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I usually just print a calendar off the internet, but this year I decided to treat myself to this gorgeous thing.
Step into the rhythms of the old British year with the Traditional Year Calendar 2026. Beautifully illustrated with striking woodcuts by Eric Ravilious, this calendar brings to life centuries of customs, folklore and seasonal observances. Each month reveals festivals, ancient traditions and curious lore – from weather folklore to ritual customs – connecting you with the rich tapestry of the past.
Perfect for history lovers, folklore enthusiasts or anyone who enjoys a touch of heritage in their daily life, this calendar is both practical and inspiring – a year-long companion that celebrates time-honoured rituals and the natural cycle of the seasons.
It’s available at this link here.
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THE MODERNIST 55 arrives to improve my day.
Comments closed‘For this issue, I chose ORDINARY as the theme and picked writers, poets, photographers and illustrators I’d like to be stuck in a (paternoster) lift with.
In a world where AI is blurring boundaries between genuine pizzazz and code-generateddigital sparkle, ordinary is nourishing. It’s cheese on toast. A three-pin plug. Great social housing. A shelf. Only an idiot mistakes the ordinary for average. Behind every slice of excellent ordinaryness is a brainiac on a mission. There’s nowhere to hide shit workmanship in something simple, something ordinary.
Overlooked, plain and occasionally boring, I want you to pause and examine that wooden clothes peg. Study a milk bottle. Think again about pebbledash. Cast aside the jazzy stuff for a minute and put the ordinary on a pedestal. As Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Some classic designs from the late Kenneth Grange (d. 2024) feature in the form of his Instamatic camera from Jon Legge and the Kenwood Chef from Alice Naylor. These are objects with enduring appeal, and throughout this issue we see a wistful appreciation for the analogue and pre-digital, underlining the lasting impact of great twentieth century design grounded in modernist principles. This is particularly apparent in the telephone technology discussed by Richard Fryer, the prized cassette tapes from Sarah Feeney, as well as the tactile pleasure of technical drawing pens from Peter Reid.
I need to copy over some pieces from Orbital Operations on the current cycle of push to analogue.
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Read over steak frites and a glass of Montepulciano. First issue from the new regime running the magazine, and lots of fun. More here.
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