LEE Peng Hui
@peregrinpenguin.bsky.social
https://www.peregrinatingpenguin.com/
Architecture, art, design, food and drink, and Venice. Volunteer coordinator at the Isokon Gallery. Former radiologist.
Architecture, art, design, food and drink, and Venice. Volunteer coordinator at the Isokon Gallery. Former radiologist.
“British people are not familiar with heat and often don’t see heat as a risk – most consider it as something nice, for socialising, going out, going to the beach” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Number of UK homes overheating soars to 80% in a decade, study finds
Researchers say urgent action needed to inform people about risks of heatwave temperatures and adapt homes
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“British people are not familiar with heat and often don’t see heat as a risk – most consider it as something nice, for socialising, going out, going to the beach” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Isokon Building in Belsize Park in London has become an architectural icon, and its own history is full of scandal and Central European emigrés, writes Owen Hatherley
Spies and socialists in Belsize Park | Apollo Magazine
The Isokon Building has become an architectural icon, but its own history is full of scandal and Central European emigrés, writes Owen Hatherley
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March 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Isokon Building in Belsize Park in London has become an architectural icon, and its own history is full of scandal and Central European emigrés, writes Owen Hatherley
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Wedgwood Festival of Britain mug, designed by Norman Makinson, & depicting the Skylon and Crystal Palace.
January 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Wedgwood Festival of Britain mug, designed by Norman Makinson, & depicting the Skylon and Crystal Palace.
England’s last lacemakers are shutting up shop on.ft.com/4g64y1I
England’s last lacemakers are shutting up shop
In lace country, around Nottingham, there are only a handful of people left who know how to operate machines that have run since the 1800s. Soon there will be none
on.ft.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
England’s last lacemakers are shutting up shop on.ft.com/4g64y1I
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Thought I’d do a small thread of some modernist homes and buildings you can visit in England. First up is 2 Willow Rd, Erno Goldfinger’s house in Hampstead, now looked after by the National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london...
2 Willow Road | London
Visitor information for 2 Willow Road, Ernő Goldfinger's 1930s Modernist home in Hampstead, London.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Thought I’d do a small thread of some modernist homes and buildings you can visit in England. First up is 2 Willow Rd, Erno Goldfinger’s house in Hampstead, now looked after by the National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london...
Fortnum’s truffled rarebit on sourdough. This was very good and very easy to prepare.
January 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fortnum’s truffled rarebit on sourdough. This was very good and very easy to prepare.
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In 2025 I’m shifting my work from design to climate.
It’s impossible to continue to witness the destruction of our environment caused by the cruise industry & sit idle.
My introduction to their reprehensible impact to port communities was in Venice:
ytali.com/2019/07/16/n...
#cruisecontrol
It’s impossible to continue to witness the destruction of our environment caused by the cruise industry & sit idle.
My introduction to their reprehensible impact to port communities was in Venice:
ytali.com/2019/07/16/n...
#cruisecontrol
#NoGrandiNavi. An open letter
Italian version They said it couldn’t happen. The cruise ships were too big to fail. Escorted by tugs at the bow and stern, traveling at 6 knots, the ships were…
ytali.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In 2025 I’m shifting my work from design to climate.
It’s impossible to continue to witness the destruction of our environment caused by the cruise industry & sit idle.
My introduction to their reprehensible impact to port communities was in Venice:
ytali.com/2019/07/16/n...
#cruisecontrol
It’s impossible to continue to witness the destruction of our environment caused by the cruise industry & sit idle.
My introduction to their reprehensible impact to port communities was in Venice:
ytali.com/2019/07/16/n...
#cruisecontrol
London Comfort Food Restaurant a Padova ohmygodpadova.it
Oh My God - London Comfort Food Restaurant a Padova
Vieni a provare il vero London Comfort Food a Padova! Ci trovi in Via Savonarola, 84 con tanti prodotti tipici ispirati alla cucina Londinese!
ohmygodpadova.it
December 30, 2024 at 9:45 PM
London Comfort Food Restaurant a Padova ohmygodpadova.it
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I would like to go to a New Year’s Eve party at Restaurant Varna in the early 1970’s please!
In Aarhus, designed by Verner Panton
In Aarhus, designed by Verner Panton
December 28, 2024 at 8:40 AM
I would like to go to a New Year’s Eve party at Restaurant Varna in the early 1970’s please!
In Aarhus, designed by Verner Panton
In Aarhus, designed by Verner Panton
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Atomic style Christmas tree of candle holders with starbursts from House Beautiful, December 1961
December 10, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Atomic style Christmas tree of candle holders with starbursts from House Beautiful, December 1961
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I never get bored of this 1965 Sainsbury’s Christmas Pudding packaging design. So simple and elegant.
December 24, 2024 at 7:26 PM
I never get bored of this 1965 Sainsbury’s Christmas Pudding packaging design. So simple and elegant.
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📮For #PostboxSaturday here's a C20 favourite: the streamlined Type N, designed by Sir Kenneth Grange in 1996-99 as a 21st century version of the humble rural postbox.
Nicknamed 'Bantam' for its resemblence to the fuel tank on a GPO Bantam motorcycle, it was the last model to be made in cast-iron.
