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Brasil & Cia is a store specialising in popular arts and crafts, located in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.
Me and my wife went for a walk in the neighborhood and we found the shop. We bought crafts made with fibres, and others made with wood. Our house is prettier now!
Rua Maria Quitéria, 27, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.
(55)(21) 2267-4603
www.brasilecia.com.br
Most of the pottery known as Tuscan pottery or Florentine pottery is actually made in Montelupo Fiorentino, one of the most important ceramic centres in Italy during the Renaissance and immediately after.
Considered for a very long time a minor pottery production centre, the role played by Montelupo pottery in the history of Italian ceramics was re-defined only a few years ago, thanks to the unexpected discovery of an old well full of kiln shards.
Hundreds of ceramic pieces from the Renaissance were found in the excavations thanks to the hard work of an association of volunteers. Now they are the core of the Tuscan pottery collection housed in a newly renovated Museum of Ceramics.
What makes the Museum so definitely worth a visit is the uniqueness of its large collection of ceramic works. Most of the 5,500 pieces belonging to the collection come from the excavations made in the area of Montelupo in the last 33 years. They provide an extraordinary opportunity to travel back in time through five centuries in the history of one of the most important ceramic centres in Europe.
More about Tuscan pottery Museum at www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/tuscan-pottery-museum-montelupo-ceramics/
Montelupo Museum of Ceramics
Tue/Sun: 10.00/18.00
Tel. 0039 0571 51352
info@museomontelupo.it
This is a Scottish Episcopal Church which was built in 1818. It was not until the 1850s, however, that stained glass designs were incorporated into the windows, and this practice continued into the Twentieth century. In the mid-1980s all the glass was taken out, cleaned and repaired.
The church is a fine building and its stained glass is remarkable for the consistency of its design. Most of the windows were made in the studios of Ballantine and Allen of Edinburgh. Where the appearance of most churches has evolved over many centuries, St John the Evangelist offers a concentrated view of largely Nineteenth century Scottish style and design.
Church of St John the Evangelist, Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4BJ. Most buses stop alongside the church, which is at the far end of Princes Street gardens.
www.stjohns-edinburgh.org.uk
The Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre is absolutely amazing. When you see the tapestries and the batik you will not believe that it's all created from the mind, no pictures at all. Truly amazing. They also have wonderful pottery.
The centre of the world as far as glass goes. The Corning Museum of Glass houses the world's largest collection of glass - both geographically and historically.
The annual event takes places in Appleby over the second weekend of June. It is an opportunity for travellers all over the world to gather and exchange news.
In the fields you can see people with their beautiful vardos engaged in old crafts - horse shoeing, embroidery, wooden peg making and have your fortune told. In the evening watch the horse and buddy races and throughout the day you can watch the washing of the horses followed by the horse parade. Go to church and witness a travellers wedding or baptism.
Great to be surrounded by beautiful countryside with a community long forgotten by mainstream society.
Farfield Mill is a fantastic converted textile mill with 15 artist studios, arts and contemporary crafts for sale, a great tea room and some history of the area. There are two looms weaving rugs too.
The art and craft work for sale is really high quality and beautiful, and you have the opportunity to meet some of the the people who made them.
Farfield Mill
Garsdale Road
Sedbergh
Cumbria
LA10 5LW
015396 21958
www.farfieldmill.org
leave M6 at junction 37 and follow the signs for Sedbergh.
Nearest train ststions: Oxenholme, Garsdale, Kirkby Stephen or Dent.
If you want to buy a carpet in Morocco, pay a visit to the lovely kasbah at Ait Benhaddou (which has appeared in many films including Gladiator) and go to Said's shop. He sells every type of carpet and is responsible for the cooperative of women who make them. You are buying directly from the berber community who produce the carpets, normally Said sells to shop owners etc so you're cutting out the middle man. We got a lovely carpet for about £30 - bargain!
Kasbah Ait Benhaddou
said.talha@caramail.com
When recently in Montmartre we found a tiny shop called Manani, Rue des Trois Frères, selling bags made with the most beautiful African prints before making our way down to Fuxia which is such a simple and beautiful deli.
If ever you find yourself on Rue des Martyrs take a peek at their amazing array of wine, pastas, salads and vegetables. The beautiful waitresses are also very knowledgeable about the best bars and places to dance in Paris. Try happy hour at Fluid (same street), charming waiters and beautiful music, the perfect place to become a regular.
The 'Show' - where city and country get together! Once a year, the country invades the city at the showgrounds and lets city families see what the country has to offer.
In addition, there are quite a few competitions where our farmers and country folk can show off the best bull, pig, horse or who can cook the best sponge or grow the best pumpkin.
Sheepdog and poultry competitions are favourites. City kids also have a chance to see new lambs or piglets or chooks. There are enough circus rides, face painting areas and handicraft stalls to keep everyone happy.
Adults have flamenco, hip hop, capoeira performers, belly dancers and others to keep them entertained.
And of course, there are fireworks at night. Everyone should go and don't forget to grab a ShowBag.
