Category Archives: Design

CRN Celebrates 50 Years with 80 Metre Mega Yacht (CDCLifestyle)

Posted on 2013-03-24 by tikichris

CRN is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as a luxury yacht builder. Part of the Ferretti Group since 1999, CRN specialises in the manufacture of bespoke mega yachts between 40 and 90 metres long. These boats are customised completely to the client’s specifications and sometimes even their wildest whims. Continue reading →

Posted in CDCLifestyle, Design, Italy, Travel | Tagged adriatic sea, ancona, boating, boats, CDCLifestyle, comte des cierges, CRN, CRN mega yachts, CRN yachts, custom built yachts, design, Ferretti Group, italian design, Italy, luxury, marche, mega yachts, megayachts, Travel, wealth, yachts | Leave a comment

Photos from CRN’s Mega Yacht Shipyard in Ancona, Italy

Posted on 2013-03-23 by tikichris

Yeah, multimillion dollar boats for multibillionaires seeking seaworthy luxury retreats. Apparently back in 1963 when CRN started making mega yachts, clients were eager to buy shiny things to show off at sea. These days – as the brand celebrates its 50th anniversary – its super rich buyers are more keen to splurge on a boat that enables them to slip away from the world and the ogling eyes of all the rest of us less affluent folk. Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Italy, Photography, Travel | Tagged adriatic sea, ancona, boating, boats, CRN, CRN mega yachts, CRN yachts, custom built yachts, design, Ferretti Group, italian design, Italy, luxury, marche, mega yachts, megayachts, panasonic, Photography, Travel, wealth, world's largest full HD plasma screen television, yachts | Leave a comment

Barn the Spoon in East London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-03-14 by tikichris

It’s refreshing to come across something that’s practical and simple by design. When form and function meet in equal measure, the results resonate with a lasting satisfaction. Rambling along perpetually up-and-coming and increasingly trendy Hackney Road with its speakeasies and new boutiques mingling with stalwart pubs and dwindling wholesaler outlets, a shop selling handmade wooden spoons stands out. Continue reading →

Posted in Design, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel | Tagged barn the spoon, carving, design, east london, hackney, Hackney Road, London, OneTravel, Shopping, spoons, Travel, wooden spoons, woodwork | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2013-03-08 by tikichris

Here’s a quick list of good stuff: things I’ve come across lately and really liked but for whatever reason weren’t featured in a dedicated blog post here or on one of my client blogs. New Pies at Vintage Inns: Lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Celebrities, Design, Food, Good Stuff, London, Movies, Pubs, Shopping, Video | Tagged book, cookbook, ephotozine, james martin, Jez Fenwick, meatballs, mobile phone, pies, pubs, recipes, sony, sony xperia z, stewart fawcett, the bowler, the bowler's meatball cookbook, vintage inns | Leave a comment

David Bowie Exhibition at V&A London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-02-28 by tikichris

With unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive, London’s V&A museum will soon present the first international retrospective exhibition to highlight the extraordinary career of one of popular music’s most beloved and enduring stars. David Bowie is will open at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, London, Music, OneTravel, Travel | Tagged Art, david bowie, david bowie is, design, exhibition, London, museum, music, OneTravel, preview, Travel, V&A | Leave a comment

Hemingway on the Stage: Fiesta (The Sun Also Rises) at Trafalfar Studio 2

Posted on 2013-02-08 by tikichris

Fiesta (The Sun Also Rises) is a distilled and spare adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel, The Sun Also Rises. Adapted and directed by Alex Helfrect, the play is set in 1920s Paris and Pamplona and follows stoic – and often drunk – American journalist and bullfighting aficionado Jake Barnes as he examines the wounds and memories from his time served during WW1. Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Design, London, Theatre | Tagged bullfighting, ernest hemingway, fiesta, fiesta (the sun also rises), Gideon Turner, hemingway, jack holden, jake barnes, jazz, josie taylor, jye frasca, lady brett ashley, London, novel, play, rachel noel, review, the sun also rises, theatre, theatre review, trafalgar studio 2, trafalgar studios, trio farouche, west end | Leave a comment

Friday Late at the Victoria & Albert Museum (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-01-10 by tikichris

An especially smart time to visit the museum is during the evening of the late Friday of each month (excluding December) for free activities and exhibition entry lasting until 10 p.m. and based around a central design theme. The next … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, London, OneTravel, Travel | Tagged design, Friday Late, Friday Late at the V&A, Friday Late at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, museum, museum quarter, OneTravel, south kensington, Travel, V&A, Victoria & Albert Museum | Leave a comment

The Perfect Kyoto Souvenir: A Tenugui from Eirakuya (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-01-03 by tikichris

A bit kitsch, but tenugui are gorgeous items for the kitchen and provide nice reminders of that special trip to Japan. They’re light weight and can be packed with ease. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.

