Meditation, schmeditation, I’ve never really been down with it. I’m a restless soul, not to mention information-hungry and FOMO-driven and I don’t really like sitting around doing nothing. But something’s been bugging me lately. I find myself increasingly distracted, unable to focus and I’m envious of those people who seem to crack on through their to-do lists with zealous intent. How are they doing it? It turns out they meditate. (more…)
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands and industry stories currently buzzing on my radar…
I WENT TO THE GOOP STORE AND I LIKED IT
I finally ventured into the Goop London pop-up store on Westbourne Grove to see what the fuss was about. I didn’t feel bombarded; I did see lots of stuff I wanted to buy. A set of amethyst-coloured tumblers, French Girl eye oil, lots of ecru-coloured cazhmere. Nothing ground-breaking, just comforting lifestyle porn at its best. Apparently it’s now a permanent fixture. (more…)
“I think it’s key for songwriters to be faster than media. There’s no reason for the news to be quicker and more hip than a song. Your computer and your smartphone are tools as well as toys. So I encourage artists to always stay awake, and stay aware. And you can get your art and your expression through the clutter of it all by just being very solid, and to the point, and trying not to look at the results, because I think metrics and analytics mess things up. They only measure more, and more is not better.”
Chuck D, narrator of Spotify’s podcast on The Clash, talks about creativity versus metrics, and social media for self expression, not self promotion, NBC News (more…)
When did ‘sustainability’ become a dirty word? OK, not a dirty word, but, it’s definitely not a sexy word and there is a whiff of mistrust around brands that use the ‘s’ word as it’s been hijacked by anyone and everyone who wants a slice of the ‘conscious consumer’ pie.
That aside, there’s no doubt that ‘conscious consumption’ itself is becoming cooler and sexier. Yes, I know it’s considered an oxymoron but I disagree. You can be a consumer without being an overconsumer. We’re probably never gonna stop buying nice things, so better that they be well made and ethically produced than not, no?
And that’s what EverybodyWorld is all about. It’s a fab concept that ‘makes thoughtful products without exploiting people or the planet’. (more…)
