Kedleston Hall near Derby is opening its doors to celebrate Diwali, with decorations, light projections and South Asian music and dance. The stately home holds more than 1,000 objects from India and neighbouring countries, and a local volunteer has helped bring the event to life.
After being housebound following a hit-and-run in 2019, Joshua Tabti took up cartography, which has since become his career. He now creates hand-drawn pictorial maps, including a recent one of Yorkshire and Lancashire inspired by Tolkien's maps. The work has also led him to visit places he had first drawn, such as the French Alps.
Glasgow-based designers Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, of the Timorous Beasties studio, have spent decades creating bold wallpaper and textile designs that find beauty in darker themes. Their work has reached places such as the UK Supreme Court, Johnnie Walker labels and album covers for Kate Bush. A new book, Toile Tales, pairs their drawings with fables written by Steven Richardson.
A retired carpenter from east Leeds has built a full-sized Dalek from reclaimed pine to be sold at auction. The proceeds will support Yorkshire Cancer Research, and the auction is due to take place next February.
