wall calendars 2017 on CALVENDO

Fab collection of regional calendars for 2017

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:55:04 +0100

Our Calvendo calendar makers cover virtually every topic under the sun, including a variety of UK regions and towns. Take a look at this great collection of regional calendars, featuring delightful British towns, regions and sights, and find your favourite for 2017. There’s still time to order :-): All available on www.hive.co.uk and dispatched within a couple of days.

Merry Christmas, one and all

Sat, 24 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0100

More of Capucine’s work in our product gallery

Here we are: 24th December, last day of our Calvendo Advent calendar 2016. Say hello to this wonderful Japanese Kokeshi doll version of Father Christmas in our author Capucine’s delightful A Year of Kokeshi wall calendar – whimsical illustrations of this old Japanese tradition of handmade wooden dolls.

Thanks everyone for joining us on our Advent calendar journey for the past 24 days! Wishing you all a wonderful, peaceful and joyful Christmas with family and friends. Take care of yourselves and only the very best for 2017!

Once upon a time, there was a castle …

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 08:30:13 +0100

Opening door 7 of our Advent calendar to this fabulous image of Herstmonceaux Castle in East Sussex. The 15th century moated castle with Elizabethan gardens is one of the many historic stars in our author David Ireland’s Castles of Kent and Sussex wall calendar. Would certainly make a great Christmas gift for history buffs and lovers of English castles …

More of David Ireland’s work in our product gallery

The beauty of beetles

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 08:30:47 +0100

Day six of our Advent calendar and who knew that beetles could look so stylish: Macro photography at its best in Dirk Langenhan’s Wonderful Beetles calendar. We’re quite taken by the metallic sheen …

More of our author Dirk Langenhan’s work in our product gallery

Vintage, baby

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:30:14 +0100

Just in case you’re looking for a Christmas gift for someone from Ilkeston or around, look no further: We’re opening door number five of the Calvendo Advent calendar to one of artist Stephen Millership’s vintage-style illustrations of Ilkeston. If you like what you see (we do!), there’s more in his Ilkeston, Past and Present calendar, a wonderful homage to his hometown in Derbyshire that he brought to life on our platform. Thanks, Stephen!

They do things differently, in Norway

Sun, 04 Dec 2016 09:30:19 +0100

It’s the second Sunday of Advent and door number four of our Advent calendar reveals a spectacular Norwegian church. Have you ever seen such a structure? We admit we hadn’t, before coming across our author Dirk Rosin’s Churches of Norway calendar which very nicely takes us into a hitherto unknown architectural world …

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The glory of English cathedrals

Sat, 03 Dec 2016 09:30:48 +0100

Opening door number three of our Advent calendar and admiring an often overlooked perspective: John Eaton’s wonderful Heaven’s Above calendar celebrates the ceilings and vaults of the great English medieval cathedrals. Here’s what you can see when you look above you in Carlisle Cathedral. Loving the colours!

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Budapest – grand and glorious

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:30:42 +0100

Door number two of our Calvendo Advent calendar opens up to a stunning sight: Budapest’s stand-out parliament building, beautifully captured in Lance M. Griffin’s Danube River Nightlights calendar. Which is, by the way, full of beautiful shots of the Hungarian’s capital great landmarks by night. Take a look! And discover many unique perspectives …

More of Lance M. Griffin’s work in our product gallery