Children’s drawing of the world by ‘Rosa’ in a window in the Wagenstraat, The Hague Via Reinder Storm
Monthly archives: March 2021
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Elizabeth sent me this pic of the tunnel connecting Whitechapel High St with Gunthorpe St in East London. I am definitely up for a visit to this once we are out of lockdown. This little Whitechapel alleyway is notorious, for it is one of the murder sites of the infamous […]
This comes via Reinder from Huis van het Book in the Hague (Book Museum) The competition ‘draw your own island’ belonged to the exhibition ‘The Atlas of Blaeu’ which was on display in the museum earlier this year.
Via Reinder Storm A sheet from a Dutch #poetry calender. Poem by Riekus Waskowsky (translated into English by yours truly); illustration by Milja Praagman. Travelorder and when you leave … rain, rain is coming, storm blows sand over the roads, one should protect one’s eyes. frightened birds swarm over the […]
Raf pointed me at this magnificent chocolate map of the Golf du Morbihan in the north west of France. Pic by Nicolas Tavernier Usually I would make a crack about beer and maps or wine and maps but seriously chocolate and maps – what could be better?
Raf pointed me to this French Cheese Map (possibly inspired by Ken’s Cheese Map of Britain) Je déclare ouverte la coupe des fromages de France : 64 fromages dont 46 appellations d’origine contrôlée et 9 IGP que vous allez départager ! twitter.com/_Twinsen
This 6m x 2m tapestry map is hanging at Heathrow Airport – one more reason to want to fly out of the UK. Via Reinder Storm Handmade from recycled wool, this tapestry of the #world is incredible; handmade by Vanessa Barragão, with ancestral techniques such as latch hook, crochet and […]
I love a map about wine, who doesn’t? This one is on the side of a wine box, it came from Reinder Storm. “Domaine Nathalie Vigot is one of the smallest in the Vosne-Romanée appellation, only 1 hectare, producing 3500 bottles per year.” I didn’t taste any of her wine, […]
TrashUre Hunt in #Scheveningen brings environmental problems to the attention of the public in an accessible, effective and fun way. Litter is hunted with groups of children, teenagers and adults in various game forms Via Reinder Storm
Via Reinder Storm “SPACE is a 90 meters long wall artwork that creates a new dimension of light & space at Eindhoven Central Station by using 3D lenses. It shows the impact of light on our planet and creates a place of wonder.” https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/space
One could spend a more than a penny in this mappy toilet. Apologies, I have lost track of who sent this one to me.