This heat is getting to my head
A few days ago I had to attend a site visit for a project. Despite it being too hot to comfortably leave the house, we are getting ready t...
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Let me tell you a story about purpose
As I plan the conversations I will be moderating during this year's Women In Construction & Engineering Awards Summit, I feel that...
Composition?
When I saw this broken bottle displayed so neatly on my way to our trusted tile supplier, i had to stop and photograph it I have never wit...
Why step away from the angulas
As promised. My opinion on why we should step away from the angulas In Donosti, the consumption of angulas is a tradition that highlights ...
Rolls-Royce
Has anyone else wished they could press THE button in a Rolls-Royce? You know, the one that brings up the Spirit of Ecstasy, the “flying w...
Winter weather
The contradictions of winter. Txapela , beroki ta eguzki-betaurrekoak (Boina, Abrigo y gafas de sol) Happy Saturday 😊
Are pidgeons misunderstood?
Have you ever considered that studying pigeons’ homing abilities has contributed to our collective understanding of animal navigation, spa...
Acabar que?
Acabar = to end I spotted this message earlier in the week and wondered what the person who wrote it had in mind . These days it is diffic...
Happy New year
May 2026 be good to you and yours. And may we be good to 2026 too.
Keeping up with the Christmas spirit
Did you notice how TV news sounded differently in the days leading up to Christmas? The tone seemed to shift from constant criticism to hi...
End of the year blossom
Have you noticed blossoms appearing across London lately? They are lovely. There is a tendency to focus on the spring ones but these ones ...
Magpie vs parekeets
A couple of days ago I walked to a friend's house to bring her some festive goodies I had made for her and her family when I reached a...
Feliz dÃa de Santo Tomás !!
Feliz dÃa de Santo Tomás !! (Yes, this is an old pic but I don't have my traditional attire in London ) To those who are not from Eusk...
Pre-Christmas etiquette
Across London , in the days leading to Christmas, one tends to find many odd things in random places. This year,...
Finishing Term 1
Next week our students @ma_interior_design_kingston will be completing their two Term 1 projects and yesterday was the last tutorial. Ther...
Christmas reaches London
Did you notice that Granary square is ready for Christmas? To be fair so is the rest of the city ... and everyone in it. Regardless of wha...
Supermoon, the last one in 2025
Did you see the supermoon earlier this week? It was extraordinary. That bright disc suspended over rooftops managed to turn every surface ...
London Comute
Commuting is something that was part of my life but has not for a very long time and each time I find myself in the middle of it I remembe...
The joys nature surprised us with
What a beautiful sky we saw over London yesterday afternoon.
Materials, do we need so many?
Sometimes when designing we assume that we need to use many materials to create a space when in reality, the places we create will serve a...
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Liverpool
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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
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Wibexpo
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La Gamba
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Could the "Metaverse" become the only connection to the world many are left with?
Why unless we change our approach to the public realm, the "Metaverse&qu…
100percent design
Visiting 100percent design gave me the chance to catch up with some new ideas b…
Bank
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Zanele Muholi
Happy Saturday! Have you found that since restrictions started each day blend…
Cinnamon rolls
Northern European bake goods have become very popular in London and while yea…
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Story Garden, Kings Cross
Behind the British library there is a place called Story Garden, a community …