the school of life

founded in 2008 the school of life is a social enterprise offering good ideas for everyday living. they address such questions as why work is often unfulfilling, why relationships can be so challenging, why it’s ever harder to stay calm and what one could do to try to change the world for the better. rather than preaching or delivering sermons they direct their students to channel their thoughts through philosophy or literature. with a broad faculty and with alain de botton as one of their ambassadors they offer a wide variety of courses from one off sessions to week long courses. have a look at monocles video about the centre.

http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Web-Articles/The-School-of-Life/

http://www.theschooloflife.com/

clipper tea//alice

we’re a bit late off the mark on the alice in wonderland front but we’ve just spotted these limited edition clipper teas. as unique blends of loose tea they are available to buy online.

http://www.clipper-teas.com/

fiona banner

harrier and jaguar 2010 by fiona banner

fiona banner is best known for her preoccupation with sex, nudity and war. she has her latest piece on display at tate britain, commissioned for the museum's two central neoclassical duveen galleries. experience an impressive ex-service tornado hanging precariously from the ceiling and wonder at its scale.

“at the time harrier jump jets were at the cutting edge of technology but to me they were like dinosaurs, prehistoric, from a time before words”

http://www.fionabanner.com/index.htm

ma camberwell illustration

other work from the ma private view that caught our eye.

becky brown

http://www.becky-brown.com/

petra kneile

http://www.petrakneile.com/

i ying yeh

http://www.iyingyeh.com/

christina putz

http://www.christinaputz.moonfruit.com

nanae kawahara

http://www.barbaratics.com/

falksalt

we like this clean and simple salt crystals which is only available online or from grocers in sweden. It is available in citron, rosemary, red chili, smoke and wild mushrooms, in addition to natural (white) and black crystals.

http://www.falksalt.com/

janey jones and the brockley mess

janey jones brought our attention to a little gallery space in south east London with big aspirations. the brockley mess is a café bar with a gallery space to showcase locally and internationally recognised artists. brockley already has a reputation as a focus for the arts in south london and has a variety of new spaces popping up. jones herself will be exhibiting collages giclee prints in the gallery space. we’re featuring here some of her characterful props.

http://www.thebrockleymess.com

http://janeyjones.com/