November 2009
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Wayfarers
You’d be hard-pressed to find a pair of sunglasses more influential than Ray Bans’ Wayfarers.
Originally manufactured in 1952, the Wayfarers were seen as a ‘mid-century classic’ – a design as iconic as the Eames chair, or the Cadillac tailfin.
However, revolutionary design isn’t enough: for something to be truly iconic, it must first have the approval of established icons. So, when pictures of...
October 2009
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Crack Couch.
My favourite place to write in the entire world looks like it should be resting somewhere deep within a King’s Cross crack den.
I call it my crack couch.
It might have been a nice addition to a living room, once. But years of abuse from adolescent males has destroyed it to the point where I think it just wants to die. It isn’t even allowed inside the house anymore; it just sits on...
September 2009
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“The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely...”
– Russell Baker