Get to know Anit Dodhia.
Useful link:
https://kaalidesigns.com
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Sapphire Collective
Get to know Sapphire, the one-named designer behind the Sapphire Collective in Los Angeles, to create a green sapphire ring in 2015 that resembled a bud of marijuana dotted with little white diamonds for the THC — the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s effect — and rose gold for the hairs, or pistils. (A second version uses purple sapphires to evoke the hue of an Indica strain.) Take note.
Judith Leiber Couture
Judith Leiber's jewelry collection will be available only on the brand’s website. Judith Leiber Couture, as the handbag line is now called, is carried by stores like Harrods, Lane Crawford, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
iGen
JM Twenge is a Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and the author of iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. A must read.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Swati Dhanak Floating Collection
To see more from the Swati Dhanak Floating collection, visit swatidhanak.com.
Cloudy With A Chance Of War
LFR was a genius. War can be as out of control as a summer thunderstorm. The least we might do is check the forecast. Many thanks to DB.
Useful link:
http://nautil.us/issue/70/variables/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-war-rp
Useful link:
http://nautil.us/issue/70/variables/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-war-rp
Deep Seads
Sean Yoro's latest project is unique. He paints underwater while freediving, a form of diving that involves breath-holding and no scuba gear.
The project, titled "Deep Seads," is a series of three works created in locations around Hawaii, designed to raise awareness around dying coral reefs.
Friday, March 22, 2019
The Well-Meaning Bad Ideas Spoiling A Generation
JH was spot on. Politics, morality, and coddling of the American mind is not just in America, but a worldwide issue,
Useful link:
http://nautil.us/issue/70/variables/the-well_meaning-bad-ideas-spoiling-a-generation
Useful link:
http://nautil.us/issue/70/variables/the-well_meaning-bad-ideas-spoiling-a-generation
What Is Seafood Fraud?
Seafood mislabeling is an endemic issue worldwide. Can we fix it? Yes and no.
Useful link:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/study-finds-seafood-mislabeled-illegal
Useful link:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/study-finds-seafood-mislabeled-illegal
The New Scramble For Africa
Africa should be for Africans. I hope they will be the winners in this century.
Useful link:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/03/07/the-new-scramble-for-africa
Useful link:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/03/07/the-new-scramble-for-africa
The Godfather Turns 50
What a priceless movie! It will remain my favorite forever.
Useful link:
https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/03/08/the-godfather-turns-50
Useful link:
https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/03/08/the-godfather-turns-50
Hauser & Wirth
Get to know Iwan and Manuela Wirth.
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/travel/hotels/how-this-art-world-duo-went-from-white-wall-galleries-to-creating-scotlands-most-elaborate-hotel-2843057
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/travel/hotels/how-this-art-world-duo-went-from-white-wall-galleries-to-creating-scotlands-most-elaborate-hotel-2843057
Climate Lab Book
A brilliant format to raise awareness about climate change.
Useful link:
https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk
Useful link:
https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk
Under
No swimwear is required for your evening with us, but neither is formal wear, reads a line from the FAQ portion of the website for the restaurant Under, which opened in Norway this week. A must visit.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Wings Of A Dragonfly
The story behind the necklace.
Useful link:
https://www.gubelin.com/cms/en/jewellery/atelier/masterpieces/wings-of-a-dragonfly
Useful link:
https://www.gubelin.com/cms/en/jewellery/atelier/masterpieces/wings-of-a-dragonfly
Philippe Dufour Simplicity And Thom Sweeney Menswear
A brilliant collaboration. I hope it clicks.
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/phillis-rare-watches-independent-watchmakers-thom-sweeney-tailoring-2843314
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/phillis-rare-watches-independent-watchmakers-thom-sweeney-tailoring-2843314
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
World Happiness Report
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row, according to the latest World Happiness Report.
Random Thoughts
You start an activity and develop a love for it, so you do it more often. Over time you improve and begin to experience positive results. You receive praise, recognition and rewards. Maybe without even realizing it, you start to become more passionate about the external validation you gain from doing the activity than the activity itself. Then something goes wrong.
