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Buona Sera at the Jam

2011-11-14T06:18:00.000-08:00

Buona Sera at the Jam

Saturday during a sunny afternoon walking on King's Road found this amazing place

a true creative and one of a kind restaurant with great home style food, good service and affordable prices

the decor is just out of this world...

fancy dining up or down?

simply comfortable wood benches

By all means I chose to dine upstairs

spot my table...

great use of the space as below the stairs they keep their wines

impressive enough it was not that bad climbing up

view of one of the tables from upstairs...

now with customers dining

this is how the lovely friendly staff come to serve you...

the view from upstairs

the view directly down

for starters

Calamari: deep fried squid with mixed greens and tartare dip

Spaghetti Bolognese - the classic meat sauce and shaved parmesan

and

Scaloppine veal escalopes with mushrooms walnut cream sauce with leek and potato timbale

guests from the neighbouring table are leaving, I needed to see how they managed to climb down, as I was next...

they made it ;)

since it was the first time...I decided as per the picture below to have one glass of wine

see you again very soon Buona Sera!

Warhol: Bardot

2011-11-11T18:00:00.000-08:00

Pop up of Andy Warhol's portraits of Brigitte Bardot, based on Richard Avedon's 1959 photograph.

I was not able to take pictures inside so...

I took them from outside

There is something about Andy Warhol that I just ♥

Top Floor - Hoxton Square - Salon Evening by Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

2011-11-08T20:00:00.000-08:00

is an interactive gallery art space

Eleanor Linday-Fynn is a visual artist, photographer, and a sociologist a real innovator.

ELF tell us more about Top Floor an interactive gallery art space in the video below

The Collector's Living Room

where the visitor becomes the owner

the collector spends his life accumulating art...

Jane Simpson's sculpture

'Head Cake with lost Marbles"

Hanz Hancock

'Framed Works'

a chaise longue...

Eleanor Linday-Fynn

Portrait of Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn created by Ed Mirza

Ed Mirza

Stromoffski
Ben Moore

"Do I Really Want To Be In This World?"
Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

Too School For Art School
Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

'Dealers'
Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

'What Are You Hoping To Find?'

Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

'Ignored Rejected And Now Banned'
Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

Introducing her Gallery concept

Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn's

tour of the gallery

'Something that Looks Like Art But Isn't'
I. Think

'All Things Nice (Orange, Apple, Cherry, Lychee)'

Landon Peck

'Portrait'
Baccara Smart

Alex Chappel

Alex wearing something...colourful

Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn

Saatchi Gallery

2011-10-30T12:51:00.000-07:00

The Saatchi Gallery

a must while walking on King's Road or as I did after a nice lunch at the Gallery Mess

With all due respect for all the artists exhibiting at the Saatchi Gallery below are some of the art pieces I enjoyed the most

David Altmejd

Canadian Artist from Montreal

not sure if you all know that I lived in Montreal for almost 13 years, hence was very keen for his art :)

The New North

made out of wood, foam, expandable foam, resin, paint, magic-sculpt, magic smooth, glue, mirror, horse hair, quartz crystals

David Altmejd

The Healers

2008

wood, foam, plaster, burlap, metal wire, paint

Very interesting piece as what you first see is not what it seems but a more in depth thought about life, death, love, sex and much more...

I leave you to take a look and interpret

hence the reason I took so many pictures...

Another angle from The Healers

another one...

one more...

and the last one from The Healers

In another room we can admire...

Dirk Skreber

Untitled (Crash 2)

2009

Black Hyundai Tiburon 2001

Dirk Skreber

Untitled (Crash 1)

2009

Red Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider 2001

Women Changing India

A photographic exhibition commissioned by BNP Paribas in order to celebrate 150 years in India.

It combines the talents of Magnum Photos and Zubaan, a New Delhi-based publishing house specialising in books by and about women in South Asia.

'Women are natural leaders: not only within their own communities but in the country as a whole'

Aruna Roy

'When a woman starts earning, it changes the power balance in the home and the world'

Laila Tyabji

'We need to hire more women, increase the intake, but change is a process that takes time'

Chanda Kochlar

Namaben Bijal Marwara, master embroiderer from the Meghwar community at the office of KMVS at Mundra.

She has been a memeber of KMVS for 17 years

Kutch, Gujarat

'The film world is truly democratic: religion, caste and gender don't matter, just our ability to deliver'.

Farah Khan

Richard Wilson, born 1953, is one of Britain’s most renowned sculptors.

The gallery is filled to waist height with recycled engine oil, from which the piece takes its name. A walk way leads from a single entrance, leading the viewer into the space until they are surrounded by oil on all sides.

The impenetrable, reflective surface of the oil mirrors the architecture of the room exactly, placing the viewer at the mid-point of a symmetrical visual plane.

