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Limited Edition Damien Hirst Posters from Tate Shop

2012-05-20T19:07:00.000+01:00

SIGNED Beautiful Inside My Head Forever poster - pink £205 from Tate Shop

SIGNED Beautiful Inside My Head poster - Diamonds £205 from Tate Shop

New Tatty Devine Jewellery for 2012 from Soma Gallery

2012-05-15T19:29:00.000+01:00

Make a statement in these bold and beautiful necklaces. I love the idea these have been inspired by Mexico and give a playful edge to summer. Prices start from £60 available from Soma Gallery

Prints for Children's bedrooms, Q is a pretty Quilt and Boys in Pillow Fight

2012-02-15T21:24:00.000+00:00

Q is a Pretty Quilt £43.99 available from Art.com (for childrens)

Boys in Pillow Fight various prices available from Art.com (for childrens)

Simply Gorgeous Limited Edition LOVE prints (by Helen Lang)

2012-02-13T11:13:00.000+00:00

Love prints for all those of us in LOVE by Helen Lang

New V and A Shop Competition - Chance to win a digital printed scarf :o)

2012-02-09T09:35:00.002+00:00

Enter now or if you like the V and A Shop on Facebook already you have been entered (easy as that!)

Exciting new media art by artist such as Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst

2012-02-05T08:33:00.001+00:00

Limited edition digital art images by artist such as Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Wim Wenders and Mat Collishaw. Download art to your mobile, tablet, TV or laptop for as little as £5 to £500, available through seditionart.com (Could this be a new trend collecting art on media devices?)

Love is what you want - Tracey Emin £50

Edition 61 / 5,000

Bognor Blue - Damien Hirst £7.50

Edition 144 / 10,000

Panegyric - Damien Hirst £7.50

Edition 76 / 10,000

Entrance - Wim Wenders £5
Edition 38 / 10,000

London Art Fair

2012-01-18T13:09:00.000+00:00

London Art Fair a thriving place for arts to flourish and a feast for the eyes

Pakpoom Silaphan 'Four Times Andy on Coke' (2011)

Scream Gallery

Eduardo Paolozzi 1924-2005, Untitled Collage

Offer Waterman & Co

Damien Hirst, Inspirational Butterfly 2008

Other Criteria

Art Fair London 18-22 January 2012 at Islington Business Design Centre

Ooohhh I do like to look cute in the kitchen and this is a perfect little red apron

2012-01-16T10:30:00.001+00:00

Red Daisy Apron from Designer Lisa Stickley

Brighten your home on these cold winter days with new blinds from designer Ella Doran

2012-01-13T09:54:00.008+00:00

Blossom Blind

Fretwork Blind

Gridlock Blind

White Magnolia Blossom blind

For all bespoke blind quotes please call the Ella Doran enquiries line on 0207 254 4744, or email blinds@elladoran.co.uk with the length and width of your finished blind.

2012 David Hockney Rare Print, Transport Poster and Royal Academy Books

2012-01-10T12:40:00.000+00:00

Two prints and posters we liked by David Hockeny from the past and the current new books from the Royal Academy to accompany the David Hockney exhibition opening at the Royal Academy 21 January until 9 April 2012.

'Sinked' Rare Poster by David Hockney available from

Art Republic £60

David Hockney Poster of Tate from 1998 available from the London Transport Museum £9.95

A Bigger Message Conversations with David Hockney where the artist talks about tress and landscapes is available from the Royal Academy shop. A good article on this book can be found at the Guardian

David Hockney A Bigger Picture Book is avaialable in hardback and paperback from the Royal Accademy.

2012-01-09T09:56:00.003+00:00

12 posters have been created for London olympic and paralympic games by a number of leading UK artists, including Tracey Emin, Rachel Whiteread, Howard Hodgkin, Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley, Bob and Roberta Smith.

The posters will form part of the 12-week London 2012 cultural festival that will run concurrently with the Games. The stunning artwork will be displayed in a free exhibition at the Tate Britain next year.

The posters are currently available from the Official London 2012 Olympic website.

Museums at Night - Newlyn Art Gallery One Off Book Going to Auction

2012-01-04T09:30:00.000+00:00

Love the idea of museums and culture institutes coming alive at night and this book is all things good that can come from collaborating with passion. Take a look inside A Book of the Night.

To keep up to date with auction plans for the book contact the education team at the gallery on 01736 363715.

