Posted on July 31, 2018
In 1983, the design and fireplace industries were heading in opposite directions. Designers and architects were increasingly determined to put traditionalism behind them and create contemporary spaces of simplicity shorn of unnecessary adornment. The f …
Posted on May 22, 2018
As dawn breaks at Eel Pie Island, a chorus of parakeets welcomes the day. The resident foxes leisurely pad back to their dens embedded in the tangled undergrowth of the nature reserves at opposite ends of the Island. The owls hoot for the last time as …
Posted on March 15, 2017
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Posted on January 23, 2017
The festive season is the perfect time to visit Marrakech, to top up on Vitamin D and to experience a culture that remains steadfastly exotic and holds on to positive aspects of its past without seeking mindless modernity. The central square within the …
Posted on September 13, 2016
Now that its late summer, you may feel the need to bask in an architectural hotspot, and what better destination than checking out the Venice Biennale. This year it is extra special, whatever your tastes, traditional or cutting edge contemporary. First …
Posted on July 11, 2016
As you drag your feet through the endless mud heading for some distant point only one mile but probably two hours away, you know that there is only one place this can be: Glastonbury Festival, what else? If it’s late June, whatever the weather, and wha …