Until 27 May, The Freud Museum in London hosts a unique exhibition of the work of Louise Bourgeois which features, along with her sculptures and paintings, papers documenting her 30 years in psychoanalysis. Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911 and died in New York in 2012. She is seen as the founder of confessional art with her famous ‘maman’ spider sculptures hinting at the fragility and strength of the
Lavish seven minutes of your Friday on this final scene from Kurosawa’s Tokyo Sonata – you won’t regret it. The films tells the story of a Japanese family whose lives unravel after the father loses his job. In this scene the parents arrive at a prestigious music school to see their son audition. Unaware that he has been using his lunch money to pay for piano lessons, they anxiously take their
When was the last time you ate venison, pheasant or grouse? In Britain there is an abundance of game but you are much more likely to find it on dinner tables in the rest of Europe. Wild Rover Food hope to change that. Their 1961 Land Rover will be towing their ex-Army mobile kitchen to fairs and outdoor events in Scotland to cook and serve game. Catherine Kilgour and Rob
Dear blank, please blank is a site with an enigmatic name but a very simple idea. Imagine what people, animals, countries or even inanimate objects might write to each other in correspondence. The pithier the better. Two guys in Seattle, Jared Wunsch and Hans Johnson came up with the idea. The submissions are moderated by Jared’s cat Louie if you feel like ‘putting pen to paper’. Here’s some of our
The floral Cath Kidston tent, ubiquitous at festivals for a few years now, broke the mould of the navy or khaki tent and now Field Candy have taken things a step further with these fantastic designs. The large, two men tents are made from high performance cotton and come complete with hammer, peg puller, manual and carry bag. Designed in Italy and manufactured in the UK, the tents cost £495
If you’ve done yurt, the romany caravan and the shepherd’s hut, how about giving this old firetruck a whirl for an unusual overnight stay? The Beer Moth, which enjoys a spectacular setting in the grounds of Inshriach House near Aviemore, has been thoroughly renovated and now boasts oak parquet flooring (salvaged from a Tudor mansion no less), wood burner with hot plate and oven and capacious Victorian brass bed. Making