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 […]
PRINCESS JULIA
Princess Julia, DJ and writer, on the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London GB Tell me why you chose the ICA? PJ Well, I learnt that the Institute of […]
HANS ULRICH OBRIST
Hans Ulrich Obrist, curator and art historian, on Etel Adnan’s folding books. GB Tell me what you’ve chosen and why you chose it. HUO Etel Adnan is an artist […]
WILL SELF
Will Self, novelist and journalist, on a prehistoric hand axe. GB Tell me why you chose this. WS I’d wanted to get hold of a hand axe for some time; […]
RUPERT CHRISTIANSEN
Rupert Christiansen, writer and critic, on his Bernard Leach vase GB Tell me why you chose the vase. RC I think when you first mentioned the project I wanted to […]
STEPHEN PAGE
Stephen Page, chief executive of Faber and Faber, on his Spizzichino hi-hat cymbals GB Why did you choose these cymbals? SP Since I was 16 I’ve played the drums and […]
GILDED BIRDS 