Silly Season

Sorry for the long absence, a crazy few weeks of all sorts of brilliant stuff.

Firstly, more filming with Grand Designs, installing an oak staircase. This counts for the lack of recent workshop action updates too as its seems foolish to give it all away before the show airs. But, its a big project, including the staircase, a home office, low slung lounge units/benches and much more, so watch this space for more details.

I know i have said before that holiday snaps feel a bit suspect here, but i do feature a lot of photograhy on the blog and inspired by seeing the Wolfgang Tillmans and Nouvel Pavillion at the Serpentine Gallery yesterday, will try and explain why i think they are all critically valid.

A friend, digitoli captures a super relaxed Cornish wedding. I don't think these shots would look out of place on the sartorialist blog. Its also interesting how large celebrations also foster moments of insular contemplation and internal bliss. Oli was also recently involved with this 1.3 gigapixel photo. Zoom in, its quite amazing.

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And Julien Millet is behind the lens at a huge celebration (french weddings go on All night) in the Loire Valley.
I find this Hyper real image very magical, its like a stage set. The woman reading the seating plan, the steps to the right, a tiny lit doorway, the church tower in the background to the sculpture in the fore, its full of questions and drama.

In total contrast, the total honesty in this image, as spontaneously, and en masse, most of the stylish party just stand on chairs and start swinging their napkin around their head. Why? I have no idea, but its the most fun i have ever seen had (and had) with a napkin, and this captures the energy of it perfectly.

(btw, if you are going to see the shows at the Serpentine Gallery, take your bathers and go for a swim in the Lido. Yes, its a little slimy underfoot, but you will never feel such isolation and freedom in the middle of London, on a humid summers day.)