“My dependence on the visual world began when I lost much of my hearing through spinal meningitis at 2 years of age. This loss was a blessing in disguise as I learned to depend on body language and reading lips to communicate. So, from my youngest days, I became sensitive to the people around me and the unspoken language revealed through compositions of the human body.” – Ali Cavanaugh
Almost, all of us, used one of those BIC pens with 4 colors during our school days and I still carry one until today and use it in most of my meetings, excellent tool when taking notes and drawing stuff on the paper.
After Karl Lagerfeld for Coca-Cola, Paul Smith for Evian and Missoni for San Pellegrino, it is Christian Lacroix who will revamp beer 1664. Christian Lacroix, a symbol of elegance and refinement to the French, is known for its bright colors and unique style.
Therefore, Brasseries Kronenbourg, who wish to reposition the iconic 1664 beer by playing the card of the “French taste” asked him to imagine the packaging of its next limited edition. Thus, the friendly and authentic 1664 beer will be all dressed by Christian Lacroix, from the month of June 2011.
De’Longhi has just introduced an exclusive patent “One Touch Cappuccino”, four specific keys to perform with ease a caffe latte, cappuccino, latte macchiato or just hot milk.
The idea is to create a custom espresso: you can adjust all the parameters necessary to achieve a perfect espresso as temperature, amount of coffee, water or milk, the fineness of the grind, strength, …
Concerned with environmental protection and in accordance with new European legislation, De’Longhi has equipped its model PrimaDonna S Deluxe an economic mode with an optimized energy consumption between the two formulations, an automatic standby and that a switch to turn off the machine completely.
“A girl and her room” is a project by Lebanese photographer Rania Matar
Project Statement:
As a mother of a teenage daughter I watch with awe her passage from girlhood into adulthood, with all the complications that it entails. As I observed her and her girlfriends, I became fascinated with the transformation taking place, with the adult personality shaping up, with an insecurity and a self-consciousness that are now replacing the carefree world the girls had lived in so far. I started photographing them in group situations, and quickly realized they were so aware of each other’s presence, and that being in a group affected very much how they portrayed themselves to the world. I also realized that under an air of self-assurance, those young women were often very fragile, self-conscious and confused. While their bodies were developing fast into women’s bodies, they were still on many levels young girls who suddenly thought they had to behave like adults.
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Boursin (Groupe Bel) launches new range of appetizer, “Les roulés de jambon fumé au poivre” and “Les roulés de jambon fumé ail & fines herbes”, that offers an alternative to traditional appetizers and closer to “homemade” products.
