Manchester Jewish Museum
I’ve been keen to visit the Manchester Jewish Museum since it reopened in July 2021. It was closed to allow for a new extension that doubled its original size. The extension designed by Citizens Design…
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Le Corbusier’s Sainte Marie de La Tourette
Sainte Marie de La Tourette was architect Le Corbusier’s final building. Located in Eveux-sur-Arbresle, near Lyon in France it was completed in 1961, it is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building is still…
Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä
Travelling around Finland we were lucky to visit Villa Mairea and Jyväskylä Town Hall. The Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyväskylä was brilliant for interpreting the design, construction and production of Aalto’s work under one roof….
Beat Back at Leeds Industrial Museum
We love museums so when Lee Goater asked us to get involved in a project to bring a new audience to Leeds Industrial Museum we jumped at the chance. The project became Beat Back, our…
Krakow Pinball Museum
Krakow Pinball Museum was made for me. I love museums, pinball and bright colourful graphics with plenty of 80s nostalgia. The bonus here is you can play all day long while enjoying a cheeky beer.
A day in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland
I was initially drawn to Nowa Huta for the Brutalist Architecture. During the visit I found so much more. Nowa Huta (which translates as The New Steel Mill) is a planned secular socialist realist settlement….
Hannah Waldron tapestry weaving and Disobedient Bodies at The Hepworth Wakefield
Since visiting Dovecot Studios and Tisser La Couleur exhibition I’ve wanted to gain a better understanding of tapestry weaving. When a weekend class came up at The Hepworth in Wakefield it was the perfect opportunity….
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Tibor Reich exhibition at The Whitworth, Manchester
I was unaware of Tibor Reich (1916-1996) before this exhibition at the wonderful Whitworth in Manchester. It was the video at the end of this post that convinced me to visit, I was interested in…
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Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden, Italy
The French artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 – 2002) was inspired to build the Tarot Garden (or Il Giardino dei Tarocchi) after visiting Antoni Gaudí´s Parc Güell in Barcelona. In 1979 she purchased a…
Olivetti Typewriters and Ivrea, Italy
The marketing and design of vintage Olivetti are iconic. Passing near Ivrea we decided it was definitely worth a small detour. Adriano Olivetti became manager in 1933 and grew the stylish typewriter business in Ivrea,…