Architecture and interiors

Following our shoot for Waterford Interiors’ debut collection in 2012, Blacksheep invited us to shoot Waterford’s 2013 collection – designed by Jo Sampson Studio; namely Elysian, Glacia and London.

The editor of Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, invites us into her writing room. The place where she always pens her recognisable Shulman prose. This room of collectables, accommodates many of her favourite things, including a photograph of Alexandra with her parents, taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Alexandra has edited Vogue since 1992 and has seen its readership rise to over a million. In 2005, an OBE was awarded to Alexandra for services to the magazine industry.

We witness a light phenomenon at The Shard – refraction through water crystals in fog. Following an early arrival to a blanket of fog, we put our trust in the Met Office’s forecast for a clear sky ahead; and then wait. As the sun starts breaking through, we begin capturing the changing light. After three hours, we walk away with a triptych over a timespan of only 20 minutes.

Our photograph features on the front cover of Paul Archer Design’s debut book, Old to New: Houses by Paul Archer Design. It chronicles the first 10 years of Paul Archer Design in 26 illustrated and detailed case studies; ranging from a 17th century farmhouse extension to basement and garden additions for Victorian terrace houses to a zero carbon new build surrounded by gardens. You can purchase a copy here http://oldtonew.paularcherdesign.co.uk/

We have the honour of capturing Virginia Bates in her boudoir. Following her former years as an actor; which included playing the Temptress in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, Virginia launched London’s famed shop, Virginia Antiques. Since the opening in 1971, it has served for the likes of Alberta Ferretti, John Galliano and Donatella Versace.

We wrap up cataloging Joseph’s stores with an exterior shoot of Selfridges at Bullring; where Joseph has a concession. Joseph’s new website is now live and is showcasing all of our shots on the Stores page. Click here to see them all.

We shoot Lee Broom’s first glassware collection entitled Half Cut. It integrates the unused crystal stoppers from Lee Broom’s Decanterlight collection. The decanter stoppers have been transformed into bases of the glassware for this three-piece collection; including a wine glass, martini glass and champagne glass. Each stopper is polished, cut and then fused with a hand-blown lead crystal vessel which forms the glass; and they are etched on the bottom with the signature Lee Broom crest.

Zaha Hadid Design Gallery has collaborated with the cult hair brand, Fudge, to present its first pop-up hair salon. It also showcases unique designs from Zaha Hadid Design. The exhibition was open throughout London Fashion Week and London Design Week and is now open in celebration of Frieze London.

The Architects’ Journal asked us to document Westfield Stratford City for a supplement to the magazine. Our aim was to capture it as a whole within its environment; describing how specific parts of the infrastructure relate to one another, as well as photographing the many different areas and how they work with the people. At 1.9 million sq ft, Westfield Stratford City is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe. It offers views of the Olympic Park and the venues which include the Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics Centre and the Orbit.

We capture Ken Shuttleworth, Founding Partner of Make, at 55 Baker Street. Due to the nature of the scheme, we feature the mixed uses that it offers as backgrounds to him. Ken founded Make in 2004 and in 2008 he completed 55 Baker Street which received a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’. Make has been listed once again in the AJ100.

Blacksheep chose our team to photograph Waterford’s premier interiors collection for their new brand, Waterford Interiors. The pieces were designed by Billy Canning, John Rocha and Jo Sampson. Launching April 2012, the collection will include chandeliers, console tables, mirrors and lighting.

We make the front cover of The Architects’ Journal as a result of The Times Eureka Garden and Pavilion being shortlisted for AJ Small Projects 2012. The winners will be announced on 8 February at NLA, The Building Centre, London. Good luck NEX!

Hat-trick asked us to shoot seven iconic buildings in Greater London; each designed by British architect, Richard Seifert. Our photographs will be going towards a case-bound, coffee-table book to celebrate the Centre Point building and the era it was built in. They will be featured in the chapter about Richard Seifert’s other iconic London buildings. Hat-trick are designing the book for Almacantar, a property investment and development company, who have recently bought the building.

‎’Taxidermy’ has been selected for the 2011 International Photography Awards Best of Show Exhibition, curated by Audrey Landreth. Opening on 22nd October, at Splashlight Studios in New York, the show will help kick off Lucie Week. For more information, click here http://bit.ly/pWUOr7

Designed by Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-Tectonics, the first European stand-alone boutique for Ports 1961 opened at Harvey Nichols. The Canadian brand is already well established in America and has a celebrity following that includes Megan Fox, Carey Mulligan and Emmy Rossum.

Stuart Forbes Associates renovated an existing four storey Grade Listed property and added a substantial basement structure below the garden at the rear. It developed an articulated cast concrete structure which allows the required planting depths of soil and still creates the opportunity for daylight to penetrate into the deepest parts of the dig by the use of overhead glazed roof lights which are set at garden level.

The Times Eureka Garden and Pavilion was undertaken by NEX and landscape gardener, Marcus Barnett. It was commissioned by The Times Newspaper in association with Kew Gardens for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011. The design approach was inspired by the cellular structure of plants and processes of plant growth and formation. The pavilion sits on a timber raft constructed from spruce beams and the walls and roof are clad with recycled plastic ‘cells’.

For Lee Broom’s fifth collection at The London Design Festival 2011, he will be launching his debut upholstery collection entitled ‘Salon’. The collection will consist of six furniture pieces which are a contemporary take on 1930′s upholstery. The finished result is a polished, contemporary furniture range that echoes the iconic designs of luxury fashion accessories and punk rock couture.

‘Taxidermy’ was accepted into One Eyeland Book Vol.1. http://bit.ly/hbnLaF One Eyeland Book is an outcome of ‘sifting through 41500 uploaded images, 9400 selected images and 1400 pre-selected images. The book is a showcase of 180 outstanding images submitted by 102 photographers short listed from our database of 1210 luminous photographers.’ (Sharad Haksar, Founder)

Marcus Beale Architects asked us to capture a residential project which included a stairs to a locally listed building in Wimbledon. ’(Their) client’s key requirements were to improve the approach and bring more light and a greater sense of quality into the heart of the building.’

L&B commissioned us to photograph their luxury interiors shop in Belgravia for their new website. Leonora Beaubois is a bespoke linen designer who owns L&B’s London store, based in Belgravia, while her cousins and brother are based at its stores in the South of France. Leonora is the fourth generation of her family to follow this particular career path.

Three of our photographs from ICEHOTEL have been accepted by One Eyeland http://bit.ly/enV8xv

Our camera managed to fight the freeze whilst we shot ICEHOTEL in the Arctic for a forthcoming book, produced by Russ Malkin at Big Earth and published by Transworld.

Wallpaper* magazine very kindly recommended us to designer clothing group, Joseph. As a result, we are now in the middle of cataloging their stores. We open with 14 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, designed by Reed Abillama Architects.

Our first submission to One Eyeland has been accepted. http://bit.ly/hI45qN

Aynhoe Park is a privately-owned Grade I listed 17th Century country house used as a location for hire. We were particulary attracted to the owner’s taxidermy collection which grazes on the ground floor.