Today, instant communication with anyone anywhere is just the swipe of smartphone screen away. But in the late ’70s and early ’80s it was a different story. Sure, you could ring someone up, but every telephone was attached to the wall. If you wanted to speak to a ... Read more
Words: Elliott Lewis-George Paul Gorman is a writer and cultural commentator living in suburban London. Since 1978, Paul’s amassed an expansive body of work around the visual identity of pop culture, which has been the spark for many of his own projects. ... Read more
Large-scale wars often act as a catalyst for innovation: and that’s as true for clothes as it is for say, weapons of mass destruction or anti-tank guns. World War II was no different. And while its influence on menswear has been extensively documented – see brands like ... Read more
This interview first appeared in Issue 16 of Umbrella Umbrella: Hi Deyan. One of the themes you touch on in the book is urban transformation. We’ve seen this happen in London’s Docklands – how did those changes come about? Deyan Sudjic: Never underestimate the... Read more
Suburbia – particularly London’s suburbia – has often been a byword for everything dull. But author and professor Paul L. Knox disagrees, and has a written fantastic new book to show why. In Metroburbia: The Anatomy of Greater London, Knox takes us on a journey ar... Read more
