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Faking it real
At TED back in 2004, Joseph Pine talked about what consumers really want is “authenticity” in the experience economy. Yet, even now at the tail end of 2009, we’ve barely moved beyond the basic goods industry. We only have to walk into any shop to realise we’re still suffering from the hangover of the industrial [...]
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Rings: Meeting in the middle
“Meeting in the middle” is the best phrase I could come up with to describe this pair of handmade rings — one darkened, one unpolished, raw and new.
In wearing them together, the dark ring will become lighter, the white ring will begin to darken; they evolve together towards a natural shine and meet upon [...]
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Pricing for earbuds necklace
Everyone’s been asking me how much the necklace is. I’m learning just how incredibly difficult it is to put a price tag on something that you’ve put love and care into, not to mention blood and sweat… Wait, no blood, but if it weren’t for an amazing burn cream formula, I’d certainly have blisters on [...]
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The earbuds necklace
The summer has kept me busy, but it hasn’t deterred me from making things and bringing some new ideas to fruition!
Here’s a sneak peak at one of the latest pieces I’m working on: the earbuds necklace.
This is a long single chain that you can wear whichever way you want. The entire necklace is sterling [...]
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The pleasure of popping your own
I started making my own popcorn one summer when I was craving for something healthier to go with beer on hot days. I know that seems like an oxymoron: popcorn — healthy?
While we’re accustomed to associating the taste (and smell) of popcorn with that velvety buttery, salty taste of those you get at movie theatres, [...]
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The generalist’s dilemma
A few weeks ago, I was in a work-related meeting where we were discussing skill sets required in a small team. At one point, someone said, “But we can’t be good at everything.” Since then, I found myself repeating that once or twice in some similar circumstance, but each time I say these words or [...]
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Soap nuts as silver polish
When I began to learn the art of silver-smithing from Mara Grimm a few years ago, she was possibly the only active teacher of traditional enamel techniques in Melbourne, if not in the state of Victoria, Australia. Mara is somewhat of a hippie (she had the Kombi-van and everything), and amongst the many things she [...]
Safe for cats
Our beloved cat isn’t allowed out. Apart from the fact he has allergies and that the vet didn’t want to give him more shots than necessary, it’s just too dangerous around here where our home is surrounded by high-traffic main streets.
A friend/colleague of mine said he’s planning on building a cat pen, something similar to [...]
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