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Tag: London

Designing for Penguins and Paintings

One of the special exhibitions on at the V&A this year is about the influence Ove Arup had on design and … More

art, design, England, London, Menil Collection, museum, Ove Arup, Penguin Pool, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Permanent bits and pieces

The V&A has an extensive permanent collection on display throughout the building. I sometimes think the permanent exhibition gets a bit … More

art, biscuit tin, England, Huntley & Palmer, London, museum, Public art, sewing, sewing history, sewing machine, travel

Museum of Art and Design

One of the most eminent museums of art and design hides its focus behind a name which doesn’t even mention … More

afternoon tea, architecture, art, Chihuly, England, London, museum, Public art, tiles, travel, UK, United Kingdom, V&A

The station next door

Travellers on the London Underground will have encountered the tube station ‘KingsCrossStPancras’.  Above ground, there are two stations directly next … More

England, Kings Cross, London, St Pancras, station, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Permanent St Pancras Art

St Pancras tweeted this link to me about last week’s post, a YouTube video about One More Time.  You can watch … More

art, bronze, England, London, Martin Jennings, Paul Day, Public art, St Pancras, station, statue, street art, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Temporary Station Art

On the upper level of the station there are two permanent works of public art as well as one site … More

art, clock Cornelia Parker, England, London, Public art, St Pancras, station, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

St Pancras

I feel like I’m back in my ‘elephant’ as one of my friends always says.  I’m sitting on a long … More

Betjeman, England, Eurostar, London, St Pancras, St Pancras Stations, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom, US

Richard in the Rain

On a sunny day a few months ago, I met some friends visiting London from the US for pre-theatre dinner … More

city, England, London, Richard II, Shakespeare, The Globe, theatre, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Office views

I can’t really leave you without some pictures from the office I was working in earlier this year.  On one … More

city, England, London, skyline, skyscrapers, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Lombard Street

The last stage of my journey to the office is walking up Lombard Street from Bank Station.  It isn’t a … More

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