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The Eat-What-You-Love Diet
Last week I talked about the dangers of yo yo dieting and up-&-down weight fluctuations, specifically how they ravage the metabolism, leave you deprived of nutrients and energy, and are likely to lead to the dreaded "skinnyfat" syndrome. Yikes!
One of the challenges I encounter with clients - particularly, female clients - is disordered eating. There are the "eating disorders" we associate with extreme eating challenges and mental illness: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder. But what about the disordered eating that falls outside of these medical and popular definitions? What about the woman who isn't anorexic or bulimic but wakes up worrying about what she will eat that day and goes to sleep thinking about how she'll "do better" tomorrow on her diet? What about those days you eat two chocolate croissants in your 10 a.m. meeting and starve yourself at lunch to compensate? What about last week when you found yourself knee deep in potato chips in front of The Bachelorette?
In case you haven't guessed, or don't follow my blog, those examples are all drawn from personal experience. I know what it's like to stuff, starve, obsess and self-criticize. I have never, on the other hand, watched the Bachelorette. So consider that last paragraph "based on a true story." My obsessive past is behind me but it does help me immensely as I work with women who still suffer.
I shy away from almost anything that defines itself as a "diet" - for myself, my clients and all the important people in my life who (sometimes) come to me for advice. That's part of the reason I was so happy to try out the Heart & Stroke Foundation's Healthy Weight Action Plan - it offers higher protein or higher carbohydrate meal plans, allows you to pick the number of calories you'd like to shoot for from a range of healthy allotments (eat more, you'll lose weight slower; eat less, you'll lose weight a bit faster...), and doesn't exclude any food groups or encourage any miracle foods or supplements. Programs like the Healthy Weight Action Plan encourage you to eat moderately, to eat until you are full, to not rely on food as a treat or to abuse yourself and make it a punishment.
Here is an example of the love/hate relationship we often have with food. One of my clients told me the other day that she craves something sweet in the afternoon. This is a pretty normal habit - wouldn't you agree? She drinks tea and fights the urge to have something sweet with it. I recommended she allow herself a teaspoon of honey or sugar in her tea to quell that sweet craving (which is more habit and taste-based than an actual need for energy). She admitted she turns down sugar in her tea because it is "unhealthy" but will reach for 4-5 tea biscuits on the side although she is not actually hungry. Adding a teaspoon of sugar? 15 calories. Adding 5 tea biscuits? 100 calories.
My favourite illustration of the treat-punishment view of food is summed up in the following statement, heard thousands of times in drive-thrus around the country each week, no doubt:
"I'll have the Big Mac combo with fries and a Diet Coke."
Pardon me?
I receive a few mainstream publications to keep me on top of the exercise & nutrition buzz out there, in addition to my industry journals and online research publications. Last month in Eating Well (a pretty good resource for healthy recipes and nutrition news if you're so inclined) there was an article entitled "The Eat-What-You-Love Diet" featuring a dietitian, Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D., who is blazing trails encouraging her clients to incorporate the foods they love, whether it be french fries, red wine or sugar in their coffee, in moderation and without obsession. The only rules she advises:
1. Recognize when you are hungry.
2. Eat only when you are hungry.
3. Stop eating when you feel satisfied.
Sounds simple, right? But trusting your body's internal cues to eat or not eat, and what to eat, is not something we're very good at, as a society. We have tons of diet products and are inundated by nutrition information but get fatter and fatter. In the meantime, we glare enviously at French women (a phenomenon immortalized in the book "French Women Don't Get Fat") with their steak, butter, croissants and red wine and wonder why they are all so Goddamn skinny.
If you are tired of cutting fat, cutting carbs, stuffing, starving and hating yourself, maybe it's time for a brain change and not a diet change.
This quiz, "Are You an Intuitive Eater?" from the aforementioned article and excerpted from "Intuitive Eating" by Evelyn Tribole, can help you figure out if you eat intuitively or if there are areas you might need to work on to feel better, inside & out:
Answer "yes" or "no" to each statement.
Unconditional Permission to Eat:
I try to avoid certain foods high in fat, carbs or calories.
If I am craving a certain food, I don't allow myself to have it.
I follow eating rules or diet plans that dictate what, when and/or how to eat.
I get mad at myself for eating something unhealthy.
I have a list of forbidden foods.
Eating for Emotional Rather than Physical Reasons:
I find myself eating when I'm feeling emotional (anxious, sad, depressed), even when I'm not physically hungry.
I find myself eating when I am bored.
I cannot stop eating when I feel full.
I find myself eating when I am lonely.
I use food to help me soothe my negative emotions.
I find myself eating when I am stressed.
Reliance on Internal Hunger/Satiety Cues:
I cannot tell when I am slightly full.
I cannot tell when I am slightly hungry.
I do not trust my body to tell me when to eat.
I do not trust my body to tell me what to eat.
I do not trust my body to tell me how much to eat.
When I am eating, I cannot tell when I am getting full.
Scoring: Each "yes" statement indicates an area that likely needs some work. The section with the greatest amount of "yes" responses indicates the area that needs the most attention.
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The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet as launched in Barcelona in February and is the successor of Sony Xperia Z Tablet.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet sports a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 resolution Triluminos display, powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, 6,000 mAh battery, 8.1-megapixel rear camera and a 2.2-megapixel front camera. The Tablet runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity options.
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The brain after stroke: disrupted neural networks can be the potential source of unexplained symptoms. PLOS Computational Biology
A stroke can damage the brain in many different ways. The traditional view on how a stroke affects brain function exactly is to relate the loss of function, such as motor control, speech, or memory,...
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It was hard, but we have done it! This is how the students felt after successully finishing "Neurorobotics as a tool to understand the brain", the BIYSC course offered by SPECS with Marti Sanchez...
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The UPF spinoff- company EodyneSystems was selected among 200 startup companies to go to Silicon Valley and participate at the San Francisco Techcrunch disrupt event "Startup Battlefield"! Techcrunch...
