Month: July 2007
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Redefining Luxury
Here’s a thought about the concept of luxury. Luxury has always been about brand; the name, the label, the notion of the world you are buying into, exclusivity, individual expression of choice, and the experience that that brand provides; the shopping experience, personalisation, the delivery and service, the look, the feel, the smell, the touch,…
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Just had to…
…post this, as discovered by Scamp (found here). A Danish viral which I absolutely love.
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Busy is as Busy Does
When you ask someone you know how they are, how often does their answer contain the word ‘busy’? I’m betting it’s more often than not. (Some) People seem to take a certain pride in just how busy their lives are – if I’m always on the go, then I’m engaged, occupied, industrious, active, in demand,…
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Link Lurve
Take your favourite words, your favourite blogs, and give ’em some link lurve. "Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,Enwrought with golden and silver light,The blue and the dim and the dark clothsOf night and light and the half–light,I would spread the cloths under your feet:But I, being poor, have only my dreams;I have spread my…
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Something to make you smile on a Friday
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3913745262811179417&hl=en-GB Coke does Grand Theft Auto. Created in HD and being screened in August in cinemas across the US.
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Eco worship
Quite possibly the nicest church in the world… Thorncrown Chapel in Arkansas. Believe it or not this beautiful piece of sustainable architecture was built almost thirty years ago. Wow. Originally via
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Alan Johnston
Don’t normally post about this sort of thing but had to celebrate this morning’s fantastic news that Alan Johnston, the BBC Gaza correspondent who was kidnapped 114 days ago and has been held captive ever since, has been released. There is something about the way that the BBC have stuck by him, championed his cause,…
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The Secret Life of Fruit and Veg
…is finally revealed here . Thanks to Beancounters for opening my eyes