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Alphabet Challenges

-London

K is for… Kaspar the Cat

Kaspar is the virtual resident cat at the Savoy Hotel in London. His fascinating story began in 1898, when South African  diamond magnate Woolf Joel held a dinner party for 14 guests […]

-London

I is for… Invader

There has been an invasion of little, and sometimes not so little, pixellated men across the globe, starting in Paris in 1998. They seem friendly enough so if you want […]

-London

F is for… Face on the Wall

These fun 3D faces pop up all over the world. They are the work of Gregos, a French self-taught artist.  His graffiti paintings first appeared in Paris in the late 1980s, […]

-Austria

E is for… Exquisite Schlachertorte

The Viennese chocolate cake,  Sachertorte, dates back to 1832, when Prince Wenzel von Metternich demanded his personal chef create a special dessert for several important guests.  However, the chef fell ill and his sixteen-year-old apprentice, Franz Sacher, had to step […]

Alphabet Challenges

D is for… Drunken Gambler

A message about contrast – the discipline and control of martial arts versus the subjugation of control by various addictions – yet the work itself coordinates nicely with the neighbouring door. Part of April A […]