Three secondary schoolboys smoking an illicit cigarette in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images). May 1972

An mechanic in Brick Lane Bikes repairs a fixed wheel bike in their shop in Shoreditch on June 14, 2011 in London, England. The UK bike industry has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people building their own custom bikes or purchasing bespoke bikes. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Artist Will Ryman poses for photographs next to his installation entitled “The Bed” at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea on January 7, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

A white lipizzaner Stallion performs during the Spanish Riding School of Vienna Gala Performance at Wembley Arena on November 24, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

A table and chair the size of a house have been captivating visitors to north London's Hampstead Heath. The 30ft (9m) sculpture, The Writer, will be on Parliament Hill for four months before returning to Italy.

Thomas Thwaites, a 34-year-old researcher from London, has spent the past year creating prosthetics that allow him to roam around on all fours like goat.

The Siberian-born jewelry designer reimagined 12 major metropolises—including London, New York, Paris, Stockholm, and Hong Kong—as intricate accessories you can wear around your finger