Portobello Road has to be the perfect way to spend a Sunday
afternoon. Amidst the festive stalls selling mulled wine and roasted
chestnuts, these 1920s tile hooks immediately grabbed my attention. With
unusual colour combinations and symmetrical floral designs, Chloe Alberry
antiques have definitely concentrated on a niche market by transforming these
hand painted ceramics into something new for the home.
Focusing on the painterly designs, I even dug my old sketchbook
out – digitally adding hints of the muted colour tones to my black and white
linear drawings...