(via Culture 24)

Beautiful Butterfly Clips - Display Your Photography or Favourite Postcards [ @joheckett ]

2012-01-03T15:01:00.000+00:00

Add a touch of class to your home with these porcelain butterflies with little wooden pegs avaliable to puchase from Jo Heckett £6.00 each (4 for £22.00)

Excited about Christian Louboutin at London’s Design Museum (opening on March 28th)

2012-01-03T14:45:00.000+00:00

After reading this lunch time on ElleUK.com we are very excited about the Christian Louboutin exhibition opening at the London Design Museum. Opening 28 March 2012 and you can count us in as visiting...

Peter Clark at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery - Great Magazine Feature

2012-01-01T09:39:00.000+00:00

No idea what the text reads in chinese but a lovely looking magazine feature as shown on Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery [one to watch]

New Year Resolutions

2012-01-01T08:15:00.002+00:00

On our Artolar blog we shall share everyday a culture gift, art bargain, limited book, new book or designer magazine, new designer, emerging or established artist multiples. We hope you enjoy reading and any feedback do get in touch.

The Artolar Culture Directory is launching in 2012 with over 1,000 culture institutes listed this will be the place to visit for culture shopping. Shops ranked out of five stars by the Artolar team of experts and with inclusions to grow your interest in culture shopping. On this blog we shall keep you updated and if you are a culture institute we shall let you know when the culture directory is live for you to check or submit your details to be included. Artolar supports shopping for culture and we love to chat so please follow us on twitter @artolar

A Sunny Side Up 2012 From Us To You! [Inspired By Andy Smith Prints at SOMA Gallery]

2011-12-31T10:39:00.012+00:00

Thank you to every reader in 2011 and we look forward to sharing more new designers, artist products, limited prints and an array of culture media in the New Year along with the anticipated new 2012 Artolar Culture Directory where you can submit your culture institute.

We wish you a very Merry New Year and a Happy Sunny 2012.

Posters from the Andy Smith exhibition at Soma Gallery, bright and fun perfect to illustrate our Happy New Year message.

Designer Emma Burton cornflower blue clasp purses, scarves and cushions - lovely!

2011-12-30T21:12:00.000+00:00

Blue rose small clasp purse

Cornflower vintage rose cushion

Cornflower rose silk scarf

Designer Emma Burton's collection of digitally printed fashion and home accessories use her own photographs. Our favourite is the Cornflower Rose clip purse with matching scarf and cushion starting from £39.00

Emma Burton now at Designers & Makers at Somerset House until 8 Jan 2012.

Culture Sales Have Started Here Are Our Favourite Finds

2011-12-30T10:10:00.000+00:00

Victoria and Albert Museum Shop Sale
Yohji Yamamoto’s Polka Dots Scarf £100

Tate Shop Sale
Bob and Roberta Smith Blocks £10.00

British Museum Shop Sale
Mrs Delany Square Silk Scarf £45.00

Baltic Shop Sale
Yoshimoto Nara Limited Edition Complete Works £120

Puffin Perfect. - Lovely Stamp Silkscreen Print

2011-12-19T15:15:00.000+00:00

by Tom Frost, available at Boxbird £30

Eye Catching Ed Hodgkinson Limited Edition Artist Prints

2011-12-16T16:50:00.000+00:00

Madelaine, looking down

Charlotte, kneeling

Madelaine, hair up

Available from Mark Jason Gallery, Ed Hodgkinson limited edition prints £1300

Perfect Christmas Gift for Shoe Lovers - Signed Christian Louboutin Book

2011-12-01T09:16:00.001+00:00

A devine book by the V&A £85.00 - Signed by Christian Louboutin

Add a little imagination with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Print

2011-11-28T10:33:00.000+00:00

Perfect for a library or a children's playroom as you can read the story and see the image, pure beauty for the walls. Available from Art Republic by Spinless Claassics.

Times Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century to Now.. Picasso number 1.

2011-11-27T14:48:00.000+00:00

Interesting read I had on Sunday afternoon, looking through this list of Times Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century to Now. Created in association with the Saatchi Gallery, to read more and see the remaining artist visit the Saatchi Gallery

Yoshitomo Nara Little Wanderer... watch it slowly roam about in its dreamlike state

2011-11-26T11:39:00.001+00:00

Awwwww the Yoshitomo Nara Little Wanderer £120 at Baltic Shop