By Chris Harris When people admire a Lloyd Loom chair or basket today, running their hand across its smooth woven surface or noting the elegant curves of a laundry basket, most assume they’re looking at a clever piece of British design. In truth, Lloyd Loom began life in the United States in 1917, patented by … Continue reading Lusty & Sons: The British Company Made Lloyd Loom Huge and Turned It Into a Design Icon
Category: Vintage Matters
Grim But Beautiful Architecture: The Snake Brackets of Gloucester Prison.
It was a completely random discovery. I was watching Daisy May and Charlie Coopers NightWatch, set in Gloucester Prison, a series where they are seeking out ghosts, and was instead blown away by the architecture. Gloucester Prison ceased to exist as a working jail in 2013, but it’s been opened to the public regularly since, … Continue reading Grim But Beautiful Architecture: The Snake Brackets of Gloucester Prison.
My First Book Background: A Very Inauspicious Beginning.
If I’m going to write a blog about writing a book, I first need to explain the background, my meagre history in writing, the motivations, the book, the false starts, and the odd detours that got me here. Over the next coupe of weeks I will write half a dozen blogs so you can get … Continue reading My First Book Background: A Very Inauspicious Beginning.
The Rights of Fans. 