True Norwegian Black Candle

Ever had the desire to burn a church but don't want to serve time? Well, Bergen based graphic design company Higren can make your dark dreams come true with this True Norwegian Black Candle. This latest version is inspired by Fantoft Stave Church, the church  burned to the ground by Varg Vikernes on June 6th… Continue reading True Norwegian Black Candle

The Moon

Today my heart belongs to the moon (light designed by Nosigner). The so called Supermoon – the lunar occurrence on March 19th, 2011 in which the moon appeared 14% bigger and 30% brighter –  shined down on the people of Japan, inspiring them to believe, and have hope for, rebuilding what they had lost just over… Continue reading The Moon

The Only One

The photograph you see here was captured by artist Jean de Pomereu and is, to the artist's knowledge, the only female nude ever taken in Antarctica. For me, Antarctica is an object of continued visual and intellectual fascination : A wilderness that, however much it is scrutinized and deconstructed, remains unmoved in its glacial quietude,… Continue reading The Only One

Raise The Horns For Halloween / A Day Out At The Gallows

Winter's Gibbet, on Steng Cross, in Elsdon, Northumberland, remains a popular venue for a day's excursion. Named after one William Winter, hanged at Newcastle's Westgate in 1792 for murder and whose body was subsequently displayed as a warning to all Steng Cross, the current gibbet is the latest in a long line of wooden replacements.… Continue reading Raise The Horns For Halloween / A Day Out At The Gallows