how to spend a saturday afternoon in london
November 9, 2009
“by seeing london, i’ve seen as much as the world can show” - samuel johnson
old sammy boy may’ve been slightly biased–what with the whole ‘tired of london, tired of life’ diatribe (clearly he never had to take the 43 bus home from old street on a rainy monday night)–but he had a point. if you can’t find a way to amuse yourself in london, you may be beyond pleasing.
try, for starters, the vibrant, bustlingly dickensian borough market for brunch with a limitless menu of sarnies, salads, raclettes, paellas, mezzes, cakes and more (with plenty to sample)…

go for the smoked toulouse sausage sandwich with rocket and mustard and a flat white coffee (a bargain for six quid as it’s a three-mealer, i.e., breakfast, lunch and dinner all-in-one)

then follow it up with a clove-filled mulled wine (three quid) served up with a smile (free)…

if you’re up for stroll, venture down the south bank and catch a free concert along the way under blackfriars bridge…

brave the crowds at the tate modern or hop on a bus down to shoreditch to check out some galleries for something completely different. like PETROL, a show of painted car bonnets, at signal gallery on curtain road…

or just walk around to see the art on the street.


total cost for all that food and culture = 11 quid.
a little street art
October 20, 2009

spotted this banksy graffiti on holloway road. wonder how long it’s been there…
where i’ve been lately
October 19, 2009
it’s been quite a month so far…first stop, dusseldorf to see my bro (and some art):

next stop, new york for some enticing new business meetings (and enticing new york pizza at lombardi’s yum):

then, a quick hop down to tulsa for my mum’s birthday:
(wasn’t actually there long enough to take any pics)
but there’s more in store before november comes. stay tuned…
pink loulou launches
October 9, 2009

the lovely and dynamic skye campbell, who i met and had the pleasure of briefly working with in sydney, has just launched a gorgeous little line of quirky cool rings, necklaces and cufflinks called pink loulou. she scored the cover of harper’s bazaar australia with her ‘patriotic moment’ necklace (see cover above). nice little bit o’ pr there. i’ve already placed an order for an insignia ring…a modern take on the signet ring.
check out the line at www.pinkloulou.com. they ship worldwide!
(more) scenes from paris
September 28, 2009














to autumn
September 27, 2009

jardin du luxembourg, paris
palais de tokyo, paris
September 24, 2009






















