In winter I experience a spectacular light show–in my own home. A closed indoor space suddenly connected to the sun, to the seasons and to …
Insights
Time and Tide – What Are We Waiting For?
Weeks go by, day in, day out with nothing to break up ‘time’. ‘Time’ in lockdown lacks focus and energy; it is blurred and colourless. …
2020: A Year To Remember..A year To Forget.
Mid-winter December 2020, it is the darkest, bleakest time of year. Earlier this year we remember thinking how awful things were for people in Wuhan. The …
It’s Me, It’s You, And Our Fear of Covid
Covid: October 2020 We are in the throes of the Covid pandemic. For the past six months we have had to learn to live in …
COVID-19: Adjusting To This Strange New Life At Home
The impact of COVID-19 is still unfolding. After this we will never take our health, our lives and our homes for granted ever again. There …
Odours, Interiors And The Sensory World
Odours: Recently, a problem with my sinuses meant that I could not smell anything. From the pungent to the sweet, acrid to scented – the …
In These Walls Once Lived
All walls should have blue plaques….. …because a lifetime ago someone important lived here. Blue plaques on the walls of buildings signify that something important …
Density and Space: Hong Kong
Density. Hong Kong is one of the most expensive places in the world to live. And it is also one of most densely packed cities …
Cuba Adds Colour To The World
Cuba: Colour in interior design is difficult to get right, and easy to get wrong. So, in most of our homes we tend to play …
Joe and Annie: Their Life in Ireland in the 1970’s
Joe and Annie were both born in the 1890’s. They never left home and never married. By the early 1970’s brother and sister, Joe and …