Something old, something new, something blue

Old Royal Naval College in front, Canary Wharf behind

A good pattern

The sound of her shoes

Yves Saint Laurent heels with hair details at Selfridres Shoe Galleries

I have a thing for shoes. I was more than delighted to hear that Selfridges, one of my favorite shopping spots in London, has opened a new department called The Shoe Galleries. The galleries consist of several halls with huge variety of shoes. Unfortunately it is only for ladies. I wonder when I will see men's shoe gallery?

Under construction

I spotted this guy on Friday on my building's gate. The terrible wind had torn his net into pieces and he was rebuilding in.

Europe according to Americans?

Picture from Alphadesigner

Bulgarian born and London based graphic designer Yanko Tsvetkov aka Alphadesigner has made interesting maps. He calls them The Geography of Prejudice. All his maps picture Europe from different points of view.

I like his design a lot - simple and fresh, yet witty. See all his maps here.

Cover story

I love this cover of Financial Times' Business Education issue.

A design classic

Fo some mysterious reason I am intrigued by matchboxes. They are nothing fancy or ultramodern, but nor are the products inside them. Actually it has proven to be difficult to find traditional matches these days as every kiosk and supermarket sells lighters. Now I got a box of Swan Vesta matches into my hands. The design is timeless, purely simple with classic and vibrant colors. I like!