VERITY STANDEN
Verity Standen, composer and performer, on the mantle piece in her family home GB Tell me why you chose this. VS I chose it because it’s home and it’s quite […]
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 […]
LAURA BRIDGEMAN
Laura Bridgeman, author, on a painting by her mother. GB Tell me why you chose this. LB I had a few things I could have taken pictures of – my […]
HARRY PARKER
Harry Parker, author, on his great grandfather’s paint box. GB Tell me why you chose this. HP I don’t really know when it was first given to me, but I […]
SCOTTEE
Variety artist, Scottee, on his picture, “Dinner at me nan’s” GB Tell me why you chose this. S It’s the aesthetic of being at my nan’s. There’s always a big […]
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 […]
STYLE | TOM SACHS
GB Does style matter? TS Not only does style matter but style is everything. It’s how you use your charisma and sex and ability to sell your Ideas. There are […]
FENELLA FIELDING
Fenella Fielding, actress, on her blue coffee pot. GB Tell me why you chose this. FF Well, it’s a very large coffee pot, it’s blue enamel which isn’t how you […]
STYLE | MATTHEW HELDERS
Matthew Helders from the Arctic Monkeys: I always played around with cameras and was interested in photography as a kid. I suppose I started taking photos more seriously with film […]
RICHARD SENNETT
Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology and the Humanities, on his Arabia soup tureen GB Tell me why you chose this. RS It gives us a sense of the evolution of […]
TERRY PASTOR
Terry Pastor is something of an unsung hero from Bowie’s golden age. Although he led the way with airbrush and photographic tinting techniques, creating the artwork for two of the […]
KEN LOACH
We’re reposting our interview with Ken Loach from July 2014 so we can start 2016 thinking about the beauty in the faces of all people who are in struggle around […]
STYLE | NICK RIGGLE
GB Does style matter? NR Style is confusing. On the one hand we tend to think that pursuing style is somewhat trivial or superficial—that there are far better things to […]
DILARA FINDIKOGLU
Dilara Findikoglu, fashion designer, on her vagina GB Tell me why you chose this. DF I did a collection based on a religion that I’d created. There were six looks […]
PARASHKEV NACHEV
Parashkev Nachev, neurologist, on the human face. GB Tell me why you chose this. PN You asked for an object and I chose this both as an example and as […]
ADRIANA NATCHEVA
Adriana Natcheva, architect, on Carlo Scarpa’s Poliedri, designed for Venini. GB Tell me why you chose this. AN I chose the Poliedri by Carlo Scarpa for a number of reasons. […]