Nicknamed 'Bantam' for its resemblence to the fuel tank on a GPO Bantam motorcycle, it was the last model to be made in cast-iron.
December 14, 2024 at 8:24 AM
📮For #PostboxSaturday here's a C20 favourite: the streamlined Type N, designed by Sir Kenneth Grange in 1996-99 as a 21st century version of the humble rural postbox.
Nicknamed 'Bantam' for its resemblence to the fuel tank on a GPO Bantam motorcycle, it was the last model to be made in cast-iron.
Nicknamed 'Bantam' for its resemblence to the fuel tank on a GPO Bantam motorcycle, it was the last model to be made in cast-iron.
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An interview with Venetian writer Tiziano Scarpa
“..a sense of precariousness has sharpened. I look at Venice and think: how long will it last? Will she still be here in thirty years' time?”
www.naturallyepicurean.org/post/an-inte...
#Venice #Venezia #VeniceBooks
“..a sense of precariousness has sharpened. I look at Venice and think: how long will it last? Will she still be here in thirty years' time?”
www.naturallyepicurean.org/post/an-inte...
#Venice #Venezia #VeniceBooks
An interview with Venetian writer Tiziano Scarpa
An interview with Venetian author Tiziano Scarpa about Venice, art, food and hopes for the future of the lagoon...
www.naturallyepicurean.org
December 9, 2024 at 3:18 PM
An interview with Venetian writer Tiziano Scarpa
“..a sense of precariousness has sharpened. I look at Venice and think: how long will it last? Will she still be here in thirty years' time?”
www.naturallyepicurean.org/post/an-inte...
#Venice #Venezia #VeniceBooks
“..a sense of precariousness has sharpened. I look at Venice and think: how long will it last? Will she still be here in thirty years' time?”
www.naturallyepicurean.org/post/an-inte...
#Venice #Venezia #VeniceBooks
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In the 1980s, when there was a gap in daytime TV, ITV would play classical music with a sci-fi video.
For a lot of people, it's been a weird "did it really happen and why does no one else remember it?" memory.
I'VE FOUND IT!
youtu.be/Y4FrnrD7jCA?...
For a lot of people, it's been a weird "did it really happen and why does no one else remember it?" memory.
I'VE FOUND IT!
youtu.be/Y4FrnrD7jCA?...
Rondò Veneziano - La Serenissima
YouTube video by randomVHStat
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December 4, 2024 at 10:46 PM
In the 1980s, when there was a gap in daytime TV, ITV would play classical music with a sci-fi video.
For a lot of people, it's been a weird "did it really happen and why does no one else remember it?" memory.
I'VE FOUND IT!
youtu.be/Y4FrnrD7jCA?...
For a lot of people, it's been a weird "did it really happen and why does no one else remember it?" memory.
I'VE FOUND IT!
youtu.be/Y4FrnrD7jCA?...
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UPDATE: Disappointing news that C20’s application to list three site-specific dinosaur play sculptures at Teessaurus Park in Middlesbrough, has been rejected by Historic England.
Designed by Geneviève Glatt in 1977-79, they represent a rare major 20th.C public-art commission for a female artist.
Designed by Geneviève Glatt in 1977-79, they represent a rare major 20th.C public-art commission for a female artist.
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
UPDATE: Disappointing news that C20’s application to list three site-specific dinosaur play sculptures at Teessaurus Park in Middlesbrough, has been rejected by Historic England.
Designed by Geneviève Glatt in 1977-79, they represent a rare major 20th.C public-art commission for a female artist.
Designed by Geneviève Glatt in 1977-79, they represent a rare major 20th.C public-art commission for a female artist.
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And on Lubetkin day no less! Perfect place to celebrate for many reasons, come say hi 🐧🎂
The Isokon Gallery is currently closed until the next season which begins in March. However … we will be holding our🎄Christmas shop 🎄on Saturday 14 December, 11am - 4 pm, so do come along then.
November 16, 2024 at 11:03 PM
And on Lubetkin day no less! Perfect place to celebrate for many reasons, come say hi 🐧🎂
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During the recent Open House London in September, we ran a raffle, for which one of the prizes was champagne and canapés for two in a beautifully furnished Isokon flat, generously hosted by one of our volunteers, who came up with the idea.
November 17, 2024 at 7:54 AM
During the recent Open House London in September, we ran a raffle, for which one of the prizes was champagne and canapés for two in a beautifully furnished Isokon flat, generously hosted by one of our volunteers, who came up with the idea.
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The Isokon Gallery is currently closed until the next season which begins in March. However … we will be holding our🎄Christmas shop 🎄on Saturday 14 December, 11am - 4 pm, so do come along then.
November 16, 2024 at 10:37 PM
The Isokon Gallery is currently closed until the next season which begins in March. However … we will be holding our🎄Christmas shop 🎄on Saturday 14 December, 11am - 4 pm, so do come along then.
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This sounds interesting... Turning your phone into a musical instrument
www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/2...
www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/2...
Turn your smartphone into a playable wind instrument with this USB-C mouthpiece
Redefining what it means to play on your phone.
www.theverge.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:41 PM
This sounds interesting... Turning your phone into a musical instrument
www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/2...
www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/2...