The bus stops here
OK so the ‘Dink coming 25th at Eurovision wasn’t an ideal result, but by coincidence it’s a mini-Europe week at MFH, with a Polish textile report coming up later in the week. First though, it’s the art of the Estonian bus stop.
I found the majority of these pictures on Present and Correct’s blog. Why Estonia is such a world leader in bus shelter design I don’t know, but if these photos have whetted your appetite for more then the good news is there’s a whole book about it. Eve Kask and Signe Kivi spent three years photographing the 1545 bus shelters in Estonia so you don’t have to. If you’ve got any sense you’ll buy a copy from here.
We need to talk about Helena
There’s plenty to like about Prada’s short film A Therapy and director Roman Polanski always gives good interior. See Romsemary’s Baby and The Ghost Writer for more examples. In this one, walls are deep green, fine lamps are in abundance and – jings – the padded door has its moment. But, the real show stopper […]
Trend or travesty: Beverly Hills edition
Obviously, it’s not an option. There are mildew issues, you couldn’t put a damp towel down and so on. But go on, if you were Jayne Mansfield decorating a mansion, might you not be just a bit tempted to carpet the bathroom? And I do mean carpeting the walls and ceiling as well. Get a […]
Trend or travesty: Topiary?
Laid up with a ghastly bug yesterday, I spent the day moaning, encouraging my 10-month-old to entertain herself, and watching the Chelsea Flower Show on tv. I perked up when talk turned to topiary – here are the large chess pieces in Cleve West’s Brewin Dolphin Garden, which won Best Show Garden. To be honest, […]
Burning issue
We’ve covered the whole what would you save if your house was burning down issue in various ways here on MFH. We answer the question ourselves on our about page. We made up what Janet Street Porter might save here. And we linked to a moving article about it here. Now we’re fascinated by (ie […]