by James Balston | May 23, 2019 | Bedrooms, Decoration, Design, Designers & Architects, Homes, Kitchens
I’ve been an ‘Industry Partner’ member of the BIID for longer than I can recall, and count many of it’s registered designers among my clients. The institute has been growing in stature and scope for many years, and just recently they updated... 
by James Balston | Nov 19, 2017 | Architecture, Bathrooms, Contemporary, Designers & Architects, Homes, Kitchens, Landscapes, Stairs
One of my most memorable shoots of 2017, was the trip to Devon to shoot a brand new house, designed and lived in by Architects, Mark Camillin & Liam Denny. They had previously run a successful practice in Brighton, before giving it up for the good life, which they... 
by James Balston | Jul 25, 2016 | Design, Designers & Architects, Homes
Last week was exceptionally busy, with shoots every day, which meant much of the weekend was spent at the computer, editing the results. All the shoots were high end residential projects, and each gave me the opportunity to indulge in one of my favourite types of... 
by James Balston | Feb 16, 2016 | Antiques, Apartments, Architecture, Artists' Homes, Contemporary, Crystal Palace, Designers & Architects, London, Restaurants, The Triangle SE19, Workplace
London’s centre of gravity is on the move. The city’s ancient roots are of course north of the river, with many of its landmarks and institutions dotted along that side of the Thames. Centuries of expansion, while not confined to the north, saw it’s... 
by James Balston | Feb 9, 2016 | Apartments, Bathrooms, Designers & Architects, Homes
Like the post-war housing estates that replaced them, the tenements of Glasgow were much maligned. Yes they were over crowded, harbouring disease and abject poverty, but then as now the knee-jerk solution always seems to be “pull them down and start... 
by James Balston | Nov 9, 2015 | Architecture, Contemporary, Designers & Architects, Spas
The Parthenon in Athens is quite possibly the single most influential, and therefore important building, in western civilisation. Without this great Greek original, the buildings of the Roman Empire wouldn’t have been possible, and without that, there would have...