Tricky Toblerone!
It turns out that Toblerone bars are clever as well as yummy! I don’t know if it’s just me, but I have never noticed the hidden message in the logo. I have always presumed that the symbol quite simply represented Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps, but recently, as I chomped away, I happened to [...]
A Little Piece of Paris
Bonjour! I was lucky enough to be taken to Paris last night for three and a half hours of pure indulgence. Paris being conveniently located in walking distance from my house. Montrachet on Given Terrace in Paddington is one of my all-time favorite restaurants. The food is absolutely heavenly and wine selection one of the [...]
Designer Tools
A few weeks back I was at the local Glenfords tool hardware (as you do!) and stumbled upon this sculpture masterpiece on the floor! The boys obviously thought they would have a bit of fun in their spare time and put on their creative hard-hats to put together the spanner man. I was so impressed [...]
Green Roofs
Having attended the always inspiring Pecha Kucha night at the Brisbane Powerhouse, I was intrigued by landscape architect, Sidonie Carpenter’s introduction to the concept of ‘green roofs.’ As the presentation time was limited, I was compelled to research the topic further and this is what I discovered… Green roofs are a phenomenon that has [...]
’95 seems so long ago….
1995. I don’t remember much from that year, but I do recall considerable buzz surrounding a little product called Win95. Apparently they lit the Empire State Building in the Windows color scheme. Microsoft landed the amazingly mediocre comedic talents of Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry for a promo video. Windows was on top of the [...]