had a great afternoon discovering clerkenwell – its an opportunity to visit interesting buildings, as well as see some new designs – i have to admit i wasn’t so taken with modern furniture design any more – it looks all the same and lacks the craftsmanship of days gone by; furniture is definitely hard to find, and no wonder we buy the timeless classics of eames or vintage mid century furniture – we have always bought pieces from century , 2 columbia road and margaret howell also stocks a few interesting pieces. however the wonderful farmiloe building makes you want to live in a warehouse. loved the lights from holloways of ludlow and dyke and dean had some interesting retro pieces. clerkenwell design week is on for another couple of days, so register online before you go for free entry – its a really fun thing to do walking around georgian london which has always been home to the crafts, from clockmaking to glassware. visit all the little workshops and especially pop into the house of detention and order of st john.
