Our generation has reached a certain point where we can no longer afford to be a pure consumption society. Cardboardesign, a company using recycled cardboard to make vases, furniture and other items for the home, realize that.
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I was invited to dinner the other night and the was a huge animal rug in the middle of the living room. Just thought it was ironic to capture the above image. Do not wear fur, do not dress up your floors with fur!
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What do you get when you put casual clothing, semi-naked dancing models and loud blasting party music under one roof? The Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) in-store experience is a particular one. Not only modeled after a club, one can choose a pair of jeans from the Jeans Bar. Getting in is a fad as well; customers cue around the store behind a velvet rope and are let in by a bouncer-type male. Fortunately, there is no list; all spenders are welcome!
I almost choked this morning while taking my vitamin pills. That led me to really look at their shape and size. Seriously, they have seedless watermelon but make tablets this oversized? This is a call to those who design these pills; computer chips must be smaller these days!
Spotted this in front of a small restaurant while walking around with a friend… They just want to manage people’s expectations! Please note the window display.
Isn’t it great? We actually have a bill of rights as taxi riders!! Only I believe it should read a little bit differently -
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Is “happiness” to be bought or lived?
What has always drawn my attention is that in most places I have been to, I could usually tell a little bit about people from their appearances – what they were wearing, their hairstyles, accessories an so on, except in the Arab world.
It has never ceased to amaze me how many interesting people I have to “dig” for, with the core being totally different than the image. “Never judge a book by its cover” is a statement I have dealt with all my life but what does one do when the cover is all there is to see, and the book can never be opened?
A little fashion, a little Sunflowers! Tania Skaff talks to me about her trendy boutique, latest fashions and inspirations from NYC.
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I still remember the first time I saw a Hummer. I had certainly heard about it, read about it and even seen pictures of the car; nothing prepared me enough for the live version. This huge bright yellow tank-like machine came out of nowhere and parked with one side overstepping the sidewalk in a blatantly appalling fashion. It was shocking to experience such a vulgar display of power up close. I looked around me and every person in view was staring mesmerized at the car; they were all waiting to see who would step out. Subtle is not the way a Hummer arrives, and subtle is not the Hummer driver!
After recently moving to the city and finding an apartment, I decided to go for the practical and affordable solution, the expected trip to IKEA. Normally such huge retailers with immense spaces are not my preferred choice and I was soon reminded why!