Monogramming is becoming popular particularly in New York where it's offered on the spot for free. This shows a window at Henri Bendel on 5th Avenue promoting the service.
I bought this umbrella in the markets around the famous Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. It fits in a ceramic case- a clever way to keep your umbrella dry in your bag or on the floor.
The annual Ashurst Business Literature Prize was established in 2004 to encourage the highest standards of commentary on business and finance and to better inform the general reader about Australia's commercial life. The winner tonight was Stuart Kells' book, Penguin and the Lane Brothers - the untold story of a publishing revolution. The $30,000 prize was accepted by a very pleased Sheila Drummond representing the Author as his Literary Agent.
It's a jungle out there! This card came from M restaurants in China- M On the Bund in Shanghai and Capital M in Beijing, great restaurants where we had great dining experiences last year.
MONA is the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart Tasmania and it changed the way visitors view artworks with the "O" device. You receive this device for free when you enter and can use it to fix your location in the museum as well as to produce a proximity ordered list of nearby artworks and give you a multimedia experience of each artwork. Your journey through the museum can even be tracked so you can access a record of it online afterwards. MONA also offers holiday says through their website www.mona.net.au MONA staff get a daily report on the number of visitors that day, how many works were viewed, the most visited works, dwell times, and the most loved and hated pieces that day.
