by James Balston | Jan 31, 2014 | Bathrooms, Designers & Architects, Homes
One of the difficulties I had as an interior designer, was trying to juggle so many different roles. There’s an assumption by many outside the industry that it’s all fluffily creative, but a wide set of skills is required, particularly if you are going to... 
by James Balston | Nov 18, 2013 | Architecture, Blog, Homes
Back in the summer I spent three days shooting one house in Maylebone for architectural practice, Studio Loop. It was one of those perfectly proportioned Georgian homes, prevalent in that part of town. The house, which included the adjoining mews house behind, is... 
by James Balston | Sep 27, 2012 | Architecture, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Hotels
Birmingham was looking rather more like Barcelona when I last visited on a glorious day in May. With an array of impressive new buildings, the city is at last beginning to shed its former grotty image, and to compete with other exciting European destinations. However,... 
by James Balston | Mar 20, 2012 | Homes
Should you happen to be a guest at this house in Holland Park, you will no doubt have been tempted to use the wonderful pool featured in Part 1. You should take into account however that while the pool is on the bottom floor, the guest bedrooms are on the top, and it... 
by James Balston | Feb 11, 2011 | Apartments, Uncategorized
I could feel her piercing stare from across the room. Surely it wasn’t her? What was she doing in the apartment I was photographing? Elizabeth Taylor, and not just any old Liz but one of Andy Warhol’s famous screenprints no less. She was the focal point of...