Ariadne Fletcher

Edinburgh

Editorial Associate and Serious Pursuits Editor at The World of Interiors

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Refreshingly different things to do around the UK this June

3 weeks ago | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

As we stride merrily into June, our list of things to do, see, buy and eat around the UK takes us into the great outdoors this month, with celebrations of craft, music and good food. TO DOThe Nevill Holt estate has a history of supporting arts and culture stretching as far back as the 13th century.
Premier art fairs and exhibitions from New York to Tokyo

1 month ago | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

A new art fair in town: this June sees the triumphant launch of a collegial event bringing together leading dealers in both old and modern masterpieces. Alongside the selling exhibitions, galleries across Mayfair and St James’s will see a robust programme of expert talks covering meaty subjects ranging from fantasy versus reality in portraiture to the impact of climate change on art and collections. From 23 June–4 July. Various locations.
Heat treatment: Toast’s crafty collaborators get a grilling

1 month ago | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

Craft – the skills for which are developed by hands-on making and understanding the full potential of materials – seems to go against the tide of 21st-century mass production. The practical knowledge of how to manipulate materials does, however, underpin all good design and manufacturing, and spans a wide range of disciplines. Take, for instance, this article you are currently reading on your iPhone, iPad or MacBook, three things that would not exist without craft.
Refreshingly different things to do around the UK this April

2 months ago | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

Are you ready to spring into action this April with our list of things to do, see, buy and eat around the UK? Expect mania (of the design persuasion), pop-ups aplenty and even some teasingly tactile affairs. TO DOExperience Sienna Murdoch’s deeply sensory, often uncanny and sometimes even erotic work in person.
Goodbye Thames houseboat – hello 1970s bungalow on the Cornish coast

Mar 25, 2025 | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

When artist Tabby Booth relocated to Cornwall with her young family four years ago, she found the shift from living on a houseboat to a traditional, land-bound residence to be nothing short of ‘luxurious’. No longer having to keep track of how much water and electricity they were using or carefully negotiate limited space, they eagerly expanded into the old 1970s coastal bungalow, transforming it as they did so.
Get the scoop: a nursery-rhyme mural is the cherry on top of this ice cream parlour-cum-wine bar

Mar 22, 2025 | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

After a decade living in the rich, numinous landscape of Cornwall, artist Lucy Stein found it very difficult to leave. When her family relocated to the urban terrain of London, it was vital for her to find somewhere that still retained a spark of magic – and so she found a place in Lambeth, right next to where visionary poet and artist William Blake once lived.
Refreshingly different things to do around the UK this March

Mar 5, 2025 | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

March into a new month with our selection of refreshingly different things to do, see, buy and eat in the UK this month. From a hands-on workshop exploring new paper-based media to pop-ups, markets and a glut of exhibitions, all can be rounded off with a peaceful tipple. TO DOCaroline Kent founded stationery brand Scribble & Daub in 2012 in an effort to ‘provide the paper remedy to an increasingly mass-produced, digital world’.
Refreshingly different things to do around the UK this February

Feb 1, 2025 | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

As February sets the hounds of spring on the winter’s traces, chasing off the short cold days and long dark nights, we have dully compiled our list of invigorating things to hunt down around the UK this month – from the effects of Mrs de Winter to those of Dame Edna Everage, curvy purchases from Collect Fair to sharper stuff at Toklas’s citrus-themed bazaar.
Robert Burns: what do the poet’s possessions reveal about him?

Jan 20, 2025 | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

A whole generation before Byron and Shelley, Robert Burns was the paradigmatic Romantic hero-poet, a notorious ladies man and performer – indeed, the 18th-century equivalent of the modern rock star. Famous and infamous, he was lauded from the highest to lowest levels of society.
Refreshingly different things to do around the UK this January

Jan 9, 2025 | worldofinteriors.com | Ariadne Fletcher

We begin our new year with a list of refreshingly different things to do around the UK this month. From lampshade making to spooning ice cream, January brings with it a host of new possibilities, so, whether you are hoping to ease into 2025 or hit the ground running, take a moment to peruse our selection of activities.