A small table made from the ancient timbers of Old London Bridge is to be sold at auction. The oak furniture was hewn from the foundations of the old bridge after its demolition in 1833. That dates the material back to at least 1176 when …
The older we get the more we think that Ikea just won’t do for anything except meatballs. We want to go to Heal’s and splurge every penny we’ve ever saved. That still would probably only buy us half a chair. Alarms are thus set for …
Ron Arad, Bad Tempered Chair, 2002. Photo courtesy Ron Arad Associates How to attract punters to view the work of a sui-generis polymath like Ron Arad, a name that may not be familiar to the massed ranks of London’s casual culture vultures? The Barbican is …
Ron Arad’s first show since the Piccadilly-based gallery, Timothy Taylor, announced they were his UK representation, brings together nine new pieces that fill the ample space without overly crowding it. The most eye-catching is his shelving unit (pictured right), playfully titled Oh, the farmer & …
82. A Christmas Ghost Story: Curse of the Nurse! One night in 1943, the air raids had been particularly severe over London, and so the following day it wasn’t unusual for workman Charles Bide to be sent off to various crumbling and damaged abodes to …
It might be today’s sudden onslaught of barmy summer madness, but downright weirdness is most definitely going on down at Brockwell Lido, Lambeth’s much-loved open-air swimming pool. We hear disturbing reports of pool-goers competing to make jelly-moulds of buildings, and others making seats – but …
For those of you with a penchant for furniture with an artistic flair or pretty but undeniably useless knick-knacks, your mecca is open for this weekend only. FORM: London – which takes over Olympia National Hall until 2 March – falls somewhere between massive gallery …
