March 2011
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Short Story: Traffic
makemymark:
I’m fucking late. I’m always fucking late. I stab the key into the ignition of my embarrassingly old car. In retaliation it refuses to start. The starter motor hisses at me disobediently. I try again. Hiss. I try a third time. The engine begrudgingly grumbles into action. I put my car into gear and accelerate recklessly up the road. Disapproving neighbours cut their eyes and shake...
April 2010
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More Willy Antics
If you happen to be up that way…. Check Mr Wilson and the other bike bits.
Looks super cool.
March 2010
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London 'ness'
Like me, you may have spotted that this month is the ten-year anniversary of The London Eye. No huge scoop there. However, like most bits of banal information it got me thinking…. how come I’ve never been?…..
And as reluctant as I am to admit it, there’s a shit load of places in London that I’ve never been: The Saatchi gallery, the Tate Britain and the Almeida. I rarely visit the BFI...
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Easter Treatlets
Due to my week of extreme busyness I’m a touch late with this post… however, with Easter a looming, there’s still time to impress, (and impress you will with these little pastel parcels!)
Inspired by the infamous Laduree Macaroons, Mary (my buddy) and I set about creating some candy colour mini delights. Preparations commenced at 5.30pm and (somewhat naively) we were...
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Chocolate + Naoto Fukasawa = Genius.
With Easter round the corner I’ve been thinking about chocolate (a lot) And last week I set a friend of mine an Easter themed challenge … ‘I bet you can’t find me an Easter egg as big as my head’. Quite clever on my part really, bit of a win win. Not only do I get to aid my friend (who is almost completely driven by success) ‘win’, I am absolutely guaranteed an enormous chocolate egg....
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Charity Gold Rush
I’ve been rummaging in the good old British Charity shop for years. Obviously nowaday good vintage (which actually isn’t very vintage at all) is nye on impossible to find. The rise of the musky East End Mega-shop stuffed with dusty retro prints and weird looking shoes is part and parcel of our times. However…..
on a recent trawl of my usual haunts I discovered a small bundle...
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My Friend Mr Wilson
My friend Ben Wilson is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, he is also ridiculously talented. He comes from a family of ridiculously talented people. Ben’s just finished this project for Puma. Aptly named the F1 Car-d (like what you did there Ben) it is made from lots and lots of Puma shoe boxes, cut and slotted together. Ben works together with his brother Oscar on cool projects, and...
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Dance Boar Dance
I just stumbled across this super cute poster designed by Chris Brown for Carluccios. It’s got a sharp folksy edge and is the perfect antidote to the tired Italian watercolour vibe they’re currently rocking (and have been for, erm, ever) Out with the lemons and long live the Dancing Boar!
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Holly Rocks
I’m cautious about jumping on the ‘fashion bandwagon’. The various fashion weeks are either over, nearly over, or will be over soon (phew) However… I am absolutely compelled to comment, and am utterly in love with, the creations of Holly Fulton.
I am (naturally) seduced by all that is Deco.The glamorous twenties, swinging sixties, and off course, the pastel palette of Los Angeles. So when you...
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My Single Man
Fords foray in to the controversial world of the movies. Most of us have seen it, some liked it, some didn’t. I however, was spellbound, captured, captivated and transported to a world I wanted to live. 99 minutes of magic. Here’s why…
A Single Man is based (loosely) on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. The movie is a quiet meander through a moment in time. The main character, George...