28 Homes & Antiques August 2019
August
Discovertheevents,
exhibitionsandshowsworth
makinganextra-specialtrip
to see this month
Don’t Miss
LIGHT
HEADED
Don’tallowyourlightingto
fadeintothebackground
withthesesweettablelamps
fromSwedishNinja.Aptly
calledtheLittleDarling,this
marbleandleatherlightwas
inspiredbytheconsiderable
heightdifferencebetween
thebrand’sfounder,
MariaGustavsson,and
herhusband!Wewere
particularlydrawnto the
bold,neon-yellowpalette,
butthelightalsocomesin
pink,white,black,redand
green.It costs£385.
01858 410643;
thegiftedfew.com
ANCIENTTEXTILES
FROMTHEANDES
Until15thSept,discoverthe
detaileddesignsof ancient
weaversat TheWhitworth.
whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
WILDANDMAJESTIC
From26thJune-10thNov,
uncoverthehistorybehind
Scotland’sgreatestsymbols:
fromtartanto bagpipes.
nms.ac.uk
LASTSUPPERINPOMPEII
From25thJuly-12thJan2020,
explorethepassionateItalian
relationshipwithfoodthrough
artefactsfoundat Pompeii.
ashmolean.org
Thisbohemianpadisprimeforlast-minutegetaways
ARTIST RESIDENCE, BRIGHTON
Design Trip
Withitscarefreeatmosphere,
Brighton’sArtistResidenceisa
meccaforcreativesortsalongthe
SouthCoast.FoundedbyJustin
SalisburyandhiswifeCharlie,
thisboutiqueretreatstartedlife
asa tiredsea-frontB&Binherited
fromJustin’smother.Inorder
torefreshtheworn-outdecor,
Justino eredfreelodgingtoany
local artists willing to decorate a
bedroom:andsoArtistResidence
wasborn.Now,withthatethos
stillatitscore,thehotelis
eclecticandstylish– withvintage
furniture,paintingsandprints
adorningeachroom.Also nd
top-notchrestaurantTheSet,
plusa secretundergroundbar...
Roomsstartat£120 per night.
01273 324302;
artistresidence.co.uk
©Parco Archeologico di Pompeii; National Galleries of Scotland