HEATHER-MARY JACKSON
Heather-Mary Jackson, stylist and co-founder of Brownstone Cowboys, on the view from her bedroom to her living room. GB Tell me why you chose this. HMJ I keep taking pictures […]
BRIX SMITH START
Brix Smith Start, singer, guitarist, designer, stylist, co-founder of Start boutiques and television presenter on her piece of labradorite rock. GB Tell me why you chose this. BSS I have […]
TOP POSTS OF 2014
Many thanks to all our readers and contributors who have supported Gilded Birds throughout 2014. We were delighted with the response to Gilded Birds paper and will be expanding the print issues in 2015. Follow us here, on Twitter or on Facebook to get the latest updates. Here are the most popular posts from last year: ANTHONY GOTTLIEB “Not only […]
MILES ALDRIDGE
Miles Aldridge, fashion photographer and artist, on his copy of The Garrick Year by Margaret Drabble. GB Tell me why you chose this. MA This is a copy of ‘The […]
PIERS ATKINSON
Piers Atkinson, milliner, on his Chinese headdress. GB Tell me what this is and why you chose this. PA The object is a headdress from either a Chinese opera or […]
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 […]
HARRIS ELLIOTT
Harris Elliott, creative director, stylist and designer, on a pair of shoes. GB Tell me why you chose these shoes. HE I chose these shoes because ever since they were […]
JEANNE-SALOMÉ ROCHAT
Jeanne-Salomé Rochat, magazine publisher, on a Lawrence Weiner painting. GB Tell me why you chose this. JSR I was attracted by a work that seems to have no function except […]
CLARE SHILLAND
Clare Shilland, photographer, on a photograph by Annelies Štrba, from her book, Shades of Time. GB Tell me why you chose this. CS I really love this book and it’s […]
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 […]
MANDI LENNARD
Mandi Lennard, of brand consultancy, Mandi’s Basement, on David Hockney’s photo collage, Nude (Theresa Russell)* GB Tell me why you chose this. ML Jonathan Silver who founded Salts Mill in Yorkshire […]
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 […]
DAVID SIMS
David Sims, fashion photographer, on Kenny Dalglish’s number seven football shirt. GB Tell me why you chose this. DS I sat wondering what might be a definitively beautiful thing for […]
TYRONE LEBON
Tyrone Lebon, photographer and filmmaker, on a patch of light in his mother’s house in Corsica. GB Tell me why you chose this. TL It’s a patch of light that […]
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 […]
ANDREW BUNNEY
Andrew Bunney, jewellery designer, on a picture from a Sotheby’s auction catalogue – of a sculpture of Spencer Tracy made by Katharine Hepburn. GB Tell me why you chose this. […]
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