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Art & Culture, Out & AboutJuly 12, 2013

Things to see in London this Summer: Dalston House

By Jane

Honestly, sometimes I wonder why anyone would live anywhere other than Hackney – every day I hear of anther interesting bar, shop or event, happening in the borough and last week it was all about the opening of Dalston House.… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 9, 2013

Save skateboarding at the Southbank!

By Amanda

Eldestson is a skateboarder. When he was young, Middleagedad and I spent many weekends escorting him to skateparks so he could practice his grinds and kick flips. We went to some memorably urban spaces, the skatepark below the Westway in… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 8, 2013

Colour Inspiration: Erwin Blumenfeld and Miles Aldridge

By Jane

Somerset House is the place to visit this summer if you are a lover of photography and wonderful colour combinations. Blumenfeld Studio is on until September the 1st and features the work of Berlin-born photographer Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969) who was… Read More

Art & CultureJune 26, 2013

Outsider artist and alternative style icon: Lee Godie

By Jane

I’ve been a fan of outsider art ever since I saw Henry Darger’s work at The Folk Art Museum in New York several years ago. I found his story as interesting as his art and was intrigued how outsider art… Read More

Art & CultureJune 24, 2013

Womenomics: and why brands need to listen to us

By Jane

Last week we were asked to join a group of inspiring women to talk at the LSN Global network evening. LSN is part of the Future Laboratory, a trend forecasting, brand strategy and consumer insight company, who work with brands… Read More

Art & CultureJune 14, 2013

When Caitlin met Suzanne!

By Jane

Last weekend was a frenzy of all things literary here in the peoples Republic of Stoke Newington. The Literary Festival kicked off with Irvine Welsh in conversation with on John Niven Monday night, who drank and swore their way through… Read More

Art & CultureJune 6, 2013

Who runs the World – Girls

By Jane

Occasionally in life you feel you are in exactly the right place at the right time. Be it fate, or luck, or simply good planning, things come together at one time and everything just feels right. It may not last… Read More

Art & CultureJune 3, 2013

Behind the Candleabra

By Jane

Following on from yesterdays post. Check out the new film about Liberace’s life, Behind the Candelabra. Out on June the 7th, it stars Micheal Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as is Scott, the animal trainer and would-be vet, who… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyMay 10, 2013

Punk: Chaos to Couture

By Jane

I have to admit to spending a lot of time on Tuesday on the SCOS (more than the usual couple of hours? – I hear you ask), as I simply couldn’t stop trawling though the endless images of celebrity after… Read More

Art & CultureMay 6, 2013

JR Art: celebrating age with giant-size wrinkles.

By Amanda

We’re loving these giant sized wall images from French graffiti artist JR, whose global project Wrinkles in the City has attempted to counter the eternally youthful advertising images seen on bill boards and giant screens around urban areas with celebratory… Read More

Art & CultureApril 30, 2013

Go See This: Claire Aho at the Photographers’ Gallery

By Amanda

It’s becoming quite clear Jane and I are going to have to become Scandinavian, we fall in love with almost everything the area throws at us (recent love = wellies). I have a new Skandi-girl-crush on photographer Claire Aho, whose… Read More

Art & CultureApril 17, 2013

Face to face with David Bowie at the V&A

By Amanda

The Bowie exhibition at the V&A is terrific and you must see it if like us, you grew up playing his albums over and over while enduring your parents confused musings on wether he was a boy or a girl… Read More

Art & CultureApril 8, 2013

Superstripe: A Cultural Festival of Pattern Exploration

By Jane

Patternity is a inspiring blog founded by Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham, dedicated to the exploration and application of pattern and cited by The Telegraph as one of the world’s ‘Top 10 Most Influential Style Blogs. For the month of… Read More

Art & CultureApril 7, 2013

We love: singer songwriter Rachel Ries

By Amanda

For the next month we have my friend the American songwriter Rachel Ries staying with us, on and off, as she tours the UK with her Spring in the Isles tour. I absolutely love her gentle, thoughtful songs and I’m… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 24, 2013

Listen to this: Neverwhere

By Amanda

Did you all listen to this? Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman, which played everyday on Radio 4 and 4plus this week, over almost six hours. Not only was it a great story about London, but the cast was so starry I… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 18, 2013

Watch these: Nashville and Parks and Recreation

By Jane

Remember the days when everyone used to sit round the TV to watch the same programme and then went to work the next day ready to discuss in great detail. You really felt like you’d missed out if you hadn’t… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyMarch 11, 2013

