And Did Those Feet

300 loveletters written to strangers - lovely project by Asia Wong pointed out by Nicole : love letters

Design week has nominated an ex-student - Valeria Hedman as a 'rising star' of the design industry. She and her partner Falko designed my book 'In their Own Words' Interiors - Valeria Hedman | Features | Design Week

A report suggests that a green oasis forms around a green space with improved health for those who live in the immediate area. BBC NEWS | Health | Green spaces 'improve health'

Next project - London Festival of Architecture - this is the brief for the Student festival. IASF_2010_Brief.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Glasgow has a reputation of excellent engagement with its community - see their open Museum site: Thanks for the link, nicole Open Museum

We had a visit to the Museum from an amazing group of octogenerians who used to work for Downs Bros - the medical instrument makers that was originally in St Thomas St, SE1. They described the positively Victorian apprenticeship system and gave an insight into medical instrument makers. Two were still making bespoke medical instruments. They reported that the brand Downe Bros was still in use. The following site was discovered by Colin and has interesting images of antique medical instruments Stitch Holder by Down Brothers - Medical Antique

' The Old Operating Theatre Museum in Southwark is a cut above the Portland Anaesthesia Museum' Julian Futter, London - I think in the Guardian? Also I think in the context of puns about names rather than being taken literately! Colin pointed this out to me.