Lucie Skalak | Intuition and Design

Welchome – Saint Babila – certainly not an ordinary armchair!

I recently walked pass the show room of the Welchome company on King’s Road where I spotted this beautiful armchair !!! I immediately snapped the photo on my phone and as soon as I got home I started to search…

Zoe Murphy on Kirstie’s Vintage Home

I love all TV programmes from Kirstie Allsopp! I watched all episodes of ‘Kirstie’s homemade home’ and ‘Kirstie’s homemade Britain’ in the past so I was delighted when I found out there is a new series called ‘Kirstie’s Vintage Home’…

Grand Design, Kennington Water Tower

I live very near to Imperial War Museum in London which is in very close proximity to an amazing 150 years old water tower building that was featured in the latest episode of Grand Design on Channel 4. (Series 9,…

Yona Friedman – An architect does not „create“ a city, only an accumulation of objects. It is the inhabitant who „invents“ the city: an uninhabited city, even if new, is only a „ruin“.

I have always been fascinated by the ways architects sought to improve lives of masses. I am also interested in researching the ways by which the society can be shaped through space they live in. The 20th century and its…

Grow your own – my second year of balcony gardening

It has been a year since I attended ‘Growing food in the city’ beginner course which was part of ‘Introduction to Gardening’ series lead by wonderful Scarlett Cannon at the Walworth Garden Farm. and I am now enjoying a second…

THE LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN by Charles & Ray Eames

If I had to choose one product or object from any period of 20th century that would be my ultimate favourite it would have to be THE LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN by Charles & Ray Eames. The lounge chair &…

The PARKLAND WALK – amazing nature reserve on disused railway line in central London

I used to live at Hornsey Lane close to Highgate and only after about a year and half living it the area I discovered an amazing place called The Parkland Walk which is a narrow strip of wonderful nature reserve,…

BOB OLIVE – ANTIQUE – VINTAGE – WROUGHT IRON

During my recent ‘Euro trip’ driving through Europe with a final destination back in my home country the Czech Republic I visited Bruges a lovely town in Belgium, where I discovered BOB OLIVE store with amazing antiques, vintage and wrought…

Clerkenwell Design Week 2012

Clerkenwell Design Week is a festival held in London every year which celebrates the design industry. During a three day period you get the chance to visit exhibitions, installations and workshops within a square mile of London. There are three…

The Alice House – great restaurant with striking interior

The Alice House is a restaurant-pub full of character which is located in West End Lane, West Hampstead, London. I visited the place couple of weeks ago and I would recommend it to anyone. The Alice House offers not only…