NotCo
A Chilean startup story.
Useful link:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90316486/how-vegan-mayonnaise-convinced-jeff-bezos-to-make-his-first-investment-in-south-america
Useful link:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90316486/how-vegan-mayonnaise-convinced-jeff-bezos-to-make-his-first-investment-in-south-america
Ikea’s Innovation Lab Unveils A Plan To Help People Cash In On Solar Energy
Brilliant sustainability goals and initiatives. I hope IKEA will succeed.
Useful link:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90316821/ikeas-innovation-lab-unveils-a-plan-to-help-people-cash-in-on-solar-energy
Useful link:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90316821/ikeas-innovation-lab-unveils-a-plan-to-help-people-cash-in-on-solar-energy
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Story Of The Seahorse
A fascinating story.
Useful link:
https://www.gubelin.com/cms/en/jewellery/atelier/masterpieces/story-of-the-seahorse
Useful link:
https://www.gubelin.com/cms/en/jewellery/atelier/masterpieces/story-of-the-seahorse
Arctic Dreams
Get to know Barry Lopez. In his book Arctic Dreams he writes about how eskimos hunt and perceive their environment and prey with different eyes, perception, and spirit than do Western scientists. They have an intimate relationship with their world and with their prey. A must read.
The Art Of Leaving Things Out
Get to know Amy Hempel.
Useful link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/amy-hempel-sing-to-it/583231
Useful link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/amy-hempel-sing-to-it/583231
A.I.Will Completely Change The Way Humans Live Within 30 Years
MS is an optimist and futurist. He could be right.
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/softbank-ceo-ai-will-completely-change-the-way-humans-live-within-30-years.html
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/softbank-ceo-ai-will-completely-change-the-way-humans-live-within-30-years.html
Diamond Fields Resources Report
A pink diamond from Namibia’s offshore drilling program fetched $17,000 per carat at a tender in Antwerp. The 5.71-carat stone fetched $97,076 at the sale, the first Diamond Fields Resources has held since resuming mining in 2018, it said last week. The company also sold 47,298 carats of high-quality white and colored rough stones for $1.1 million, it noted. It sold all the diamonds it offered at the tender. Diamond Fields recovered the stones between November and January, over the course of a 65-day period, it added.
Monday, March 18, 2019
What School Could Be: Insights And Inspiration From Teachers Across America
Get to know Ted Dintersmith, an education philanthropist with a different agenda. His book What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration From Teachers Across America is a must read.
Adamas Intelligence Report On Nickel
In January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries than the same month the year prior, according to a model-by-model build-up using Adamas Intelligence’s ‘EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker’. The accelerated deployment of battery nickel in China, due primarily to an ongoing shift from LFP to NCM 523/622 cathodes, has made China the largest market for passenger EV battery nickel, ahead of Japan and the U.S., which were the two largest markets in January 2018.
Moreover, in January 2019, the U.S. overtook Japan to become the second largest market for passenger EV battery nickel globally on the back of strong BEV sales in the U.S. relative to the Japanese market, which has traditionally been dominated by HEV sales. Take note.
Harvest Health And Recreation
This is just the beginning of the cannabis craze. I hope the promoters and users will act responsibly.
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/16/harvest-ceo-850-million-verano-deal-is-just-the-beginning-for-us-pot.html
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/16/harvest-ceo-850-million-verano-deal-is-just-the-beginning-for-us-pot.html
No Hard Feelings
Get to know Mollie West Duffy and Liz Fosslien, co-authors of No Hard Feelings, which looks at how emotions affect our work lives.
What It’s Like To Cut The World’s Most Expensive Diamond
A once in a lifetime experience.
