FINESTRA

Met a friend for breakfast outside the delightful Fortnum and Mason. This seasons window display, a reflection of Alice through the looking glass.

ROULOTTE

Over I East London. I stumbled across this little shop called Caravan which had this multi pieced blown grape light. Wonderful

FORTNUM AND MASON

News from Stewart Hearn. Fortnum and Mason Piccadily’ s the 300 year old food hamper experts and window display extrordinaires are having an exhibition of Handmade British Craft featuring glass works by Bi-me, Gilliesjones, Glasstorm, Helen Millard, Katharine Coleman, Michael Ruh, Nancy Sutcliffe, Phil Atrill, Sam Sweet, Sheldon:Cooney, Stewart Hearn. The exhibition started 21 April and runs until 20 June.

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/events/britishhandmade.aspx

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/

HONEY

The Honey Bee and the Hive. An exhibition of artists/makers covering various crafts disciplines! I was kindly invited by Joseph Harrington whose wonders I discovered at last years Origin. Exhibiting five new pieces which I will hopefully get some images of.

Also there was Bob Crooks.

I got the opportunity to introduce myself as well as take a few pics of some bright vibrant bowls and some amazing heavily cold worked perfume bottles.

http://www.bobcrooks.com/home.html

The Honey Bee and the Hive is showing from 26 March – 01 May.

Contemporary Applied Arts

2 Percy Street London W1T 1DD

+44 (0)207 436 2344

www.caa.org.uk

http://www.caa.org.uk/

West End

Tuesday afternoon in London. What better to do than to head down the West End of London Namely Nottinghill – Westbourne Grove to check out some of the amazing glass shops!

Firstly I popped into Themes & variations who host an eclectic mix of high quality retro glass including an awesome White with Black Toots Zinsky Vase as well as a couple of inspiring Alfredo Barbini pieces..Hopefully gonna get a couple of images of these up to show!

Just round the corner is the wonderful Vessel with a mass of innovative, colourful and well executed glass. Here are a selection of images taken at Vessel. Artist names to follow…

Aria

Still in the pursuit of gifts. I popped into Islington’s answer to design heaven Aria. Situated on Barnsbury Street just off Upper Street, Aria a mere ten minute walk from Angel tube and well worth an excursion. Design stalwarts Foscarini have teamed up with Italian high street fashion group Diesel to produce a range of contemporary lighting aimed at those with an eye for the interesting. These beauties combine modern design with blown pieces to produce a range illuminating, challenging and very sexy! Amongst the mass of creativity I snapped up a couple of other lighting luminaries, this multi-bulbed wonder and a modern classic; Foscarini’ s fave from 2005: Caboche

Marvelous!

http://www.ariashop.co.uk/

Antique glass haven

Shopping on the list, I accompanied a friends around Vauxhall’ s answer to salvaged architectural antiques and curiosities… Lassco!

What a supprise! I have a new favourite shop! There are three floors of everything you can imagine including amazing stained glass panels, huge glass tables, old lamps and chandeliers as well as the odd vase. Here are a few I snapped. Please have a search through this awesome collection of glass.

http://www.lassco.co.uk/

Enquiries, Dominque Goodwin: +44 (0)20 7394 2100

& the address should any of you be inclined to check it out for yourselves

30 Wandsworth Rd, Lambeth, London SW8 2LG, UK