We were rather sad to read that Saab is to be closed down by GM. We weren't impressed by the latest models, but we were looking forward to the new 9-5, which hinted at a return to Saab's quirky and very much Scandinavian roots. We still would love to own a classic 900 Aero in white as seen above.
20/12/2009
17/12/2009
Sleep
"America needs to get some sleep. The prevailing culture tells us that nothing succeeds like excess, that working 80 hours a week is better than working 70, that being plugged in 24/7 is expected, and that sleeping less and multi-tasking more are an express elevator to the top. I beg to differ.
There is nothing that negatively affects our mood, our productivity, or our effectiveness more than lack of sleep. For the last few years, ever since I passed out from exhaustion, broke my cheekbone and got five stitches over my eye, I've been working on bringing more balance to my life.
To do this I've had to learn to unplug and recharge. To trade multi-tasking for uni-tasking and - occasionally - no-tasking. It's left me healthier, happier, and more able to make a difference in the world. My eyes have been opened to the value of regularly closing them."
Arianna Huffington - Editor in Chief of the Huffington Post writing in the inspiring book entitled "What Matters Now", compiled by Seth Godin.
Photo by Hedi Slimane.
13/12/2009
12/12/2009
"The Joy of Less" - article by Mr. Pico Iyer
Out of all articles and blog posts we have read in 2009 here at Z List, one has left a particularly powerful memory. It's a good time to revisit it and save it here as one of the mementos of 2009.
Mr. Pico Iyer wrote an opinion column entitled "The Joy of Less" for the International Herald Tribune in June. He spoke about his life and the choices he has made.
One of our favourite passages dealt with his plans to spend a year in a temple in Kyoto. He wrote:
"My high-minded year lasted all of a week, by which time I’d noticed that the depthless contemplation of the moon and composition of haiku I’d imagined from afar was really more a matter of cleaning, sweeping and then cleaning some more."
International Klein Blue.
11/12/2009
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Hedi Slimane + Hurts.
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We're trying to hide our excitement and maintain a fashionable sense of detachment and froideur, but it's difficult. Not only do these images sum up 2009 and everything we've been thinking about over the past 12 months here at Z List, but they also show us exactly where to go.
10/12/2009
Pantone 15-5519 TCX
Pantone has chosen turquoise as their colour of 2010.
They say:
"Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing."
It is also the colour used by Arne Jacobsen in room 606 at the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen.
09/12/2009
The Internet
"Has the internet brought us together or driven us apart?" - an interesting article by Mr. Johann Hari, published in the Independent on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
Also, Lady Greenfield - Oxford University neurologist and director of the Royal Institution said:
"I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these sanitised and easier screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing, skinning and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages of meat on the supermarket shelf."
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