier </a><br />Writing articles for<a href="http://www.phaidon.co.uk/agenda/"> Phaidon </a>and <a href="http://www.urbanjunkies.com/london/">Urban Junkies</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I've been enjoying:</span><br />Cycling in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23682822@N04/sets/72157626512670083/">Copenhagen</a> and going to an art gallery by the sea <br />Listening to a<a href="http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/press/other-stuff/2011-04-20-arts_desk-cage-bristol.htm"> John Cage concert </a>at the Southbank Centre<br />Eating artichokes at <a href="http://www.stjohnrestaurant.com/">St John </a><br />Reading John Berger's new<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bentos-Sketchbook-John-Berger/dp/1844676846"> book </a><br />Introducing David's whole family to my whole family. Thank you Hendon bagels for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugelach">rugelach</a>. Rugelach brings families together. <br /><br />And I turned 30! The day brought a big surprise. More about this in a short while. <br /><br />Hope you have been well. Tell me all.. <br /><br />(image via <a href="http://wonderlustmtl.tumblr.com/post/5147089863">The Ceder Room</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-88393263650297156522011-04-05T05:26:00.000-07:002011-04-05T05:38:32.614-07:00A feast meets live art. <a href="http://http://www.tableauvivant.eu/">Tableau Vivant</a> is an art installation, a performance, a history lesson and a decadent meal on Vyner street. April's theme is <span style="font-style:italic;">Dissecting Sebastian</span> and the menu as follows: <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ACT I: STARTER - YOUTH</span><br />Goats cheese mousseline with slow roasted beetroot, parmesan and walnut crisps<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ACT II : MAIN - BEAUTY</span><br />Rolled spiced pork belly stuffed with apricots and prunes wilted<br />spinach roasted root vegetables<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ACT III : DESSERT - DEATH</span><br />Profiteroles filled with 3 different creams, orange, rose water and<br />pistachio and a chocolate cardamon sauceunopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-12204583042698122142011-04-05T05:17:00.001-07:002011-04-05T05:23:59.729-07:00honey bee<a href="http://www.oliviamann.com/">Liv</a>: What would you like for your birthday? <br />Rachel: Your visual knowledge for a year. <br />Liv: seriously<br />Rachel: Well, could we go beekeeping<br />Liv: seriously? <br />Rachel: YES! Local honey helps hayfever. Not that I get hayfever. <br />Liv: Well, I know the beekeeper at <a href="http://www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk/">Hackney City farm</a>.. <br />Rachel: Of course you do. I don't want a whole course or anything. It might just be an afternoon fad. Or I could well become a beekeeper. <br /><br />(looking forward to 30 candles)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-70492593421291414442011-04-05T04:44:00.001-07:002011-04-05T05:04:49.908-07:00Wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoxEYL-f1HC3AomZ0o0gdCop4KecDTmB4IESZMfWkyDUTXTcXttQrYEWP4OzMqASTfHircgtsyLftKValyQ7sleBFB6vo-NAcxMtmwwG34CMzlt_vT_42xhMuVHwOIVYwTxovLq7IbS4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-30+at+3.41.35+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoxEYL-f1HC3AomZ0o0gdCop4KecDTmB4IESZMfWkyDUTXTcXttQrYEWP4OzMqASTfHircgtsyLftKValyQ7sleBFB6vo-NAcxMtmwwG34CMzlt_vT_42xhMuVHwOIVYwTxovLq7IbS4/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-30+at+3.41.35+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