Spring at Potterton

Spring has finally sprung this week at Potterton, and we have had a revived interest in books on Gardens and Flowers. We have done our weekly window change to celebrate the arrival of Spring at Potterton (a sure fire way to ensure it rains all next week...) so do drop by to have a look, or keep your eyes out if you're travelling by.

London Book Fair

Potterton Books took a step out of Chelsea this week to visit the London Book Fair. There were lots of lovely books due to be published over the next year, of which a couple especially caught our eyes... Rizzoli are producing two titles which we think look extremely promising, one of which is a gorgeous book on Valentino (to coincide with an exhibition in Paris), due out in June - the other a luxurious photography book on London (which if I remember correctly, will come with a limited edition print). We also spied tucked away in a corner a reprint of the Savoy Cocktail book, of which (as our regular customers will know), we have had two of the original editions in store over the past year. The reprint looks great, and as soon as we get more information we will pass it on.

There was so much to see, but have definitely found some new and really exciting titles to have in store here at Potterton Books London, so keep your eyes peeled!

Stephen Calloway and Chelsea Book Day

We will be holding our first ever Chelsea Book Day - a day of events and book-signings on 25th June.
One of our events (held in association with the Chelsea Festival), will be a talk by Stephen Calloway, the V&A curator and lecturer. Entitled 'Decadence and Decoration', he will be bringing to life the opulent lives and works of the great society decorators of the 20s and 30s including Beaton, Messel, Whistler and their set.
Tickets are available through the Chelsea Festival (http://www.chelseafestival.org).

Welcome to Potterton Books London's New Blog.

Here at Potterton Books London we thought we'd start a blog to keep our customers up to date with all our news - we'll be covering new books, events, and so on, as well as interesting, exciting and inspiring things from the world of interior design and the decorative arts.
We're always happy to answer any questions, source books, and help with your book queries, so please get in touch!