Create Display Pops Up at Poplar Cottage

Chichester Tulips textile in Poplar cottage at Singleton

The Weald and Downland recommends a trip to Sussex in order to:"Come and discover traditional buildings in a rural landscape that tell the story of the men, women and children who lived and worked in them over a 600-year period."

Many chose […]

Rediscovering Ceramics in Cambridge

Edmund de Waal selected Chinese porcelain

This Spring we discovered interesting ceramics on display and in use throughout a superb trip to Cambridge.

A special exhibition about the history of ‘white wares’ and porcelain was accompanied by a series of contemporary installations by the renowned […]

Vintage Car Boot Sale Shoppers Wear Sandals on the Southbank

Fortunately for the carefully coiffured crowd, Saturday the15th and Sunday 16th March 2014 was the first hot and sunny weekend of the year.

View Over Vintage Car Boot Sale

The DJ was playing ‘sounds of the […]

Japanese Impressions Private View in Malta

“Malta’s ‘Art Hotel’ venture was a joy!”

Japanese Scroll Painting on Table

exclaimed Mrs V Golding a guest at The Japanese Impressions private view event.This special evening was held on Sunday 24th November 2013 at the Cavalieri Hotel at St Julians on the Mediterranean island of Malta. This event was organised by […]

Exciting Open Air Museum Christmas Event

Weald & Downland Christmas Market

The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum Christmas Fair was held on the 16th and 17th November 2013 and gave a sparkling start to this years festivities in Sussex.

Visitors were treated to a historic village brimming full of crafts, gifts, fresh hot food and drinks.

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Vintage Steam Fair in Sussex Summer 2013

Vehicles at Vintage Steam Fair

The Vintage and Steam Fair was held at The Weald and Downland Museum in Singleton in Sussex on the 17th and 18th of August 2013. It was a wonderful summer weekend celebrating steam engines, vintage vehicles and good old fashioned country culture.

It was […]

‘All That’s Vintage’ Spring Fair

handmade brooches at Spring Fair

April 6th was a sunny Spring day and with great excitement the first ever ‘All That’s Vintage’ Fair was held in the historic Assembly Rooms in Chichester, West Sussex.

Many people attended the event which saw the grand Assembly Rooms packed with wonderful […]

Opulence with Ballgowns at the V & A

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950' exhibition ran from May 2012 to January 2013 at the Victoria and Albert Museum Kensington.

The dresses on display showcased the new Fashion Galleries.

 

A cold December day in London was the perfect opportunity to arrive at the Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington and enjoy the glamor […]

2012 Fall for 3D in London Design Week

Every September the London Design Festival  aims ‘to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world, and as the gateway to the International creative community.’

The strongest image from London design Week at the end of September 2012 was the entrance to the 100% design show in London.

 

 

 

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September Showtime 2012 Starts in Southampton

The yacht Collective Spirit stood in pride of place at the Southampton Boat Show which takes place in the middle of September in Mayflower Park and the Marina in Southampton, Hampshire.

 

 

Collective Spirit Yacht   An amalgamation of many special wooden artifacts from local people, this yacht certainly celebrates the 'collective spirit'. […]