Category Archives: Art
Hindsight at Specs Gallery
Following the success of debut exhibition, memo, earlier this year, pop up pioneers Specs Gallery returns with Hindsight, hosted in an abandoned office space on Oxford Street. Hindsight explores issues surrounding the city’s social, political and urban landscape, offering a thought-provoking … Continue reading
Museum Of Islamic Art – Doha, Qatar
Top of my list of sights to see in Doha was the Museum of Islamic Art – I literally fell in love with the building and just had to make time to experience it. Designed by Chinese American architect L.M … Continue reading
West Queen West: A Tour of Toronto’s New Art Quarter
Every city has its up-and-coming art district, but very few can live up to the vibrant, energetic spirit of Toronto’s West Queen West. I met with Betty Ann Jordan, an arts journalist and owner of Art InSite for a tour … Continue reading
Coffee and Cake at ANDOR BUREAU, Hackney
One month ago, a disused shop in between Regent’s Canal and Viktor Wynd’s Little Shop of Horrors (The Last Tuesday Society) took on a new identity as a cafe and art gallery. East London is known for its pop-up restaurants, … Continue reading
Clerkenwell Design Week 2011
Yesterday, I hit the press preview of Clerkenwell Design Week on St John Street to see what London’s creatives have been working on. Clerkenwell was a sea of coffee and pastries as each design venue held an open-house for visitors … Continue reading
Be A Lulu Guinness Pin Up At Clerkenwell Design Week
This morning, Lulu Guinness hosted a breakfast for a small group of fashion bloggers at Bistro Bruno Loubet at The Zetter Hotel to introduce her one-off commission for Clerkenwell Design Week. Over coffee and croissants (a staple of Clerkenwell Design … Continue reading
Art Exhibition: Memo, Shoreditch
As government cuts hit the arts, curators and artists are taking it on themselves to make things happen, looking for alternative, organic ways to showcase artwork. Alice Vaughan and Harry Owen Jones, founders of Specs Gallery, have curated MEMO, a … Continue reading
Guest Post: Little Card, Big City
Matthew Miles explores fragments of London at The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert and George… This new show from the most famous couple in art is not as bold, or as immediately beautiful, as some of their previous high-profile exhibitions. … Continue reading
Clinique & Daisy de Villeneuve kiss it better…
Clinique has teamed up with London-born illustrator, designer and writer, Daisy de Villeneuve to produce a limited edition triptych of prints in support of the Kiss It Better appeal – raising money to fund research into the causes and treatment … Continue reading







