Archive for January 2012

SOPA explained the right way

Last week I attended a presentation about trends that would be hitting us in 2012. The speaker used keywords to point out the trends. Duri...

Review - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Yes. I was one of those people who sat at the holiday pool 3 years in a row with a Stieg Larsson book... His story grabbed me from page on...

Sometimes you just have to be patient

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In 2008 I went to see the new Mayumana show in Madrid. I was in the city for three days and on my way to one of the meetings, I picked up ...

How to win an Oscar - Bullhead makes the shortlist

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Interesting story in De Standaard yesterday. Michaël Roskam has created one of the best movies of 2011. No doubt! It's called Rundskop...

Slinkachu's little people are coming to Antwerp

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I remember seeing Slinkachu's work earlier and it left a smile of wonder on my face. How ingenious. How funny. How striking sometimes....

Sam Shaw and the ultimate Marilyn Monroe portrait

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Some artists get a label for one thing they created. Some artists' work becomes legendary... even without their own names being known ...

How to improve the espresso machine

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Innovation can be found in many areas. But... who would expect to find it in the coffee making area? The Nespresso people re-invented the ...

The catwalk is moving to YouTube

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With the arrival of the new Christophe Coppens collection "Women of the Fields" comes another step in the digital direction. Al...

Eames: The Artist and the Painter

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I discovered the Herman Miller web site not so long ago. It is a site about office ergonomy in the first place, but it is also a unique co...

How to give an old house a vintage look

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I came across this article about the renovation of an old 16th century house in Gent. It is stunning what interior designer Frederic Hoof...

How to redesign a fast food restaurant

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Just last week I was at a Quick restaurant with my kids (12 and 16). It had known better days. The crowd was still there, but the shine wa...

How to give new life to What's going on?

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Yesterday's post took me to this short interview with Seal about his version of What's Going On. Marvin Gaye was without any doubt...

Seal Stronger than Ever

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In November I saw Seal at Night of the Proms in Antwerp performing a few of his classic hits. Kiss from a Rose was heavenly and Killer w...

The Airstream Office - It exists

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Of course, yesterday's post got me dreaming about the ultimate mobile office again... Ever since my sand sculpting event days, I have ...

Ride The Tiger

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I have a friend, his name is Michael Tiger. I'm convinced he loves this movie I'm posting today. It was posted by the artist (or h...

Stay hungry... The Hunger Games

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You might think that after Harry Potter and Twilight we have seen the best or the most spectacular movie craze. Just like people thought...

The magazine is dead, long live the magazine

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Belgium sees the disappearance of 2 Magazines. The high quality Sanoma published glossy Goedele reached 256.000 readers and yet never mad...

6 Inspirational business books not to miss

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AppSumo is giving away a package of what they call "The Top 40 books for Entrepreneurs". Yes, it's one of those AppSumo stu...

Tim Burton expo headed for Paris

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Happy New Year to you all! Here's a present for you! Two years ago a unique exhibition hit MOMA in New York City. It was huge, bringi...