VALERIE JONES
Valerie Jones, animatronic designer, on a bird’s wing GB Tell me why you chose this. VJ I think a bird’s wing is perfectly designed. Not just the feathers but the […]
JOY BONFIELD COLOMBARA
Joy Bonfield Colombara, jeweler and sculptor, on the Winged Victory of Samothrace GB Tell me why you chose this JBC When I was about 13 or 14 we used to […]
SIR PAUL SMITH
Sir Paul Smith, designer, on an aardvark GB Tell me why you chose an aardvark as an object of beauty. PS There wasn’t a great deal of thought that went […]
CLARE CORRIGAN
Clare Corrigan, designer, on her Secessionist flower stand GB Tell me why you chose this. CC It’s a flower stand that I have on my top floor landing. I found […]
CRISTINA GRAJALES
Cristina Grajales, gallerist, on her sculpture of a bee. GB Tell me why you chose this. CG We just moved the gallery five weeks ago so when you move you […]
ROBERT GREEN
Robert Green, graphic and type designer, on the Doves Type GB Tell me why you chose this. RG I’ve spent five years trying to capture its essence digitally. And then […]
ALEX MCDOWELL
Alex McDowell, film production designer and producer, founder and creative director of 5D Global Studio, on a painting by his wife, Kirsten Everberg GB Tell me why you chose this […]
SIMON COSTIN
Simon Costin, art director and curator, on his bronze satyr. GB Tell me why you chose this. SC It’s often hard to explain why a certain object has a unique […]
TOM DIXON
Tom Dixon, designer, on the blue whale skeleton in London’s Natural History Museum. GB Tell me why you chose this. TD It’s quite an early memory for me, seeing the […]
VICTOR GAMA
Victor Gama, composer, performer and instrument maker, on a photograph of a child playing his Tipaw instrument. GB Tell me why you chose this image. VG I chose it as […]
HIROSHI FUJIWARA
Hiroshi Fujiwara, ‘godfather of streetwear,’ on his photograph of a snowy scene in Hakkoda, Japan. GB Where is this picture taken? HF That is the place called Hakkoda (Aomori/Japan). GB […]
JASMINE RAZNAHAN
Jasmine Raznahan, magazine publisher and designer, on a photograph she took of an unknown artwork. GB Tell me why you chose this. JR I took this photograph on my old […]
GARY CARD
Gary Card, set designer and illustrator, on ‘Circus Women’ after Elie Nadelman (February 20, 1882 – December 28, 1946) GB Why did you choose this? GC I’ve been in New York […]
GILDED BIRDS 