Designer’s Diary

Category Archives: Bath Unplugged


Romance on the Riviera

Eating out in Bath is a bit of a mixed bag.
I have always found it difficult to recommend a restaurant here that isn’t overly expensive, grand, or just a bit, well, provincially stuffy. (I know, I probably don’t get out enough, so I am delighted to let you in on this little secret.)
The Bathwick Boatman […]

Georgian on my mind

The little-known Building of Bath Museum is my favourite place to take visitors who want to know more about the city but don’t want to spend too much beer time doing it.
Even though it has a city-centre location, few have heard of it and fewer-still find it.
Which is a pity.
So if you’re heading this way […]

Take a Butcher’s…*

In our recent shoot, I wanted our model Rosy to do a little sashaying outside my local laundrette “The Dolly Tub” with the Villa Tote… having a bit of fun with our ‘everyday luxury’ theme.
What I had previously failed to notice (after 20 years living around the corner) was the fact that the laundrette was […]