Posted in Design, Japan, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel | Tagged eirakuya, japan, kyoto, OneTravel, Shopping, SOUVENIR, Tenugui, Travel | Leave a comment

Theatre Review: Follow the Rabbit

Posted on 2012-12-17 by tikichris

Yeah, maybe I’m getting too big for my britches and posting more pics of myself than most folks would care to see. But this time I doing it because, believe it or not, I was the star of the show … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, London, Theatre | Tagged Amelia Bennet, babel studios, drunk tank productions, follow the rabbit, immersive theatre, kemey lafond, Keri Danielle Chesser, lewis carroll, literature, review, Rosanna Mallinson, SE1, SE1 0AS, set design, sound design, southwark, southwark bridge road, theatre giant, theatre review, white queen | Leave a comment

Brochures, Postcards: Get the Printing Right!

Posted on 2012-12-15 by tikichris

Recently in a couple of posts here on my blog, I discussed the importance of getting your brochure printing right. Essentially, the same common sense advice and forethought apply when you’re considering having some postcards printed. If you have some … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged brochure printing, postcard printing, postcards, printing, SPONSORED POST | Leave a comment

Follow the Rabbit: Immersive Theatre Experience Based on the Works of Lewis Carroll

Posted on 2012-12-08 by tikichris

Follow The Rabbit is an immersive theatre experience co-produced by Theatre Giant and Drunk Tank Productions and based on the works of Lewis Carroll. Set and costume design for the White Queen by the one and only Kemey Lafond! Performances run from 15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, London, Theatre | Tagged babel studios, drunk tank productions, follow the rabbit, immersive theatre, kemey lafond, lewis carroll, literature, SE1, SE1 0AS, set design, southwark, southwark bridge road, theatre giant, white queen | Leave a comment

FAO Xmas Shop: Marylebone Pop-Up for Design-Minded Gift Givers

Posted on 2012-12-08 by tikichris

Dummy me, I input the wrong date in my calendar for the press preview of FAO’s pop-up Christmas shop and went a day early. So I missed some refreshments and maybe a small goodie bag or some such. Oh well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Christmas, Design, London, Shopping | Tagged christmas gifts, christmas shopping, design, FAO, FAO Xmas Shop, London, marylebone, marylebone village, New Cavendish Street, pop-up, pop-up shop, review, W1, W1G 8TT | Leave a comment

Win a TASCHEN Book and Afternoon Tea for Two with a Christmas Tree View at Belgraves, A Thompson Hotel

Posted on 2012-12-07 by tikichris

No matter how you stack them, books make great gifts. And the folks at Belgraves hotel and TASCHEN reckon they can be fantastic Christmas decorations too! Keep reading to find out how you can win a TASCHEN book and afternoon tea for … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Christmas, Competition, Design, Drink, Food, Freebies, Hotels, London, Shopping, Social Media, Travel | Tagged afternoon tea, begraves christmas tree, belgraves, BELGRAVIA, book christmas tree, books, christmas, christmas decorations, christmas tree, christmas tree made of books, competition, free, free afternoon tea, London, luxury hotel, taschen, taschen books, taschen christmas tree, taschen london, thompson hotels, Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Air | Leave a comment

Next Steps in Printing

Posted on 2012-11-28 by tikichris

So, last week I blogged a bit about brochures: how easy it is to get ’em wrong and how crucial it is to plan ahead to ensure you get them right. Let’s carry on to the next logical step and … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged 24 Hour Print, 48 hour print, brochures, design, online printing, print job turnaround, printing, SPONSORED POST | Leave a comment

London Goes Scandinavian (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-11-17 by tikichris

If next time you find yourself doing something especially fashionable in London and for a split second you forget where you are and start wondering if you’re actually in, say, Malmo or Reykjavik, you’d be forgiven. London, it seems, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Design, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel | Tagged brick lane, cafe, Chase & Sorensen, chatsworth road, clapton, coffee, cooper & wolf, dalston lane, danish design, FIKA, fitzrovia, furniture, hackney, London, marylebone, MARYLEBONE LANE, OneTravel, reviews, scandinavia, scandinavian food, scandinavian kitchen, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT | 1 Comment

Wallpaper, Ketel One and VICE Want to Fund Your Modern Craft Project

Posted on 2012-11-07 by tikichris

Partnering with Wallpaper magazine, VICE and Ketel One are on a quest to find contemporary craftspeople who bring traditional skills into the modern day and striving to take their work, careers and talents to the next level. Folks keen to establish a craft … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Competition, Design, VICE, Video | Tagged Art, artisans, competition, craft, craft exhibition, design, ketel one vodka, modern craft exhibition, prize, SPONSORED POST, the modern craft project, vice, Video, wallpaper, wallpaper magazine | Leave a comment

London’s Best Toilets (LBM 97.3FM)

Posted on 2012-11-05 by tikichris

This Dalston pub caused controversy when they installed these Rolling Stones-style lips urinals. Erotica also covers the walls. A bit of fun or misogyny? View the complete feature at the LBM 97.3FM website.

