Pipilotti Rist found an interview of her 19-year old self saying: ‘I want to create rooms where people meet, feel comfortable and watch videos. Now I have done that at the Hayward Gallery!’, she exclaims. Pipilotti and I are standing outside her private view on a surprisingly warm September night. She is wearing bright colours...Read More
I went to Susie Stone’s show last Friday in her beautiful studio in Bermondsey to celebrate the beginning of London Fashion Week. Susie is a young designer doing all of the right things to make her business a success. She is inspirational and turns her dreams in to reality. Susie not only designs and makes...Read More
Emerald, Sapphire and Ruby were the names of the Houses in my girls’ school. In some ways it was a competitive environment where cliques formed and tribal behaviours began. I was voted in as Head of Ruby House and found that I had the ability to get people to work collaboratively. I learnt how to...Read More
Over the weekend I watched a film by Almodóvar called La piel que habito. It was just beautiful. Almodóvar is a skilful storyteller and in the film he reorganises time producing metaphors for our bodies, our perceptions and our identities. The colours and surfaces that Almodóvar created looked as if they had been painted by...Read More
About once a month I stand on a conference platform and give a presentation on business to a usually receptive and engaging audience. And increasingly I find that people introduce me as someone who lives in the future. I take this as a huge compliment as I know that I have a preference to think...Read More
Are you observant? Are you aware of people around you? I ask because I notice how people walk, what they look like and what they are carrying. I often hear parts of conversations from which I create stories that turn in to full-length feature movies in nanoseconds. At least once a week I walk from...Read More
I love working in our office. We occupy a small house built in 1692 that is hidden in a tiny mews in Covent Garden, London. Our neighbours, like us, are enterprising businesses that have a global presence. Each day I am reminded how lucky we are at MSL to work in such an aesthetically pleasing...Read More
I send text messages quite a lot and I like doing so. Recently, I marvelled at how efficient the technology was to communicate instantly. Imagine the scenario: I am on a terrace overlooking the deep blue calm sea watching the sun go down in its usual spectacular way – a huge orange ball descending behind...Read More
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