Hearst Castle – San Simeon: A Californian Fairy Tale
Every time we visit California, we always have good intentions to visit the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, but for one reason...
Palm Springs, California: The Home of Desert Modern
Palm Springs became a fashionable resort in the 1900s when tourists suffering from ailments requiring dry heat, arrived to take advantage...
Portmeirion Village & Hotel, Gwynedd, North Wales: The Last Folly of the Western World
We crafted the above heading from a borrowed quote in The Times. In 1973, this is how the paper described the beautiful, unique resort...
Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter At The Court of Milan
Walking into a room full of the largest number of Leonard Da Vinci’s rare surviving paintings, is quite something. But being able to...
Hard Rain: What’ll You Do Now?
Hard Rain is a brilliant touring exhibition currently showing at the majestic Kew Gardens. It’s a topical, and sometimes controversial, exhibition which...
Paradise Lost at White Cube, Mason’s Yard
We can’t believe it has taken us so long to head over to White Cube, Mason’s Yard to see Raqib Shaw’s stunningly beautiful...
Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewellery at Christie’s
“I hope their presence and their magic will be passed on to others, loved but not possessed, for we are...
The Museum of Everything: Exhibition #4
We simply adored the last exhibition from The Museum of Everything held at their rambling space in Primrose Hill earlier in the year, and...
New Book by Celia Birtwell
We have just finished reading Celia Birtwell’s fabulous new book. As one of Britain’s best-known and best-loved designers, it was such...
Behind The Scenes: Women in the Mumbai film industry.
It’s well worth a visit to the Saatchi Gallery to see the Women Changing India collection of photographs commissioned by Magnum. The...
Georges Pompidou Centre, Beaubourg – Paris, France
The Centre Georges Pompidou in the Marais, is one of our favourite stops when in Paris. Opened in 1977, it houses...
Lee Friedlander: America by Car
Last week we attended the opening of America By Car at Timothy Taylor Gallery. The exhibition covers the recent work of American photographer, Lee...