Maybe it’s global warming? Maybe it’s an obsession with consumerism? Either way, it’s good news for my pre-winter, fattening-up exercise as the Christmas food is in the shops.
I’d heard reports of things appearing, but I hadn’t seen it myself until I almost barrelled into a huge stack of mince pies in M&S at lunch. Couldn’t resist, obviously. Am now worried that with Christmas coming even earlier that the enjoyment is spread a lot thinner. I’m going to make a point this year of not over-doing Christmas.
Plenty of time for that when there are kids around.
September 26th, 2006
“The London Design Festival is an annual event to celebrate and promote London and the UK’s design creativity. It brings together a diverse group of partners from different sectors - from the very biggest to the very smallest - and runs from 15-30 September.
This year, LG is proud to be one of those partners. To show our support we are staging a virtual event called Twenty-First Century Design Icons, an attempt to find the top five design icons from the last six years.”
My list:
1. The Apple iPod
Easy. Changed the face of music and gadgets across the board.
2. Toyota Prius Hybrid Automobile
Brave, but successful. Anything that persuades yummy mummys in California to ditch their SUVs has to be good.
3. Motorola RAZR Mobile Phone
Caught the imagination like no phone before it. Now everyone wants to be thin.
4. TomTom Go Standalone In-Car Navigation System
Took sat-nav to the masses.
5. Canon 300D/Digital Rebel Digital SLR Camera
The first affordable professional quality digital camera. Responsible for a resurgence in photography as a hobby.
Discuss.
Designers whose list I would like to see:
Jay Prynne, senior designer at Esterson Associates, who always disagrees with me on things like this.
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September 26th, 2006
