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The Gourmand
For our anniversary a few months ago, I got my husband a subscription to Stack, which sends you a different independent print magazine every month. It’s brilliant, tell all your friends (owner Steve is also very nice). Month two’s delivery was The Gourmand, ‘a food and culture journal’ that I’d heard of but never read. I […]
Buying art
I have lots of stuff on the walls, but mostly I would say it’s graphics, rather than art. Charlie Harper’s bird illustrations, a periodic table from a child’s encyclopaedia, an old map or an Indian safety poster – all of these grace the walls of my flat and I love them. But until now I’ve […]
Architecture of necessity
A great phrase, used by artist and designer Ernesto Oroza to describe the homespun design solutions of his native Havana. He has a tumblr devoted to his images of these objects and buildings, and many of them consist of chairs mended with bits of other chairs. They’re creative, honest solutions made using what is to […]
Ikea monkey
What do I have in common with Joey Essex? Yes, that, but also a love of monkeys. Do you remember Ikea monkey, the sartorially smart but bewildered looking chap who caused a stir in his car coat? His touching plight spawned a million internet memes, but did you know it has also become a subject […]