February 26th, 2010 - sarahp -
Only 20 minutes south from the concrete couture, assembly lines and hard nights, you’ll find the endless serenity of Kalk Bay. While many are quick to complain about Cape Town, I’m sure even some MOOKS Report readers have felt discontent towards it - you know – can’t really see yourself ‘living it up’ in a city filled with crime and punishment. But just like Dostoevsky’s classic novel, it’s a city with depth and intrigue that requires you read between the lines to fully understand. To look without judging and to venture off the beaten track where you’ll discover a different side to South Africa’s mother city.
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February 12th, 2010 - sarahp -
Cape Town beaches are full of ‘wish you were here’ post card moments, from the femme-bots, topless Germans to irritating vendor boys selling granadilla popsicles. If you can find your way through the crowds, you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the sport that’s still ruled by the kids – it’s the extreme sport known as skimming…
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January 31st, 2010 - marikot -
January 29th, 2010 - jessicah -
By Jessica Hazel.
The Women’s Institute (W.I) was first established in 1897 and now has over 205,000 members in the UK alone. The W.I carries a somewhat frumpy reputation and most people imagine a gaggle of old ladies, who meet each week in the village hall to discuss jam making techniques and various health complaints. This is indeed the case, except for a pocket of women from East London who go by the name of the Shoreditch Sisters, who have been tipped as the most glamourous W.I group in the country. I tagged along one Tuesday evening for the first meeting of 2010.
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January 22nd, 2010 - marikot -
Showroom at the 2nd floor / © koichiro kimura aoyama
A Sendai-based internationally active designer as well as an owner of the interior showroom ‘international‘, Koichiro Kimura opened his second showroom “koichiro kimura aoyama” in Aoyama Tokyo in September 2009.
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koichiro kimura aoyama facade / © koichiro kimura aoyama
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Shop space on the gound floor / © koichiro kimura aoyama
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Haute-Couture “Swarovski”, Prtable Ashtray, 2007 / © International
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BOX, Yellow / Pink, 2006 / © International
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NEW WAVE, GOLD Cup, Saucer & Spoon Set, 2006 / © International
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International, Sendai / © International
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Kawara, 2008 / © International
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Piece of Peace, 2008 / © International
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M-Chair, 2007 / © International
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USB Memory Stick, 2008 / © International
November 27th, 2009 - jessicah -
By Jessica Hazel
Back in the 90’s, when Britpop was enjoying it’s heyday, Camden was the hip kid’s heart of the capital. Nowadays, artists, designers and musicians have all migrated to the edgier East where Brick Lane has become a rat-run of kids in black rimmed glasses and wearing their Granny’s fur coats, all packing out the vast array of over-crowded and costly vintage outlets to bag themselves a nice Arran sweater for winter.
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