by James Balston | Feb 24, 2010 | Contemporary, Homes
The humble Victorian terraced house has been revolutionised over the last decade. For much of the last century, it was in decline; bombed by the thousand during the war, and many more destroyed during the fifties and sixties, by planners, eager to create a brave new... 
by James Balston | Feb 11, 2010 | Architecture, Art, Contemporary, Travel
Oslo and Munich are 2 cities I have visited many times, as I have family ties to both. When revisiting it’s always interesting to see what’s new in terms of architecture and design. My last trips to both, were very rewarding in this respect, each having... 
by James Balston | Feb 6, 2010 | London, Restaurants
Nearly a decade ago, one of my first commissions was to shoot the historic Grill Room at the Cafe Royal on Regent Street. The last decade had seen the decline of this once great establishment, and by the millennium, it was not much more than a glorified function room....