• The Design Shops and Restaurants Where Actress Jodi Balfour “Romanced Herself” in London
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    The Design Shops and Restaurants Where Actress Jodi Balfour “Romanced Herself” in London

    November 29, 2023 - By 

    Welcome to Design Detours, a series where creative people whose tastes we trust share their well-curated, design-minded travel itineraries. While shooting the third season of Ted Lasso in London for three months last year, South African actress Jodi Balfour sometimes found herself with extra time on her hands. She did “pop back to New York” to visit her wife, comedian-writer Abbi Jacobson (cocreator/costar of Broad City and the 2022 A League of Their Own adaptation), where the two split their time between Los Angeles. “But I was mostly grounded in London,” says Balfour. Having previously spent a couple of months in the…

  • New Work: My Event Styling For Kama ayurveda In LOndon | Maxine Brady
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    New Work: My Event Styling For Kama ayurveda In LOndon | Maxine Brady

    August 2, 2023 - By 

    I’ve been dying to share this with you, it’s my latest event styling work for Kama Ayurveda. Come take a look at the photos. In March, I had the joy of styling a press breakfast event for Kama Ayurveda at Carousel in central London. As part of the production team, my role as an event stylist was to curate the overall concept for the event and organise the logistics. I’ll explain more below. Event Styling For Kama ayurveda In LOndon This event was incredibly important for Kama Ayurveda because it was the European launch for this huge Indian beauty brand.…

  • Steal This Look: An Indoor/Outdoor Dining Space in London
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    Steal This Look: An Indoor/Outdoor Dining Space in London

    July 5, 2023 - By 

    For a lesson on how to create a charming indoor/outdoor dining area for summer nights, we take you to a small backyard in London’s Crofton Park neighborhood. There food writer Mina Holland and musician Freddie Denham-Webb have created an oasis in the city—complete with an American-style Big Green Egg grill. What prompted the American barbecue invasion? “We’re on a street of what I figure were quite experimental Victorian houses. Ours is a purpose-built maisonette, and opposite there are cleverly laid-out cottages. It feels like it was a bit of a testing ground for small-space living,” Holland told The Modern House.…