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Great success of public for SPECS's demos at Festa de la Ciència 2016 in Barcelona. At its 10th edition la Festa de la Ciència took place last Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June at the Parque de la...
6 Jun 2016 - 10:00
As part of the lab dissemination & outreach activities, SPECS was delighted to host a group of 50 high school students from the Institut Les Vynies de Castellbisbal. For a few hours the students...
2 Jun 2016 - 11:00
The students from the Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis have maintained a great interest in UPF and visited our department ETIC this year as well. As part of their tour they visited SPECS...
26 May 2016 - 10:44
The International Youth Science Challenge Barcelona ( BIYSC ), is a multidisciplinary initiative developed to attract young scientific talent. The event, organized by Foundation Catalonia - La...
26 May 2016 - 10:00
SPECS hosts socSMCs consortium meeting to develop a multimodal performance with robots at BCBT2016 summer school in Barcelona.
Consortium members of the Eu projects socSMCs gathered in Barcelona, hosted by the group SPECS at UPF and by Pal Robotics, to discuss the 1st robotic multimodal performance to be developed during the...
2 May 2016 - 09:00
The Future Memory app on the reconstruction of the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, received some attention by the catalan media and was broadcast today by the catalan television TV3. In the video,...
29 Apr 2016 - 10:00
The project proposal Neuro-Rehabilitation Gaming System (Neuro-RGS) was awarded a Seal of Excellence by the European Commission as the institution managing Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme...


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Jerry Vivino Quartet & Friends:
August 6, 2009 at Vitello's Jazz Upstairs, Studio City, CA
by Debra Graff
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It was a privilege and an honor to be at Jerry Vivino's first LA gig with his quartet of amazing musicians at the Red Carpet Jazz Series, Upstairs at Vitello's, in Studio City.
Jerry was beaming as he talked about the new Tonight Show band with Conan. "I have the greatest job in the world. It's a never-ending blessing." He was grateful to play at Vitello's and have a creative outlet where people come to listen. "It's important to find the NY in LA and develop a relationship with a club like this."
The entire band was ecstatic to be at this sophisticated venue with curtains in the back, low ceilings, candles on the tables, and a gorgeous piano. They had smiles on their faces the whole time, eager to share their thoughts and stories with me, friendly, energetic, and communicative. I was reminded why I miss NY so much and delighted these four amazing East Coast musicians have moved here and will be keeping me company.
James Wormworth, accomplished drummer, who's been playing with Jerry for about 25 years, is enjoying California and feels right at home. He calls being with Conan on a permanent basis, "life affirming." James loves playing with Jerry because "he's got the biggest heart." He said Jerry is serious about the music but not too serious so he's willing to have a good time and entertain people. "Jerry is open and welcoming, making the audience feel like friends."
James' most memorable LA moment so far was experiencing his first earthquake. He was at Mel's Diner having a burger and the booth started shaking, but when he looked around to see what crazies were at the next booth, no one was there. He texted his friends who told him it was just an earthquake and not to forget to breathe."
Mike Merritt, talented bassist, loves performing with Jerry because they've built up a "vibe," by playing together so often. "When we're away from the Tonight Show, we can cut loose, stretch, blow, have fun, and see where it goes. Jerry is unique because he's always mindful of the crowd and the environment."
Mike's hoping they can build a scene and find a place where musicians and friends will come, like they had in NY at the Café Luxia every Thursday night for many years. He didn't find the stereotypical LA that everyone talks about. Most people he's met here are from NY. Mike couldn't stop praising the Hollywood Bowl concert he attended the night before, featuring the music of Miles Davis/Gil Evans. He was so impressed by the "vastness of it and the all acoustic, large, jazz ensemble."
Scott Healy, master pianist, who's played with Jerry since 1985, enjoys the "looseness" of playing with Jerry and says "he's fun to play with." Scott was impressed by how much thought and effort was put into the new Conan set.
His strangest experience in LA was walking off the plane and realizing that he didn't have a return ticket. He had always come here just to play, but this time it was to stay.
I asked the band what music they were listening to these days and which musicians inspired them. Jerry listens to mainstream, 50's, bebop and even Yo Yo Ma. He told me his biggest inspirations are John Coltrane, the late great Sam Butera, and Louis Prima. Scott's favorites are Duke Ellington, Bill Evans (for his chord changes), and Herbie Hancock (for his modern solos). James said he's "inspired by the guys I play with. We enjoy each other's music and each other's company.
I love these guys." (His response initiated a big group hug).
The song list included Miles Davis' Seven Steps to Heaven,' Sonny Rollins' Blue Seven, John Coltrane's Naima, Louis Prima's Jump Jive n' Wail, Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely and Duke Ellington's In a Mellow Tone. The audience was captive and enthralled, responding with foot stomping, clapping, and cheering, especially during the band's rendition of Harry Warner's There'll Never Be Another You.
Jerry's dancing and twirling while he played the sax was a highlight. Jerry astounded us playing tenor, soprano, and flute in one song, displaying his lyrical and melodical genius across a wide spectrum of instruments.
He doesn't just play his instruments, he becomes one with them, putting his heart and soul into every note. He kept the band movin' and groovin' at a fast pace and everyone stepped up their game. We all danced in our seats to the burning tempo of Pent Up House, the first cut off Jerry's swingin' smokin' CD, "Walkin With the Wazmo". Jerry delighted the attentive crowd with his robust earthy tone and Louis Armstrong like tenor style. He joked with us about the middle child syndrome and being confused with his brother, Jimmy. "The title of my next CD will be "The Jerry Vivino Quartet ? Don't Call Me Jimmy".
The crowd adored Jerry's remarkable crooning on Sunny Side of the Street, and he had them barking like dogs each time he sang the word 'rover'.
Frequently acknowledging the expertise of his band members, Jerry allowed them ample time for their divine solos. At one point, Jerry, Mike, and James walked off the stage as Scott tickled the ivories with his magnificence and beautifully complex texture of chording. The audience was mesmerized. Several local musicians were grateful and enthusiastic when Jerry asked them to join the band, starting with vocalist Brooke Lundy, who belted out "At Last" with her powerhouse voice.