Useful link:
https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/what-its-like-to-cut-the-worlds-most-expensive-diamond
Useful link:
https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/what-its-like-to-cut-the-worlds-most-expensive-diamond
Alrosa Diamond Resources And Reserves Update
The world's top diamond producer by output, Alrosa published this week an updated estimate of its Joint Ore Reserves Committee or JORC reserves and resources. The JORC Code-compliant report from Micon's independent experts estimated Alrosa's diamond resources and reserves as of 1 July 2018 at 1,064 million carats and 628 million carats, respectively. Take note.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
LOOT: MAD About Jewelry
No other exhibition in the world brings viewers into contact with the diversity of design and designers showcased each spring at MAD. It is the perfect venue for both serious and first-time collectors to engage with global talent and purchase unique pieces of wearable art at every price point.
As it has since 2016, a jury will choose one artist or designer to receive the Loot Acquisition Prize. A piece from that artist will become a permanent part of MAD’s jewelry collection.
Visit the MAD museum website.
Why Stock Investors Shouldn't Watch Business TV
Turn off the TV. You will live longer and with some luck make money too.
Useful link:
http://fortune.com/2019/03/06/stocks-business-tv
Useful link:
http://fortune.com/2019/03/06/stocks-business-tv
Facebook Should Pay Everyone Cryptocurrency
Why not? Not a bad idea.
Useful link:
http://fortune.com/2019/03/06/facebook-cryptocurrency-whatsapp-messenger-instagram-data-dividend
Useful link:
http://fortune.com/2019/03/06/facebook-cryptocurrency-whatsapp-messenger-instagram-data-dividend
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Touch The World Collection
For designs, elements, and locations offered by Dune Jewelry, visit dunejewelry.com
Art And Medical Field
As disciplines, art history and medicine share important similarities: Both fields require close observation and some guesswork, attracting practitioners who love a good puzzle. Recently, the two have become even more intertwined. Medical schools around the US are increasingly incorporating art classes into their programming, and research shows that looking at artwork can help doctors improve their observation skills. This correlation might explain why some physicians have taken an interest in studying the lives and works of creative masters, aided by their special set of diagnostic skills. It makes sense.
Random Thoughts
What we eat now is a greater cause of disease and death in the world than either tobacco or alcohol.
Farrow And Ball
Get to know Farrow & Ball. The New Yorker profiled the company this week, highlighting a current wave of interior design in which the perfect wall color is a new kind of status symbol, signifying that you’re in-the-know. To find the right hue, style-conscious homeowners in the US are apparently hiring high-end color consultants such as Farrow & Ball. Take note.
Gillette Razor Recycling Program
To recycle the razors, people can sign up through Terracycle, a company known for recycling hard-to-recycle materials, and when they have a shipment ready, download a shipping label and send it in so the materials can be sterilized, shredded, and recycled into products like bike racks, park benches, and pet food bowls. The program also offers bins to gyms and other businesses that want to serve as drop-off points in neighborhoods, collecting old razors and packaging until the bins are full and can be returned to Terracycle via UPS (for this option, Gillette covers the cost of shipping). Customers who use Gillette’s subscription service can also now return old razors through their subscription box.
I hope Gillette start the program in India ASAP.
Giovanni Contardi
Giovanni Contardi uses social media to post images of his work and he has nearly 350,000 followers on Instagram. He's also selling portraits for thousands of dollars and he's represented by the Manhattan art gallery Gallery 104, where his work was recently put on display.
The Axios Harris Poll 100 Reputation Rankings
Here is how this year's class stacks up.
Useful link:
https://www.axios.com/axios-harris-poll-corporate-reputations-bcc0c03d-0bb5-4eb1-b591-4622bb4b01ed.html
Useful link:
https://www.axios.com/axios-harris-poll-corporate-reputations-bcc0c03d-0bb5-4eb1-b591-4622bb4b01ed.html
The AI-Art Gold Rush Is Here
A unique artistic collaboration with AI.
Useful link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/ai-created-art-invades-chelsea-gallery-scene/584134
Useful link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/ai-created-art-invades-chelsea-gallery-scene/584134
Friday, March 15, 2019
Random Thoughts
Microaggressions, really, are reflections of world views: inclusion, exclusion, superiority, and inferiority.
The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley
Alex Gibney’s documentary, The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, premieres March 18 on HBO. A must watch.
