DJCAD: Ones To Watch 2015 – Dione Bowlt

Dione Bowlt is an illustrator, ceramicist and jeweller whose work is currently on display as part of the DJCAD degree show at the University of Dundee. She is inspired by “climate change and its ecological impacts” and her work is “a humorous, optimistic and light-hearted approach to theses issues”. An excellent description because, as soon as I… View Post

DJCAD: Ones to Watch 2015 – Lewis Scott

  It’s impossible not to be instantly drawn to the WolFar display, designed by Textile Designer, Lewis Scott at the DJCAD degree show. The bright palette demands attention and the layering of colour and shapes captures the eye, quickly followed by the mind. There are actually two collections on display. The first, ‘Crumbled Greyscale Text’, is a… View Post

DJCAD Degree Show: Ones to Watch 2015 – Ryan Albert

On Friday I attended the opening night of Ones to Watch 2015, the degree show by the University of Dundee’s art school, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Anyone who has been to the degree show before knows that it’s virtually impossible to see everything in one evening, so I headed straight to… View Post

Summer Frappes

So, my favourite place is now doing frappes, just in time for summer. The coffee at Visocchi’s really is great and so I was excited to learn about their new frappes; you guys know I’m a coffee lover, but in the summer I don’t always want a hot drink – enter the frappe, the coffee made with… View Post

Balancing Act

Although it’s now the middle of May, the temperature is cool in Scotland. When the sun shines, it feels warm but with the sharp, cold wind – which insists on returning at least once a day – you really can’t leave the house without either a vest or a scarf, or both (I’m getting a bit fed up of wearing a… View Post