V&A Diary 121-140

Here we are again, with another 20 pieces from the V&A and this time I’ve indulged myself with pieces from some of  my favourite artists and designers. The 20 images here range from Buddhist reliquaries from around 200AD through to the London Underground’s typeface, designed by Edward Johnson and the wonderful Warhorse puppet. As readers of…

Blues and Other Discomforts

Last year when I visited my friends in the Lot, I met the wonderful musician Anke de Bruijn. A talented choirmaster, Anke runs two choirs based in the area, Ensemble Vocal Gaia and Le Chorale de Cazals, and she has also started performing with Peter Duiverman as ‘Blues and Other Discomforts’. Playing a ‘funky, latin, bluesy, ska-ish’…