A couple, Adam and Helen, who are friends of a friend of mine here in Oxford have set up a great little company called Sheepskin.
Friday, December 4
Running away...
Tuesday, October 13
The 'Other' Nobel Prize Winner
Phew, twitter has really killed this blog. Thankfully every so often something comes along which needs a few more characters. I tried to twitter this but failed.
Tuesday, September 1
Greenbelt '09 - It's the people stupid
Well.. it was another fantastic Greenbelt. For me, perhaps, the best ever.
Thursday, July 30
Creativity, schools and the future of education
Just came across this great, great talk, from TED, by Sir Ken Robinson (probably way, way behind the curve) - Creativity, schools and the future of education...
Wednesday, February 11
The School of Life
The picture to the left is the shop-front of a group called 'The School of Life'.
Wednesday, February 4
The poor also need art
Saturday, January 24
A must see...
While lounging around feeling sorry for myself with a cold on Thursday, I remembered a film that I saw last year, which I will have to put as one of my top films of 2008, despite the fact it was released in 2006.
Friday, January 23
Best collection of the 44th...
Like most people, I suspect, I've been looking at a LOT of photo's from the Presidential Inauguration... But for just one last look... this is the best collection from the Boston Globe.
What makes it especially good is the international perspective.
beauty and practicality... in a mug
I found this post through Len Sweet's twittering. I really, really like nice design pieces which also deliver really sound functionality. The three I liked most were...
The one below is a good example of functionality without form... I like the idea (really helpful for those who belong to the persecuted minority of sugar takers), but the form is not good enough.