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Jun 2024
1h 3m

Luke Edward hall: the artist and designe...

Matt Gibberd and The Modern House
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Luke has kindly invited us to his house in the Cotswolds, which he shares with his husband, Duncan Campbell, and a pair of enthusiastic whippets.  I was intrigued to learn that this modern-day dandy comes from a bog-standard commuter town, and like many of the people I talk to on this podcast, his creative impulses offered a route out of mediocrity. He tells ... Show More
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