Category Archives: Alternative Living

BOMPAS & PARR: An earnest discourse with Sam Bompas on all things wobbly.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by londoninsight

An insight into the weird and wonderful minds of Jellymongers Bompas & Parr. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Celebration, Christmas, Design, Events, Food and Drink, For kids, Interesting Men | Tagged alexis soyer, bompas & parr, chocolate waterfall, heston blumenthal, mercedes drive thru, truvia voyage of discovery, willy wonka | Leave a comment

Tom Moggach: London’s Urban Kitchen Gardener

Posted on May 31, 2012 by londoninsight

Tom Moggach shows the city dweller how best to develop small gardens and the benefits it can bring. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Animals, Cycling, Design, Disused Stations, Environmental issues, Fashion, Hotels | Tagged Beekeeping, cooking, deborah moggach, london, Tom Moggach, urban gardening | Leave a comment

The Chap protest of Savile Row

Posted on May 21, 2012 by londoninsight

The Chap Magazine’s protest on Savile Row against plans for a new Abercrombie & Fitch shop. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Fashion, Vintage | Tagged abercrombie & fitch, protest, savile row, the chap, vintage | Leave a comment

Joe Orton: a talent remembered

Posted on November 7, 2011 by londoninsight

A look at the life and death of the illuminating playwright, Joe Orton, in conjunction with the Malicious Damage exhibition of his defaced library books at the Islington Museum. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Art, Comedy, Crime and Punishment, Guerilla activity, Interesting Men, Literature, Plays, Shows, Theatre | Tagged islington, joe orton, kenneth halliwell, library books, loot, malicious damage | 3 Comments

School Of Life: A Day Of Good Design with Ilse Crawford

Posted on October 20, 2011 by londoninsight

Highlights of The School of Life’s Day of Good Design, headed by Interior Design maestro Ilse Crawford, with guest speakers Gitta Geschwendtner and Richard Reynolds. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Art, Boutiques, Design, Environmental issues, Gardening, Guerilla activity, Interesting Women, Interiors, Medicine, Philosophy | Tagged aesop, dennis paphitis, gitta geschwendtner, ilse crawford, school of life, studioilse, urban physics garden, wellcome collection | 6 Comments

The Chap Olympiad 2011

Posted on July 20, 2011 by londoninsight

With nearly as much Pimms as there was rain, you would be mistaken for thinking that the moods might be dampened a tad. Far from it, for this year’s Olympiad saw the attire as sharp as the cheating was rife. … Continue reading →