The last time (race against time phrase) I visited Copenhagen was August 2019. I was visiting ferm Living, a brand I collaborate closely with at Lifestory, and had some time to research other stores, brands and studios around the city…
If you’ve had the pleasure of visiting Stockholm you’ll know how captivating the architecture is at street level. In Gamla Stan in particular, every street corner reveals another captivating scene of rich terracottas, smooth cobblestones and neatly positioned bikes. On this…
I’ve been putting off writing posts. It’s driving me crazy and yet I know the reason for it, it’s procrastination. Procrastination comes from three things, fear, perfectionism and stress. Yet the only thing that really helps with these feelings,…
Independent businesses and the whole matter of shopping small is a subject close to my heart so when the Edinburgh Evening News got in touch to ask me if I would feature Life Story in a regular column called…
My home and the town of the tribes. It was in the late nineties that Galway stole my heart. I lived and worked there while studying Law at University College Galway (now called NUIG). Although I would have had plenty of…
How delightful are these colours? By Studio Emma, based in Edinburgh. Emma is a talented local artist and recently created a range of planters and vases in a pink & green colourway for Life Story. With a little grey for…