by James Balston | Feb 15, 2020 | Art, Exhibitions
At first glance you might be looking at scrunched up pieces of paper, pieces of a coral reef, alien life forms, eggshell, or pebbles from a beach. But on closer inspection, these are all exquisite ceramic pieces made by Nadine Bell in her studio just down the road... 
by James Balston | Jan 12, 2016 | Art, Artists' Homes, Colour, Decoration, Homes, Studios
I’ve known Katie Wallis since the late eighties, when we both studied at Brighton Polytechnic, as it then was. She was studying illustration, but her output since has been much broader, also covering, interior design, mural painting, textile design and... 
by James Balston | Jun 29, 2014 | Artists' Homes, Decoration, Homes, Real Homes
Yesterday, the Guardian finally published a story I shot back in february. A lovely victorian terraced home in Peckham belonging to designer Rachael Causer, and her husband Henry. I’d spent a really enjoyable day shooting the house, while Charlotte Packer put... 
by James Balston | May 8, 2014 | Artists' Homes, Design, Exhibitions, Homes
I’m lucky enough to live in a flat on the Dulwich Estate. Few housing estates are as well planned, designed, or indeed situated. Mostly built between the 50s and 70s to the designs of Architect, Russell Vernon, it has the good fortune to occupy the wooded hills... 
by James Balston | May 1, 2014 | Artists' Homes, Decoration, Homes
As well as being directly commissioned by magazines to shoot homes, I’m constantly on the look-out for places to pitch to editors. But suitable homes aren’t always that easy to find. Naturally, to be magazine worthy, all the key rooms need to be up to...