I have a great fear of and fascination for deep dark woods and these brilliantly brooding paintings by Fife artist Nerine Tassie capture that allure. Her bleak, unpeopled seascapes are equally appealing. Tassie, who is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, says her work is inspired by natural spaces and in particular, the impact of time and changing light within these spaces. Despite, or perhaps because of their small
Beyond the wonky candle stuck into an empty bottle of Mateus Rose, there's a lot you can do with glass. Bottlehood, based in Colorado, recycles glass from its neighbourhood to produce eco friendly tumblers, vases, necklaces, platters and bowls, making the most of the colours, shapes and labels to create items which are really quite beautiful. The tumblers come in sets of 4 with prices starting at $20 per set.
The most painful thing to stand on in bare feet known to man, LEGO is also one of the most enduring and creative toys around. The company has for several years produced kits, designed by architectural artist Adam Reed Tucker, that celebrate the best of American architecture. You can build your own Sears Tower, White House, Space Needle or Guggenheim Museum as well as Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House
More than just an airport, Malaga is a fantastic old city with an impressive Cathedral, fantastic covered market, glittering marina, lively bars and so many places to eat fried anchovies you need never try the same one twice. It is also the birthplace of the 20th century's most prominent artist, Pablo Picasso. Recognising that it's most famous son is perhaps more closely associated with Paris and Barcelona than the city
by Eduardo Rodriguez, The Designer Pad Voted the prettiest village in Andalucía, Spain, Frigiliana is a town known for its maze of narrow cobbled streets lined by whitewashed houses, their wrought-iron balconies and planters filled with brilliant red geraniums. Although the structure of this gorgeous home keeps its traditional style, the interior has been completely modernized. Playing with its organic anatomy, the owners achieved a harmonious balance between the historical
You could be forgiven for thinking these luminous forms have been photoshopped but they are actually giant works of art by Janet Echelman. The hovering net sculptures interact with the wind, sunlight and precipitation and at night are iluuminated in vivid colour. They are like huge floating jelly fish. Janet Echelman was first inspired to make the choreography of the wind visible when watching Indian fishermen pulling in their catches. ‘I
After forty years of being represented by men; favourably by good friend David Hockney in Mrs and Mrs Clark and Percy (above), and later, less flatteringly in ex-husband, Ossie Clark’s diaries, designer Celia Birtwell is publishing her own story. She chose style writer, Dominic Lutyens to help write about her life and work. In a refreshing contrast to the current trend in autobiographies she has avoided sensational revelations and has
These impressive posters were designed by someone known as Andrew Power in the 1920s and 30s. In fact Andrew Power was a pseudonym used by Sybil Andrews, an acclaimed modernist printmaker who adopted the assumed name apparently in tribute to her studio partner and collaborator Cyril Power. Andrews, who was born in Bury St Edmunds in 1898 and died in 1992, emigrated to Canada after the war where she continued
The Octopus chair may be an amazing feat of technology and design created by artist Maximo Riera but we wonder if it's a bit too Pirates of the Carribean? The artists other chairs include never seen before Walrus, Beetle and Rhino all of which will be on display at 100% Design. Avocado Sweet will be checking it out along with other less scary exhibits at 100% Design London today, 22
Do you think the bunny could have been a bit bigger? Scale is everything in Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's work. According to his website the artist has a strong wish to amaze and make life a little more fun. And let's face it, a colossal yellow rabbit would bring a smile to most faces. The temporary 13 metre high sculpture was in the Swedish city of Orebro for an arts festival