Monument Bookend

Bookends are oftentimes perceived of as unnecessary or kitsch design objects, but this stunning and minimal version from Brooklyn-based Chen Chen + Kai Williams will make a statement. Made from White Carrara marble, the bookend is shaped to accentuate the material, and it’s even padded with black neoprene to protect your treasured tomes.

A Dining Experience Based on Roald Dahl’s “The Twits”

For many kids, living like Roald Dahl’s “The Twits” was equally repulsive and enticing. On 4 September to 30 October (at The Vaults in Waterloo) London locals and visitors will finally have the opportunity to do so. Designers Bompas & Parr are working with theater company Les Enfants Terrible to create the dining experience, which will have an element of performance to it—and it will …

Metamorphoses

Including 15 books and over 250 myths, Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” is a true classic—one many of us may feel a little shameful about, for not having read it yet. The clever and energetic poetry links mythical stories (like Pygmalion and the fall of Troy) via the theme of transformation. The new, cloth-bound cover was illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith and should be a little incentive to tick …