Pic: Are You Green Enough?
Thursday, den 5. February 2009While at lunch last week in London at the Duke of Cambridge we noticed the many efforts the organic restaurant/pub had made to try to be green and “value driven”.
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Citroën Debuts New Logo on 90th Anniversary
Thursday, den 5. February 2009At 90 years old, Citroën is opening a new page in its history, with a new visual identity. The logo is part of a complete overhaul of the brand and its products spanning the next year. The new logo is being unveiled simultaneously in 34 countries today on the birthday of the company founder, André [...]
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Shopping: The Pleasure/Pain Principle
Thursday, den 5. February 2009Recent studies conducted by researchers at Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon might go a long way in explaining our spending habits or in the case of the current economic downturn, our penny-pinching ways. Apparently, during every purchase we make there is an emotional tug of warm taking place in two distinct parts of our brain [...]
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Adaptable Furniture by Philippe Nigro
Thursday, den 5. February 2009French designer Philippe Nigro has developed a table and chair concept that functions in a dynamic way. The foundation of the table is called a “Universal Base” to which any square or rectangular top can be clamped. No tools needed. The designer cleverly left the functional components exposed.
The Twin Chair starts as a wood crafted [...]
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Diversify Everything
Thursday, den 5. February 2009Investment advisor Cathrine Austin Fitts has written a valuable essay extolling the virtues of diversifying. Going beyond the use of diversification in financial investments, Fitts explains how diversification and wide spread network building across all facets of life can lead to improved outcomes.
She explains:
Diversification means that we invest not just in our own human capital [...]
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Bronx Rhymes: Location Based History of Hip-Hop
Thursday, den 5. February 2009Bronx Rhymes is an interactive project that combines physical location and digital mobility to trace the roots of hip-hop in the Bronx where the genre is said to have been born. The project is the brainchild of interactive designers, Masha Ioveva and Claudia Bernett, as a means of exploring different facets of musical history across a [...]
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Luxury Tree House Made From Palmyra
Thursday, den 5. February 2009Indian born Architect Bjiov Jain of Studio Mumbai designed a house entirely built from locally sourced and sustainably harvested Palmyra palm - one of the most important tree in India also pitched as a material which can be used in over 800 different ways. Built directly on a coconut plantation in the town of [...]
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Congresswoman Encourages Squatting in Foreclosed Homes
Thursday, den 5. February 2009As the economy continues to spiral downward, a US Congresswoman from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, is encouraging her constituents to squat in their foreclosed homes. She is advocating that homeowners should simply stay put until the bank “produces the note” that proves it owns the home.
Because mortgages have been divvied up so much, the [...]
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Does the World Need a $68,995 Electric Motorcycle?
Thursday, den 5. February 2009An Electric motorcycle - great idea, right? On one hand it has some dreamy specs. At top speed it can go 150 mph, and it’s battery is good for 150 miles. Charging only takes about 2 hours, and it’s designed by Yves Bahar.
Bad news is one of these cycles will cost $68,995, and only 50 [...]
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The Chez Panisse of China: Dragon Well Manor Makes Good on a Commitment to Local, Organic Ingredients
Thursday, den 5. February 2009After reading Fuchsia Dunlop’s New Yorker article on Dragon Well Manor (龙井草堂), we took the opportunity during the Chinese New Year holiday to experience the restaurant ourselves. Located in Hangzhou, Dragon Well Manor is run by Dai Jianjun, whose goal is to create a Chinese culinary experience founded on the use of fresh, locally [...]
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