ABOUT ME
Anji Connell
Anji Connell is an internationally recognised interior architect, garden designer and self-proclaimed nomad. Known for her fabulous persona and her even more exquisite taste in all things design. She regularly writes for a variety of International titles on subjects such as art, design, lifestyle and travel from her globe-trotting adventures.
She divides her time between London, Hong Kong and South Africa.
Let’s work together!
Hong Kong Favourites, New Obsessions and More
A city best explored by following your curiosity. My Hong Kong favourites begin with the places I return to, then lead somewhere entirely new. My Hong Kong favourites never stay the same for long, which…
My Shanghai: Fashion, Architecture and More
Discover Shanghai’s fashion, architecture and a city that never stops reinventing itself Shanghai is a city I’m never quite finished with. Every time I return, something has shifted: an old building restored, a brilliant restaurant…
British Pullman, More than A Belmond Train Journey
Wes Anderson brings his unmistakable cinematic eye to Cygnus; Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin conjure the fantastical world of Celia. Aboard British Pullman, almost a century of history meets contemporary storytelling, exquisite craft, ever-changing light…
Kismet London, the Turkish Restaurant With a History?
How Does London’s Three-Week-Old Restaurant Kismet feel Sixty Years Old? At Kismet London, chef Keiran Mustafa and Studio Adra have created more than a Turkish-Cypriot meyhane. They have created a past for it. Kismet opened…
The Zetter Bloomsbury, London
An imaginary collector, antique textiles, and the luxury of curated imperfection at The Zetter Bloomsbury. There is something slightly uncanny about The Zetter Bloomsbury. It feels as though it has been here forever. Not simply…
Anish Kapoor: When Sculpture Meets Architecture
There is a moment, almost as soon as you enter Anish Kapoor’s exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, when you stop looking at the sculpture. Instead, your eyes drift to the building, then back to the…
Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon
We Mistake Recognition for Understanding Frida Kahlo is one of the most recognisable artists in the world. But what happens when an image becomes so familiar that it begins to obscure the work itself? That…
Drumlanrig Castle & Dabton House
Inside Scotland’s Buccaneers Fantasy – Corsets. Castles. Candlelight. Emotional damage in velvet drawing rooms. The Buccaneers — Apple TV’s deliriously pretty collision of rebellious American heiresses and crumbling British aristocracy — is less a period…
Poon’s and the Softer Language of Chinese Identity in London
For decades, Chinese restaurants in Britain were expected to look a certain way. Red lacquer. Gold dragons. Lanterns glowing against mirrored walls. A kind of inherited visual shorthand for “Chinese” that often felt more connected…