592064355469989746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3aQ5EGrMZntho_IoXYAY-EP9qmtkG7QsfETEhe9JPa-RXcn0Msb9_yZ9IV6gaBnL7DmgFSuMm3IgT5aUEz8kmq1P42wTH7KZwb1b5JCzEhzBvRwrw6oSk_Msj-WD5hj_drCF94cyNzE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-30+at+3.41.25+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3aQ5EGrMZntho_IoXYAY-EP9qmtkG7QsfETEhe9JPa-RXcn0Msb9_yZ9IV6gaBnL7DmgFSuMm3IgT5aUEz8kmq1P42wTH7KZwb1b5JCzEhzBvRwrw6oSk_Msj-WD5hj_drCF94cyNzE/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-30+at+3.41.25+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592064270780855426" /></a><br />My wonderful friends Katie and Ollie are getting married at the Villa Ephrussi in July and I can't wait! <br />(the villa was recently profiled on the always pitch-perfect <a href="http://seesawdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/villa-ephrussi.html">SeaSaw Designs</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-19215978118064345802011-04-05T04:39:00.000-07:002011-04-05T04:43:24.139-07:00A Bowery lift<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxdp724P99kMmSy2uXh48waCm43c5ACymo55NbR8lCMbPJznU47qrxbHG3Xyyc38MyDLNGMjqP4khrYIVwfLnAKVVWHb06d0oa2W2Gf5S1YOPj1FPkOSFY2c7KJUZfIM_kcCEyj1yFWM/s1600/SperoneWestwater_Front_View.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 362px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxdp724P99kMmSy2uXh48waCm43c5ACymo55NbR8lCMbPJznU47qrxbHG3Xyyc38MyDLNGMjqP4khrYIVwfLnAKVVWHb06d0oa2W2Gf5S1YOPj1FPkOSFY2c7KJUZfIM_kcCEyj1yFWM/s400/SperoneWestwater_Front_View.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592062870858545474" /></a><br /><br />Foster + Partners have designed a 12 by 20 foot <a href="http://www.spreadartculture.com/2010/09/22/sperone-westwater-moves-to-bowery/">moving gallery room </a>in NY.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-41819137189538087252011-04-05T03:38:00.000-07:002011-04-05T04:38:12.289-07:00Be still my heartForget Black Swan's swirl of melodramatic trash. In fact, forget all preconceptions about dance. Watch <a href="http://www.wim-wenders.com/movies/movies_spec/pina/pina.htm">Wim Wenders' Pina</a>.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17772908" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17772908">PINA - Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost - International Trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5417882">neueroadmovies</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-61182861705659675312011-04-04T10:05:00.000-07:002011-04-05T02:53:57.225-07:00Are you sitting comfortably?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF_Rrt3M5KGk52OiPXYuJ_vdG3_lqObNO3Xtowy0kxh0OZ13I_9jaBl3uJqtC0qYqCBmQ2DYDkGPq9ACDcLir2t0ZHlJ5km1EicoDpukgE35YVszs-7VTrURRM5J9bHbOHc0j8wn21gY/s1600/Henry+Wilson+folio+%2528dragged%2529+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF_Rrt3M5KGk52OiPXYuJ_vdG3_lqObNO3Xtowy0kxh0OZ13I_9jaBl3uJqtC0qYqCBmQ2DYDkGPq9ACDcLir2t0ZHlJ5km1EicoDpukgE35YVszs-7VTrURRM5J9bHbOHc0j8wn21gY/s400/Henry+Wilson+folio+%2528dragged%2529+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591785222924475714" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.henry-wilson.com/">Henry Wilson's </a>designs play with classics. Visit his website for an anglepoise glass blown lamp.