xmas windows pt2 - roll up, roll up, for the Fortnum & Mason spectacular, spectacular!

so gorgeous. don't you agree? read about the inspiration here...

xmas windows pt1 - Dreaming of a Selfridges White Christmas

Want to see the making of the magic??

Go! Join the Hackney Circus

If the thought of the West-End and generic Christmas gifts make your skin crawl, then you need some Circus in your life! The artistic force behind House of Hackney, Javvy M Royle and Frieda Gormley, have pulled together the cream of the British creative crop with this Christmas festival of design. I popped in for a peruse on Wednesday and sure enough, proceeded to fall in love with pretty much everything on offer. There are some awesome designers and labels on show and all in the amazing setting of a disused power station in Shoreditch. Check out this line up...

CIRCUS
14-18 December 2011, 10am – 8pm daily

The Tramshed, Shoreditch

14 Garden Walk,

London, EC2A 3EQ

London 2012 Exhibitions

What with all the craziness surrounding the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery at the moment, it's definitely worth looking ahead to up-coming shows. Especially as, with the Olympics coming to town next year, the cultural calendar is set to explode! Here are the ones i'm already excited about... Get them penciled into the new 2012 diary over Christmas!

David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture - 21 January - 9 April 2012 – Royal Academy.Booking open Now!

Bauhaus: ‘Art as Life’ - 26 April 2012 - 12 August 2012 - Barbican Art Gallery

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration – 8 February – 22 April 2012 - Victoria and Albert Museum

Damien Hirst - 4 April - 9 September 2012 - Tate Modern

Christian Louboutin- 28 March 2012 – 01 July 2012 - Design Museum

Technically not an art exhibition, but still, this one is a real coup!  Sundance London Film Festival - 26 - 29 April 2012 - The O2. Don't miss this...buy tickets NOW!

best buns in town...

...Cinnamon buns that is. Been meaning to pop into this delightful cafe for too long now. The interior is sparse but stylish, in that effortless Scandinavian way. but you won't notice any of that until you have finger licked every crumb off your plate. My new nemesis is their delicious, sticky, cinnamon bun. And i don't even like cinnamon. Counter-balanced with some gravadlax on rye and a nice earl grey, it made for the perfect 11's. Another visit is definitely on the cards -  i have to explore the other counter-top delights.

Interiors Focus - The Elk in the Woods

 i fell hard for this Art Deco wallpaper...It was specially made for the restaurant from a vintage sample - just gorgeous! 

Not only does this place look amazing, but the food is gorgeous and the staff are super friendly too! A must visit in Angel.