King's College, The Maughan Library
 
I have always looked forward to the annual Open house weekend in London, last year, I managed to book and visit some amazing places like the Lancaster House, Commonwealth Institute ( before the renovation to turn it into the new Design Museum) and the Oak room at [...]

Secrets of Russia at the Kiasma contemporary museum of art
 
I first saw Aamu/heard of Company at the London design festival two years ago and was really intrigued by her and Johan's work. Last year, their Reddress was exhibited at York hall during the London design festival ( see my first blog entry [...]

Bold graphics can be seen everywhere in Helsinki
 
Not many people are aware of the amount of graphics that surround us in our everyday lives. Yet walking down the streets, we are constantly absorbing messages ( consciously or not) from adverts, signage and banners, there is just no escape.
In Helsinki, it is even [...]

Finlandia Hall (1967-71) and the interior of Academic bookshop (1966-1969)

 
I still remember how impressed I was after seeing 'Alvar Aalto: Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban' exhibition at the Barbican back in 2007, as I am a fan of both architects. Hence I couldn't miss the opportunity to visit Alvar Aalto's [...]

Pavilion, the main hub for the design week and the Lahti: Biennale ‘13 pavilion

 
Helsinki must be the 'hippest' city to visit this year, not only it is celebrating its 200th anniversary as the capital of Finland ( from Turku), it is also the World Design Capital 2012. Before Helsinki, there were Turin [...]

This year's Africa weekend at Royal Opera House
 
It's probably hard to believe this but many exceptional arts and cultural events in London are actually free, and the annual Deloitte Ignite at the Royal Opera House is one of them. I have been to Deloitte Ignite for the past few years and it [...]