Adventures in Book Design

03/08/2026

People looking at the colour in Barbara Hepworth’s art. Red, yellow, blue, mostly faded. Courtauld

24/04/2026

The construction of this work is extraordinary, Shiota, human spider, weaves rooms full of memory, looking back into the distorted past. .

07/02/2026

Oxford station to the Ashmolean for This is what you get (Jan 2026)

03/02/2026

House of Music - Doig’s vinyl collection played through ’high fidelity’ 1950s wooden Klangfilm Euronor speakers.

20/01/2026

Harland Miller talk. If he is this interesting and hilarious while fighting off flu! The rigid graphic format produces a surprisingly emotional response in real life, something in the overall scale, brush strokes and colour combinations.

19/01/2026

What joy - a gorgeous, independent, beautifully curated bookshop for Dartmouth Park! Had such a lovely chat with owner Ed, just now (hi Ed) such a great collection of books on the shelves AND you can bring in your Amazon wish list and order from a real independent instead of feeding the billionaires. So on brand for Dartmouth Park!

12/01/2026

This is what you get Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood. (Another ‘looking at people looking at art’ but also ‘what I felt looking at this is what you get’). I can’t remember seeing a show that celebrated the art of friendship before.

10/01/2026