Sept 20 - 30
Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
Epsom Road, Ascot Vale
take a tram or train there from the CBD (car parking is available too)
www.royalshow.com.au/
Forget Atomic Cafe, just a few metres down the road is the uber cool, but totally unpretentious cafe Agnes Curran.
It serves great java and sells art, antiques and homewares making it really classy and very quirky.
There's something really special about Agnes Curran. It is full of character and a real find; not only that but it is renowned for the Kiwi delicacy Lamingtons: a wedge of sponge soaked in dark chocolate, coated in coconut and served with raspberry jam and cream. The staff are lovely too. What's not to love?
181 Ponsonby Road, Auckland. Tel: 464 9 3601551
Malvern has a funny mixture of places to shop when you are bored of walking, or getting rained on. Great Malvern has the best shops I think.
I love shiny things and found this little gallery in Malvern's town centre, Great Malvern. It's full of fab jewellery and some unusual bits and pieces like tin aeroplanes and model chickens made from plastic bags!
I also found a fab knitting shop - and I don't even like knitting - called the knitting parlour. Sod's law one is at the top of the hill and one at the bottom so you need to be fit to visit both! Iapetus is at the top on Bellevue Terrace and knitting shop is at the bottom near a set of traffic lights surrounded by banks.
I noticed someone else had mentioned the theatre in the old loo - it's really something, has to be seen to be believed!
Also top cafe in town is by that theatre. It's called leaf and serves all local yummy stuff. Good for people watching too!
Located in a renovated department store in Centre City Charlotte, this museum is one of the few in the country to focus on contemporary craft.
From glass, to ceramics, fibre, wood and metal, all the stars (and those up and comers) in the craft world are exhibited here.
The museum traces the history of craft from the 19th Century to today's modern industrial design.
Don't forget that the entry ticket can be used for free entry to the Mint Museum of Art.
Admission is free on Tuesday from 10am-2pm and the third Thursday of the month from 5-8pm.
Mint Museum of Craft and Design
220 North Tryon Street
(2 blocks North of the Square)
Charlotte, NC 28202
Tel: 1-704 337 2000
www.mintmuseum.org
The medina is still split into sectors of interdependent activity. One street is nothing but knife-grinders who sharpen knives for the next street, which is full of babouche (slipper) makers.
A hammering will lead you to a courtyard where gigantic tureens are made for weddings. In some streets you will see braid being made. Men also perform kaftan embroidery.
Unlike Marrakech, the Fes medina has no mopeds or vehicles, just mules carrying anything from gas bottles to wet sheepskins, and with a cry of Balek! (Arabic for 'get out of the way', the mules wear rubber soles for grip so you don't hear them).
In the tannery you are right back in the middle ages, where you can see, and more importantly smell, the entire process of flensing to washing to dyeing. The skins are cured with dog and pigeon poo amongst many other revolting things.
Bentley wildfowl and motor museum is a wildfowl and motor museum which is a great place for kids to visit. It is not very crowded, and there are loads of interesting and cool cars to look at, as well as some beautiful birds. Some of the cars are really old, and they also have some racing cars. There are loads of model cars and car books, some of which are for sale. There are also some people who do different crafts like glass etching and a man who makes model boats. You can watch them doing their craft, and the glass etching lady even let me have a go. At the shop they sell loads of great postcards and they sell birdseed for feeding the birds. There is a huge restored mansion that you can go and look at, but the bit I found most interesting was the cars!
By Benjamin Baruch aged 12
Telephone: 01825 840573 or 841541
Fax: 01825 841322
Address:Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum,
Halland,
Lewes,
East Sussex,
BN8 5AF.
The Silk Farm and Carving Workshop are excellent places for free and informative tours of the work the Artisans d'Angkor group is doing to re-invigorate the ancient Cambodian arts.
Better yet, you can browse the air-conditioned gift shop of beautiful creations at the end.
I learn something new everytime I go!
The Silk Farm is 20km west of town in Puok District.
The Carving Workshop is within walking distance of the Old Market.
wwww.artisansdangkor.com
This weekend market showcases local talent in textiles, jewellery and furniture and is full of quirky stuff. A large indoor cafe provides a welcome opportunity to rest your legs and just watch people go by.
Hornstullsstrand, T Hornstull
An outdoor museum of Swedish traditional handicraft as well as a zoo where you can watch typical Scandinavian animals such as bears, lynx, wolves and elks. A great way to see them all is the guided feeding walk which starts every day at 14.00 by the wolverines. The Aquarium costs extra and houses exotic fish, snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlies. There is also a children's zoo of baby animals, and don't miss the bakery and glass-blowing cottage.
Djurgården, bus 44 or 47 from T-Centralen.
www.skansen.se
A shop selling fantastic handpainted porcelain, designed by Helina Tilk. There are several different funky themes with cats, dogs, horses, cows going on the plates, cups, mugs, dishes etc. I would loved to have everything in this shop.
Open daily :09:00-18:00
except:
Saturday: 10:00-17:00
Sunday: 10:00-15:00
Rataskaevu 6. Also at Lühike jalg 5
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