After the excitement of the Mary Portas experience, That's Not My Age decided to spend some quality time with the Blog Widower this weekend, so we went along to see potter, Edmund de Waal's exhibition at the Alan Cristea Gallery. 'De Waal's pots - and the way he groups the pots to display them - are unlike anything else I've seen,' AS Byatt said in The Guardian (10 October 2009), but then, she hasn't been to our house...
Mr de Waal's white cabinet with porcelain vessels (top photo) put me in mind of a very tasteful collection of nick-nackery (middle and bottom photos) at That's Not My Age mansions. Uncanny, no? And this got me thinking about the way people arrange their possessions in a highly creative/anal fashion - and inspired me to introduce a new feature, 'Home is where the art is.' For which, I plan to visit people's homes (within reason, sorry but if you live in Australia or the USA, I probably won't be popping round for a cuppa) to photograph their favourite piece of art, collection of objects or as my mum would say reet nice ornaments. It doesn't have to be something you picked up at the Frieze Art Fair, just something you love with an interesting history. So if you'd like to take part, please get in touch. And if you do live in Australia, America or anywhere outside London, perhaps you could send a photo?
No brass horse shoes or teddy bears, please!
Edmund de Waal, From Zero is on at the Alan Cristea Gallery until 17 April 2010
12 comments:
If you can hang on, when I am back in UK ( a few weeks time - do you have a time limit? ) I will photograph and send you something I love from home... don't really have that much here - a bit of a nomad! But I do love the very tasteful and reet nice ornaments at TNMA Mansions - reminds of Lucy Rie's work...
Hi there-wow, what a fabulous idea, I'm going to love seeing this!! Unfortunately with having two boys, our house is devoid of any ornaments and knick knack antiques (which is why I concentrate on my wardrobe so much-haha) but I'm sure to be inspired by what other people have to show!!
Oh great! I'm going to get creative...
It's great!!.............................................
S-E I can wait, where are you based? Why don't you drop me an email then we can liaise.
MDS - let me know when I can pop round to MDS Towers!
With all those nick nacks hanging around who does the dusting?? I don't dust.
Crap, our entire house is an objet thanks to my anal husband. You are welcome to risk your life coming to Brixton if you really want to see our highly average arrangements...
Great idea! I adore interiors and nosing at other people's style.
Vix
xxx
FG - I'll bring a duster!
Sparx - I'm practically in your 'hood. let's do it!
Vix - don't think I haven't noticed your very fine G-Plan table.
Oh Rats here I was hoping you'd fly out to Australia to view my china. Love all that white- so soothing during these troubled times.
I absolutely love the texture-rich white-on-white look in the photos. My house is a disaster. I have a huge collection of chintz china which I now dislike. It is all over the place and collects dust while irritating me. I long for colourless arrangements instead of gaudy flowers.
FF - OK, I'll come but only if I can use your new Parlux hairdryer.
Rosina - sorry but you're going to have to chuck out the chintz!
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