Some, like Mozart or Sid Waddell, are born as geniuses. Others have genius thrust upon them, in the form of a single brilliant, radical idea. And the very best sort of brilliant, radical idea is the one that appears so obvious that it’s hard to believe that nobody had thought ... Read More...
Design
Designers have become increasingly introspective over the past couple of years, as manifested in a fair bit of navel gazing. Nacho Carbonell’s 2009 Fertility Cave installation is one such example: "The fertility cave represents the act of love between the random ideas in my head. It’s a symbolic representation of my ... Read More...
A little while ago The Dabbler stumbled across this rather extraordinary and wonderful project - a family tree tracing British pub names and signs. British pub signs are one of the great features of our cultural landscape and, you might say, our psychogeography (I know one lady who can only navigate, and give directions, ... Read More...
In our occasional feature we invite guests to select the six cultural links that might sustain them if, by some mischance, they were forced to spend eternity in a succession of airport departure lounges with only an iPad or similar device for company. Today's voyager is The Dabbler's very own ... Read More...
Style supremo John Galliano, has a “boogie box” – a retro cassette player with cheesy disco lights that flash in time to the music, as does Jade Jagger. But whatever happened to the genuine, old fashioned record player? When I moved house a few years ago, I determined that my trusty ... Read More...
A little while ago, Worm introduced me to a rather unique website where I duly adopted the word ‘drollic’ (pertaining to puppet shows). My trend forecaster's intuition was obviously spot on, as this turned out to be a curiously appropriate choice... Although some of us are mere dabblers, with an unaccountable ... Read More...
Many moons ago, when I was a token female manager at a Japanese investment house, my elderly boss recounted fascinating stories of the way Japanese society had changed over the years. En route to one client meeting, he remarked upon the effects of Japanese girls’ increased wealth and freedom: they ... Read More...