Roger Hiorns

Untitled

2010

Polyurethane, polyester and brain matter

Roger Hiorns

Cooper Sulphate Chartres & Copper Sulphate Notre-Dame

1996

Folkert de Jong

The Dance

2008

Styrofoam, pigmented polyurethane foam, artificial gemstones

Folkert De Jong

Seht der Mensch; The Shooting Lesson

2007

7 figures

Rebecca Warren

Croccioni

2000

Reinforced clay on 2 painted MDF plinths

Rebecca Warren

10-4

2004

Painted unfired clay and plinth

Rebecca Warren

SHE

2003

6-part installation

Rebecca Warren

SHE - No. 6

2003

Unfired clay, MDF & wheels

Matthew Brannon

Nevertheless

2009

Wood, steel, aluminium, string, glass, sintra, bulsa foam, acrylic paint, enamel paint, canvas, soap, mouse trap, sound cancelling device, water from a melted ice sculpture

David Thorpe

I am Golden

2002

Mixed media installation

Dimensions variable

David Thorpe

Private Lives

2010

plaster, leather, light system, wood stand

David Thorpe

2010

Endeavours

wood, ceramic tiles, steel

David Thorpe

The Quiet Voice

2004

Mixed Media collage

Sterling Ruby

Monument Stalagmite/Headbanger (and 2 details)

2008

PVC pipe, formica, urethane, spray paint and wood

Sterling Ruby

Recondite (and 2 details)

2007

PVC pipe, plastic urethane, wood, aluminum, spray paint

Sterling Ruby

Headless Dick/Deth Till

2008

Formica, wood and spray paint

Björn Dahlem

The Milky Way

2007

Wood and neon lamps

David Batchelor

Brick Lane Remix I

2003

Shelving units, found light boxes, fluorescent lights, vinyl, acrylic sheet, cable, plug-boards

David Batchelor

Parapillar 7 (Multicolour)

2008

Steel support with plastic, metal, rubber, painted wood and feather objects

Anselm Reyle

Untitled

2006

119 neon tubes, chains, cable and 13 transdormators

Mella Jaarsma

Sara-swati II

2000

dried banana tree trunks, fiber glass life size

Rudi Mantofani

Lost Note

2007

wood, electric guitar components, paints

Angki Purbandono

Brush!

2008

Wiyoga Muhardanto

iType

2005

vintage typewriter, painted plywood, plexiglass

Nindityo Adipurnomo

Dzikir

2008

rattan, buffalo horn, beads, iron

Mella Jaarsma

THe Post Modernist

2011

5 cloaks of embroidered emblems life size

J. Ariadhitya Pramuhendra

Devided and Fold

2008

charcoal on canvas

Jompet kuswidananto

War of Java, Do you remember? # 1

2008

5 human size figures

life size

Rudi Mantofani

The World Falling Onto Earth

2007

acrylic on canvas

Haris Purnomo

Waiting for the Signal

2008 - 2009

mixed media

dimensions varible

Quiverz @ King's Club Chelsea

2011-10-27T11:37:00.000-07:00

What? The Perfect Social Introduction Evening

When? Wednesday 26th October, 7pm until late.

Where? King’s Club, 107 Kings Road, London, SW3 4PA

A favourite haunt amongst the bright, young things of London society, King’s Club is the perfect place to make that all-important social connection. From 7-9pm, complimentary canapés and cocktails will be served to a very sophisticated crowd of Quiverz members.

nice décor

King’s Club is proud of this...

Upon arrival to King’s Club the Quiverz team handed to all attendees a sealed envelope containing the following

Prior to the event you needed to answer the following:

Preferred nickname

An interesting fact about yourself

Something funny that happened to you recently

Your occupation

An amazing way to start up a chat and look for the person who wrote what was inside the envelope you received at the entrance ;)

people chatting

maybe they found the person who wrote what was in their envelope

are you the actor?

maybe it's him...

a very nice crowd soon filled the club

Meet David Zarzecki, MD of Quiverz

at the bar...

very busy offering from 7 -9 these cocktails

BRAMBLE

Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar & Blackberry Liquor

WHITE RUSSIAN

Vodka, Kahlua, Cream
COSMOPOLITAN
Lemon Vodka, Cointreau, Lime Juice, Cranberry Juice

on the terrace...

more of the merry crowd...

meet George Mann...

As always, this is an exclusive Quiverz Members Party with an exclusive guest list. If you wish to attend, kindly RSVP to george@quiverz.com with your Quiverz username, first name and surname.

The Churchill Arms Pub & The Thai Restaurant

2011-10-18T00:42:00.000-07:00

Every one who lives in London or comes to London as a tourist a must is a stop at a local pub!

Now, this one is a very interesting one that stands our from the clutter of London Pubs.

Why? Because, you do have the typical beer, spirits, cider drinks but not your typical fish & chips.

The Churchill Arms Pub

Not only was I impressed by the flowers surrounding the facade of this pub as you can see in these pictures

But the fact that inside you can find a jewel Thai restaurant where you feel as if you were inside a garden

great ambiance

just like in a garden...

even...

the loo feels like you are in between butterflies

I highly recommend the prawn fritters for starters

Extra spicy chicken...

