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Art & CultureFebruary 23, 2016

Modern Craft and Contemporary Ceramics

By Jane

Craft, in particular pottery, is having moment. Maybe it’s the popularity of The Great Pottery Throw Down, or a desire to switch off from technology and use ones hands, but there is definitely a contemporary ceramic revival happening. Cast aside… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyFebruary 2, 2016

Street Style from Jaipur Literary Festival, by Ishtailista, Part Two

By Amanda

Street Style photographer Abhimanyu Singh Rathore has shot some terrific images from the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival for us this year. Today we’ve got scarves, chandelier earrings, pattern and layers. Do check Abhi’s fantastic Ishtailista blog out, as there are… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyFebruary 1, 2016

Street style from Jaipur Literary Festival with Ishtailista, Part One

By Amanda

In Rajasthan at the end of every January, the Jaipur Literary Festival takes place, closely followed by the Wonderful Workshops craft week, both a huge draw for arty and bookish types from both India and around the globe, keen for… Read More

Art & CultureJanuary 13, 2016

See This: Champagne Life, Girl Power at The Saatchi Gallery

By Amanda

Great news for better acknowledgement of women in art. Regular readers may remember we’ve been banging on about the appalling underrepresentation of women in art for some years now. Well, The Saatchi Gallery’s first exhibition of the year is Champagne… Read More

Art & CultureJanuary 12, 2016

David Bowie: An icon for our generation

By Jane

There’s no doubt the next few days/weeks will be filled with tributes to David Bowie, highlighting his contribution to art, music, fashion and culture. One of the most important musicians of his era he influenced so much more than just… Read More

Art & CultureJanuary 6, 2016

Serial is back!

By Amanda

Were you hooked to Serial back in 2014 like I was? It was a great example of engaging documentary storytelling which became a world wide hit, reaching 5 million downloads faster than any podcast in history. The first season looked… Read More

Art & Culture, Home & GardenDecember 18, 2015

Guest Blogger in Residence: Selvedge looks at Harris Tweed

By Amanda

Today is the last of our guest blogger in residence posts from Selvedge Magazine. We’ve really loved having Polly and her team write about textile heritage for us and hope you have too. Today they are looking at Harris Tweed.… Read More

Art & Culture, Home & GardenDecember 11, 2015

Guest Blogger In Residence: Selvedge Magazine Investigates Welsh Blankets

By Amanda

This week, Selvedge Magazine looks at Welsh Blankets and I’m warning you, you’re going to want one after you’ve read the post…… Wales’ rich community of designers and makers – both historic and contemporary – is often overlooked in comparison… Read More

Art & CultureDecember 4, 2015

Guest Blogger In Residence: Selvedge Magazine Investigates The Aran

By Amanda

This week, the Selvedge team discuss the Aran jumper, and remember if you are in London, the Artisan Fair is on today at Chelsea Town Hall, and in Bath on December 12th. Check for details (or do your shopping on… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyNovember 27, 2015

Guest Blogger In Residence: Selvedge Magazine Looks at Fair Isle

By Amanda

Today our guest blogger in residence Polly Leonard, editor of Selvedge magazine, takes a good look at the Fair Isle jumper. It was the invention of the criss-cross structure of weaving that led to the development of architecture and shelter.… Read More

Art & Culture, Home & GardenNovember 13, 2015

You Have To Be Careful About Craft, by Selvedge’s Polly Leonard

By Amanda

We had an AMAZING response to our Guest Blogger call-out, thanks to all of you who mailed us and today we are delighted to introduce a month long guest blogger Friday residency with Polly Leonard, founder and editor of our… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutNovember 4, 2015

See This: The Fabric of India at the V&A

By Amanda

The Fabric of India at The V&A is a no brainer exhibition to visit, even if you have only the very smallest interest in textiles, or just own a pashmina. It’s a gloriously colourful round up of the importance of… Read More

Art & CultureNovember 2, 2015

Synaesthesia and Instagram with Philippa Stanton

By Amanda

Despite having two Instagram accounts myself (@wewearperfume and @thewomensroomblog) and spending half my life on it, I had never heard of Philippa Stanton or her fabulously uplifting Instagram account @5ftinf with its 465,000 followers. It is possible you already know… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 22, 2015

Best of Frieze: Art & Outfits

By Jane

My turn to share my favourite take aways from Frieze – drawn towards colour, texture and strange arty style, I have no idea who the art is by, as I just snapped away intuitively- enjoy. Save… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 15, 2015

Weekday Women: Carmen Herrara

By Jane

It’s art week here at the Womens Room; both Amanda and I will be visiting Frieze and I have been researching up and coming exhibitions for new seasons colour influences – yes people I am in A/W 17/18 already! I… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 14, 2015

See This: Hans Unger at The Highgate Society

By Amanda

It’s a big week for art in London, what with the ticket-of -the-week event that is Frieze (contemporary art) and Frieze Masters (older stuff), contemporary and decorative art fair Pad and all manner of additional exhibitions opening to piggy back… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 8, 2015

Good Heavens! Is This A Feminist Pirelli Calendar?

