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One Lonesome Door

Built between 1613 and 1632, the Hôtel de Retz first took this name in 1649, when Pierre de Retz and his wife acquired what had previously been known as the Hôtel d’Elbeuf. The niece […]

S is for… Sugar

Selfridges are celebrating that British sugary delight, Golden Syrup, in one of their Christmas windows this year. Personally, I adore this gooey, golden treacle.  Drizzle copiously over porridge for heaven […]
S is for… Sugar

An Eerie Muse

There’s a strange sculpture in  l’Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris: it is a featureless face hidden in part behind a veil that is held aloft by bodiless hands. This bronze sculpture […]

Vines in Islington

These two “people” holding a house of vines, are the work of Sheffield-based graffiti artist Phlegm.  It was painted in May 2012 and is locate next to 70-72 Old Street […]

Lost in Paris

Le Lieu du Design is currently showing an exhibition dedicated to design and tourism in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, called Lost in Paris.  This personal vision of Paris by Parisians adoptees […]

Arty Billboards

This summer in the UK, thousands of billboards were given over to displaying major works of art. The public were invited to vote for the pieces they wanted to see […]

Hoover Dam

Sitting on the Arizona / Nevada border, the Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume. Located near Boulder City, about 40 km southeast of Las Vegas,  it was originally known […]