Treehouse Hotel

I loved it. http://www.tvark.se

Luxury Book Market

Luxury Lit = Kraken Opus + Taschen Books = Rarity pays. Check it out.

Useful links:
http://www.taschen.com
http://www.krakenopus.com
http://www.teneues.com

Baibakov Art Projects

Baibakova’s latest exhibition. http://www.baibakovartprojects.com

The New Indian Rupee Symbol

Hats off to the Indian government + D. Udaya Kumar, a post-graduate student from the Indian Institute of Technology for designing the new symbol. http://finmin.nic.in

Random Thoughts

I paid a brief visit to my teenage son's school the other day. The sun was out and the air was thick with restless, hormonal energy. If only we could tap into these kids' hopes, dreams and creative urges, I mused, we could reinvigorate our jaundiced adult world. It's a tempting proposition, is it not? That all of us, in our youth, have the capacity to be innovators, free-thinkers, resolute refuseniks when it comes to accepting the status quo. Tempting, but alas, illusory. Most of us figure out from a very early age that it's safer to conform than rebel. We tend to go with the flow, rather than ask why it has to be so. That's why so many young people today tell pollsters their ambition in life is to be a celebrity, a sports star or a glamorous model. Yes, they want to be rich and famous, but they want success simply to fall into their laps. Change the world? Sounds too much like hard work. But without innovators we're stuck. Every new generation needs people determined to find a better way. Of thinking, doing, and living.

- Stephen Sackur
http://www.bbc.co.uk

Spot on.

The London Transport Museum

The London Transport Museum, which hosts one of the world's most important collections of graphic art, asked illustrators to draw the links between cycling in the capital, environment issues, health and fun. Fifty of the 1,000-plus entries are now on display at the museum, in London's Covent Garden, until 22 August. I loved it because it was educational. Many thanks. http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk

Gary Hamel Viewpoint

Spot on. Bold innovations often take time. Period. Many thanks for the insightful post.

Useful links:
http://blogs.wsj.com/management
http://www.garyhamel.com
http://www.vineetnayar.com

Immersive Theatre

The Duchess of Malfi is a new opera by the German composer Torsten Rasch commissioned by the English National Opera + Punchdrunk, a theatrical company who specialises in site-specific, immersive theatre. Don't miss.


Useful links:
http://www.eno.org
http://www.punchdrunk.org.uk