She told me, "When Jerry's taking a solo, it sounds like a record, only with a band like this where they're all pros. I sit back and say wow it's like being on a record."
Drummer Craig Pilo, who played with Jerry in Frankie Valli's band, sat in on Sonny Rollins' St. Thomas, and said "I always love playing with Jerry and hopefully we'll get to play a lot more."
During the second set, superb vocalist, Denise Donatelli, sang My Romance. Denise brought her son, a big Conan fan, who enjoyed Jerry and the band, and got a kick out of seeing his mom sing with them.
Vocalist Michael Dees sang Day In Day Out, and told me it was a great experience. "Singing with excellent professional musicians is always a pleasure."
Bob Comden, writer for LA Jazz Scene, described the quartet as fresh and exciting. "They put on one hell of a show, not to be missed." Alan Gruskoff, bass player for Steely Jam, was glad to see the band, coming from the NY jazz scene, at a comfort level in LA. "I've admired them with the Max Weinberg 7 for the past ten years." April Williams, who runs the Red Carpet Jazz Series, Upstairs at Vitello's, only books top of the line acts. She is a gracious hostess, always making sure the musicians are comfortable and have everything they need. The Thursday Jazz Series, which opened in February, has become one of the hottest spots in town.
"I am pleased to have Jerry Vivino as part of our own landscape. I salute musicians, and these are fine musicians, who have practiced every day for 6-8 hours since they were 6 years old, just to perform here for three hours. My father, Maurie Harris, played trumpet with Doc Severinson's band for 22 years. If he were alive, today he'd be so proud of this next generation of the Tonight Show Band."
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Top Gear has built a home-made electric car, a 'rival' to the Chevy Volt, and we've tested it.
If you watched this week's Top Gear TV show you'll know all about the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust, a car built by Messrs Clarkson, May and Hammond. If you missed it, you can watch it on iPlayer.
Anyhow, here's a brief review: the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust is a road legal car/shed that started life as a TVR Chimaera and underwent quite a few modifications to become a 21st-century range-extender, all built for considerably less money than GM would spend... on biscuits.
In order to get an independent opinion on just how good the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust is, it was then brought to Autocar to undergo our world-famous road test.
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Performance"We failed to crack 60mph. In the end it reached 50mph in 16.6sec and ran out of juice at 55mph, making it the slowest car we have tested this century."
Ride and handling"The Eagle i-Thrust rumbles along, its bodywork flapping in the wind as the 2CV tyres try their best – and occasionally fail – to prevent the body panels from rubbing on the floor."
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NAOMI WATTS' claim that Princess Diana gave her tacit approval for the actress' portrayal of her is, somehow, the least ridiculous element of Diana. First things first, the film is awful. No amount of fancy camera work or French mix-tapes can mask the unmistakable stench of fetid verbal excrement that is the script. Perhaps Watts and Naveen Andrews (Dr. Hasnat Khan) did an amazing job of portraying the star-crossed lovers, but it really is hard to tell when the script is so hilariously bad. Oliver Hirschbiegel, director of the darkly brilliant Downfall, fails in the way only an achingly earnest film-maker can. The result is a hilarious turd: revolting yet somehow fascinating, with scenes that are consistently surprising in their levels of profound absurdity and a script endlessly quotable in all its rancid glory.
With the latest Royal Wedding and the birth of Prince George Somethingorother tugging at the nation's patriotic heartstrings, a lavish and intrusive biopic concerning a secret love affair of one of the most iconic Royals was inevitable. Everyone likes a good love story. We repeat: everyone likes a good love story. Hirschbiegel embarrassingly attempts to make Diana the kind of film that will stay in cinema-goers hearts and cause them to well up every time they hear 'My Heart Will Go On' (which was not present, but might as well have been).
One of the most tragic aspects of the film is that it tries so hard but fails so miserably. It could have been used as a vehicle to further the political causes that Diana was passionate about; instead, her charity work, upbringing and relationship with the Royals are all footnoted in favour of an insipid love story based on cringe-worthy pillow talk and football banter. Diana, as the film portrays her, is dumbed-down in favour of placing more emphasis on her as a wretched, romantic heroine; in Panorama interviews that inspired parts of the film the late princess discusses her humanitarian work in detail – a much more intelligent and engaging character than the one we get in the film. All we are left with are perpetual repetitions of "I want to help people". There is no comment made on Diana's character beyond saintly exoneration; the result is an underdeveloped caricature.
This is a biopic with none of the bio. Porn or no porn, at least Caligula gave its audience some basic vestige of understanding for what made the emperor tick. We are given no such privilege in Diana: Watts' earnest head tilts, immaculate perm and impressively-copied mannerisms are smothered by sentimental drivel, an otherwise respectable performance rendered meaningless by the fatuous, tabloid-parroting nonsense of the script.
And oh, the script. It's laugh-out-loud funny to the point where we had to clamp our hands over our mouths to avoid offending the more elderly members of the audience (one of whom looked comatose). Stephen Jeffreys, the man responsible, attempts to make the film an epic, transcendental love story between two earthbound celestial lovers by having them spout romantic philosophical quotes like verbal diarrhoea while dancing along the grey English coast, listening to French sex music. Then there's the jazz metaphor – "Improvise, Diana" – the implication that much of the princess' public persona was based on Khan's love of jazz. Jeffreys forgets one thing – nobody says or does this crap. They sound like aliens programmed to speak drivelsome, saccharine bulls**t.
"You don't perform the operation," Khan says to Diana, "The operation performs you." "Can a heart be broken?" Diana inquires. The most impressive part of the film is the actors' ability to say this twaddle with straight faces. Patrick, Diana's personal secretary, reflects what we suspect to be the instinct of many movie-goers by walking out halfway through and never coming back.
