That’s what it is isn’t it? Buying art you love, buying design that makes you happy, that stirs something inside of you and speaks to you. I discussed this in my post What does Warhol have to do with Interior Design and how it was important to not be swayed by trends and fashion but [...]
Food is hot! When I first came to the UK food was definitely not hot, granted this was over 22 years ago! But I still remember making food for my first Christmas dinner and inviting family and friends and being asked whether I was going to use garlic and “funny sauces”. Times have changed, I [...]
At first glance not much! But then when you see an original Warhol – you do start thinking about the interiors you have designed and which client might be interested in acquiring said master piece! I often visit art galleries around London and outside mostly for me, because I love art – modern, old masters, [...]
In part one of our trilogy we discussed why a journey to commissioning one’s own art for the garden gives an additional dimension to a garden and in part two we looked at the more practical matters of where to place the artworks and we also talked about anchoring them down against bad weather. In [...]
Yes believe me it does happen! A client of mine found that an art work can have a mind of its own and decamp to the other side of the garden leaving total destruction in its path. The client was thinking about a short-list of artists whose work she admired and wanted to place the [...]
Art, Antiques and Luxury Design asked me to write a trilogy on Art in the Garden earlier in June and I was delighted to oblige as quite a few of my newest clients have been asking about art for their garden. So I thought I would share it with you here too. These days art [...]
