Although this exhibition has been and gone I still feel it’s worthwhile reviewing in an attempt to highlight how good the Somerset House events can be. It’s definitely worthwhile keeping up to date with what’s on, as shows can easily pass you by. Somerset House is also particularly appropriate for fashion lovers as it often features exhibitions along the fashion lines including past events like ‘Skin and Bones’, which studied the relationship between fashion and architecture. It is also of course the new venue for London Fashion week.
Norma Parkinson was …

Another nice little blog along the lines of Londonshopfronts.com this one isn’t solely devoted to shop fronts though and features all sorts of photos of interesting sites from around London.
The site is updated regularly and the photographs featured often vary in style in terms of colours and composition. Every now and again some black and white photographs will pop up which have a completely different feel to the normal observational shots.
The style of the photography on the site is very much observational and documentary and often features pictures of people …

Urban knitting and yarnstorming has been sweeping across London for a little while now and has already taken Leake Street tunnel, some churches and a few phoneboxes by storm! We recently caught up with a few of the Yarn Corp girls and spun and few questions at them with some amusing replies….
How did you stumble into the art of amigurumi?

Purple Purler: a Totoro came to me in a dream and made me make lifesize yarny replicas for his clone army…
Deadly Knitshade: Ancient Japanese gods instilled us with awesome and …

Candy Coated Canvas Exhibition
Candy Coated Canvas is an exhibition of international artists work who were asked to produce work which was “visually extremely colourful and playful, whilst sparking up memories of childhood, sweets, fantasy lands and those naughty but nice pleasures in life.” So kind like the inner workings of Willy Wonka’s mind in art form.
The small intimate gallery setting of the London Miles Gallery in deepest darkest Kensington, has become awash with sickly pink and candy floss colours. All of the artwork is quite crazy and along the lines …

If you’re wandering around central London and sick of the sight of Topshop and Oxford Street, the Photographers’ Gallery is a hidden oasis of cultural calm. As the largest public gallery specifically dedicated to the medium of photography, the international exhibition programme and showcasing of new talent is worth keeping an eye out for. As one of my favourite galleries to visit, I caught up with Sam from the press office and curator Claire Grafik (yes, what an amazing name?!) to ask them a few questions.

How long has the Photographers’ …

The capital is the best place in the UK by far for delivering some top notch quality art/design festivals and events. Where else can you be surrounded by the best in new british talent? You definitely won’t be bored here.
With something to suit everyone, keep your eye out for some of my alternative annual london highlights:
London Design Festival
www.londondesignfestival.com/
The Design Festival is an annual event which celebrates London as the creative capital of the world. Set up as a programme of over 200 exhibitions, events and exciting design happenings, this …

Galleries in London - Whitechapel Art Gallery
Looking to get cultural? As a slight obsessive in the field of art, architecture and design, my aim over the next few months is to build a comprehensive guide of the best galleries to be found north, south, east and west of the capital. So forget the usual London landmarks and get appealing to the creative in you.
I will be adding to this section bit by bit the more I tend to wander around exhibitions with my head phones on! So, keep updated by …

Galleries in London - The Design Museum
Looking to get cultural? As a slight obsessive in the field of art, architecture and design, my aim over the next few months is to build a comprehensive guide of the best galleries to be found north, south, east and west of the capital. So forget the usual London landmarks and get appealing to the creative in you.
I will be adding to this section bit by bit the more I tend to wander around exhibitions with my head phones on! So, keep updated by …