While such painful exchanges succeed only in alienating the audience, there is a clear attempt within the film to portray Diana as the "people's princess". Cue Princess Diaries-style "Woah! She's not your usual princess!" shots: Diana in tracksuit bottoms cooking (no doubt premium) baked beans; Diana trawling through jazz cassettes to impress her crush; Diana donning a wig to dodge the press – the list goes ever on. These clichéd attempts to make Diana a more relatable Royal are severely undermined by her inhuman dialogue.
But Diana isn't all terrible. Our personal highlight was when Diana, grief-stricken at her new singledom and playing appropriate melancholy piano music, faceplanted the book of Bach sheet music. We also liked the bit where they played 'West End Girls' – all too briefly. Funnily enough, the scenes that lacked any dialogue showcased Diana at its best; you suddenly remember it was Hirschbiegel who orchestrated the unapproachable and animalistic Hitler of Downfall. There's an eerie sense of impending doom in these wordless moments, punctured by baleful string stabs and a caged-looking Diana, bunkered away in Kensington Palace… but then they start speaking again and it all goes to pot.
Diana has been described in press releases as "compelling"; the only thing it compelled was our hands to our faces. Every time the screen faded to black you hoped it would be the end, only to have your ears drilled by more excruciating dialogue as mascara dripped down Watts' face. The ending, far from achieving the sense of poignant tragedy it so desperately desires, only succeeds as a form of clemency.
As a companion piece to the nauseating TV film William & Kate, Diana succeeds. If it's intended as a tribute to the late princess, we imagine it's the cinematic equivalent of renovating a house by p***ing all over the walls: well-meaning, but woefully misguided. Speaking of woefully misguided, Paul Burrell makes an appearance. Surprisingly, he was not played by the man himself, nor was he the slimiest aspect of the film.We were too young to remember Diana as a public figure when she died, and this biopic did little to enlighten us of the woman behind the continuing Daily Mail headlines. An absolute mess.


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A man caught trying to have sex with his bicycle has been sentenced to three years on probation.
Robert Stewart, 51, admitted a sexually aggravated breach of the peace by conducting himself in a disorderly manner and simulating sex.
Sheriff Colin Miller also placed Stewart on the Sex Offenders Register for three years.Mr Stewart was caught in the act with his bicycle by cleaners in his bedroom at the Aberley House Hostel in Ayr.
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An appeal court in Saudi Arabia has doubled the number of lashes and added a jail sentence as punishment for a woman who was gang-raped.
The victim was initially punished for violating laws on segregation of the sexes - she was in an unrelated man's car at the time of the attack.
When she appealed, the judges said she had been attempting to use the media to influence them.
According to the Arab News newspaper, the 19-year-old woman, who is from Saudi Arabia's Shia minority, was gang-raped 14 times in an attack in the eastern province a year-and-a-half ago.
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It's midsummer and that means an explosion of flowers blooming in our U-Pick Flower Garden!
If you're like me, you find the process of choosing, cutting and arranging the flowers even more rewarding than the end product (and that's saying a lot! Those bouquets fill me with endless delight).
So many of us have that deep innate drive to create, to use our hands to craft something of beauty and goodness. And is it any wonder? Look who created us! We are created in God's image, the God who is the source of all beauty, loveliness and goodness, so it's only natural that we would long for these things too.
However, I know that some of you would love a few pointers or guidelines for creating bouquets. Maybe you've never put together a bouquet before... Or maybe you have, but it didn't turn out the way you imagined it in your head... Or maybe you are looking for some new ideas!
Let me be perfectly clear - I'm a flower farmer, not a florist. There is a huge difference. Florists have trained for years to perfect their art and they make floral arrangement look easy. If you need floral arrangements for a formal event or wedding, you really should seek out their professional help.
However, if your goal is to create simple bouquets for yourself or as a heartfelt gift for a loved one, I can give you a few guidelines to help you out. Creating your own bouquets is such a rewarding experience!
Years ago, I was an Art teacher and I'm always amazed to discover how my Art knowledge and skills transfer over to flowers.
I'm going to reach back to my days of teaching Art and give you a crash course in design to help you remove doubt and fear about designing a bouquet. Ready? Here we go!
Elements and Principles of Art & Design
Ok, ALL works of art (sculpture, drawings, photography, floral design, jewelry making, interior design, etc.) are made up of ELEMENTS that are organized using PRINCIPLES.
It's really that simple.
You can take ANY work of art and break it down to it's basic Elements and Principles.
You don't have to use every element and principle all the time, but when you know how to take a few ELEMENTS and organize them using PRINCIPLES, voila! You have good design.
Most of you do this unconsciously, but being aware of the E's and P's can help you improve your work.
Think of the Elements as the raw parts and pieces, and the Principles are the instructions that tell you how to put the pieces together (kind of like working with LEGOs! A pile of LEGO laying around isn't much to look at, but when you start arranging them, you can make some really awesome creations.)
As you read through these lists, keep thinking about how these terms can relate to flowers...
Line - Curved, Straight, Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal
Shape - Naturalistic, Geometric
Space - Positive and Negative
Value - Lightness and Darkness
Color - Hue and Value, Color schemes
Texture - Rough, Smooth, Soft, Hard
Unity/Harmony - All elements work together as a whole.
Balance - Symmetrical or Asymmetrical. The visual "weight".
Rhythm/Movement - Using repeating elements to "move the eye" around the work of art.
Contrast -Juxtaposition of different elements to create visual interest or a focal point.
Emphasis - Special attention given to one part of the work.
Variety - Using different elements to create visual interest.
Pattern - an arrangement of repeated or alternated elements.
Putting the E's and P's Into Practice
Let me show you how I used the E's and P's while creating this simple Mason jar bouquet.
These just happened to be the flowers I had to work with, but when you are out picking, you might want to choose a COLOR scheme, such as:
- warm colors (reds, oranges, yellows)
- cool colors (greens, blues, violets)
- contrasting colors (like yellow and violet, or orange and blue, or red and green)
- color triad (red, yellow and blue or green, violet and orange)
These are just a few color schemes that make for pleasing pallets.
Or you can do whatever you want. Ha!
