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Designers Accord discussion

leebaz — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:46:58 +0000

In the spirit of raising awareness and having a nice chat about things, preferably over a pint or a cuppa, we’re looking at running a Designers Accord Town Hall Meeting for London. However, before we launch into that we thought it would be good to start some online discussion and get a feel for what will get people talking… I’ve started a post on Core77 about this, so if you’ve got an opinion please head over there and let us know about it!

http://boards.core77.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=22290

two wheeled momentum

leebaz — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:56:12 +0000

Could it be that we’re finally waking up to bicycles in London? It certainly feels like there has been a growing movement and increase in the cycling fraternity over the last few years, but now with the Cycle Hire Scheme hopefully cycling around the city will really take off.

There are many reasons why this is a great thing; people will be getting more excersise, the roads will be getting less wear, there will be less pollution… and hopefully car, bus, taxi and other road users will become more aware and better at taking care of all us peddlers out there (and visa versa…). Who knows, we might even get some more dedicated cycle lanes to keep us out of harms way.

Being a bit of a cycle nut I own no less that four different bikes; a Dahon Speed P7 folding bike, which is a fantastic city commuter, a Cannondale Sm700 that I bought when I was fifteen and mainly use to shred the trails in Brechfa Forest, a Gazelle dutch style bike that I rescued from abandonment, and, my most lavish purchase, a Titanium hand built Merlin road bike. But then, I have been riding around town for 20 odd years now, so one bike every five years isn’t too bad…

If you’re in the market for a new bike, or maybe you’re first bike, then you might want to try Lunar Cycles . They take used or abandoned bikes from London streets and fix them up to your specifications, making each one different and personal to the owner. Alternatively MyVelo offers an online service where you can customise the colour and style of your new bike to give it that personal touch. Groovy.

Etihad Airways A380

leebaz — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:50:06 +0000

Etihad Airways appointed Factorydesign among a consortium of agencies to provide expertise in customer insight, as well as product and aircraft cabin interior design for the future onboard brand and product experience on the airline’s new fleet of A380 aircraft. Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and flies to a growing number of destinations across the globe from its home in Abu Dhabi. The airline recently celebrated its sixth anniversary, and is the fastest growing commercial airline in aviation history.