Alrosa Rough Diamond Auction
ALROSA, the Russian diamond miner, held an auction in Vladivostok for rough diamonds over 10.8 carats. The overall revenue amounted to $9.1 million. The company auctioned 125 rough diamonds, weighing 2,090 carats total, to 24 companies from the largest centers of the diamond trade. The schedule of ALROSA's international auctions for special size rough diamonds includes four auctions in Vladivostok in 2019. The next auction is slated for April; with two more in for July and September.
Chateaux Montelena
As Matt Crafton, Montelena's winemaker sees it, the business of Chateau Montelena hinges entirely on what ends up in the glass. “We’re real. There’s no oil money here. Every dollar comes from someone pulling a cork, so we have to think about making a delicious bottle.” That’s as opposed to marketing smoke and mirrors. “We’re not a hip, trendy brand,” he says. “But we don’t need to be. The DNA here is unique.” Spot on.
Why Bezos And Microsoft Are Betting On This $10 Trillion Energy Fix For The Planet
Nuclear fusion development is the future.
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/06/bezos-microsoft-bet-on-a-10-trillion-energy-fix-for-the-planet.html
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/06/bezos-microsoft-bet-on-a-10-trillion-energy-fix-for-the-planet.html
20 Designs That Defined The Modern World
Design guru Stephen Bayley included it in his list of the 20 designs that defined the modern world, calling it one of the happiest accidents in the history of graphic design. Take a look.
40% Of A.I. Start-ups In Europe Have Almost Nothing To Do With A.I
There is a definition crisis.
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/06/40-percent-of-ai-start-ups-in-europe-not-related-to-ai-mmc-report.html
Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/06/40-percent-of-ai-start-ups-in-europe-not-related-to-ai-mmc-report.html
Pink Diamond Sold
Gem Diamonds has sold a 13.33 carat pink diamond recovered at its flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho last month for $8.8 million. The high-quality pink colour type I diamond sold at a tender in Antwerp, Belgium, achieving a record price per carat of almost $657,000.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Customer Care Service
According to research cited in a 2014 Harvard Business School article called “The Value of Keeping the Right Customers,” you can improve profitability by 25 to 95 percent by improving your customer retention rate by just 5 percent.
While this might seem implausible, the numbers make sense when you consider the high costs of customer acquisition. According to that same article, it costs at least five times more to land a new customer than to keep a current one. Take note.
Rare Earth Recap 2018
Adamas Intelligence has announced the publication of a new report, titled ‘Rare Earth Recap 2018: Global Production, Trade and Prices‘. Take a look.
Random Thoughts
Switzerland, Germany, and Japan dominate brand rankings. Intentionally or not, each country has cultivated an image that’s true to its national character. Their branding messages are credible, relevant, enduring, and different.
The Most Epic (And Luxurious) Ways To See The Northern Lights
Spot the majestic lights in all their glory.
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/most-epic-and-luxurious-ways-to-see-northern-lights-2843202
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/most-epic-and-luxurious-ways-to-see-northern-lights-2843202
Will Burrard-Lucas
Will Burrard-Lucas published touching photos of a tusker elephant over the age of 60 before it died of natural causes -- a rarity since many become casualties of poaching. Get to know Will Burrard-Lucas.
Deep Medicine
Get to know Eric Topol. In his new book, "Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again, he describes how advanced technology, namely artificial intelligence, can help with the busywork that physician do, like filling out fields in a medical record, so they can dedicate more time to patients. As he puts it: "As machines get smarter and take on suitable tasks, humans might actually find it easier to be more humane."
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Microbreak
Microbreak is any brief activity that helps to break up the monotony of physically or mentally draining tasks. They can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes and involve anything from making a cup of tea to stretching or watching a music video. Though the breaks are tiny, they can have a disproportionately powerful impact – studies have shown that they can improve workers’ ability to concentrate, change the way they see their jobs, and even help them avoid the typical injuries that people get when they’re tied to their desks all day.
Random Thoughts
In life the intelligent man looks beyond the immediate effect he desired to produce to the more and more results that are likely to follow and studies them calmly and dispassionately.
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