Beyond its functional purpose of marking dates and organising schedules, calendars symbolise a fresh chapter, a ceremonial step into a new year, month, day. Mark a date, flip the month, and you re literally following a timeline. Calendars, whether of the wall or desk variety, also can double up as objets d art, whether every sheet is accompanied by a print of a famous work of art, a poster from a great movie, or a photograph of a stunning view. A calendar becomes an ombudsman of your taste.