WRITERS
DAVID BADDIEL
David Baddiel, comedian and writer, on his cat, Ron. GB Tell me why you chose Ron as your object of beauty. DB I decided to choose a cat partly because […]
ALEXEI SAYLE
Alexei Sayle, actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter, on a T-34-85 Soviet tank. GB Tell me why you chose this tank. AS My love of militaria is not the traditional […]
POLLY MORGAN
Polly Morgan, artist, on a piece of polystyrene packaging. GB Tell me why you chose this. PM I think I’ve often found things beautiful that other people haven’t. I’ve often […]
MARTINE ROSE
Martine Rose, fashion designer, on her smiley face T shirt GB Tell me why you chose your T shirt. MR I guess it’s a beautiful thing for me on loads of levels. […]
JOHN KEANE
John Keane, artist, on an Owl butterfly. GB Tell me why you’ve chosen the Owl butterfly as your object of beauty JK I first encountered an Owl butterfly or Caligo, when […]
AMANDA STRONZA
Amanda Stronza, anthropologist, professor, conservationist, and wildlife photographer, on a snapping turtle. GB Tell me why you chose the snapping turtle? AS Aesthetically, I think they’re really beautiful, they’re this muted […]
PAUL MENDEZ
Paul Mendez, author, on In the House of My Father by Donald Rodney. GB Tell me why you chose this. PM The first time I ever saw it was in a […]
LADY HALE
Lady Hale, Judge and Lord Temporal, on Barbara Hepworth’s Family of Man in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. GB Tell me why you chose this. BH Well, there are lots of […]
PAUL KINDERSLEY
Paul Kindersley, artist, on a car boot sale. GB Tell me why you chose a car boot sale. PK I like the Pimlico Capital Car Boot. I can walk to […]
DON BROWN
Don Brown, artist, on the new moon. GB Tell me why you chose this. DB I thought for quite a long time about what I find beautiful, I suppose my […]
ALUN ANDERSON
Image constructed from thousands of pictures taken from an orbiter flying around the Moon, so there is tremendous depth of detail in the full size image. The full size image […]
JORDAN ASHLEY
Nan one month after being battered, 1984. Copyright Nan Goldin. Jordan Ashley, founder of Souljourn Yoga, on Nan Goldin’s work, Nan one month after being battered. GB Tell me why […]
MARKUS LUPFER
Markus Lupfer, fashion designer, on his picture of elephants in the Serengeti. GB Tell me why you chose this. ML I’ve chosen this because I went to the Serengeti last […]
ELLEN WINNER
Ellen Winner, Professor of Psychology, on Picasso’s Head of a Woman. GB Tell me why you chose this. EW I love this sculpture because it’s so beautiful. It is also […]
SAUL NASH
Saul Nash, fashion designer and choreographer, on a sculpture by Mark Jenkins GB Tell me why you chose this. SN I like the way the two bodies balance one another. […]
COLIN SELF
Colin Self, artist, on an oak tree in his garden GB Tell me why you chose your oak tree. CS I have a book that I bought off […]
JINNY BLOM
Jinny Blom, landscape designer, on a cliff in France GB Tell me why you chose this. JB I just think it’s the most amazing object because it’s emerged out of […]
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