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Posted in Youth, Adventure, Dreams, Imagination, 302 Announcements, Inspirational, Philosophy on Jun 3rd, 2008
Hi there! This is Dave, co-owner of 302designs, and one of the original, founding partners. Have you ever wondered what the history behind our name is? The number “302″ is actually the basis for the entire philosophy behind my company. What follows is a story of truth, passion and optimism.
It all started […]
Posted in Dreams, Adventure, Imagination, Health, Happiness, Inspirational on Apr 21st, 2008
I’ve only just discovered the 101 things in 1001 days project. I know it’s been around for awhile now but I only just stumbled onto it last night. And this morning it got me thinking, mainly about whether or not I think I could actually do that and perhaps more importantly could I even think […]
Posted in Imagination, Happiness, Fashion on Feb 4th, 2008
Monarch - I’m a huge fan of her stuff. And she’s got tons of beautiful designs that would make great gifts. A few of my favourites for V-Day are Love You stamped necklace, Elephant pendant, and Old Fashioned Love pendant.
Studio Mela - check out her prints.
TickleMePinkBoutique - I especially love this necklace.
The weird […]
Posted in Imagination, Health, Happiness, misc on Dec 10th, 2007
In a post last week I used a comic by Toothpaste for Dinner, by far one of my favourite web comics. Let’s back track a bit though. A conversation with my mom last week made me realize how inaccessible the internet was to such a huge demographic, which includes my mother, that I am now […]
Posted in Imagination, Inspirational on Nov 26th, 2007
Hacking isn’t exactly a term that most people know or bring to mind when discussing furniture and home decoration. And “uniqueness” isn’t exactly a term applied to Ikea. For those who can’t stand the Swedish home store, Ikea epitomizes all that is sterile and homogenized. Remember that scene from Fight Club?
However, Ikea hacking gives […]
Posted in Imagination, Inspirational on Nov 12th, 2007
Shibboleth is the latest work of art to be installed in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall. The artist, Doris Salcedo’s decision to use the structure of the hall itself is a first. Previous artists have chosen to fill the space, whether with sound, light, boxes or a giant spider. Salcedo’s Shibboleth is a chasm that […]
Posted in Imagination, Fashion on Oct 29th, 2007
An article in the New York Times about the highs and lows of buying for home furnishing stores is accompagnied by a slide show of some of the items that have been selling like hot cakes or gathering dust. It’s not so much an interesting slideshow in terms of consumer spending habits, but rather a […]
Posted in Imagination, Health, Happiness on Oct 5th, 2007
There is a common misconception that mediation is only practised by yogis and alternative-health enthusiasts and that its benefits are predominantly psychological (spiritual transcendence etc.). However, meditation is an accessible practice that anyone can start benefiting from without undergoing rigorous training or joining a class. And while it does have many psychological benefits, it can […]
Posted in Imagination, Happiness, Inspirational on Oct 1st, 2007
How are we inspired? How do we channel inspiration into creativity or constructive use in our lives?
The image of the artists, be it writer, painter, of whichever talent you wish, is usually one of wild, free flowing individual with a vivid imagination, a mind full of ideas, struggling to get out in a coherent form. […]
Posted in Dreams, Imagination on Sep 28th, 2007
The blogger over at Thought Press wrote a lovely tidbit on the imagination behind Walt Disney’s conceptions. He writes:
“I think few of us truly utilizes our imagination every day. What’s wrong with daydreaming? Or envisioning a fantasy or a utopian city like Walt did?”
One of Walt Disney’s greatest attributes was that he retained the imagination […]