I actually went for a job interview at Foster + Partners 17 years ago. Hester Road = memory lane. Luckily I have not been to Battersea Police Station for any reason except Open House. A handsome Victorian building, it is being shut down permanently, and to be demolished to make way for a block of …
Nicky Haslam for OKA launch of new collection
I was fortunate enough to attend the launch of this most whimsical and delightful collection by the multi-talented Nicky Haslam (should be knighted, shouldn’t he?), the high priest of interior design whom I’d always wanted to meet. Born 1939, he is also a writer of two interior design books and an autobiography, a recording …
4 pianos and not a chandelier in sight
Today I was fortunate enough to visit the Battersea Arts Centre, a beautiful Victorian building built in 1893. It used to be the Battersea Town Hall. It almost got demolished in 1965 and was saved by a small local group. It was given Grade II listing in 1970. It has the most number of pianos I …
Tasty croissants and tasteful furniture
I went to the OKA summer preview 2013. This is furniture that I really like, and that my clients really like too. The look is a colonial, plantation, New England, Hamptons, comfy, Sloaney, traditional style. This kind of style never goes out of style. I also like that the designs are flavoured with a taste …