In February 1970, in what seems another era, Angela Flowers established the Flowers Gallery, one of the longest-running in London, now with two locations, one on Mayfair and one in Shoreditch, representation in New York and a new gallery planned to open in Hong Kong in 2020. Sadly, with the Coronavirus situation, the galleries are […]
Dover Street, running up into Grafton Street, in Mayfair is characterised by its series of Georgian town houses, hotels and clubs, many of which now are home to art galleries, though inevitably some modern buildings have sneaked in. In the centre of the street, No 39 is an undistinguished modern building which is better viewed […]
The three Brutalist towers and extensive piazza of the Economist Building in St James’s, London, with steps down to the neighbouring streets, designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson was radical in its day, set alongside the traditional architecture of Mayfair, and, though completed in 1964, still looks new and fresh today. I would doubt […]
The fine 18th century interiors of the Galerie Thaddeus Ropac in Mayfair, London, have been enlivened with the 3-dimensional work of three modern female artist whose work contrasts and compliments the architecture – Rosemarie Castoro, Wanda Czelkowaska and Lydia Okumura – American, Brazilian and Polish art comes to London. As you arrive in the gallery, […]
Here we are in Mayfair in London, the temple of conspicuous consumption, with Ferraris and Bentleys parked in the street outside and an Aston Martin outlet across the road. while builders seem to be working everywhere and the restaurants are always busy. There are no problems about the future of the High Street here. Enter […]
Once one of London’s centres for art galleries, Cork Street in Mayfair has been suffering recently. Galleries such as Alan Cristea have gone elsewhere and those who have remained, such as Waddington Custot, Flowers and Mayor on the first floor above Flowers have suffered from an environment of building contractors, construction hoardings and vehicles with […]
Behind the windows of Phillips in Berkeley Square, the partnership with Matchesfashion.com downstairs displays photographs for auction including Walter & Zoniel’s ICONOSTATUS wall of hand-coloured and gilded tintypes; upstairs is Walter & Zoniel’s full-sized camera obscure, for which you can book a portrait sitting (at a cost) and a selection of current fashions from Matchesfashion.com from designers […]
There is a quiet architectural revolution going on in the historic area of Mayfair. Now an exclusive area of London, it was mainly open fields until development started around 1686 to accommodate the May Fair, from which the area takes its name. Substantially development took place during the 17th and 18th centuries and today the […]
"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
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