Way long before Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Dior, Tory Burch and other famous designers discover the beauty of the Romanian folk costume, there was an extraordinary woman who loved and promoted the suman. Her name was Queen Marie of Romania.
This new article about the Romanian IA tells a different story … what happens when designers forget to give credit and honour the culture that inspired their collections.
I kept silence for a long time. Here’s what happened in the meantime and what you should expect finding on my blog from now on.
Not long ago the global amazing volunteer team announced World IA Day 2021 theme! So, next year, on February 27, information architecture shapers will talk about Curiosity. What does curiosity…
Innovation is definitely a buzzword which draw’s almost everyone’s attention. Nonetheless, as we see each day that passes, it comes with good and bad things and that’s obvious. To me,…
The brief story of how the Romanian IA turned from an ethnic blouse into a fashion icon. Yves Saint Laurent, Philippe Guilet, Tata Nakam just to mention a few, found a genuine source of inspiration in the Romanian traditional folk costume. Truth to be told, it all started with Matisse’s paintings and French Designer Paul Poiret.
A great reading for what actually matters when you prepare to send your kids to kindergarten.
“My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita.” These are the words left by Hemingway himself on a signed quote still hanging on the wall…
“Daiquiri like Papa” or “Papa Doble” are the old names used for this Cuban rum cocktail honoring Hemingway. Today we simply call it “Hemingway Daiquiri”. This recipe is the exactly the Daiquiri the writer used to have at his beloved El Floridita Bar.
Failing to understand content is one of the top challenges companies of all sizes face today. I have seen cases where managers referred to the “content fiasco” and the reasons…
Reading Adam Grant’s book “Give & Take” reconfirmed me the old saying that “what goes around comes around”. To be honest, I did not need confirmation. This is a strong…
Writing for the web is one topic I love to talk about. This time I’ve chosen 7 personal favorite articles from Norman Nielsen Group. Although some were published few years ago, the learnings and advices he has been given still apply today.
Over the past year, I have heard so many HR professionals working in different industries complaining about not being able to find the right people, about the great people that…
In today’s economy, businesses face unprecedented challenges of all sorts and the new technologies are the ones that get pointed at most of the times. Yet, it’s my personal belief…
This is a quick reminder for all communication professionals across Europe to participate in The European Communication Monitor 2019 survey, which is available at www.communicationmonitor.net until March 8th. Besides the great…