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Coworking Spaces: Indie versus Corporate
Over the course of my career, I’ve become quite familiar with what it’s like to work in a busy office. I’ve also dabbled in occasionally working from home. And all things considered, I’m finding myself...
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Fine Art to Street Art: Gustave Caillebotte
One of my favourite paintings at the Musée d’Orsay is Gustave Caillebotte’s 1875 work, “Les raboteurs de parquet” (The floor scrapers). I love the use of the light, that the men are working in unison –...
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Updating a Minimalist Make-Up Routine
A few months ago, I shared my minimalist beauty routine with you – a bit of mascara, lip balm, maybe some blush and I was good to go. This spring I’ve begun to take my look from ‘minimalist’ to...
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Dream Month: May 2013
Happy May Day! The last month seems to have flown by, and I can’t believe it’s already time for me to get lost in my daydreams of the places and events I’d love to be in May. This month, I’ve got...
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Anouk Aïata – Errer
I first heard a snippet of this song during a France Culture podcast many months ago. I can’t remember which one, or the subject matter…but I had bookmarked this song as something to come back to. Now,...
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Spending time with Gatsby & The Fitzgeralds
This summer, there is something for everyone when it comes to box-office buzz. The science-fiction fans? Star Trek gets them going. The teenage girls? 1D3D is much anticipated. The fashion...
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The Heart of Negotiations: The Bangladesh Safety Accord
Some people subscribe to the belief that everything is negotiable. Everything. And most of the time, I’d agree with that – after all, negotiating a contract between your business and another business...
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Dream Month June 2013
June is here! Hard to believe, since I’ve spent just as much time in the last few weeks piling on layers of clothing and scarves as I normally due during the spring chill of March and April… but here’s...
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Emmanuel Laflamme’s Art Mashups
One of the things I love about attending conferences and events is the wide variety of people you’ll meet. In a single day, I can meet a videogame programmer, documentary film producer and contemporary...
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TALK! A modern comic from Stephen Burger
I’m not one for comic books. Or illustrated novels. I suppose that once I moved on from the Archie comics of my youth, I never really saw the appeal. But TALK! Is different. For starters, it’s the...
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Une Soirée by Jean Béraud + Men’s Fashion
“Un habit, c’est laid; deux habits, c’est plus laid. Mais rien ne dépasse en laideur une réunion de plusieurs milliers d’habits noirs” “One suit is ugly. Two suits is even uglier. But nothing surpasses...
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Dream Month July 2013
Jeepers! How is it July already? It hardly seems possible that we’re already half way through 2013. This summer, I’m not taking a big vacation (a few mini-breaks will keep me going until this fall’s...
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Just One…: Paris Haute Couture July 2013
This week was Haute Couture week in Paris – a.k.a. ‘The week I need to avoid Twitter at all costs because I’ll be sucked into the black hole of show coverage when I need to be doing work.’ But I...
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3 Tips for adding corporate practices to your creative business…without...
Finding ways to combine corporate techniques with a creative perspective is my thing (Especially when it comes to negotiations). But doing this isn’t always easy – you need to have confidence in the...
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Shapeshifters
“Une femme en corset est un mensonge, une fiction, mais pour nous autres cette fiction est mieux que la réalité…” “A woman in a corset is a lie, a fiction, but for us this fiction is better than...
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The Bokja Project & Bokja Home Decor
When you decide to visit l’Institut du monde arabe in Paris, you expect to see artifacts and cultural objects. Maybe even some art. But what you don’t expect is to find amazing textile art. With the...
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How to turn your frustration into motivation
I get frustrated. You get frustrated. We get frustrated. Negotiations are frustrating. Work is frustrating. Life is frustrating. But feeling this way is just the start – the real danger is in what...
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Dream Month August 2013
Usually, in my Dream Month posts I conjure up an itinerary that takes me around the world to all sorts of events – most of which (both cities and events) I will likely never be able to see. But for...
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Anna de Noailles – Poetess
As I explored the Jacques-Émile Blanche exhibit at the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent last year in Paris, Sir Coleridge Kennard wasn’t the only character I was drawn to. Wandering the rooms...
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Daydreaming With Cezanne’s Portraits
One of my favourite ways to spend an afternoon is wandering around a museum, pausing in front of my favourite pieces and allowing myself to daydream a bit. This daydreaming comes much easier to be when...
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