Retail is on its knees, restaurants are closing faster than you can say avo on toast and we’re all going to Hell in a handcart because of Brexit/Trump etc – or so the press would have us believe.
And if… Read More
I’ve been hot, bothered and a little bit stressed this week as London reached a revolting 33 degrees. Yes it may be lovely if you are by a pool, or live on the coast, but trust me, the 149 bus… Read More
I know I’ve been paying less attention to fashion over the last few months, but really, it’s ALL about beauty currently as far as retail is concerned. As I write this, retail figures have had their biggest fall for seven… Read More
Of all the candles I have inhaled over the last twelve months – and believe me, there’s been a LOT of inhaling – I’m always looking for someone to out-do my very favourite candle maker of all time, Cire Trudon.… Read More
Gardening Magazine round-up
January and February are the ‘months of hope’ for gardeners, we spend all our time reading seed catalogues, bookmarked web pages on fancy new perennials and imagining that THIS YEAR will be the one where not one… Read More
There is a lot of talk in the trends world about how actual shops will look in the future. A few years ago, in my WGSN days, I was asked about the future of retail – and I said “soon… Read More
It’s been a while since we’ve had a Readers Kitchens feature, but when I recently saw Helen’s kitchen, so beautifully restored by her and her partner (and a brilliant carpenter apparently) I begged her to let us put it up.… Read More