The London Traveler

Don’t get too excited. This is nothing at all to do with James Bond.
The Goldfinger in question was leading modernist architect Arno Goldfinger, who built this as his own house in 1939. Look at the horrid half-timber semis being built at the same date all over North London, and you can see just how revolutionary this was.
Look at the wonderful use of light – one huge window on the first floor, creating a well lit, open plan space, with small windows on the floor above for bedrooms.  (In fact if you look carefully you can see this is a terrace …read more

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This is the last month of the Henry Moore exhibition at Kew Gardens. If you have even the remotest interest in modern art, you should make the effort to get out there.
Henry Moore was an artist who was profoundly influenced by landscapes. His sculptures often evoke the forms of hills and valleys, of naturally eroded rocks and boulders. And he was a perfectionist about the placing of his sculptures, often creating them for specific places outside. Seeing a Moore sculpture in an expansive landscape, therefore, gives you a fresh feel for what he was trying to achieve – and for …read more

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