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terse & at large: May 2004
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Terse and at large. GRRRRR. Arrrgh. And sometimes a travel log. Monday, May 31, 2004. It's probably not a good idea to be driving a cab when you're sleepy and deaf. Siglap Centre, please.". Siglap Centre, yes.". No Siglap Centre.". And five minutes later when I was about to alight:. Where do I drop you off? Turn left at the light first.". No, turn left.". At the light.". Fortunately I could fall back on teacher training and speak in my. Posted by Terz at 14:15. Links to this post. Saturday, May 29, 2004.
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People | M. Astella Saw
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. Julian Sykes, co-founder of Ark Lab. Community and conviviality are two pillars of the Rurban Revolution, and social design will point the way forward, as city dwellers recreate the intimate, networked urban villages they increasingly yearn for. Francesca Sarti, co-founder of Arabeschi di Latte. Kieren Jones, designer.
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Co-creation Futures | M. Astella Saw
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. Co-design offers a new mode of interacting with people and materials, says Textile Futures Research Centre. TFRC)-affiliated designer Jen Ballie. The rise of the maker. We began to see shades of co-creation hints, that is, of consumers demanding a say in the design process in the recent trend for mass customisation. Brands including Ricks...
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. Julian Sykes, co-founder of Ark Lab. Community and conviviality are two pillars of the Rurban Revolution, and social design will point the way forward, as city dwellers recreate the intimate, networked urban villages they increasingly yearn for. Francesca Sarti, co-founder of Arabeschi di Latte. Kieren Jones, designer. Personal micro farms an...
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A Balinese Bounty | M. Astella Saw
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. We’re picking our way through Jimbaran market, in Kuta, south Bali, where speckled chickens wait silently on rattan baskets; where saronged women sit behind small piles of dried rice cakes and palm sugar crackers, rows of red avocados, and mounds of curly-ended. Or fern tips, that may later show up in a spicy stirfry. In Jimbaran market, Stef...
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M. Astella Saw
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. The New Dinner Theatre. In the face of iPhones, mobile apps, augmented reality and 3D TV, a growing number of people are giving new meaning to the notion of getting away from it all. Proponents of a trend we’re calling Into the Wild, they embrace elements of primitive lifestyles as they aim to disconnect from the comforts and trappings of...
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M. Astella Saw
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. Ready, Jet Set, Go! Fashion comes close to religion in Milan, a city where the Duomo stands surrounded by the façades of fancy stores. Some 900 steps up a stone stairway, from the top of this large and imposing Gothic cathedral, you can see all the way to the Alps that is, you can see all the stores all the way to the Alps. Ready, Jet Set, Go!
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Eats | M. Astella Saw
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It's all about good hotels. M Astella Saw writes about travel, food, retail, design and trends in the lifestyle sectors. Contact me at m.astella.saw (at) gmail.com. While Marcel Proust had his memory-inducing madeleine, restaurants and food retailers are now dedicated to one perfect serving of delicious nostalgia. Move over, cupcake there’s a new comfort food in town.