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Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyNovember 3, 2017

The Sari Series, Inspiration For Textile Fans And Scarf Wearers Everywhere.

By Amanda

Sometimes the stars align in a quietly satisfying way and things fall so neatly into place that you do wonder if there IS an actual big plan. Middleson has (at last, he is 25 after all) left home, he has… Read More

Out & AboutFebruary 3, 2017

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: The Best Apps That New Yorkers Love

By Amanda

Our regular guest blogger Elena is making a big life change for 2017, she’s (semi) moving to New York, where no one does anything without checking an app first. But which ones to use? She shares her tips on the… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJune 16, 2016

See This: Switch House at The New Tate Modern

By Amanda

I’d like to make a prediction that soonish, the new Switch House extension of the Tate Modern will become the place all of us go to get the best view of London. On the tenth floor (ten floors!) there is… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutOctober 23, 2015

The Best Of Frieze: Final round up

By Amanda

Our final 2015 Frieze post, with a round up of interesting outfits that weren’t really a trend, more individually fabulous. First up, remember I mentioned furry texture being a bit of an art trend on Monday? It’s also turning up… 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 & CultureFebruary 16, 2015

The importance of clutter #2 and more things to see in February

By Amanda

Clutter and collecting are officially having a moment. You may remember we first mentioned it back here at Frieze Master’s and when Paul Smith showed us how he worked best surrounded by inspiring ‘stuff”. Well now London is awash with… Read More

Out & AboutFebruary 10, 2015

Heal’s Modern Craft Market: things to do in February

By Amanda

Today’s post is by our regular contributor Julia Little, who takes a break from digital and does a bit of crafting for us….. I’m not going to apologise, I love a bit of craft. In the past it has had… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 6, 2015

Cultural Crawl: good things to see in February

By Amanda

Did you read in the comments on yesterday’s post on Soft Living, that the Danish have a word for this? It’s ‘hygge’, so let’s make February a ‘hygge’ month and be nice to ourselves. Make some time for ‘hygging’ while… Read More

Art & CultureJune 11, 2014

Guest Blog: Julia Little reviews East London Art Tours

By Amanda

Today we are joined by guest blogger Julia Little who recently went on one of Hymie Dunn’s East London Art Tours and loved it, so we asked if she would review the tour for us here. Over to you Julia….… Read More

Health & HappinessJune 7, 2014

Weekend Woman: Chrissie Hynde

By Amanda

We don’t normally blog at the weekend but I feel the need for a new visual post here on TWR to recognise some truly awesome older women doing great things. It’s hard enough to be a working women in this… Read More

Art & CultureMay 31, 2014

See this: Phyllida Barlow at Hauser & Wirth Savile Row

By Amanda

Do you remember we posted recently on the wonderful artist Phyllida Barlow and her DOCK installation at Tate Britain? Well some of Phyllida’s drawings are on show at the Hauser & Wirth gallery on Savile Row, conveniently close to Regent… Read More

Art & CultureMay 16, 2014

Lund, in Sweden, my new favourite place.

By Amanda

Regular readers will know how keen we are on all things Scandinavian, from TV drama to interior style, we really do have a crush on the area. So it was not exactly hard to say yes to Gudrun’s Sjödén’s recent… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 6, 2014

Gudrun Sjödén’s 40 years in fashion

By Amanda

In contrast to the more familiar melancholic vibe we sometimes associate with Sweden, the designer Gudrun Sjödén is about as cheerful an individual as it’s possible to meet, which comes over loud and clear in her clothes designs. She is… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 20, 2014

See this: Hello My Name Is Paul Smith (AKA In Praise Of Clutter)

By Amanda

January is turning out to be culture month for me, as I catch up on all the exhibitions I missed in the madness of Christmas. I would urge everybody with any interest in design or fashion to nip along to… Read More

Art & CultureJanuary 10, 2014

Move over Tate: art sneaks onto the high street

By Amanda

An interesting thing is happening in London concerning contemporary art. Where previously we might flock to big museums such as Tate Modern to see work by our favourite artists, now it’s more likely that a gallery such as the Gagosian… Read More

Out & AboutJanuary 2, 2013

Go See: The Rain Room at The Barbican

By Amanda

Happy New Year to you all, we hope your festive season was fun and you are all nicely relaxed and ready for whatever 2013 brings. We both had a fabulous break and return re energised to inspire you anew. After… Read More

Art & CultureJune 17, 2012

Go see this: Polly Morgan Endless Plain at All Visual Arts

By Amanda

Taxidermy lovers that we are here at TWR, we were excited to hear that Polly Morgan had a new exhibition at the wonderful All Visual Arts Gallery in London. We nigh-on skipped to it in fact. A word of warning.… Read More

Art & CultureJune 17, 2012

Go see this: Henry Moore Late Large Forms at Gagosian Gallery

By Amanda

I grew up with Henry Moore in my life, my dad was a big fan, had books and prints of his work and made many of his own wood ‘carvings’ as we used to call them, inspired by him and… Read More