Posted in Design, LBM 97.3FM, London, Photography | Tagged bathrooms, LBC, LBC 97.3FM, London, london's best conversation, restrooms, THE HUNTER S., toilets, urinals | Leave a comment

Take a Slinky Survey (Please)

Posted on 2012-10-30 by tikichris

Passing the word on about this survey to help out a friend … I’d be incredibly grateful if you could spend 5 – 6 minutes by taking this short survey as it will help with my market research for Slinky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Surveys | Tagged slinky, survey, toy, toys | Leave a comment

Me and My Aga

Posted on 2012-10-29 by tikichris

Viral video by ebuzzing Post sponsored by Aga Beneath the classic looks of every AGA is a heart of cast iron: the entire cooker is an outstandingly efficient energy store, steadily transferring the heat from its core into its ovens … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Food, Shopping, Video | Tagged aga, british, cast iron, cooker, cookery, cooking, kitchen, oven, SPONSORED POST, stove, Video | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2012-10-21 by tikichris

Here’s a quick lists of Good Stuff I’ve come across lately and got a kick out of but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Akari Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Art, Books, Celebrities, Coffee, Design, Food, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Television, Travel | Tagged 4od, akari, Akari Japanese Kitchen & Bar, anna friel, app, arts bar & cafe, artsadmin, brick lane, channel 4, channel four on demand, circus, cirque du soleil, curry, essex road, Fäviken, GRAYSON PERRY, In the Best Possible Taste, In the Best Possible Taste - Grayson Perry, ipad, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, khushbu, khushbu grill house, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour, nordic cuisine, O2 Arena, phaidon, phaidon press, Photography, Reuters, sushi, swedish, swedish food, thomas reuters, toynbee studios, whitechapel, Wider Image, Wider Image Photo App for iPad from Reuters | Leave a comment

Win a Free Limited Edition Duro Olowu Umbrella – Courtesy of Le Méridien Piccadilly

Posted on 2012-10-18 by tikichris

Would you like an attractive limited edition designer umbrella to shield yourself from the element in style? Then keep reading because I’ve got a beauty of a parasol to giveaway. One of the highlights of my “Le Méridien at Frieze” experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Competition, Design, Freebies, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Shopping | Tagged Art, compeitition, contemporary art, designer, duro olowu, fashion, free, freebie, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, giveaway, hotels, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, limited edition, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, regent's park, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, umbrella | 16 Comments

Top Five Reasons to Choose Le Méridien Piccadilly When You Visit London (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-10-16 by tikichris

… two of England’s most recognizable traditions: the gin and tonic and the afternoon tea. Both are awesome … but how much more awesome could they be together? Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.

Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Drink, Hotels, London, Travel | Tagged Art, cheapoair, cocktails, contemporary art, gin and tonic, Gin and Tonic Afternoon Tea, hotel, le meridien, le meridien piccall, LM100, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, piccadilly, piccadilly circus, review | Leave a comment

Limited Edition Duro Olowu Umbrellas

Posted on 2012-10-13 by tikichris

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Le Méridien supported Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, OFT has commissioned Duro Olowu to design two exclusive umbrellas. The limited edition umbrellas (500 colour, 1000 black and white, both featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Shopping | Tagged Art, contemporary art, designer, duro olowu, fashion, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, hotels, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, limited edition, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, regent's park, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, umbrella | 1 Comment

Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery This Weekend

Posted on 2012-10-12 by tikichris

As I mentioned yesterday, I spent the earlier part of this week having an art fuelled staycation in the heart of London, participating in Le Méridien Piccadilly‘s blogger thingy centred around this year’s Frieze Art Fair. I had a blast, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London | Tagged AI WEIWEI, Art, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, geodesic dome, Herzog & de Meuron, Hyde Park, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, memory marathon, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, SERPENTINE GALLERY, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012, thomas shutte, thomas shutte; faces & figures | Leave a comment

Harmondsworth Barn, the Cathedral of Middlesex (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-10-08 by tikichris

A barn. But to think of the Harmondsworth Barn as just a barn would be a great disservice to this huge and imposing medieval structure. A much better way to think about the Harmondsworth Barn might be to take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, England, London, OneTravel, Travel | Tagged ARCHITECTURE, barns, Cathedral of Middlesex, england, english heritage, harmondsworth, harmondsworth barn, heathrow, London, london heathrow airport, medieval barn, middlesex, OneTravel | 3 Comments