As I was prepping and organizing my flowers, I realized I had every color of the rainbow, so I went for the "explosion of color cottage bouquet" look. If you want to learn more about the flowers, click over to this page to see photos and names of the flowers we grow at Three Acre Farm.
After choosing my vase/vessel, I started with my foundation - 3 stems of Lemon Basil that would drape over the side of the vase, creating a sense of MOVEMENT with the curved LINES of the leaves.
I like to work in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.) when creating a bouquet that will be viewed in the round (from all angles). It helps to create a nice sense of BALANCE.
When you are cutting stems in the garden, err on the side of too long. You can always trim them later. It's nice to have some different stems lengths to add VARIETY.
Here I added 5 stems of Zinnias. Their LINES point up, creating VARIETY from the downward pointing Basil. They have a nice round SHAPE.
Now I added 3 Black-eyed Susans. The center one is my Focal Point, where I want the EMPHASIS to be in the bouquet. I added the other Black-eyed Susans to create a sense of UNITY, so the Focal Flower doesn't look out of place.
I also added 5 Ageratums, since the violet COLOR creates some nice CONTRAST to the yellow. It also has a lovely fuzzy TEXTURE that adds VARIETY to the bouquet.
Now I wanted to create a VARIETY of LINES, so I plugged in 3 Snapdragons. I love adding "Spike" shaped flowers to bouquets to add some interest.
And here... I just went crazy and filled the empty SPACE with light, airy filler type flowers (always in groups of odd numbers) that come in all different SHAPES - buttons (Bachelor Buttons), lacy/airy flowers (Dill and Cilantro flowers), disks (Cosmos) and clustered flowers (Forget-Me-Not and Feverfew).
Ta da! A bright, cheery bouquet that is the epitome of summer - bold, colorful and energetic.
Express Yourself
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately!!!), there is no magic formula for a "perfect bouquet". What matters most is that YOU enjoy your creation!
It's so fun to see people create their own bouquets - just like any other work of art, the creator's personality really shines through.
I hope this quick lesson about the Elements and Principles of Art & Design has helped remove some fear and doubt, and filled you with confidence that you CAN create a beautiful bouquet for your home that brings you pleasure all week long!
It doesn't have to be perfect. Just relax, follow your instincts and have fun!


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There is great news from the American producer of Dodge: the Durango SUV will be updated. This is not exactly a surprise, as Dodge had to make a move after Jeep has changed the look of Grand Cherokee at the Detroit Auto Show.
The American carmakers stated that the 2014 Dodge Durango model will soon enter the production line, that is in May. The showrooms will be proud to receive the new car in June 2013. This way, it is becoming more and more possible for the 2014 Dodge Durango to make its world premiere at the New York Auto Show at the end of March next year.
Because Dodge could not allow Jeep to be one step ahead, new improvements have been added to the SUV Durango. That's why these two cars seem to be like to sisters, both having the same upgrades. The rear and front ends have been rethought for a sportier model, the interior has been reorganized with new controls, a digital instrument panel and an 8- speed automatic transmission.
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Jane Weaver shares lead track from new album
Jane Weaver will return with a new album this May, entitled Modern Kosmology, and above, you can take a first listen of the lead single, 'Slow Motion', right now.
The track is, as expected, an airy slice of cosmic pop, and a perfect introduction to the new album. Her songs, Weaver says, come to her "like fully-formed pictures", with Modern Kosmology having given her the opportunity for the first time to focus uninterrupted on recording a studio album, this marking her sixth record, and a recording process that saw her putting all-analogue vintage machinery to use.
Can's Malcolm Mooney features on the album, as well as a extended cast of Mancunian drummer and guitarists fleshing out the album's sound. The album is set for release on May 19, via Fire Records, and she will play live shows at Birmingham's Hare & Hounds (May 18), Band On The Wall in Manchester (May 19) and London's Lexington (May 22) in support of the album's release. Tickets for those shows will go on sale on Friday (February 24) here. You can pre-order the album here.
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Convinced by clergymen from across the country that she had entered a raging national debate on religious freedom she wanted no part of, Mayor Annise Parker on Wednesday agreed to withdraw controversial subpoenas the city issued to five local pastors in connection with a lawsuit over Houston's equal rights ordinance.
The mayor's announcement came amid an unabated firestorm over the subpoenas, particularly among Christian conservatives and Republican politicians, who blasted Parker for trying to "silence the church."
Parker's decision represented the only viable political option, said University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock, a specialist in religious liberty law. Seeking so much material was inflammatory, he said, adding that much of what the city seeks can be obtained by other means.
"There was so little that seemed relevant and legitimate," he said, "they were better to just completely withdraw them."
Southern Methodist University political scientist Matthew Wilson said the mayor was bound to take flak locally for disqualifying a petition that sought to force a referendum on the ordinance, triggering the lawsuit. However, the subpoenas engaged a vocal group of national foes.
"The city can stop some of the bleeding," he said. "But much of the damage is already done."
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The King Faisal's Mosque, Umm Al Quwain Museum, Carpet Market, Ancient Mosque, Lunch and rest at the hotel
This is one of the brightest and most adventurous excursions.
Leaving glittering avenues of ultramodern Dubai, you will first pass through Sharjah, the ancient cultural capital of the Middle East, then take a look at the modern palace of Sheikh Ajman and visit the ancient palace of Sheikh Umm Al Kuwain.
Then the road will lead us to the Indian Ocean coast in Fujairah, where you will have the opportunity to swim in the ocean and have lunch.
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The operator saw a nine per cent rise in revenues and a 72 per cent rise in earnings before tax and interest
Three UK saw its operating profit rise 231 per cent year on year to £86 million in the first six months of 2013.
The operator also saw a nine per cent rise in revenue in the first half of the year, with postpay customer numbers rising five per cent.
The company's revenue for the six months to June 30 was £1,002 million, up nine per cent on the same period last year.
Net customer service revenues rose 0.5 per cent year on year to £667 million, and net customer service margin rose 14 per cent to £519 million.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) came to £188 million, 72 per cent higher than in the first half of 2012.
Postpaid customer numbers rose five per cent from December 2012 to June 30 to reach 5,535,000.
