Afternoon walk tracing the river Stort in Clavering. Presently, not so much a river as a shallow trickling stream. The water is clear and collects in deep pools. The banks are silty and beach like. But the river swells considerably after heavy rain, creating a wide avenue. Read More >
Into town to drop off a copy of the Typo Circle poster at CST’s new office in St Katharine’s Dock. In the early 80’s my Dad kept a boat there. The Thames was a much scruffier place then. Read More >
Last few weeks of the exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Also looked round the new modern permanent gallery spaces with work by Henry Moore, Elizabeth Frink, Jacob Epstein, Barbara Hepworth and others. Read More >
A new Hillman Curtis film on last year’s tour featuring the “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today” album and earlier work by David Byrne and Brian Eno. It was excellent. Yes I was there. Read More >
Wondering around the less visited parts of a sunny Shoreditch, towards Brick Lane. Plenty of re-development work, and galleries, design companies, vintage shops. Read More >
Opening day of Ron Arad’s Restless show at the Barbican. Exhibition designed by Ron Arad Associates with graphics by Fuel. The LED walls on the mezzanine gallery by Jude and Jolyon Greenaway steal the show. Black semi transparent screens displaying text and imagery about the work, also gallery information and retro tennis video game. Read More >
I took August to the pier at Walton-on-the-Naze this afternoon. Still very much out of season despite the half term holidays so no waiting to get on the rides, most of which haven’t changed a great deal since the 80’s. Read More >
Michelle has a show starting this weekend at the i2 Art Gallery here in Saffron Walden. Details of her new limited edition screen print created with Up The Arts is now available from her web site www.michelle-thompson.com Read More >
Day trip to Munich for the ISPO Wintersports Trade Fair. Perhaps not surprisingly, a lot of environmental communication from brands, and the event itself, with a sustainability/innovation themed hall. Marketing stories have evolved from “how product is made” (ie. new technology and quality of construction) to “how our design knowledge is minimising environmental impact”. Read More >
My very good (Facebook) friend Sheila Chandra (she doesn’t know me from Adam) asked me to write a pre-release review of her first book for Amazon (I asked her and she said OK). I’ll be posting the proper review (when I’ve written it) on March 4th. Initially I was more excited to be doing something for Sheila (Grange Hill, Monsoon, Ancient Beatbox, The Imagined Village, etc) Chandra than I was about reading a self help book on domestic management… but in truth it’s a revealing and entertaining look at how we organise our homes and posessions and how a few simple changes can greatly improve your self-esteem and help you live a more fulfilled life. Read More >