Into The New Iron Age XMAS NR a spectacular long-distance mountain trail

a spectacular long-distance mountain trail crossing northern Spain from the Atlantic coast at Irun to the Mediterranean shores of Cap de Creus

and technical ingenuity that makes these racers works of mechanical art

care for rescued sloths at a Pacific Coast sanctuary in Costa Rica

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Into The New Iron Age XMAS NR a spectacular long-distance mountain trailThere is now a great revival of creative smithing in Britain. How did it come about and what are the influences that helped to open up the craft to 20th century design? PART 1 Looks back to the past to Art Nouveau, Gaudi, and the ironwork of Charles Rennie Mackintosh explores the more recent input from Europe and America: follows the formation and development of the British Artist Blacksmith Association and seeks to define Modern Ironwork. PART II