Travel: Florence
Florence is a truly beautiful city. Famous for it’s history, its not just the stunning architecture that reminds us of it’s historical importance as the birth place of the Renaissance. The human scale is something… View Full Post
INTELLIGENT LIFE: Inspiring Innovators
Last night I attended a private supper hosted by the Economist’s Intelligent Life Magazine for contributors to the ‘Inspiring Innovators’ feature. For this feature I wrote about Yohji Yamamoto. Other contributions were from the likes… View Full Post
Nightclubbing with Richard Young
Last night I went to the launch of Richard Young’s book ‘Nightclubbing.’ Richard has always been so supportive of the College and the students, and this book is a wonderful representation of his work over… View Full Post
A New Vision for Design and Technology
New Vision for Design and Technology – How Can D&T Meet the needs of the Creative Industries? “Creativity is possible in all areas of human activity, including the arts, sciences, at work at play and… View Full Post
“Perhaps in reaction to this onslaught of globalisation, regional and national identities are now cherished as never before. This is especially evident in ‘the West’, where we crave sushi from Japan, batik prints from Java,… View Full Post
The Wallace Collection
I have always been aware of the Wallace. Looking at reproductions of master paintings by Rembrandt, Velaquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Titan, Van Dyke or Rubens – to name but a few – I was intrigued that… View Full Post
SUBLIME: Work it Out
In the opening chapter of his biography, Dickens, Peter Ackroyd points out the parallels between our time and the Victorians “… The death of Dickens came as evidence of a giant transition; in these last… View Full Post
“The ability of humans to create and respond to the cultured environment is a cornerstone of the dual human nature. Whether biology or culture takes precedence is almost a moot point, as the two are… View Full Post
“We recognise that linkages are an integral part of our subject matter; we can connect with almost any topic, discipline, or issue. Our work relates to the physical and social worlds; deals with the relationships… View Full Post