Madeleine Watts

Hunter S. Thompson’s Hangover Cure

The infamous Gonzo journalist has something to cure your throbbing head.

David Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note

The face of Ziggy Stardust is now official currency in the London suburb of Brixton.

Ikea App Uses Facebook to Personalise Your Bedroom

Ikea attempt to sell you their durable and inexpensive Swedish wares by aligning them precisely with your personality, lifestyle and tastes.

Semi-Fictional Audio Guides Narrate New York’s Museum Mile

A conceptual sound collective and the French join forces to take you for a merry and blissfully confusing journey down Manhattan's Museum Mile.

Micro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing

The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.

The Ten Best Festivals in Sydney

Get ready to dance kids, because summer’s coming. Here is Concrete Playground's shortlist of Sydney’s best festival experiences.

The London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities

While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.

Tom Ballard to Miranda Devine: ‘What the F**k are You Talking About?’

Tom Ballard responds to columnist Miranda Devine's article connecting Senator Penny Wong's pregnancy to the London riots.

Interview /// Concrete Playground Meets The Wombats

We talk to the Wombats about music, near-death experiences, meeting Paul McCartney and dancing drunk to Joy Division.

Short Films And Typography Help You Learn A New Language

Functional Wall Stickers Make Organisation Fun

Being well-organisation has never looked so good.

FBi Social Pops Up In Kings Cross

FBi Social is shaking up King's Cross with live music from emerging talent.

Win A Double Pass To Never Let Me Go

We have 30 double passes on offer to a film which is equal parts science fiction and love triangle.

Turn Your Favourite Book Into A Lamp

Designer Boris Dennler lets you highlight your book collection by turning them into functional lamps.

Win A Grant for Your Big Green Idea

The British Council are offering grants up to $20,000 for eco-entrepreneurs.

Maps Rescued and Repackaged as Art

Artist Matthew Cusick rescues a dead medium from the landfill to create beautiful and intricate collages.

Argentinean Theatre Converted Into Beautiful Bookshop

A repurposed theatre in Buenos Aires has been turned into possibly the world's prettiest bookshop.

Thom Yorke Makes Another Last Minute Announcement

The Radiohead frontman just casually announced and premiered his newest collaboration with electro producers Burial & Four Tet on the radio.

Japanese Illustrator Exposes the Composition of Mammals

When you peel back the skin of any animal you find a world or spiderweb nerves and strangely fragile skeletons.

Literary Figures Give Lego Bookish Cred

The one thing Lego has always needed was a smug F. Scott Fitzgerald and brooding Ernest Hemingway to give it some literary credit.