Prepaid customer numbers fell two per cent from the end of last year to 3,698,000.
Total customer numbers now stand at 9,233,000, a rise of two per cent from December.
It added 168,000 net new customers in Q2, bringing active customers to over 7.5 million – a 10% increase year on year.
The company said growth has largely come from high-value contract smartphone customers. Its store upgrade programme, which has seen certain stores rebranded from 3 to Three, has also helped, the company said.
However, average revenue per user (ARPU) fell two per cent between December of the end of June to £20.76 (£6.42 for prepaid, £26.96 for postpaid).
Three UK's chief financial officer said: "We've seen another quarter of sustained and profitable growth, driven by new, high-value smartphone customers and a continued focus on cost efficiency.
"We're attracting more and more customers, but importantly these are very engaged customers, delivering growth to the bottom line.
"We believe the prepay market presents a real opportunity for growth and we're looking forward to growing our share with the UK's simplest, clearest and best value prepay offer," said Woodward.


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Infrared Remote Manager is a small, yet reliable utility that aims to control your home equipment remotely via a Infrared device. It acquires information about such gadgets, sends it to the PC, transforming it into a bridge that facilitates various remote operations.
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Recycling the Slush Pile for Fun and Profit!
by John Gregory Hancock
How can we sell you stories so cheaply? Well, due to the Slush-O-Matic!!
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Scottish Premiership round-up: Hearts maintain unbeaten run
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Rejuvenated Hearts took their time before eventually overcoming Hamilton 3-0 at a sodden SuperSeal stadium.
A dull Ladbrokes Premiership match was drifting nowhere until midfielder Ross Callachan broke the deadlock in the 66th minute before substitute David Milinkovic, on for Lewis Moore, added a second seven minutes later.
Another Gorgie replacement, Dario Zanatta, on for Don Cowie, fired in a third with two minutes remaining to leave Craig Levein's side unbeaten in 11 matches with the Tynecastle side also extending their club clean sheet record to eight games.
Harry Souttar endured a nightmare Ross County debut as his headed own goal sent Motherwell on their way to a 2-0 victory at Fir Park.
The 19-year-old powered Andy Rose's dangerous cross into the top corner under little pressure hours after signing on loan from Stoke. Curtis Main then scored the second for Motherwell.
Hibernian bounced back from Sunday's derby disappointment with a 1-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.
Having been knocked out of the Scottish Cup by rivals Hearts, Hibs got their season back on track thanks to John McGinn's second-half strike.


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The Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) is the world's first and largest digital accelerator for "start-ups". Their core focus is to serve as a central hub for educating, inspiring and grooming start-ups for the digital age. The young leader who harbours the great foresight that founded this platform is Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Christine Souffrant Ntim. Souffrant is an inspiring Haitian-American change- maker whose appearances, initiatives and collaborations have stretched from The United Nations, TEDx, European Union Forum, to partnering with Draper University and LightSpeed Innovations to give you The Space Tech Summit, coming in 2018! But before you think that all the action is happening in 2018, note that this change-maker lived up to the title by hosting the world's First Digital Space Accelerator this July… Impressive! It goes without saying that THE DIPLO-SPHERE will definitely be following the progress made by this exceptional leader.
The GSE platform services 7 regions on 5 continents: America, Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. One can take advantage of their enriching opportunities by joining this, self- dubbed, "digital revolution" in one (or all) 3 ways: Joining a digital summit, community or accelerator.
GSE hosts over 50 Summits annually and offers free access to the first 10 000 registrants. Summit content delves into "Startup hacks", Personal Brands and Frontier Tech. Supplying strategies, tips, case studies and access to thought leaders to assist one in flourishing in their chosen sphere. GSE Digital Communities offer monthly "mastermind groups" where you can connect with top entrepreneurs and experts online. The Digital Accelerators are accessed on an application basis only. Special Note: you will be up against the best and brightest so always give concise, focused answers! Chosen start-ups form regional cohorts characterised by a diverse and accomplished set who are orientated then immersed in a challenging, yet highly informative series of interactive webinars covering the greatest obstacles that any start-up has to face… Unique tips on how to press hack, wow investors, and raise $250k in 6 months, anybody? 😊
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Applications are still open for Latin America, MENA, Asia, Blockchain and IOT Accelerators but apply as soon as possible. As one honoured to have been part of the 2017 Africa cohort, I highly appreciated the candor, critical thought and deep level of assessment with which every topic was approached. It may have been grueling but it was absolutely worth it! In addition to this, the liberal nature with which very helpful information was dispersed and the approachability of accomplished keynote speakers is encouraging and valuable to any entrepreneur and young leader who has been searching for solutions and sacrificing much to build their initiative.
THE DIPLO-SPHERE excited accepts the GSE's humbling salutation, listing us as one of Africa's "Top 150 African Startups for 2017".
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Multi-purpose building to replace structures at BIBAK lot
By KIMBERLIE NGABIT-QUITASOL
BAGUIO CITY — A six-storey multi-purpose building will soon rise within the 5,000 square meter Benguet-Ifugao-Bontoc-Apayao-Kalinga (BIBAK) lot along Harrison Road here after some 50 structures inside the lot were finally dismantled on October 18.
Director Roland Calde of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said the multi-purpose building will hold a training center, museum and lodging among others. He said the training center will be free for students and the lodging will be for Igorots from the provinces who will be attending seminars in the city.
Calde said the plan for the building was already endorsed in 2009 but was not approved because of the problem with the illegal structures within the BIBAK lot. He said the building will occupy around 1,000 square meters of the lot. He said a technical working group will decide on the utilization of remaining 4,000 suare meters.
Calde explained that since the demoliton of illegal structures came after the budget appropriations for 2018, no budget was allocated for the construction of the building.
"Hopefully, the construction of the building would be in 2019," Calde said.
The 5,000 square meter BIBAK lot was segregated from Original Certificate of Title 1 in 1961 and a building was built to serve as a dormitory and student center for Igorot students from the provinces who came to the city to study.
