A Pretty. Fun. Picnic. In a Box.

Eco-friendly picnic boxes for urbanites with a hankering for a picnic. Fully compostable utensils, plates, cups and napkins.

“Sorry, wicker, it was fun while it lasted, but the new picnic belongs to post-consumer pulp. So pack up and park on. It’s time to escape the office for an afternoon, schedule that over-due date or just go have some fun.” – Boxal

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I’ve wondered before… does Madonna have a business card? John Travolta? The President? What the heck do they look like?

King Bansah is an African King. He lives in Ludwigshafen/Germany, works as a car mechanic and governs his people from there. A real King.

From the designer www.julianzimmermann.com, “The new corporate design should underline the authenticity and lordliness of the king because they are essential for him and make his activities possible. A combination of royal and exotic impressions. One example of his engagement is his own royal beer AKOSOMBO. The benefit of the beer is passed on to the aid projects of the King in Ghana.”

A business set and a beer – for a King. How’s that for a dream job?

screenshot via www.icebreakertags.com

Event organizer, having a party? Use icebreakertags.com to get the ball rolling. Attach these conversation-starters with a safety pin, and instead of red-eyeballed stares at your next 8am meeting, get off on the right foot.

Icebreakertags.com lets you generate your own icebreaktertag for your next meeting or get together. Type directly into the tag to add your name/twitter/prompt, add a question, customize it with your logo or any graphic of your choice, and hit print. It will then generate a printout with 10 tags on it. I think these would also make good placecards at a dinner party or wedding.

From swissmiss.

via www.letterpress-calendar.com

New years plans? I’ll be sharing a recipe for Atholl Brose – traditionally served in Scotland on New Year’s Eve to the first guests crossing the threshold of the host’s home, hence its other name, First Footing.

You need a 36 hour head start, so check back.

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Does anybody know the history of the “ugly sweater party”? At what point was “ugly” defined in the world of sweater design? Is it possible that the sweaters we are wearing now will show up 15 years later at said party? Pressing questions.

What’s better than sporting an ugly sweater this season, is having a back up ugly t-shirt underneath. And these, well I don’t think they’re ugly at all. Have a look at the Vardagen shop.

Prada AW 2010/11 look book - I love the mingling of illustration and photography - it all starts with a sketch doesn't it? | via www.wallpaper.com

This AW 2010/11 edition of Le Monde D'Hermès had a black theme, in tribute to Jean-Louise Dumas, Chairman of Hermès from 1978-2006, who died on 1 May 2010 | via www.wallpaper.com

“Will he own a rap sheet? Or a skate shop?”

“Registered drug offender? Or registered nurse?”

“Will she struggle to feed herself? Or fight to end world hunger?”

Check out the New Day logo. Notice the ‘Y’ about to flip over? Nice.

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via www.monet2010.com

Take a look at www.monet2010.com by www.les84.com, “french but happy and creative”. Incredibly beautiful interactive digital gallery for the launching of the Claude Monet exhibition at the Grand Palais Paris. I wonder if Monet would believe you if you told him his work was being explored this way.

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