We all know #LeapYear is Ladies day to propose, but what happens next?

Clear up any wedding night nerves with Carolyn Alexander's flick book.

Hello Zooey from gromain on Vimeo.

Christina Sun Kim on 'unlearning sound etiquette' - a fascinating short film that I just had to share looking at the work of sound artist Christina.. take 10 minutes our of your day to be inspired!

Music to make you smile!

Some of you might of already heard Francois and The Atlas Mountains, especially if you are an avid Radio 6 listener! Mark and Maconie have been championing their latest single Les Plus Beaux for the past couple of months and we want to join in! Their album El Volo Love has been blasting through the speakers in the Gallery and making many a customer tap their feet, we can't blame them though! It's such bittersweet sunshine infused music with great african style drums and eletcro pop synths.  We would recommend anyone with the winter blues to go check them out live...the music makes you want to dance about like a kid on summer holidays, the fact that the guys dance about in shiny disco outfits definately helps!!!

Ok, so the whole world must now be waiting for the lunch time update on #pancakes for 3 meals in one day, well the wait is over!  Beardie Man, Birdie and Red Door-ettes had a lovely pancake with a morrocan style finish - perfectly presented on our keep-it-for-Sunday-Best Donna Wilson plates (they are usually on the wall).  Can't believe it's been over a year since Sarah Kelk made us a farewell banquett, that would be the last time we had pancakes here!

#pancakes, for three meals in one day?  Perhaps a foolish quest, certainly not one the ole waistline will thank you for but just the thought of it rekindles a latent sense of rebellion not felt since the heady days of primary school midnight feast's. 

So this morning's jolly effort is shown below, an adaptation of Kate Sutton's marvelous recipie shown above (£10).  We did have maple syrup as Kate reccomends but the result of our mini dispute (the vegetarian Vs the omnivour) led us to opt for blueberries, maple syrup, youhurt AND optional cripsy bacon.  A little too much you say?  Wait till lunch time...

Late Valentine? We Heart The List

We  have had a lot to shout about over the last couple of weeks and The List Magazine seems to agree with us!  The wise and well read out there will already have Feburary's copy, and yes we are a little tardy in telling you about the fantastic Valentine's spread they did... but well better late than never!  In amongst other top treats you will find Zena's Yes/No decision maker necklace £18, Stuart Gardiner's Love/Hate oven Mit £16 or £25 the pair, Andy Smith's 'Lonely Goldfish' limited edition Screen print £50, Mengsel's 'Hello' lmited edition screen print £40 and the pun-tastic collection of cards fresh from Full Fat Cards.... rumour has it The Guardian has also been shouting about Full Fat Cards, so they are now even more firmly on our One To Watch List... oh yes we have one, we do.

If your Valentine let you down or your just a little late like us... drop us an email and we'll stop, wrap and post on demand.  info@edinburghart.com

A cool wee tune accompanying Arnie in action to mark the passing of Valentine's day perhaps? Our amazing house of cards is gone from the Red Door window and soon our love inspired display will be changing too so watch this space...!

Happy Valentine's....

Check out these romantic and funny cards from Full Fat cards we recently got in store!!Absolutely brilliant! They have recently been featured in the Guardian and are proving quite a hit with love birds across the UK. They are going fast so if you still need to pick up a card for that special someone, better be quick!!

All that sparkles...

Add a twist to Valentine's Day pressies with this new collection. Here's a sneak peek of new Tatty Devine work about to adorn our shelves at Red Door.. make way for bejeweled Swarovski skulls, Frida Kahlo necklaces and Parakeets!! Loving the glitz and glam of it all!

Oh rainy day!

My image of the day Robbie Porter's 'Rainy Day'

Seems appropriate on this rather drizzly Edinburgh day.. how i wish i could skate away to sunnier climes! Put a smile on your face and come see this fab print and more of Robbie's framed pieces at Red Door!

