Small but beautifully formed, Fire & Knives is the the exquisitely produced food quarterly launched by Tim Hayward in November 2009. Its aim is to give established writers a place for work that wouldn't be published elsewhere and new writers a chance to show what they can do. The journal covers food from a fresh perspective, avoiding celebrity chefs, restaurant reviews and recipes in favour of history, culture, short stories
Jimmy Fiction describes himself as the 'manufacturer and purveyor of the very finest letters of extraordinary size'. Made from welded steel and coated in colourful resin or powder, the letters are sturdy and weather proof and can be used free standing or wall mounted. All letters are available and bespoke commissions are taken. This monumental typography has its uses as a garden or interior feature, a frame to grow flowers
We don't usually cover fashion stories at Avocado Sweet but, with a brief to source the aesthetically pleasing and culturally stimulating, how could we not feature this stunning first collection by Russian photographer turned designer Ulyana Sergeenko? The whole collection is so womanly and so different with equal measures of 40s coquettishness and timeless authenticity – brilliant. What's especially intriguing is that Sergeenko herself is even more beautiful than her
In the words of Mae West, this long dress 'could cover a multitude of shins' and accommodate up to 238 people to be precise. REDDRESS is an interactive installation and performance space in the form of a colossal, red dress. Designed by Aamu Song, the project has been unveiled by The Finnish Institute in London as its next project for London Design Festival. From 22 to 25 September 2011,
Wayne White was born and raised in Chattanooga Tennessee. In a long and colourful artistic career he has been an illustrator for the Village Voice and New York Times, designed sets for television and made award winning videos for bands like Smashing Pumpkins. These days his considerable creative energies go into producing paintings featuring oversized 3 dimensional text integrated into vintage landscape reproductions. In keeping with White's wit and banjo
Working eighteen hours a day to walk 3,000 miles of London's streets, the artist Phyllis Pearsall (1906-1996) not only conceived, designed and produced the A-Z street atlas of London, but founded her own company to publish it. The A-Z remains one of the most ingenious examples of early 20th century information design. Realising that she did not know the location of the party to which she was invited in the
In the heart of the bustling Edinburgh neighbourhood of Easter Road is Bra Bohag, a tiny establishment that has been described as 'without doubt the best retro shop in Scotland'. Run by the hugely knowledgeable and enthusiastic team of Jim and Louice, it's a treasure trove of mid century classic furniture and artefacts sourced from the UK and Scandinavia. The shop regularly stocks pieces by Ercol, G-Plan, Stag and McIntosh
I know you'll never see this but you are so pretty… Missed Connections is the utterly beguiling new work by award winning Australian illustrator Sophie Blackall. Inspired by the missed connections columns in newspapers and online, Blackall has brought these most elliptical of love stories to life with chinese ink and watercolours. Brooklyn based Blackall says, 'Every day hundreds of strangers reach out to other strangers on the strength of
This Saturday 3 September 2011 there's a Plum Market in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. In September and October there will be apple and pear markets. Jams, preserves and chutneys will also be for sale. Newburgh Orchards Group was set up in 2002 to protect and promote the orchards in the area. Some date back to 1191 when Benedictine monks came from Abbeville, France and planted trees in and around Lindores Abbey.