Victoria Park Skatepark, London.

Final glimpse of the many things that went on at the Southbank this weekend celebrating the Festival of Britain. I love how the children play with the water feature, the colour added to the lovely National Theatre and its secret garden on the roof terrace. Very nice!

We headed over to Hackney Wick today to see the Folly For A Flyover where we had lovely bacon bagels and a rather stressful rowing trip down the canal. We then headed further east to the open space studio/cafe Stour Space where we watched the canal go by. Great examples of how space can influence our emotions and environment.

I went for a bike ride along the canal today and stumbled upon this old mill in east London. Imagine having a small studio in that white extension overlooking the canal! I think it used to be part if a water mill with warehouses and even a distillery up until the second world war and the blitz.

British MET Police charging students and pupils as young as 14 on mounted horses.
Student protests, London 2010, 25 November.

This is unacceptable behaviour by the MET and what makes it worse is that citizens are being illegally held for 9 hours. This means that a basic civil right of demonstrating is being taken away from the people.

If you are a protester, please don’t be violent but assertive and know your rights. You are under no obligation to hand out your personal information. 

(Source: suarts.org)

This is a short film by Matt Mason, DJ and author of the book The Pirate’s Dilemma about London’s pirate radio stations. If you are into electronic music, this is for you. Click the image to view the film.

The festival lead by Neville Brody is a response to 25 years of cultural deep freeze. The Anti Design Festival will attempt to unlock creative fires and ideas, exploring spaces hitherto deemed out-of-bounds by a purely commercial criteria.

This is my final project for year one on my Graphic & Spatial Design course at the University of the Arts, London.

This proposal of a coffee bar for MTV in Camden was inspired by recording studios and the shape of  a crown.

More soon on my website.

I went to the first Pecha Kucha (late starters…) at the Design Museum on Friday and was impressed with the speakers. The very entertaining duo from It’s Nice That kicked the event off with the inspiring randomness one would expect from them.

Ben at Herb Lester Associates has produced this nifty little map showing great places to meet people and work (or look like you are working) in central London.

Momentfactory has designed this interactive digital installation in Montreal/Canada. If you want to see similar things done digitally, head over to the V&A and visit the current DECODE exhibition - very cool.

I found this little gem of a book/postcard holder today in a small cafe near Shoreditch High Street. I have never come across this simple solution and thought it works very well. The book you see in the middle is Martin Usborne’s “Joseph of Hoxton”, which I can highly recommend.

Nadia and James over at Design Detail Trail in the east end of London are doing a great job of documenting design details in the local area, which is a great addition to the London Design Guide. The main website is not up yet but head over to their blog to download the first edition and have a wander around.