Studio Stories

  • London Design Week '25

    London Design Week '25

    The show hosted at Chelsea Harbour design centre is such a friendly and well curated event, it was great to be part of such a host of beautiful brands. 

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  • Murano

    Murano
    The swirling colours of Murano glass glinting on the windowsill looked vulnerable now that the room was bare. Everything was packed up, to sell, to give away or to keep. 
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  • The Miniaturists ~ and other stories from my ancestors.

    The Miniaturists ~ and other stories from my ancestors.
    My ancestors miniature paintings are held in some of the UK's major museums. But of course I never met them and have only snippets of stories to begin to understand their lives. This is a short tale of two great grandmothers and an inheritance of creativity. 
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  • Mr Kilburn’s Calicos

    Mr Kilburn’s Calicos
    William Kilburn 1745-1818 was better known for elaborate chintzes, so it blew my socks off when I first discovered these designs, flicking the pages of The World of Interiors in 2014. They look as if they were made 150 years later than they were, I love simple almost abstract shapes.
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