Just opened – A stunning exhibition of exquisite vanity boxes, nécessaires, minaudières and compacts, made by famous goldsmiths and jewellers. From the 1920′s and astonishingly as late as the 1960′s, these hark back to an era of style and elegance that we seem to have lost. What a pity there is not at least one case showing gentlemen’s accessories such as jewellery cufflinks from the same era. Perhaps another time?
http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/what’s-on/
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place