The Gentle Author

For those who missed Paul Bommer‘sexhibition in Wilkes St last month or who have never heard of him, featured here is his fourth and last batch of his faux delft tiles from that show. Many of his tiles are inspired by stories in the pages of Spitalfields Life. Successively, Paul…

I was at Fashion Week recently, perching on my front row seat before a show, and I couldn’t help but notice the busy little fingers on either side of me.  “Tweet, tweet” went the front row and suddenly I realised… there go the spoils.…

“If you take any activity, any art, any discipline, any skill, take it and push it as far as it will go, push it beyond where it has ever been before, push it to the wildest edge of edges, then you will force it into the realm of magic.”

Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

 I was always inspired by that quote and happily for us, so was Bridget Henderson, a…

Annie Vought has set to design boom images of her newly developed pieces for her existent collection of handwritten, cut-out correspondence. the Oakland, California residing artist considered the countless email, SMS, instant messages and twitter posts received in her life, and…

The“Tree Hotel” was created by Stockholm-based archtects Tham & Videgard Arkitekter, in Harads, Northern Sweden. It is an Aluminum mirrored 4x4x4 glass cube and is suspended around the trunk of a tree. It reflects a 360 degree view of the surroundings, creating a camouflaged refuge.
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Supplied by
 Panasonic who claim that the balls, which were designed to light up upon contact with water, were in fact 100% solar powered energy, lit up the waters of
 Sumida through central Tokyo, Hotaru. …

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Belle's Patisserie has recently opened another store in the Blubird Shopping Centre.

They Serve Delicious Cakes and Pastries, both Sweet and…

Personally, I have an absolute, and I mean absolute fascination with eyes and lips. Not only do I feel that they are an amazing and sensual aspect to any women, but when it comes to the creative process of art, design or photography, one can literally do anything with them. For example, Rasmus Mogensen’s lip series…totally Wow! Since the age of 8, Mongensen’s dream of becoming…


Malée has recently opened in
 Hyde Park Corner. On entering the store you are sure to be greeted by gentle scents of warm Cinammon and Spices which match the warmth of the Staff.


The name
Malée comes from the founder's,
Zeze Oriaikhi's, grandmother who was affectionetly known as Malée.

The range consists of Premium Bath and Body Care…

Schutz's exhibition "Piano in the Rain" features her signature tropes of excess, taboo and mayhem, yet this time with a layer of sadness underneath. You get the sense her characters, though ultimately grotesque, are trying to connect, to impress, to perform,…

No animal permits, gardens or any inspections needed whatsoever to take these home with you! Louis Vuitton commissioned British Artist Billie Achilleos to work on four animals for the launch of My Monogram service on Small Leather Goods. The 30 piece collection…

"When I create my images, it’s important that there is an obvious human touch behind them, a genuine feeling of craftsmanship to the picture. That is probably why I mix different techniques so freely and use everything from ink and gouache to pencil and paper…

Melpo Theodorou, Oresti Mavrodaris, Sarah Blanckenberg, Alex Avgitidis

Inspired by Melpo's blog 'I Am' , Oresti Mavrodaris, owner of Elegance Jewellers, created an amazing 18 carat gold string bracelet. A competition was run on neofundi in collaboration with Elegance-the bracelet…

 Some very interesting shots taken over the last few days of the Japanese trawler off Clifton. The Eihatsu Maru fishing vessel ran aground on Saturday.

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At the Adidas Originals event at Town Hall all the ingredients for an amazing night were there in force. Desmond and the Tutu's, one of South Africa's slickest live bands; Spoek Mathambo, with entourage ready to perform the hell out of Jhb; Oh yeah and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were also there I suppose.

Holy CRAP…

Ad Age Trend Report Explores Strategies for Social-Media Platforms, Organizing Your Team and What to Measure

Consumers are investing serious amounts of their time in social-media platforms, with 16.6% of all online minutes now spent on social networks. With so much focus on social as a marketing tool, it's worth stopping and mapping out a smart social strategy.

A new Ad…

By now you know I have a thing for the amazing work of New York-based photographer Jamie Beck and her counterpart Kevin Burg. In fact , they coined the term 'cinemagraph'. Here is a selection of some of there newer work. ..........................................................................…

Reed Krakoff and Garance Doré, the fashion photographer, illustrator and blogger, had a meeting of the minds for their newest project, which involves the designer’s classic Boxer bag.

Doré photographed the bag in a variety of different backdrops during her travels spanning New York, Paris, London, Milan and Marrakech, resulting in a visual…