<br />(via <a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/vogue+magazine/vogue+living/ ">Vogue Living Australia</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-91950660523661583532011-04-04T09:56:00.000-07:002011-04-05T02:53:11.903-07:00Space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4xghlfPoFxO0q4gklfRD7CU9XIh1DpyrjgFXiPDn9KMZ6viwPw_eUZPt20kkE9AHyzTxr7WWCNo5k-P_D0skeQVqRqkeeSvVxqvVrLfzKL4KhtdjzGFmgKF8BTbsobgkKKWbXvdrA8I/s1600/studio2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4xghlfPoFxO0q4gklfRD7CU9XIh1DpyrjgFXiPDn9KMZ6viwPw_eUZPt20kkE9AHyzTxr7WWCNo5k-P_D0skeQVqRqkeeSvVxqvVrLfzKL4KhtdjzGFmgKF8BTbsobgkKKWbXvdrA8I/s400/studio2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591773529614160850" /></a><br />High and low. Basement versus rooftop. If the office context changes, do we have radically different ideas? I'm a freelancer nowadays and I ponder things from my kitchen desk without my co-workers to give me answers. <br />(via <a href="http://blackeiffel.blogspot.com/">Black Eiffel</a>) <br />p.s Hello again.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-90117463972475448482011-03-10T02:56:00.000-08:002011-03-10T03:11:22.060-08:00A curated bookshop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9mRYh6zIL2D9Fzd-HMbIoP6tMRbGd-B75xJbXPcD0ECd7cMY9Ci2MgJ7vURgha0ghIgUncLkUyJ4-K8EdWyBV__i6jT8ckY35B1BkCl5OFhDcIeQm_SuOOFgEfnptYag0n4cW7c-skQ/s1600/5187196644_c2d4787556.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9mRYh6zIL2D9Fzd-HMbIoP6tMRbGd-B75xJbXPcD0ECd7cMY9Ci2MgJ7vURgha0ghIgUncLkUyJ4-K8EdWyBV__i6jT8ckY35B1BkCl5OFhDcIeQm_SuOOFgEfnptYag0n4cW7c-skQ/s400/5187196644_c2d4787556.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582404138060336962" /></a><br />Literary agency <a href="http://www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk/">Lutyens and Rubenstein</a> have a Notting Hill bookshop. It's glorious. Go west just to peruse.unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290096780078329548.post-40746606153366662262011-02-25T08:03:00.000-08:002011-02-25T09:08:48.682-08:00A reflective check-in<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB3eJSuHeMVYBeVN-vEESwdwV9Ru5ehuC-dTvTpZz3eCmzvoMLwi6Xtue8-X-OQ6aJIayhSAKwiKf9hjI9z6dV97oYEwkoaALPW4RKhOPp0ZOPr_08ztBa_9CjRGyd_0nYkPyf9xxx4g/s1600/Minibar-for-the-Mind-School2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB3eJSuHeMVYBeVN-vEESwdwV9Ru5ehuC-dTvTpZz3eCmzvoMLwi6Xtue8-X-OQ6aJIayhSAKwiKf9hjI9z6dV97oYEwkoaALPW4RKhOPp0ZOPr_08ztBa_9CjRGyd_0nYkPyf9xxx4g/s400/Minibar-for-the-Mind-School2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577672037172157890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHZ_oiQlUA6j_V8O9TwTjfOMmr_6YjNi5XgeLk-BWKZwGDc1JN5SCjXkPiqCbkQtyEt6OwqG8_-xw0Awal8iZgsMf0i_nZZbN6g5NvU5xfLHqmYY2k3ZiIXYvNWp0Nhk4eq51fsBne3A/s1600/Minibar-for-the-Mind.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHZ_oiQlUA6j_V8O9TwTjfOMmr_6YjNi5XgeLk-BWKZwGDc1JN5SCjXkPiqCbkQtyEt6OwqG8_-xw0Awal8iZgsMf0i_nZZbN6g5NvU5xfLHqmYY2k3ZiIXYvNWp0Nhk4eq51fsBne3A/s400/Minibar-for-the-Mind.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577671984004400690" /></a><br />First <a href="http://anunopenedenvelope.blogspot.com/2010/08/berlin.html">vending machines</a>, now let's reinterpret the mini-bar.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theschooloflife.com">School of Life</a> has just launched a partnership with hotel chain, Morgans Hotel Group. A few international hotel rooms will have newly installed 'mini-bars for the mind'. The £10 chocolate covered raisins will be replaced with reading prescriptions and a box of conversation starters! Check out the vending machine at St Martin's Lane Hotel which offers an I owe you dinner with Alain de Botton for a mere £5,000. I wonder if he would bring a box of chocolate raisins. <br />(via <a href="http://moreintelligentlife.com/blog/a-minibar-mind">More Intelligence Life</a>)unopened envelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217144424320539758noreply@blogger.com0