Visiting Mackintosh’s Glasgow (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-10-03 by tikichris

Here’s a list of Mackintosh’s buildings in his home city … all well worth a visit. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/dalbera

Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Scotland, Travel | Tagged ARCHITECTURE, art nouveau, arts and crafts movement, charles rennie mackintosh, cheapoair, CRM, Daily Record Building, design, glasgow, Glasgow School of Art, House for an Art Lover, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, mackintosh, Martyrs School, Queen's Cross Church, rennie mackintosh, Ruchill Free Church Halls, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, The Lighthouse, the mackintosh house, willow tearooms | 1 Comment

Help Build the Olympic “LEGO-acy” All this Week for Free at Westfield Stratford City

Posted on 2012-09-25 by tikichris

Photo of the Lego-ized London 2012 Olympic Stadium East Village, the new residential neighbourhood located on the site of the Athletes’ Village inside the newly named Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, is to be constructed “in Lego” as part of a 3sqm … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Freebies, London, London 2012, Shopping | Tagged ATHLETES VILLAGE, E20, EAST VILLAGE, free, kids, legacy, lego, lego stadium, legos, London, london 2012, London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, olympics, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, tikchris, toys, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | Leave a comment

Your Guide to Glasgow’s Museums (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-09-06 by tikichris

Got plans to visit Glasgow? You will after reading this comprehensive list of all its great museums in this compact and culturally rich city … Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog. Photo/dalbera

Posted in Art, Design, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel | Tagged charles rennie macintosh, Gallery of Modern Art, glasgow, glasgow museums, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow Police Museum, glaswegian museums, GMRC, GOMA, Hunterian museum and art gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, museums, People's Palace and Winter Gardens, piping centre, Provand's Lordship, riverside museum, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The Burrell Collection, The National Piping Centre, University of Glasgow | Leave a comment

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 – Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei at Hyde Park (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-09-04 by tikichris

Compared to past commissions, the 2012 pavilion is more subtle and has received considerable criticism for delivering less “wow” (and for its pool of water unintentionally drawing insects). Still, it’s a contemplative and restful place (and the bugs weren’t bad … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Travel | Tagged AI WEIWEI, design, Herzog & de Meuron, Hyde Park, London, london 2012, SERPENTINE GALLERY, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012, SERPENTINE PAVILION, summer | 1 Comment

William Morris Gallery Reopens in Walthamstow, North London (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-08-28 by tikichris

Now having been transformed into a new world class destination and “international center of excellence” for the study of all things Morris, the childhood home of this famed polymath’s has reopened to the public as a gallery offering an unprecedented … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, London, Travel | Tagged ARTS & CRAFTS, cheapoair, design, gallery, GEORGIAN MANSION, London, VICTORIAN, WALTHAMSTOW, WATERHOUSE, WILLIAM MORRIS, WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY | Leave a comment

GOLA X TADO Exhibition at Boxpark

Posted on 2012-08-24 by tikichris

This looks like fun! Plus, there’ll be music and free drinks during the 6 September launch. The show will run through the month. GOLA X TADO Exhibition Launch Boxpark 2-4 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6GY Thursday 6 September, 6-9pm Complimentary … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Drink, London, Shopping | Tagged Art, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, container, DJ BOOGIE BLIND, E1, E1 6GY, exhibition, FEVER TREE, free, freebies, GOLA, GOLA X TADO, hackney, HAVANA CLUB RUM, London, pop-up, RETAIL, shipping containers, Shopping, shopping centre, shopping mall, shoreditch, TADO | Leave a comment

Olympic LEGO Stadium

Posted on 2012-08-09 by tikichris

Right beside the Official London 2012 Shop on the third floor of John Lewis inside the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre is a massive Lego replica of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. Based on the original concept and design by Warren Elsmore, … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, London, London 2012, Shopping | Tagged #iwasthere, department store, i was there, john lewis, lego, lego stadium, legos, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, SPONSORED POST, toys, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | 1 Comment

British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-08-01 by tikichris

British Design 1948-2012 features more than 300 design objects which all highlight significant moments in the history of British design and tell the story of how Britain continues to nurture artistic talent and be a world leader in creativity and … Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, Design, England, London, Travel | Tagged 20th century, britain, british design, british design 1948-2012, british design 1948-2012: innovation in the modern age, cheapoair, great britian, London, mid century modern, modern design, museum, review, UK, united kingdom | Leave a comment

British Airways Home Advantage

Posted on 2012-07-16 by tikichris

British Airways invited me out to its Waterside international head office at Heathrow last week. The invite was a teaser of what’s to come with their Home Advantage Influencer Programme (apparently, somebody at BA reckons I’m influential – neato!). It … Continue reading →