by James Balston | May 5, 2017 | Art, Artists' Homes, Studios, The Triangle SE19
Studio is the latest book by best-selling author and designer, Sally Coulthard, published by Jacqui Small, and I’m delighted to have several images included in it. The Observer described the book as: “a book that really celebrates the personality and...
by James Balston | Mar 25, 2013 | Apartments, Designers & Architects, Homes, Offices
Commuting from the suburbs to a place of work in the city is a comparatively recent phenomenon, made possible by improvements in transport. Historically though, people lived and worked in the same place; from the humble blacksmith’s forge, up to the renaissance...
by James Balston | Jul 31, 2012 | Art, Artists' Homes, Homes
So much seems to have happened while I was away on holiday, not least the spectacular Olympic opening ceremony. I also managed to miss the publication in the Times of 2 of my features, including one about the home and work of artist, Shauna Richardson, whose...
by James Balston | Jun 16, 2012 | Antiques, Design, Designers & Architects, London
My first visit to Islington was as a student back in the summer of 1990. My interior design degree work was being exhibited at the Business Design Centre as part of that years New Designers show. Within a year I had moved into a flatshare in the area, and so began a...
by James Balston | Feb 10, 2012 | Offices, Workplace
I dreamed of majestic landscapes, as captured by the great photographer, Ansel Adams. The Rocky Mountains, The Great Plains, Yellowstone Park. Instead I find myself just off Oxford Street, at a centre for market research. For, Wyoming is the name of the business owned...