Ai Wei Wei gets his message to London

Ai Wei Wei's new show at the RA is really thought-provoking like most of his work. It leaves you a little traumatised, thinking, frustrated, chuckling... Only a great show can achieve that. 

blooms by bicycle

Great idea! Local, fresh, seasonal flowers, delivered on a bike to anywhere in London. Why didn't I think of that?

http://www.petalon.co.uk/

Rollerblading gang

I was in Broadway market the other evening, just minding my own business when suddenly there was a swarm of rollerbladers. There must have been hundreds, it took about 5 minutes for them all to pass by. 90s revival, kids. 

Chilli chai tea time

Lovely day for chilli chai tea by the canal ... sweet & spicy!

Canalival festiva!

This festival was cancelled at the last minute due to permits or something ... but the people spoke and continued on with it anyway!

Pick Me Up!

Pick Me Up! at Somerset House for this year doesn't disappoint. 

Rebecca Jay's lovely animal illustrations

Hattie Stewart's amazing covers

French illustrator Malarky's character fun

William Goldsmith's wall

One of the illustrator's showing his portfolio for critique

Dior, Dior, Dior...j'adore!

Dior at Harrods exhibition was pretty...

A giant Dior dolls house with miniature furniture, chandeliers and people in the windows,

Gorgeous drawings,

...And the dress that Natalie Portman wears in the latest Dior perfume ads, complete with tiny organza flowers sewn all over it!

Mary Portas

The lovely Mary Portas shooting in Broadway Market, chatting to locals. Love her work! www.maryportas.com

Mildred's is marvellous

Lunch at Mildred's in Soho. Curry laksa – yum! 

All vegetarian, all the time.

http://www.mildreds.co.uk/

Messages on the tube...

Don't you love it when people write messages to themselves on their hands!? (We all do it, so just admit it!)

Caught this guy on the Central line with his hand pressed up against a barrier... Had to capture it!

Lavazza 40-love

Just as we are getting over Rafa's loss in the Wimbledon finals, I wanted to reflect on a great campaign that featured all over London during the tournament... I think M&M definitely scored with the Lavazza sponsorship campaign. It's the one poster I noticed in the tube during the tennis (and trust me there can be an overload!), because I think the print graphic particularly was so clever and striking. Simple too. Basically they made a coffee bean into a tennis ball.
http://www.mandmglobal.com

London calling

This graffiti art caught my eye today whilst on my way to get coffee near my house in North London.

work? work?

Where are you?
I'm in London, looking for work as a Designer. It's tough! Surprise, surprise I hear you say... I know, but there seems to be quite a bit of work, they are just not picking me!
Got turned down in the last stage for a job on Monday. It was between me and another girl. They picked the other girl. I sulked for a bit then went to the cheap gym (fitspace) to get rid of any negativity in me (there was a lot). So now, I might have another job interview tomorrow for a stationery company in London. Fingers crossed.