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Running Money by Andy Kessler

Published: (Updated: ) in business | 商業 | 상업 | ビジネス, design | 設計 | 예술과 디자인 | デザイン, economics | 經濟學 | 경제학 | 経済, finance | 은행업, ideas | 想法 | 생각 | 考える, oprah time | 書評 | 서평 : 文芸批評, technology | 技術 | 기술 | テクノロジー by .

Andy Kessler’s Running Money, Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets And My Hunt For The Big Score is a well written set of memoirs from a technology fund manager. Together with his partner-in-crime Fred Kittler, Kessler managed to survive the highs and lows of the technology industry in the late 1990’s, he tells the story in […]

The Hacienda must be built

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The Hacienda (or Fac51) was one of the most famous and influential clubs of all time, together with London nights like Shoom, Spectrum and Solaris it catapulted house music (at the time, the sound of black and gay Chicago into worldwide exposure). The Hac influenced and was influenced by the Ibizan scene. Even prior to […]

Five star living

Published: (Updated: ) in branding | 品牌推廣 | 브랜드 마케팅 | ブランディング, consumer behaviour | 消費者行為 | 소비자 행동, design | 設計 | 예술과 디자인 | デザイン, finance | 은행업, jargon watch | 術語定義 | 용어의 정의 | 用語の定義, luxury | 奢華 | 사치 | 贅沢, online | 線上 | 온라인으로 | オンライン by .

Trendwatching is back with a pattern that they call five star living, where property developers and high-end resort or hotels sell a home away from home to the super dumb but loaded. They put a whole pile of luxury living brand experience about it, but what they are seeing is the window dressing not the […]

Spray can revolution

Published: (Updated: ) in culture | 文明 | 미디어와 예술 | 人文, design | 設計 | 예술과 디자인 | デザイン, ideas | 想法 | 생각 | 考える by .

If you live in London or have been to Shoreditch you’ve probably came across the spray can stencilled graffiti art of Banksy. Talent, anger, political statement and a black sense of humour via Andy Warhol to create provocative stencil art. In the interest of spreading spray can derived revoluton here is Banksy’s guide to creating […]

Oakley MP3 glasses

Published: (Updated: ) in design | 設計 | 예술과 디자인 | デザイン by .

Ok, its the Sunday morning (late) after the Saturday night, your feet are aching, your clothes stink of cigarettes and your ear drums have been desensitised by the music power of a night club sound system. You want calming sounds at relatively low volume, which makes a pair of MP3 glasses sensible. Your best mate […]