From art gallery visits to iconic product reviews
Category: Art & Culture
Saatchi Gallery: Out of Focus
The Saatchi Gallery aims to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art, presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK. The Saatchi Gallery is most commonly known …
London Design Museum: Louboutin Retrospective
The London Design Museum presents iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin… Louboutin is a French footwear designer whose footwear has incorporated shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. He helped bring stilettos back into fashion in the 1990s and …
London: Handpicked Nudges and Thrills
Since moving to London last summer, I’ve used the internet, specifically Blogs and Twitter to find out what’s going on in the city. Recently, quite a few people have been asking me how I find out about the events I’ve …
Top 5 English Tea Books
As a lover of tea and all things English, I have decided to piece together my choice of Top 5 English Tea Books. The following collection, act as the perfect book shelf accompaniments. 5. The Ritz London Book Of Afternoon …
A Great Iconic British Invention: The Teasmade
When Googling “teasmade” the following dictionary defination appears… Pronunciation: /ˈtiːzmeɪd/ noun trademark an automatic tea-maker. So that’s the answer to your first question. Yes, a teasmade is a machine for making tea automatically! Teasmades generally include an analogue alarm clock and …
An Electric Bel Ami
Located on Portobello Road in London’s Notting Hill the Electric Cinema offers a broad range of quality mainstream and art house films. The Electric Cinema first opened in London’s Portobello Road on 24 February 1910 and was one of the …
Getty Images: All Things Marilyn
This weekend I decided to take a trip into central to visit the Marilyn exhibition at the Getty Images Gallery in Eastcastle Street, London. The exhibition displays a collection of imagery and memorabilia to commemorate 50 years since the untimely death of Marilyn …
The Kenton
North of Victoria Park and on the way to Dalston you’ll find The Kenton, a transformed boozer that has been turned from football supporters’ watering hole to DJ pub with urban artwork and gallery space. Norwegian Egil Johansen is the …
Through The Looking Glass
Imagine a world of giant paper mache toadstools, neon rabbits projected onto walls and drinks served from teapots. This is the world of Through The Looking Glass. Image Source: Polyvore by Missy-Mimi This Friday (9th March) Adam Street Private Members …
Mid-Century Ads: Mad Men
The term “Madison Avenue” is often used metonymically for advertising. Madison Avenue became identified with the American advertising industry after the explosive growth in this area in the 1920s. Among various depictions in popular culture, the portion of the advertising …
Rooftop Film Club: Experience Cinema
Experience Cinema is the exciting new film experience showing classic, cult and recent film releases in alternative and unusual venues around the UK. Experience Cinema believes that you are affected by what’s around you and by experiencing film in a unique location …
It’s tea time!
On Sunday afternoon my house-mate, decided to bake cherry scones! They were delicious so I thought I would share the recipe with you all. Don’t worry, it isn’t a secret family recipe; its readily available on Good Food via the BBC website. …
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