IDOL MAGAZINE

Simone La Rose, one of the most super fashionable people I have met yet and a buyer for the amazing Browns fashion boutique on South Molton Street has kindly featured me in one of her articles for IDOL MAGAZINE online. As the new fashion editor for the magazine, Simone is sure to set the fashion scene on fire with her sensational style and trend-setting looks. Can't wait to see more !

Click here to see my work featured in the online IDOL MAGAZINE

London Fashion Week at The Embassy

An amazing show. The Embassy London private club started the London Fashion week with a Bang hosting a Pre-Fashion Week party on the 18 of February showcasing The Bombay Babylon collection along with Menswear brand Antony Morato from Italy at an exclusive private viewing.

Mirrored Masks

I spotted these fantastic masks made out of tinted mirror glass pieces. Such lovely colours and patterns have been used here. I absolutely love these works of art.

KHADI - Handmade with Love

Khadi Soaps are made with organic natural herbal ingredients in scents like jasmine, rose, and lime lavender — are handmade with wild herbs handpicked by locals. The formulas are based on ancient Ayurvedic recipes and embrace traditional Indian values. That means no animal testing, no mineral oils, no synthetics, no artificial colors, and minimal packaging, as befits a company founded by Gandhi.

I remember staying at this lovely little guest house in Jaipur , in north India called TARA NIWAS where the bathrooms came equipped with herbal soaps and shampoos. I absolutely loved these soaps, especially the rose honey with its fantastic smell and smooth texture. Nothing fancy ( not the guesthouse, not the condiments and not even the people ) just good quality and great value for money.

The Goddess Diaries

Gisèle Scanlon's The Goddess Guide, first published in 2006, looks so inticing. A compilation of info, shopping goodness, tips, secret addresses, fashion bits, inspiration and so on, all put together/illustrated/designed by the very talented author in a visually stunning way.

Now there's a sequel, called The Goddess Experience, and if anything it's better.

The Importance of Blogs in Fashion

On Fashionblogs from Mary Scherpe on Vimeo.

Our Life

Bruce Nauman, as shown on the wonderful India's Posterous this New Year's Day.

Supermarket Sarah !

Supermarket Sarah ..A Super fun concept. Buy what you see .. on the wall , shelf or anywhere on the page that is .. Sarah decided to leave the corporate world behind her and has set up shop in her own home. Her home, round the corner from Portobello Market where she has a stall, is now overflowing with treasures and delights and she welcomes visitors with tea and cakes.

Check out her amazing collections of objects, clothes, jewellery , and vintage items. A complete mix of eclectism to push the boundaries of your personality and individuality !

Shop now at http://www.supermarketsarah.com/

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: INDIAN ART TODAY at the Saatchi Gallery

The Empire Strikes Back : Indian Art Today

A unmissable mix of Contemporary Indian Artists including the works of Subodh Gupta , Schandra Singh & Hema Upadhyay ( featured above ) . Mesmerizing and captivating , the art on display really delves into the minds of Indian artists and how they express their notions and ideas to the outside world. From Photography to Installation art and Canvas painting , there is a lot on offer allowing you to explore images and textures in the serene spaces of the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea.

29th January - 7th May 2010

Alan Fletcher at the CUBE

A collection of Alan Fletcher pieces at the front entrance of CUBE.
G&B Arts at the Design Museum, 1993.

In the world of design, there are few names which command the same veneration as that of Alan Fletcher. A British graphic designer consistently ahead of his time, Fletcher’s back catalogue is this month on show in a major retrospective at Manchester’s CUBE Gallery.

MOST at Selfridges

Detail from 'Beyond the Forest' by Nomoco, 2010

Tibetan Idol 16' by Gonkar Gyatso, 2010

A celebration of all things easily overlooked, the ‘Museum of Small Things’ opened in Selfridges’ Ultralounge last week.

From street to gallery: ANDRÉ AT COLETTE

André Saraiva, aka André, once tattooed French streets everywhere with his infamous alter-ego character, a round-headed figure nicknamed Mr A. In the early noughties, he went on to opening clubs worldwide, including Le Baron in Paris and Beatrice Inn in New York. Today, this artist about town is trying his hand at classical drawings. His very first show, entitled Drawingsopened atColette on February 1. Consisting of 30 illustrations, made out of ink and colour pencils, that have been never shown before that mix up childhood cartoons, LSD aesthetics and his infatuation with New York, these works reveal a brand new André.

I’ve always lived at night, from the moment I started making graffiti. Music too is part of my universe – the underground, the avant-garde are scenes that exist only at night. Night events were a way of bringing all these elements together, of creating new atmospheres.

The exhibition ‘Drawings’, is on at Colette, 213 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, from the 1st to the 27th of February

Bombay Sapphire Design Walk in Athens

"Design is the lowest branch of art,” challenges nu-Greek god of culture, Vassilis Charalambidis. Controversial, not only because he’s addressing the rising design stars of the Athens's Bombay Sapphire Design Walk, but also because he too is a designer.

Illustrations for Idol Magazine