Jonathan Glancey reviews the renovation of Fortnum and Masons the old, venerable British foods and specialty items retailer....
From the article
"Fortnums used to be smart, racy and frightfully English. Walk round it now and you could be almost anywhere....The new-look Fortnums fits well into this new world of hardcore modern retailing....The whole thing, designed by the architects Jestico and Whiles, looks as if it has been stripped from a Las Vegas shopping mall, or some new Middle Eastern airport."
Via Guardian
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I love reading Jonathan Glancey's pieces.
He is such a commercialization critic...
while i read the article i was nodding along, but then it occurred to me that his diagnosis may suggest a healthy change. i mean, what would it mean to be 'frightfully english' these days? is that a contemporary condition or a nostalgia for a time of a more homogenous and official way of being a citizen of the uk?
it is a fun read, though.
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