Get in early. Buy artwork from the next big thing! As regular readers of Things of Random Coolness already know, I’m a big fan of contemporary street/urban/graffiti art (or whatever the kids are calling it these days.) So I was interested to find out about Edge Art, a brand new online store featuring new and original artworks by upcoming artists.

Rather than being all print based, as a lot of street style art seems to be sold these days, there are a lot of original one-off artworks available for sale. At reasonable prices too! Although there are a few second-rate Banksy imitation artists showcased (only my personal opinion though), there are some really interesting artists too. I’m not telling you which ones I like though, just in case I decide to buy some of it (oh alright then! The energetic and colourful drawing style of Michael Alan’s Babyhood and Outa really interests me.)

Check out what’s available at Edge Art.

Gaudi on LSD! Baroness Carrie von Reichardt (seriously, that’s her name!) emailed me to tell me about her project to transform her home into a living work of art. Aided by soulmate and artistic collaborator Mr Spunky, the ambitious, unique mission is to cover the entire outside walls of their home in bespoke mosaics and ceramic artefacts (or tesselation graffiti as they like to call it.)

I dread to think how the neighbors feel about the fact that the Baroness has spent the last 10 years covering the house with Rick Griffin-esque flying eyeballs, tiki totems and all-seeing-eyes in the style of an LSD inspired Antoni Gaudi. You’ve really got to check out the Treatment Rooms mosaics on Flickr. Get more background info on the project and the Baroness here.

…ding dong! the bells are gonna chime. This week is a bit special for Miss. Random Fashion Coolness and I - we’re getting married (to each other, just in case you hadn’t already guessed!) So…err…congratulations to us, or something.

Anyway, once the big day is over, the two of us are hitting the road for the rest of the summer. We’ll be prowling around Milan, Rome, Paris, Madrid, and Marrakech amongst other places - so if you’ve got any recommendations for cool and interesting places we need to check out in those cities, let us know!

Wish us luck!

Do you want to work for Philippe Stark? BBC Two has teamed up with celebrated French design guru Philippe Starck to help find a new generation of British design talent. Ten aspiring designers with the talent, drive and vision to create the next ‘must have’ products of the 21st Century will be given the unique opportunity to learn and work alongside Starck and his team over a period of several months.

With a working title of ‘Philippe Starck’s School of Design’, the tv show will involve Starck inviting would-be designers to bid for one of 10 places on a design course to be held in Paris. At the end of the course at least one student will be rewarded with a six month placement at Starck’s design agency in the French capital.

Read more about Philippe Starck’s School of Design.