These are some screengrabs I took from a great short feature Wallpaper put together for the opening of Sou Fujimoto’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Some of the forms and his approach to the garden “folly” certainly resonate with my own recent approaches to the garden and the grid.
East London Printmakers. Run by their own group of keyholders, all profits rolled back into keeping their awesome shop running. Super nice group of people to boot!
Lovely screenprinted interior details at new London crêperie La Petite Bretagne.
Sketch is absolutely worth a visit when in London. Martin Creed’s installation in the Gallery Restaurant is unbelievable. We didn’t want a whole sit-down affair, so popped into The Parlour for high tea one afternoon.
Brixton Market is amazing. I walked over there every day for lunch during my volunteering stint at London Printworks Trust. They have every kind of food and it’s in a beautiful covered arcade so unpredictable London weather be damned!
Forest was right near the Black Hill CSM campus - the location for my Set Design class earlier in the month. I went in to their lovely store during the week, it is full of beautiful Scandinavian things.
This past sunny Saturday I hopped a train and spent the afternoon at Knole House in Sevenoaks. It was all very Downton Abbey.
Earlier in the month I found out my travel grant application to the Ian Potter Cultural Trust was accepted! Yippee!
I’m going to be spending a month in London over the summer taking two short courses at Central Saint Martins in set design and textile design (CAN. NOT. WAIT) and working with the team at the London Printworks Trust. I’m so very excited, and so to egg myself on further, I’ve been looking up dreamy pictures of the London streets I’ll soon be strolling…
(Source: thisisglamorous.com)
Martino Gamper, Total Trattoria. In 2008, instead of having some dry presentation of his latest designs, Gamper opened a trattoria in the Aram Gallery in London. He designed EVERYTHING. All the chairs, tables, candle-holders, light fixtures, coasters, glasses - even the kitchen! The 30 guests were then invited to dine in this wonderful space; sharing a meal and toasting to Martino’s talent.
I’m that person who gets their film developed a year after it’s been shot. Here are a few of the greatest hits from my little disposable camera that travelled with me around Europe.
Borough Market is such a great spot. When I headed there with my parents we ate upstairs at Roast right by the windows looking down at shoppers and lunchtime-drinkers in the neighboring streets.
Hate to say it, but there was a lot more that popped out to me from London Fashion week than did in New York. Blasphemy I know, but see for yourself!
Matthew Williamson
John Rocha
Pringle of Scotland
Burberry Prorsom
