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Gemma Critchley: sunset
“How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.” George McDonald And we weren’t scared. Not tonight. Not of the amazing flood of colour into the white sky this evening. I didn’t take a picture, I just wanted to remember how it looked forever. People in the office drawn to […]
Gemma Critchley: Tangerine Dream
January 8, 2012
Pantone’s colour of the year for 2012 is 17-1463, or Tangerine Tango. The Measure in the Guardian remains to be convinced, but I reckon this hue definitely has legs. Not quite subdued enough to be one of spring’s hot pastels yet not bright enough to scream summer holidays, it’s an unassuming, subtle hue that is […]
Gemma Critchley: The Design Fiction of Black Mirror
January 7, 2012
Well, it’s been quite a week for stuff what I done gone and wrote getting re-posted elsewhere on the internet. My friend Greg over at Mount Analogue alerted me to the fact that one of my tweets had been used in a recent blog from those wonderful Made by Many chaps. Granted, it’s not the […]
Gemma Critchley: 2011 in review
January 1, 2012
Well, the #oneaday year has passed. Granted, I haven’t blogged every day, but I’ve blogged as and when I could and ended up with 220 posts. I’ve really enjoyed the project and have met some amazing bloggers through it. Whilst I know it’s not going to carry on with the same momentum, I hope people […]
Gemma Critchley: new Sleigh Bells record
December 19, 2011
There’s a new Sleigh Bells record coming out in January, called Reign of Terror. I absolutely loved the first record, so I’m hoping this one lives up to it. Although I must admit after seeing them live a few times, I began to get a bit tired of the taper recorder/shouting schtick. The first time […]
Gemma Critchley: I’m dreaming of a bookish Christmas
December 13, 2011
Everyone knows that books are the best Christmas gifts, whether giving or receiving. Well, imagine how awesome it would be to have your wrapped presents sitting happily under this awesome Christmas tree made out of books: Imagine that little beauty nestling in the corner of your living room (or, if you’re living the dream, your […]
Gemma Critchley: away to the north
December 12, 2011
Apols for the lack of posts, it was my birthday last week and my wonderful chap whisked me away to the land of whisky, snow and Irvine Welsh. We had a wonderful couple of days in Edinburgh, more pics to follow, but for now, let this picture of the very beautiful Edinburgh Castle in the […]
Gemma Critchley: Christmas pudding bin bags
November 24, 2011
I just stumbled across these Christmas Pudding bin bags on Urban Outfitters… Beyond amazing. I would fill my house from top to bottom with stuff like this, given half the chance. Love it.
Gemma Critchley: This planet is awesome
November 16, 2011
If you needed visual proof of how wonderful the world is, take a look at these photos from the National Geographic Photography Contest 2011. “An unexpected side-effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the […]
Gemma Critchley: The party dress edit part 1: the high street
November 10, 2011
I love dresses. I love parties. I love Christmas So it’s only sensible to (rightly) assume that I love Chritsmas party dresses. You simply cannot beat the feeling on getting ready to go out to an awesome party, especially a festive one. It’s a legitimate reason to wear as much glitter as your body can […]
Gemma Critchley: Aurora Australis – wow, just… Wow
November 8, 2011
Here’s a video of the Aurora Australis (the southern hemisphere’s equivalent to the Northern Lights), as taken from the International Space Station. This sequence of shots was taken September 17, 2011 from 17:22:27 to 17:45:12 GMT, on an ascending pass from south of Madagascar to just north of Australia over the Indian Ocean. Stunning, isn’t […]
Gemma Critchley – Advertising: Marks and Spencer Christmas TV ad 2011
November 6, 2011
I saw the 2011 Marks and Spencer Christmas TV ad tonight for the first time. Even when I didn’t work in advertising, I always looked forward to the annual ‘fabulous-off’ from the big brands, and of course I always anticipate the Christmas Coca-Cola TV ad featuring those wonderful red trucks. When you hear ‘holidays are […]
Gemma Critchley: Letting off the happiness
November 5, 2011
Happy bonfire night, kids. Just watch the fireworks…
Gemma Critchley: Unicorns exist
October 30, 2011
Unicorns exist. That is all. Photo courtesy of The Cool Hunter
Gemma Critchley: Friday Fash – winter wardrobe
October 28, 2011
The Guardian and the wonderful Imogen Fox have your winter wardrobe all sewn up in ten easy steps. My favourite: Lose the irony when it comes to Christmas-style jumpers. Just enjoy fashion for what it is, don’t wear anything in a ‘I don’t really like it but I like it because it’s cool’ way. That’s […]
Gemma Critchley: Frisky and Mannish
October 24, 2011
I recently discovered Frisky and Mannish, a sort of pop-cabaret duo, thanks to Scott Mills. They are TOTES AMAZE. They do kind of parodies of pop songs or, in their own words: “Popmusicy-seriocomic-mashparodic-stereophonic-LOUD-vaudevillian-sketchcabaret-throwbackcurrent-oldfangled-newfashioned-bapsbotty-infotainment. To be succinct, we tit around with pop songs. You will BLATES love it.” Frisky and Mannish are playing in Halifax at […]
Gemma Critchley: Seeing double (dots)
October 20, 2011
Here’s a little bit of polka dot porn courtesy of the ever-wonderful Marc Jacobs. He says FW11, they say AW11, I say AWES11! Double dropping dots, dude. It’s the way forward; and it’s work friendly, which is even better. Photo credit The Sartorialist. Are you into it? Think it’s ridic? Leave a comment and tell […]
Gemma Critchley: What’s your room number?
October 17, 2011
Today’s post is nothing more than an indulgent nod to one of my favourite films of recent years, <a title=”marc jacobs for louis vuitton wes anderson the darjeeling limited hotel chevalier jason schwartzman natalie portman” href=”http://beatifnik.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/paper-cranes/” target=”_blank”>The Darjeeling Limited</a> by Wes Anderson. Or, more specifically Hotel Chevalier, the short film from the start of the […]
Cancer Research
January 12, 2012
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