Fashion and film: Mat Maitland and Quentin Jones

By Jane

More and more fashion brands are using film as a way to promote their collections, meaning a new breed of talented film makers is emerging who mix traditional techniques with technology to create some really interesting work. Kenzo is going… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 8, 2013

Women of the World Festival: The Women’s Room work-in-progress list

By Amanda

To celebrate the Southbank’s WOW -Women Of The World Festival 2013, happening all weekend at the Southbank and of course International Women’s Day, I have put together a list of women we’ve come across who have inspired Jane and I… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 3, 2013

Feminism in Fashion: is it possible?

By Jane

As you know, the subjects of fashion and feminism are favourite subjects of ours, so when we learned of the recent Feminism in Fashion talk at the Victoria & Albert museum, we asked consumer trend analyst, creator of the blog… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 2, 2013

Something for Mothers Day? Tiny Furniture

By Jane

Girls is officially my absoloute favourite TV programme at the moment, I’ll be absoloutely bereft when it ends and I’m more than a little obsessed with Lena Dunham, in a totally inaproptriate way for a woman of my age. Lena… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 26, 2013

Bill Armstrong’s Film Noir at ClampArt New York

By Amanda

Last week I was in New York and lucky enough to have an afternoon to visit the burgeoning art galleries around Chelsea. Goodness that’s one wealthy set of streets! There is money in art, even if not much of it… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 22, 2013

Mr Finch and Selvedge magazine at Anthropologie King’s Road

By Amanda

The Anthropologie store in The King’s Road has a six week pop up store with Selvedge Magazine, so that’s two of our favourite stores/magazines combined, what’s not to love? For the opening, Selvedge arranged for the talented Yorkshireman Mr Finch… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 4, 2013

Blogging from the Tate Tanks for Silver Action with Suzanne Lacy

By Amanda

What an awesome day we had yesterday with Suzanne Lacy and her Silver Action art performance piece at the Tate Modern Tank space, where 400 women of 60 plus came together to have a huge conversation about their lives as… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 2, 2013

Suzanne Lacy’s Silver Action project at Tate Modern

By Amanda

Tomorrow, Sunday 3rd Feb, we will be acting as recorders/witnesses at Tate Modern Tanks space for the awesome Suzanne Lacy and her Silver Action art performance. We wrote about Suzanne’s work with older women for The Crystal Quilt project here, … Read More

Art & CultureJanuary 28, 2013

See this: Bowie Nights at Billy’s Club

By Jane

1978 was a good year for being a suburban art student and wannabe weirdo. Disillusioned with punk, a new breed of creatives commandeered unused seedy clubs and staged one nighters, featuring home made theatrical outfits and alternative music. Billy’s, a… Read More

Art & CultureJanuary 10, 2013

Style icon: David Bowie

By Jane

It’s unusual for us to feature a male syle icon, but you can’t fail to have noticed that David Bowie seems to be on everyone’s radar recently. What with the release of his new single on Tuesday (his 66th birthday)… Read More

Art & CultureDecember 21, 2012

See this: Mariko Mori

By Jane

If we have all survived the End of the World (which if you are reading this we clearly have) then its worth seeing Rebirth, the latest Royal Academy exhibition by Japanese artist Mariko Mori. The opening was time to coincide… Read More

Art & CultureDecember 17, 2012

Films to see in 2013: Quartet and Song for Marion

By Jane

After the success of the The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, films featuring older people seem to be having a moment. Quartet starring Maggie Smith and Billy Connolly is directed by Dustin Hoffman and is in cinemas on January the 4th.… Read More

Art & CultureDecember 13, 2012

If you only listen to one thing this Christmas: Tinsel and Lights, by Tracey Thorn

By Jane

I’ve mentioned my love of Tracey Thorn before and she hasn’t dissapointed with her new album, Tinsel and Lights. It even features a special guest appearance by Green Gartside – anyone else love Scritti Politti? If last Christmas was all… Read More

Art & CultureNovember 26, 2012

See this: Kate MccGwire’s LURE exhibition at All Visual Arts

By Amanda

Over at the All Visual Arts gallery (fast becoming my favourite gallery in London) there is a new exhibition LURE, by artist Kate MccGwire. My taste in art leans towards the romantically beautiful, with a touch of macabre taxidermy thrown… Read More