The last of Northampton. Phonecam pic so quality not ideal, and of course, the trademark tilt - but that's mainly because it's the only way I could get the whole building in... It's stunning up close and was designed by Edward William Godwin and they started work on it in 1864. There are carvings and exterior friezes showing all aspects of life in the town from shoemaking to horseracing - amazing. Godwin's other clients included Oscar Wilde and Princess Louise (for whom he designed a studio at Kensington Palace). He also built a house for the painter James Whistler ca1877 in Tite Street, Chelsea.And now for something completely different. See the book below - a neat copy of Auchincloss' 1966 novel The Embezzler. Except it isn't. There's this guy in the states who finds tired old vintage books, worth nothing, and remakes them as fantastic journal/notebooks! There's a lot of people out there who are well into their stationery and Tyler's are almost the Rolls Royce of such. I ordered one for a friend and they were overjoyed with it. He uses hand cut papers of different types ad colours and sews them in with fishing line and then resizes and rebinds the book. Each is literally one of a kind. You can keep your Moleskines and Mujis...
I just thought I'd give him a shout - give it up for Tyler Bender's Vintage Cover Journals!! I've just ordered another; talk about earning brownie points...
