Sunday, December 28, 2008
A new year often triggers a desire to start new habits, try fresh looks and generally buck trends!
Because of the perceived demarcation of time, it’s a good time to set goals and resolve to do thing differently. In particular I like the New Year for reassessing my style for the year ahead – it’s mid [...]
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
What do you get when you combine bibliophilia with an aesthetic obsession?
A personal curatorship that amuses and inspires!
Red and orange and yellow and green, indigo, violet and blue…
The power of colour can not be underestimated for bringing interesting new dimensions to your life. Gorgeous and so easy… anyone can do it!
Make your whole life seemingly [...]
Monday, December 15, 2008
Are you or a loved one infected with a dreamy wanderlust? Are you a known Francophile? Do you swoon at the thought of puffed macarons? Then perhaps this gift combination would tickle your fancy…
The Paris Wallpaper City Guide will go down a treat when you are plotting an excursion to the fair city - [...]
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The AIGA GAIN conference was recently held in New York, focusing on design in business. Malcolm Gladwell was one of the speakers there, discussing the development of creativity and the manifestation of genius:
“Genius and creativity don’t necessarily spring forth unbidden… they require time and support to experiment, to try and even fail.”
Luckily for us who [...]
Sunday, November 23, 2008
There is nothing better than sitting around watching roaring flames or glowing embers… it’s an event for all seasons too! On the beach, or in a cabin or even at home. If you have a little outdoor area, it’s not too much effort to procure a little brazier for some good quality fire time. My [...]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A simple musing, but why aren’t there more yellow houses? Sunny, cute adobes that smile out of grey streets. I’m dreaming of egg yolk weatherboards with robin blue trims. Apartment blocks that look like giant cadmium yellow liquorice all-sorts. Mini limoncello cottages…
Perhaps I need to journey to San Fransisco or perhaps Arles, as per Vincent’s [...]
Sometimes emotion just wells, triggered from some residual memory or dream. This photo sparked such feelings - it makes me so incredibly happy. Why? I’m not sure - but I see an entire movie in it, a life breathing through.
As a side note; once upon a time I bought a working photo-booth but had to [...]
I’ve marvelled at the magnificent lashes of Shu Uemura for a while now and was delighted to find an interview with Kakuyasu Uchiide, make up artist, at Ping Mag.
“Japanese youth culture is a powerful market well watched overseas. How do you see the Japanese youth and their fashion obsession today?
Being an extreme thing is not [...]
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Apparently it is Neuromancer’s 24th birthday today! Above is a selection of the cover renditions over the years. If you haven’t done so already (cult classic, much?), check it out - it’s a great read, along with William Gibson’s other books. My favourite is probably Pattern Recognition, due to the rampant brand and Internet references.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
If you haven’t taken the time to peruse The Paris Review’s interview archives, please do so now. My favourite interviews include William Burroughs, John Irving, Joyce Carol Oates and Haruki Murakami ❤ … and that’s just the start of the list!
I find it particularly lovely that the Review includes snapshots of the author’s original manuscripts, [...]