Pad Thai with shrimps...amazing

or Oyster sauce beef

Go for a change of fish & chips and come to enjoy Thai cuisine

I do recommend making a reservation as it gets very busy

Yes, I'm down the pub

See you all soon at the Churchill Pub that won numerous awards for its displays including 'Boozer In Bloom' at the Chelsea Flower Show 2007

London Design Festival @ The Dock

2011-10-09T15:14:00.000-07:00

The newly completed Portobello Dock development plays host to an emporium of creative talent curated by Tom Dixon

Celebrating The London Design Festival

@The Dock

Print Club London

was at The Dock during the London Design Festival

cool multi-use bag from Print Club London

Hugh Barrell technician at Print Club London

Hugh Barrell demonstrates how to 'squeege' his art pieces

Hugh in action

voilà the final product

quick video of Hugh Barrell on how we can achieve these cool art pieces

more of their art

view from outside to the Dock

Tom Dixon opens the doors to its first shop, in a converted Wharf Building at Portobello Dock

The former Victorian goods depot is now home to the full Tom Dixon range of lighting and furniture as well

as a selection of work from other international designers and brands

Foldboat Dock Edition 2011

Foldboat is a rowing boat made from a single sheet of folded plastic developed by Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies

brilliant design

sunny afternoon with a foldboat = happiness

Innocent is located right there...

and were offering a nice refreshing sample of their smoothies

Thank you Innocent

cute Innocent car

Aston Martin was there as well with some of their amazing cars

on the top of the Dock Bolon was presenting...

Artisan: Textile feeling, exceptional service life

the view ...

the cafe at the Dock

chilling under the sunny sky

inside the cafe

passage leading to the other side...

walking to the Moooi and Lladró

towards the White Building

The Icon Design Trail 2011

MOOOI

Timothy Hatton Architects

Timothy Hatton Architects unveil a free-standing pavilion at Multiplex at The Dock for London Design Festival

Built in collaboration with Concrete Canvas, an award winning textile material which hardens once saturated with water

Inside, the architects exhibit their ideas for using this material in disaster relief zones

Meet Stefan Gehren Associate at Timothy Hatton

he was the one that gave a tour of the above

STEVE JOBS - a true Genius

2011-10-07T03:25:00.000-07:00

How could I not have a post about Steve Jobs since it is thanks to him that I am able to do this blog

This is to you Steve Jobs who will always be remembered by me and many others

Early Thursday morning I went to the Apple store located on Regent Street and this is what I found

'post it' messages...

flower bouquets

apples

apples with a bite...

view from inside the Apple store

outside...

candles lighting arranged in the shape of a

♥

instead of an apple

one of the most inspiring videos I have ever seen in my life

enjoy!

RIP

Ferran Adrià 'The Family Meal' book signing event @ Harrods

2011-10-03T04:10:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to meet gastronomic Chef Ferran Adrià, who was at Harrods promoting the launch of his cookbook The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adrià on Sunday 25th September.

Ferran Adrià, is founder of the famous three Michelin star el Bulli restaurant located in Roses on the Costa Brava

previous books

queuing for his autograph and pictures with Chef Adrià

the queue

people waiting

The Family Meal

getting ready to start signing all the books

the dedication of my book...

it says: "For Caroline thanks for your sensitivity"

as I told him I wanted to meet him so much when I was last in Spain and was not able to have a reservation at el Bulli...

lovely Lucy Garcia translating for him so Chef Adrià was able to dedicate and autograph all the books

CHef Adrià talking with one of the Chefs from Harrods

Thanks to the PR girls Sauce PR and the Publishers Phaidon I was able to have a quick interview with Chef Adrià -

Below enjoy Chef explaining the reason for this book and future plans...

The Floating Cinema -Portavilion 2011 - 1 July - 18 September

2011-10-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

The Floating Cinema invited on board as it navigates the waterways of the Host Boroughs this summer. Created by Hackney-based architects Studio Weave and artist duo Somewhere (Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie), this extraordinary customised narrow boat hosts a varied and vibrant programme of free on-board screenings, quirky canal tours, talks and workshops

Sunny day in London you can see The Floating Cinema ready to have people on board

stairs leading to the Floating Cinema

view from the screen already on board

lovely staff explaining all about the floating cinema

inside the theater

movie playing

it fits about 20 people

The Floating Cinema is the 6th commission in "up project's" Portavilion programme of temporary pavilions for London's Parks and public spaces.

Portavilion 2011 invites you aboard the Floating Cinema as it navigates the waterways of the Host Boroughs, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest

comfortable chairs

It is now over for the season but it will be back next year

Check their site and keep posted so you will be able to meet the crew, relax and watch rare films selected especially for the Floating Cinema by artists Somewhere.

UK Bungee Club @ Tower Bridge - Sunday 25 of September

2011-09-30T05:01:00.000-07:00

Another amazing 'felt like summer day' at London.

UK Bungee Club was at Tower Bridge people were able to bungee jump and have the amazing experience

The UK Bungee Club (UKBC) was established in 1992 and is the market leader for Bungee Jumping in the UK.

still on the ground

come on board...

getting ready...

even the camera man

up they go...

up some more...

160ft high for the Bungee Jump

the jump

hanging

one more time but this time via video

you can take as a souvenir a DVD with your bungee jump
love their slogan: 'The Day I Stretched Life Further'

and/or pictures

Check their site out

Just brilliant!