Calde said there is a proposal to build a dormitory inside the BIBAK lot following its original purpose. He, however, pointed out that given the number of students today, the area will not be enough to house all Igorot students in the City.
Calde said that the lodging for indigent Igorot students could be addressed through NCIP's education assistance program.
In the late 1980s the BIBAK area was taken over by the Cordillera Bodong Aadministration and Cordillera Executive Board.
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From Dependence to Freedom: Sienna's Story
17 year old, Sienna, was abused by her father on a regular basis. One day, Sienna gained the courage to report the abuse. When she reported the abuse, her mother kicked her out of the house, leaving Sienna to figure out life on her own. After couch surfing for months, she met a man who offered her a place to stay and bought her new clothes.
After a month he told her she needed to pay him back. With no resources, he said he wanted her to start working for him and introduced her to backpage.com, the website responsible for 73 percent of cases of suspected child sex trafficking in the U.S.
When she was referred to Mcmahon Ryan's Child Advocacy Center's trafficking program, an advocate was assigned to connect her to valuable resources. It took months but Sienna's advocate was able to walk alongside her, building a trusting relationship. Through many up and downs this year, Sienna is now in her own apartment, working on educational goals by taking GED classes and has a part-time job. The advocate continues working to empower Sienna through case management and building a strong relationship of trust.
Mcmahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center offers a victim centered, trauma informed approach to working with victims and survivors of human trafficking. They offer case management coordination and advocacy to potential commercially sexually exploited youth. They help youth access emergency shelter, medical care, mental health counseling, and financial assistance as well as address other safety needs while working with county-wide agencies. They provide accompaniment to court, medical appointments and other essential appointments that will help them on their path to healing and freedom of exploitation. We are proud to partner with Mcmahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center and support their life-saving work.


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This is not a drill. Donald Trump's personal Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, appears to have been momentarily deleted or suspended. The account was offline for a few minutes this morning before reappearing, during which time visitors to his account were greeted with an error that states, "That page doesn't exist."
It's not clear whether the president's account was suspended, if he deleted it himself, or if it was simply some kind of error. Activists have been lobbying Twitter for months to suspend the account, arguing that his tweets violate Twitter's terms of service.
But we all saw it with our own eyes. Sad!
We've reached out to Twitter for clarification on just what happened to make Trump's account inaccessible.
Did Twitter do it pic.twitter.com/HXRHbbmMPi
— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) November 2, 2017
Update 8:00 p.m ET: Twitter says that Trump's Twitter account was "inadvertently deactivated due to human error by a Twitter employee" and that the company is taking steps to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Earlier today @realdonaldtrump's account was inadvertently deactivated due to human error by a Twitter employee. The account was down for 11 minutes, and has since been restored. We are continuing to investigate and are taking steps to prevent this from happening again.
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017
Update 10:10 p.m ET: Twitter announced that Trump's account was deactivated by a (legendary) customer support employee on their last day of work at the company. It's not clear why a single support employee would have the power to deactivate the the president's account, but Twitter says it is conducting a full review.
Through our investigation we have learned that this was done by a Twitter customer support employee who did this on the employee's last day. We are conducting a full internal review. https://t.co/mlarOgiaRF
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017


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Elizabeth, Zimmermann that is. Knitting Without Tears was one of the first knitting books I bought when I got back into knitting about 8 years ago. I loved her folksy style of writing and the fact that she encourages knitters to take charge of their knitting. Her no nonsense approach always appealed to me, so when I really got into knitting I started to collect all the EZ books that were available.
I especially love Knitting Around for the stories about her early life in Europe. I have made the Baby Surprise Sweater which is so ingenious! I hope to make many more of her patterns and am anxious to try a sweater using her percentage system. To read more about EZ and learn about her books see this link. I have the updated A Knitting Glossary DVD of Elizabeth and her daughter, Meg Swansen, on order and I can't wait to see it.


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In these dispatches we once doubted the prevalence of designer furniture in comics, noting and acknowledging the regular appearance of popular furniture designs in other visual media, we, off-handedly, opined, "… Designer furniture in a comic?"
Elegantly proving us very, very wrong the Vitra Design Museum's exhibition Living in a Box. Design and Comics not only explores the use and depiction of designer furniture and lighting in comics, but also considers how comics have contributed to and influenced furniture and lighting design.
"I first saw resilient tubular steel furniture designed by Professor Mies van der Rohe in September 1927 at the exhibition "Samt und Seide" in Berlin, objects which made a very deep impression on me, because I felt and saw that here, for the first time, was a meaningful way to utilise the forces inherent in tubular steel." Anton Lorenz, 27th March 19391
Because discussions on the steel tube furniture that, in many regards, characterises the inter-War period tend to focus on the designers and architects, it can be all too easily forgotten that without those who identified the potential, those who not only understood the significance of the new developments of the period, but had the requisite skills to bring the ideas of a, relatively, small group of creatives to the market, steel tube furniture may not today enjoy the fascination and following that it does.
Certainly wouldn't stand as characteristic of the inter-War period.
Amongst those who played a leading a role in such developments was the Hungarian born designer and entrepreneur Anton Lorenz. With the exhibition From Avant-Garde to Industry the Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot not only explain Anton Lorenz's role in the development of inter-War furniture, but also his post-War contributions to an, apparently, contradictory furniture genre……
"Form should not be finite but should be amorphous, so that the experience within is loose, meandering and multiple" – Balkrishna Doshi1
With the exhibition Architecture for the People the Vitra Design Museum explore Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi's understanding of, belief in and approach to realising the amorphous, the social, the humane, in architecture.
According to US gonzo journalist, Hunter S Thompson, "the human animal needs a Good Reason to get out of bed on a wretched morning in February." 1
May we humbly suggest…….
If Jean-Claude Juncker gets his way October 2018 could see the clocks of Europe turned back an hour for the final time.
And thereby bringing to an end the long tradition of local newspapers publishing bi-annual articles documenting the curious tales and legends of town clocks, stories from the Schwarzwald on the largest and smallest cuckoo clocks, and photographs of horologists surrounded by the 350+ clocks and watches they need to reset.
