Random Thoughts

The best icons tell a story, and it’s a story that validates our feelings and amplifies the way we look at the world.

- Seth Godin
www.sethgodin.com

How true!

Jorge Pardo

Jorge Pardo's display of ancient pre-Columbian art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was superb.

I liked it.

Useful links:
www.lacma.org
www.jorgepardosculpture.com
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/arts/design/27muse.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The Bayreuth Festival

(via Wiki) The Bayreuth Festival is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of operas by the 19th century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. Wagner himself conceived of and promoted the idea of a special festival to showcase his own works, in particular his monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Parsifal. Performances take place in a specially designed theatre, the Festspielhaus. Wagner personally supervised the design and construction of the theatre, which contained many architectural innovations to accommodate the huge orchestras for which Wagner wrote as well as the composer's particular vision about the staging of his works. The Festival has become a pilgrimage destination for Wagner enthusiasts, who often must wait years to obtain tickets.

Go to @ www.bayreuther-festspiele.de for further information.

Antenna Design

Antenna Design's specialty is form + function + interactive + intellectual. The designs are breathtaking. I liked it.

Useful link:
www.antennadesign.com

How To Install A Living + Green Roof

The Wired article on building a green roof + other viewpoints @ http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Build_a_Green_Roof was brilliant. Just do it + save the environment.

Pew Environment Group + Nature Conservancy

According to a study by the Pew Environment Group and Nature Conservancy, more than 40 percent of Australia, an area the size of India, remains untouched by humans, making the country as critical to the world's environment as the Amazon rainforests.

Useful link:
www.pewtrusts.org

It's hard to believe it + rare in this century + precious.

Dubai & Co

Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States by Aamir A. Rehman is a great book on one of the world's fastest growing markets: the Middle East + provides an excellent introduction to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC). A must read.

Useful links:
http://rehmaninstitute.wordpress.com
www.gcc-sg.org

Heard On The Street

The best advice: Just don't screw it up, Buddy!