I don’t have a local cinema or dvd shop, so I once tried to interest my beloved in the idea of a travelling film caravan, which I’d roam the streets in at night. That idea that was met with some scorn. So I triumphantly bring news of The Sol Cinema – the world’s smallest solar powered cinema.

Love the crow…

The 1960’s upcycled caravan was commissioned by media arts charity Undercurrents and designed and built by Jo Furlong with assistance from (friends?) Ami Marsden and Beth Marsden. It’s powered by the kind of batteries you get in electric cars, which are charged by those solar panels.

It even has its own usherette!

The cinema seats eight adults, is based in South Wales, but is available to hire anywhere in the UK. It’s also touring various festivals this year. Check the dates and venues here.

Curtain up…

After two weeks I am physically exhausted, almost destroyed, but triumphant – like Bruce Willis in a vest at the end of Die Hard. It was touch and go, but finally I have marshaled my body weight in velvet into something that hangs up and keeps the breeze out. Here it is having a rest […]

The plea and the plant…

Good morning, here at My Friends House HQ – one of them – we decided it was high time to make our readers feel put upon again. Yes, we’re asking you to please vote for us at another blog competition – the Apartment Therapy Homies. All you have to do is sign in (it’s quick I promise), […]

Trend or travesty…? Hanging plants.

Erm… not that new I know, but I’ve just rolled in from a bar in Hoxton where these upside-down pot plants – originally designed by Patrick Morris – were key to the decor. And to be honest, never mind me, the plants weren’t feeling it. Whaddaya reckon?

Paris women at home

Relax, this post is not about Lou Doillon, Vanessa Paradis or Jarvis Cocker’s ex wife. It’s about a totally different breed of fabulous French women, shot in their homes by photographer Baudouin for his I Am A Parisian Lady series. Witness painter Vyva and dancer Amelie as they demonstrate that following trends is for wimps. But […]