The language of Japanese colour combinations
Colour really is a totally confusing and wonderful thing when you start to try to isolate what it really is and what it does to your experience of the world. […]
The Parisian couple preserving the ancient art of hand blown glass
The two master glassblowers that Sébastien learnt from both died years ago. There’s no one else that works with the same philosophy and traditional techniques. Valentina is the co-founder of […]
Snorkel blue shell pink spicy mustard moss. Lingerie designer Georgia Larsen reveals her special relationship with colour.
Let me introduce Georgia Larsen of Dora Larsen Lingerie. The experimental lingerie brand devoted to colour. Stocked in The Pantry Underwear at Liberty London and a long list of other boutiques […]
Tulip Mania & Bloemen, a private view
So I’ve heard that at one time in Amsterdam, a tulip bulb was the same price as a house. The trading of exotic tulip bulbs in the Netherlands is the […]
Just lines and curves: An interview with Alexa Coe
A London based artist with a background in fashion illustration and a degree from Central Saint Martins. Interviewed by New York magazine, Howl, a bespoke illustrator for Miller Harris perfumer, […]
Wearing a genderless face
I’ve long been an admirer of artists’ line drawings. The minimalism has such an elegance to it. Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are known for the abstract approach, Picasso used to practise […]
Summer whites and millennial pinks
Three new purchases. One pink, two white. The trio is a colour match with the pastel floral displays I walk past on my way home from work, along Pimlico Road. I […]
Of all the galleries in Paris
I’ll start with a traditional French coffeehouse and the story of a Mexican surrealist artist. A young English debutant who fled her nouveau riche family to pursue art and a love […]
Hackney Wick Clothes Switch
Vintage fashion contest or amiable exchange? My tips for a successful clothes switch. Stories Behind Things February, Hackney Wick A converted brewery in Hackney Wick sprinkled in bright Sunday morning sunlight. A Gottwood style […]
Home Blindness
Taking the time to be inspired and set resolve. I’ve spent three months writing, re-writing, re-re-writing, going backwards as I chip away editing various blog drafts. Thinning my once animated […]
Posies in Protest
In the aftermath of the magnificent Women’s March, I interviewed two women running their own quiet protest. Bread and Roses is a new social enterprise, teaching refugee women in London the art of […]
Time Consciousness
In my final term at Bristol University, I collected a range of academic ideas from final year students, to be published in Helicon Magazine’s weekly Features column. The idea was to […]
The Paradox of Fiction
Archived from my time at Helicon Magazine, I’m posting one academic project, explained in 200 words, every day this week. Charlie Protheroe (Philosophy BA) reveals why being terrified of a horror film is […]
The Reggae Roots of St Paul’s, Bristol
In my final term at Bristol University, I gathered a range of new academic ideas to be published in Helicon Magazine’s weekly Features column. Every day this week I’ve been sharing my […]
Botswana’s Diamond Trail
For Helicon Magazine I created a column to show off Bristol final year student’s innovative research. Today’s tease is by James Hunt (Politics and Economics BSc). He digs into Botswana’s diamond mines to analyse […]
Why do we fear?
For Helicon Magazine I put together a mini collection of creative research from Bristol University students and I’ve decided to share the most thought-provoking articles on ThinkingHatt this week. Read how Theo Parker (Geography BSc) challenges the […]
Commodity Fetishism
From breakfast to diamonds; time consciousness to reggae. To add to my collection of Bristol’s best digested dissertations, Amelia Butler (Geography BSc) explains why she followed the journey of the apple- from the […]
Predictive Personality Traits
In my final term at Bristol University, I scouted out a range of new academic ideas to be published in Helicon Magazine’s weekly Features column [2MINUTE tease]. Every day this week I’ll […]
Winter Flower Frames
This Christmas I chose to amplify my pressed flower production line with longer-lasting presents. Rather than leaving the flowers and foliage to adorn the outside of my wrapping, I placed them in the […]
HODA silks, clothes with karma
Elegant, poised and fresh faced- drinking a green smoothie. When I meet Emma, she might easily be mistaken for an off duty model, straight from the Topshop Boutique catwalk. Nevertheless, […]
