Sake Cups … or perhaps a glass – travel review
Or natural wood, lacquered wood, glass or even plastic… For those of us who love the delicious complexity of sake, the vessel from which we...
Ideal Outdoor Creations for Staycations
The team at Jack Dunckley know how important it is to get away on a relaxing holiday and we all probably need this now more...
The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa
The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa is a new publication in the series “Le Stanze del Vetro”, a project on Venetian glassmaking...
Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989
Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989 is another book from Phaidon. Not a cookbook this time but a rather topical design book which does indeed offer...
Three Chairs for The Netherlands – travel review
I am an unashamed supporter of The Netherlands. It’s next door, but unknown to many British. (That might be perceived as an advantage, at least...
The Textile Museum, Tilburg – travel review
‘No, Mum, not a museum!’ Yes, many of us have heard that sad and somewhat panic-stricken refrain from youngsters who are dreading the prospect of...
Between Heaven and Earth: Atelier NL – art review
It seemed unlikely. A pottery in a church in Eindhoven. But here it was and it is indeed a divine space in which to sympathetically...
The Hague’s fashion souvenirs – travel review
We are going on a well-deserved city break, but what does the discerning and well-turned-out shopper bring back? Well, usually nothing apart from a bottle...
Made in India by Kaleem Winata – review
My passion for Indian art started in the 1960s when UK shops were filled with all manner of Asian textiles, pictures and ornaments. These were...
India Color – Spirit, Tradition, and Style by Mitchell Crites
Can there be a land that has given more to style than India? I admit I have a bias but it is evident that we...