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Surfing is like improvisational jazz

Yesterday I told you about the great new series of interpretations of the Holstee manifesto. But there's another great series going on...

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...

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 ...

Keep that coffee warm!

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Every now and then you come across a real invention... Or is it? Actually... I now remember that Whisky used to be chilled with actual sto...

How do they do it?

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Have you ever wondered how designers create an image? I have... often... The video below shows the whole process in a way that makes you s...

The story of Moleskine

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You can find it inside every Moleskine notebook... It's a story... It's THE story when it comes to notebooks. Hey there, this is n...

Wear your passion

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A few months ago, I saw a post somewhere about the Holstee Manifesto. Today, at Fab, the poster was on sale. But... it was sold out. I hav...

Facing the "What to get?" problem

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We are all often faced with the question "What shall I buy ... for ...?" There's an online solution that is quite innovative...

Sergiology is almost ready...

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It was over two years ago that I was talking to Tony Leduc about the projects he was working on and he was incredibly excited about a book...

The Versalette... getting ready to challenge the clothing industry

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I'm sure you will agree that women always pack lots and lots of clothes to go on a trip. Here's part of the solution... Two friend...

Creativity in architecture: al-Hamra Tower Kuwait

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I was surprised to see a building among the 50 best inventions of the year in Time Magazine . "The sculpted skyscraper," the jou...

Is it marketing or is it authentic care?

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I was very much impressed by this effort by Puma to reduce the amount of tissue and cardboard used for packaging their shoes. What it is all...

The perfect iTunes compromise for album lovers

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I have been looking forward to this project... Peter Gabriel has always been one of my musical heroes and a new album by him is always somet...

Last day for Interieur08

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The bi-annual design fest in Kortrijk is ending today. Hurry! Hurry! If you can't make it, I wrote a post about the fair on Mirko Humber...

Kortrijk is a design heaven for almost 2 weeks

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One of the biggest design events in Belgium is going on at this moment: Interieur08 . Every year, just like at other design fairs (Milano am...

Design is everywhere, even at McDonald's!

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I'm a big fan of Futurelab 's Marketing & Innovation Blog. An article that was posted there this weekend drew my attention. I...

Colour your mood

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Yes, I travel quite a bit. This post is about travelling again... This weekend I’m in London to see Havana Rakatan. I’ll tell you more about...

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