Vermeer's Victoria Sponge.

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Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Peckham | Shoreditch .(scribbled at 22:19 )

Midweek already- gosh, life is being brilliant right now! This weekend is imminent, which can only mean exhibition-catch-up-time… hurrah! I actually screamed a little with excitement that the Barbican were hosting an exhibition on The Bauhaus, so that’s definitely on the cards. And the V&A are having a little discussion about terracotta sculpture this Sunday, which sounds equally as juicy. I was originally planning to trek south of the river to the South London Gallery in Peckham to check out Alice Channer’s work, but I went on a wee visit last Thursday with my department at work (are your work outings this cultured?!).

Bizarre as this may seem, our day out was then followed by a treasure hunt around the streets of Shoreditch, as a method of team building through clue hunting etc. It was actually brilliant to notice things which you would casually overlook. Okay, there was the occasional pub stop en route (as well as prior and post route) but it was a totally unique way of exploring your own city! I've totally fallen head over heels for this block of flats, they're not too far from the Bethnal Green Road, and I like how the architect has even opted for pilasters as a means of bringing a decorative element to this once-was-social-housing.

And these colours in these graffiti tags was rather fetching too. I've just noticed that the first photograph I took spells out 'Art'.

If you feel like indulging in some similar office shenanigans, you can get further information here.

Anyway, I'm totally lusting for this which is the actual reason behind this post... and yes, those chairs are suspended, which is now instantly taking me back to my childhood of hanging from a door frame in a baby bouncer. This is design at its finest:

£5, 595. Bouf.com

Oh, and post on my weekend in Liverpool to follow shortly, I just need to get the photographs off my camera.

www.treasuretrails.co.uk

Labels: ART DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, Bauhaus Barbican, Bouf chairs, CHAIRS, Childhood Design, Designer Shoreditch Flats, Shoreditch Treasure Trail, South London Gallery, Terracotta Talk at the V and A

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diaristic ramblings about architecture, design, art, baking and shoes.

...all posts penned by Vikki, a twenty-something girl based in London (but currently having itchy feet and wanting to move back to Neuilly).

all these poorly taken photographs are indeed my own.

Vermeer's Victoria Sponge.