It sometimes seems as if the humble cupcake has become the art medium du nos jours. Check out these creations from Cakes by Lyndsey: you don't know whether to eat them or enter them for the Turner Prize. A graduate of Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Lyndsey is now based in Edinburgh. She is much in demand for events and special occasions and delivers boxes of spectacular, themed cakes
There is something elemental and timeless about sipping wine from stoneware wine cups and I had planned to feature a selection of them. However, I have only found one set I really like. Most that I looked at would have been fine for sitting down to dinner at King Arthur's Round Table or taking part in a Lord of the Rings convention but were less apt for domestic use. The
You've got to love an artist who claims his initial paintings were inspired by garden sheds in the Argos catalogue. Stefan Bottenberg was born in Germany and raised in Belgium. He studied Gravure in Brussels before studying printmaking and photomedia at Central St Martin's in London. He took part in many installation shows in London and was a member of the 'then' art group. Drawn to paint the suburban Belgian
'Less mass, more data' is the slogan of Unto This Last, a Brick Lane furniture maker set to change the way we buy items for our homes. The company's aim is to provide the quality and originality of the craftsman's workshop at mass production prices. The 'D' chair above is just £90 and the 'LP' shelves below start at £60. Pieces are made on site using a special ply composite
No one gets hurt at Woodwinters wine tastings. Indeed guests have a lovely time. Avocado Sweet is giving away 2 tickets worth £30 to Woodwinters wine tastings in November. Depending on where the lucky winner lives, there is a tasting at the Royal Hotel, Bridge of Allan on Friday 18 November between 5 and 8pm or one on Saturday the 19 November from 4 till 7pm at Hawke & Hunter
Heartbroken at the the thought of the thick, richly fragranced oak of old whisky barrels being sold for firewood or, worse, sent to landfill, Jackie Dunsmuir and her team at Recycle Fife have created Barrel Crafted, a unique range of furniture and home accessories which includes cabinets, candleholders, benches, wine racks, stools and even birdhouses. The idiosyncratic collection, handcrafted to last in Lochgelly, is inspired by the contours and hues
Johnnie Walker is exporting Scottish glamour from Leven in Fife, Scotland to the former French Quarter of Shanghai. The newly opened Johnnie Walker House is the brand's only location outside Scotland and whisky is in the fabric of the building – literally. The lobby (pictured above) has a ceiling covered in hanging whisky glasses. Another room is adorned with the primary ingredients of whisky with walls of malt and peat
Brooklyn, long a New York day out for the economically challenged (a walk across the Bridge to gawp at the beautiful brownstones of Park Slope, a saunter round Prospect Park and as many coffee shops as there as stars in the heavens), has a new simple pleasure. Jane's Carousel is a completely restored, entirely original carousel built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1922. With its 48 exquisitely carved horses
The beautiful building dancing (video below) is by Project Bandaloop, a San Francisco-based dance company founded by Amelia Rudolph. Their repertoire includes natural landmarks such as Yosemite as well as very tall buildings around the world. Their new show, Boundless was premiered in San Francisco in September 2011 and included parts of the dance, Caprice which is filmed below and which was first shown at Orange County Center. "Caprice" OCPAC from
There may have been times in your life when you have felt the need for a website with a name like Ikeahackers for venting your flat pack fury. Instead this website leaves you in awe at the skill and saintly levels of patience of the contributors who seem to find the Swedish instructions too easy – they go beyond the instructions …and then some to repurpose or 'upcycle' those Lack