Hawkins Bazaar

Matthew Hawkins

Top: Christmas Cards (2009)

Middle: Booty Love (2009)

Bottom: Snæfellsjökull (2009)

These illustrations are just marvellous! The Christmas card woodcuts are very cute indeed. Matthew Hawkins embraces hand-drawn imperfections and textures of differing mediums, creating artwork that resembles adventure and mystery.

what a feast!

National Geographic

Aren't the colours of the ocean just utterly phenomenal?! I love nothing more than to swim amongst the tranquility of the big blue. However, Jellyfish have to be my biggest fear! Take a look at these images taken by Omri Bronstein... Here, a predator coral (termed 'Mushroom Coral') devours a jellyfish! Well, nothing really is impossible. If only the ocean was made up of a blanket of these creatures!

I would love to journey on that ship

Matt Lyon

Top: Game Over

Middle: Sweetroot

Bottom: The Magic Ship of Freyr

Here's just a small selection of my ultimate favourites from Matt Lyon's collection. If I looked at these everyday, I'm sure that it would fill my day with inspiration. The Magic Ship of Freyr is beautiful: I long for a world so colourful and bold as this...

Good winter

Bon Iver- 4AD

Top: For Emma, 2008

Middle: For Emma, Forever ago, 2008

Bottom: Blood Bank, 2009

I forgot just how magical Bon Iver's music is, until I started listening to it again this morning. I adore the album cover photography too, which encapsulate Justin Vernon's winter hibernation in Northwestern Wisconsin, following the break up of his band.

Black and white secrets

Jason Langer- Secret City, Michael Hoppen Gallery

Top: Go-Go Girl, 1994

Middle: Moonlight over Montmartre, 2002

Bottom: Woman in Window, 2002

These photographs by Jason Langer are mysterious and exceptionally wonderful. His impeccable layouts create stark lighting contrasts that intensify the powerfulness of black and white photography. I was lucky enough to visit the beauty of Paris in August, and viewing 'Moonlight over Montmartre' takes me back to that sublime city- Paris was another world, and Langer manages to encapsulate the feelings that I felt when I was there in this stunning and sensitive composition.

Just in time for winter

Brighton- Phone Camera

I travelled to Brighton on Friday to visit my best friend who's just moved down there. She took me shopping around the wonderful lanes and we spotted this- Banksy?? Probably not... but it is rather delightful and mysterious!

Epic Scenery

District 9 Film Poster

I watched District 9 last week and thought the scenery within it was absolutely fantastic. Although I found the film a little disturbing in parts, I would definitely recommend it purely for the dramatic scenery!

Coca-Cola throughout the years

The history of the coca-cola bottle... Image courtesy of Stumble Upon

Left to Right- 1899, 1900, 1915, 1916, 1957, 1986.

This just shows how far a brand develops and changes over a period of time. Gosh, 110 years has gone by and still, Coca-Cola is dominating the world!

A floating tap?!

Tap Fountain, Santa Galdana- Menorca

My first thought- 'How on earth is this standing up'! Well, of course I was subsequently enlightened by a friend of the pole, situated in the middle of the gushing water. This may have seemed obvious to you, but I'm sure that in a few years they will be able to create sculptures like this that do defy the laws of gravity. Watch this space...

Bizarre Buildings

Top: Dancing Building, Prague

Middle: ING Headquarters, Amsterdam

Bottom: Archigram- Moving City

These caught my eye today. I have a keen interest in architecture, and in particular buildings that resemble space-like forms. The ING Headquarters immediately reminded me of Archigram's work. The Dancing Building is just superb. I do hope what ever goes on inside this building resembles its energetic and twist-like exterior.