SUPERFAUNA SUPER STAG'S HEAD

January seemed to be the month for ‘Stag heads’ here at the Red Door Gallery. After the listing of Wooden Tree’s fantastic Mr Stag in January’s edition of ‘Country Living Magazine’,  we’ve been inundated with orders for Mr Stag from the leafier parts of the UK. To complement this, we’ve just taken stock of  some super cool SUPERFAUNA 3D Stag heads, which we have photographed hanging proudly in the Gallery. They are made from 100% brown cardboard, are easy to assemble from flat pack and come in some really cool packaging! They are available in 3 sizes from £36 to £76.50!

Double dip recession you say... mad surreal comedy please!

It's all doom and gloom in the financial biosphere today, SO why not lighten the mood with Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy show starts tonight on E4! I for one am looking for some light relief and a bit of madcap comedy won't go amiss! And here's a beautiful little narrated extract from his new book, oh yes feeling the Noel Fielding love today!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/interactive/2011/nov/18/noel-fielding-the-scribblings-of-a-madcap-shambleton

'Mr.Stag' by A Wooden Tree - as featured in Country Living magazine. Lovingly hand sewn Mr.Stag wall plushes in a range of vintage fabrics available at the Red door Gallery. Beautiful and unique.

So the question today is this, what do you love most, food, wine or Elle Decco?  It is a pretty tough call but this blog post covers them all.  This month's Elle Decco features a wee shout out to Stuart Gardinier's Wine paring teatowels which help you ensure always to have the best wine with your dinner. Like all of his products, this teatowel combines a functioning object with beautiful design, a hint of education and a dash of humour. 

If you love a good chart then this is right up your street, there is one to help you organise your Wild Foods, Fruit & Veg, Flowers and Seafood into seasons.  We have had Stuart's Seasonal Produce collection in our window for most of January and they are just causing so much delight.  From forragers of wild foods to members of Hugh's Fish Fight, there is something for everyone, although we don't sell Elle Decco we are more than happy to browse through a copy if you bring one in!

email info@edinburghart.com to reserve your organic teatowel (from £11.50) as they are racing out the door.

Ace Jewellery by Studio Roar!

Here are just a few brilliant examples of jewellery designed and handmade by Studio Roar (aka Rasha Akhatib). We have stocked her stuff for over a few months now and they're proving quite a hit! Her designs are originally based on 18th century Middle Eastern geometric patterns and she hand inlays the coloured acrylic into the walnut wood by hand right here in Scotland!! Her designs are exclusive to us in Britian and are soon to feature on our new online shop in February, meanwhile though you can snap them up at our shop on Victoria Street!

Congrats to Lucky Frame and their fab Pugs Luv Beats app, nominated as finalists for IGF award! Created right here in Edinburgh it's a must have for all iphone, ipod touch and ipad owners - truly the puggiest music game of all time! Happy playing! http://www.luckyframe.co.uk/pugsluvbeats/

A little bit of Regina Spektor....

Oh this has got many a toe tapping today!

Get a look at those.... birdies! We've all had a giggle at Eilidh Weir's tongue-in-cheek Topless Birds 2012 calender- January sale price only £8!!

Drawing skills to be jealous of!

Check out these drawings by Via Fang! They are just a small example of the phenomenal drawing skills that she has, go check out the others on her website www.viafang.com! I believe she is a fan of Edward Gorey....it may be controversial to say this, but we might like her drawings more!!! 

I Hexagon Blockbusters

Well, how could you not love Blockbusters?  Presented by the entertainment legend Bob Holness who has sadly died at the grand age of 83.  There must be a lot of you out there who remember the tedium of a day off school sick being rescued by the bright lights of the Blockbusters honeycomb game board - it was all so high tech!  Would you believe it was among the very first day time quiz shows which ran for a decade, that's over 1,200 shows! 

The other fact we are particularly fond of, is that Bob was the second actor to play James Bond, cast as the super smooth spy in a 1956 Radio adaptation of MoonRaker - someone better tell the good people at Trivial Pursuit!

We Hexagon Blockbusters, Bob Holness and Louis Hudson for his great design above.