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Jun 2024
1h 3m

Luke Edward hall: the artist and designe...

Matt Gibberd and The Modern House
About this episode
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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