We do! In my 9 to 5 I’ve been working at home for meetings and got a chance to visit our HQ in person this week.
Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Who has the most fab offices of them all?
Category: Organisational Aesthetics
Explorations of the aesthetic, emotional, and symbolic dimensions of workspaces, drawing on art practice, organisational life, and Human Relations thinking — including what becomes possible when we pay attention to the artifacts in our own home work environments and the quiet ways they communicate meaning
Elegant Lampshade for Table Lamps: Remembering How it all began
Why did I start designing and making elegant lampshades that soften our office table lamps? Here I recall three parts of a conversation forming reasons why I found it vital to begin this quest and where I am now.
In 2012, I complained to an interior design/ architect friend (I was sharing a Chelsea office with) that we saw too much hard surfaces in office decor (albeit for durability and health and safety) when organisations should be enacting the softening up to echo their espoused prioritisation for well-being and more human side of organisational life.
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High Street Table Lighting Trends: Summer 2023
Three lampshade style trends I’ve noticed in the highstreet this summer (2023) are:
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Signs I’m at home
Even though we are post-COVID, more of us are out and about. Home is still proving to be an important part of our lives. I realised that I’d been taking home for granted and gave myself a few moments to stop and think about what random (not normally thought of) items make my home my home. Some images are below with captions that explain.
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Putting Skin in My Art Game
I was thinking back on the course I did at CSM this week. Those thoughts helped my plans to integrate paint skins into more of my pieces.
I tried to review at least three of the big famous artworks that use skin, but I got distracted by the work of Frank Bowling. Tate. Arts seem to think he does it, and I need to investigate further. Perhaps it’s that he uses canvas-like skin. I still need to read more of that very long paper.
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