By Amanda

When I first read that Pirelli (yes THAT Pirelli) was producing a calendar that featured no nudes and (shock!) some of our most beloved women (Patti Smith, Tavi Gevinson, Yoko Ono, Amy Schumer and Serena Williams among them) I thought… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 5, 2015

What Older Actresses Did Next…with Inside Amy Schumer

By Amanda

OK so I’m going to start this post today with a big warning sign, since it is Monday morning and you all may be a bit sleepy, THERE ARE RUDE WORDS IN THIS VIDEO, the F word is used a… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutAugust 20, 2015

The perfect place for R&R in London: The Wellcome Reading Room and Restaurant

By Amanda

For anyone who finds themselves in need of R&R while on the tourist (or any other type of) trail in London over the holiday season, can I recommend the recently refurbished Wellcome Foundation’s Reading Room and attached restaurant? It is… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyJune 24, 2015

Barbara Hepworth, Tate Britain, Jaeger and Margaret Howell

By Amanda

As regular readers will know, Dame Barbara Hepworth is one of our art heros and we’ve written about her influence on us before here. Now the rest of the world is catching on to her brilliance, with Tate Britain’s major… Read More

Art & Culture, UncategorizedJune 23, 2015

A new approach to street style by Maria Lavigina

By Jane

Over the last few years I have been working with various different charities and mentoring schemes – helping young people to realise their potential and giving them insights into the creative industries is increasingly important as many charities and youth… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & About, UncategorizedJune 17, 2015

See this: Shoes, Pleasure and Pain

By Jane

Shoes: Pleasure and Pain opened at the V&A last Saturday and is an extensive and informative guide to the history and culture of footwear. The exhibition was curated by Helen Persson, who specialises in textiles and dress in the V&A’s… Read More

Art & CultureJune 11, 2015

Suffragette

By Jane

Out on the 30th of October Suffragette stars Carey Mulligan as Maud and Meryl Streep as famous activist Emmeline Pankhurst. It ticks every box.… Read More

Art & CultureJune 4, 2015

The Lady in the Van

By Jane

Out in November, I love Alan Bennet and Maggie Smith – can’t wait. Everything that is great about being British!… Read More

Art & CultureJune 3, 2015

Guest post: The Rare and Remarkable Ruth Artmonsky

By Amanda

Our guest blog slot has enabled some readers to interview women who have long fascinated them, today our guest blogger Anna Lambert tells us about when she met the inspiring Ruth Artmonsky… Ever heard of Ruth Artmonsky? Possibly not –… Read More

Art & CultureJune 1, 2015

Venice: more art from the Biennale, plus a few travel tips

By Amanda

For anyone wanting to visit Venice, I’d urge you to go off season (don’t even think about August) and to consider staying away from the main drag, on either the Dorsoduro or the Guidecca. We stayed at La Calcina, a… Read More

Art & CultureMay 28, 2015

Women artists at The Venice Art Biennale, TWR’s top picks

By Amanda

Last week I went to the Venice Art Biennale, I know, tough gig, traipsing around the beautiful Italian city, eating more pasta that is good for a girl and trying to figure out how a bottle of tequila can be… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutMay 27, 2015

See this: A Life Seen Through Possessions: Frida by Ishiuchi Miyako

By Jane

Frida Kahlo’s iconic sense of style has influenced fashion and colour for decades and a new photographic collection detailing Kahlo’s wardrobe and belongings is currently on display at the Michael Hoppen Gallery. Frida by Ishiuchi Miyako (2013) features items were… Read More

Art & Culture, UncategorizedMay 25, 2015

Watch this: Grace and Frankie

By Jane

From the co-creator of Friends, the Netflix original comedy Grace and Frankie, stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women who form an unlikely bond after their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. It’s… Read More

Art & Culture, UncategorizedMay 13, 2015

I’m back and feeling witchy!

By Jane

Thanks to all the brilliant guest bloggers who have helped us out with inspiring and original posts while I’ve been away over the last couple of months. We really hope they will continue to contribute, as their posts are offering… Read More