Bicycle Cufflinks

If only I had seen these very cool cufflinks before IMM’s birthday last weekend.

These Bicycle Cufflinks are a wonderful talking piece and just perfect for the stylish bicycle lover or collector of interesting pieces. Well done to the very creative people at Gothamsmith!

(hat tip swissmiss)

Universal Wrapping Paper

There are times when I come across a product and the response is “what a FABULOUS idea!!”  Universal wrapping paper is the top idea for this week.

There is no excuse now for not having suitable wrapping paper (and giving gifts in the store’s plastic bag like my in-laws are know to do).

Designed by Fabio Milito and Francesca Guidotti.

Hat tip to David Airey for the heads-up on this.

Create Is The New Consume

Today’s borrowed wisdom is from one of my “daily reads”, Hugh Macleod of GapingVoid.

“Another one of my “T-shirt” ideas. When I was a kid, media was not something you created, it was something that you consumed. Then the Internet came along and changed all of that, of course. We soon found out, creating is a lot more fun than consuming.

“And this isn’t just true for media. Making stuff is more fun than buying stuff. That’s because there’s love in making- you can put as much love into the process as you want- the only limitation is the human heart. Whereas with buying stuff- you can love it all you want, but it can’t love you back.

“The Internet has made the unleashing of creativity on a daily basis seem normal, not just the domain of freaks, hipsters and the privileged. And Thank God for that.”

Here’s is a link to Hugh’s site : “Hello from Hugh”.