For our part, we'll miss them.
It will also mean you won't have that extra hour the last Sunday in October to enjoy an extra leisurely visit to an architecture and/or design exhibition, so take the chance while you can…..
Our five recommendations for using that extra hour in October 2018 can be found in Hamburg, Weil am Rhein, Zürich, Paris and Helsinki.
Victor Papanek's contention that "There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a very few of them", remains one of the most pertinent considerations on the design profession, because it succinctly underscores that in what they do designers directly and indirectly impact not only the user/consumer of that which they design, but also on all those involved in the production, distribution and disposal of that which they design. And thereby, directly and indirectly, on our environment.
A pertinence that remains relevant despite the opinion being voiced in 1971.
With the exhibition Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design the Vitra Design Museum not only present the first major retrospective of Victor Papanek, his life and work but also investigate his wider contemporary relevance.
And indicate how designers could be less harmful, more useful…..
According to Germanic lore, "ein guter Septemberregen kommt nie ungelegen", a good rain in September is never inopportune.
This year arguably more so than ever.
Similarly a good architecture and design exhibition in September is never inopportune.
And, and keeping with rain metaphors, while we can all remember what rain is, September 2018, sees a proper downpour of new architecture and design exhibitions. A downpour that is particularly opportune. Following July's drought and its meagre 4 recommendations we have a ongoing deficit of one in our annual quota, the current deluge however means that for September 2018 we can present 6.
And so grab your umbrellas and take yourselves to an architecture and/or design exhibition this September. Our recommendations can be found in Kolding, Munich, London, Herford, Moscow and Weil am Rhein……..
In his Ron Arad monograph Restless Furniture Deyan Sudjic notes that the Sticks & Stones furniture crusher Arad developed for the exhibition Nouvelles Tendances staged by the Centre de Creation Industriel Paris in 1987 was itself only saved from the crusher through the post-exhibition "intervention of a friendly Swiss furniture manufacturer."1
While all Swiss furniture manufacturers are friendly, one particularly friendly Swiss furniture manufacturer springs to mind whenever the discussion turns to furniture design as being more than the shape of a chair, furniture design as a cultural imperative or the preservation of furniture design heritage.
As if confirmation were needed, the Sticks & Stones crusher greets visitors to the Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot exhibition Ron Arad: Yes to the Uncommon!
Nightclubs and discos are not only about entertainment and sensory overload, but also provide a society with means of expression and reflection.
With the exhibition Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein explore five decades of club culture.
With the exhibition Hans J. Wegner: Designing Danish Modern the Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot explores the oeuvre of one of the Grand Doyens, and arguably one of the most widely misconstrued protagonists, of 20th century Danish design.
Arguably because Passover/Easter is early this year, every, but every, museum is opening a major exhibition in the course of March 2018, in preparation for the unofficial start of the tourist season in April.
A situation which leaves us with the daunting possibility of creating 5 such Top 5 lists. And still having some exhibitions left over.
Faced with a similar situation back in November 2017 we referred to the abundance of options which lay before us as being akin to "gardens mottled with the vibrant leaves of autumn", here it is much more the case of lawns bestrewn with the tantalising hues of Easter Eggs. And while some will unquestionably be those disappointingly hollow ones, the majority look like being solid lumps of architecture and design endorphin loaded goodness into which to sink your teeth, and thereby celebrate the end of winter's paucity and the coming spring.
In that sense, our top 5 new architecture and design EGGsibitions for March 2018 …. Bon appétit!!!
With their 1997 exhibition The Work of Charles and Ray Eames the Vitra Design Museum staged one of the first major Charles and Ray Eames retrospectives
Twenty years later they return to two of the 20th century's most important creatives with An Eames Celebration: less of Charles and Ray, and more of the diversity, depth and continuing relevance of their work.
The September architecture and design exhibition recommendations are arguably the cruellest to write: the fact that the majority of the exhibitions end in the depths of the European winter meaning that as we sit here hoping that summer keeps going just a little, little, longer…. we're forced to think about winter jackets and gloves.
And so before things get that far, best get out there and visit an exhibition!! Our five recommendations for September 2017 feature new exhibitions in Weil am Rhein, Los Angeles, Utrecht, Frankfurt and Malmö…….
For George Orwell nothing heralded spring quite like the re-appearance of toads, emerging from their subterranean hibernation and setting off, once again, on life's great cycle.
Our toads are the flurry of new design and architecture exhibitions which open globally every March, as the international museum and gallery community awake from their winter slumber.
Our highlights for March 2017, featuring new exhibitions in Bielefeld, Helsinki, Weil am Rhein, Utrecht and Paris
"Have you ever met a robot?" asks the Vitra Design Museum.
The answer is yes.
The answers to the other 13 questions posed by the exhibition Hello, Robot. Design between Human and Machine are not necessarily so easily answered: but are important for defining our relationship with digital technology.
Our picks from the new architecture and design exhibitions opening in February 2017, featuring showcases in Weil am Rhein, Falkenberg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Berlin and Groningen.
In 2016 the Breton capital Rennes hosted four exhibitions of, by and from Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec; one of them
With the opening of the Vitra Schaudepot the Vitra Campus has not only grown by a further building, but the
Clearly vexed by a critical review in Architectural Forum of his friend Alexander Girard's Santa Fe house, Charles Eames wrote
"All in the wild March morning I heard the angels call, It was when the moon was setting, and the
The end of design's summer hibernation is traditionally marked by the opening of the Vitra Design Museum's winter exhibition, which
On Leipzig's Augustusplatz one can currently enjoy the wonders of the Leipzig Märchenland, the Leipzig Fairytale World. Alternatively, some 500m
As we've often opined in these pages, design is a way of thinking, not a profession. An opinion we inevitably
One of the biggest problems with Modernism is the name. It was unquestionably modern. Which is why it became known
As old Mother Goose, allegedly, once claimed: Thirty days hath September, and the following five enticing new design and architecture