Research and Rumination

Well, what happens when one falls, one gets up and tries and tries again.

Anyways, here are some interesting things I've come across while doing some research.

http://gizmodo.com/archives/kppersbusch-honeycomb-cooking-tiles-018006.php
Would you believe I was absolutely enthralled when I saw these. Yes, they're pricey per pop, but it's just so hmm, dare I say beautiful? There's something about geometric patterns that I love, patterns! Funny thing is, you can't read the product page.

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/green-ideas/top-home-cooking-trends-for-2008-039523
There's a link for cooking trends of 2008. It seems that the trend for 2008 seems to be centred around the home and being au natural in terms of cooking whether it's the equipment or the benchtop. Seems that earthy tones the new black.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=deRKF5kv5wwC&pg=PA445&lpg=PA445&dq=camping+cook+stone&source=web&ots=EtljKx65UL&sig=ZKr8i0BqkJT3dcicI-24e_KPrN8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA449,M1
Now I know we live in Australia but just take a look at this. It's about cooking in the natural environment. Using fire, stones, wood, paper, you name it, it's probably used.

Today I was reading an old issue of Inside from last year and I came across an article where Karim Rashid puts across his view of design in the contemporary world. He put across such points as the fact that in today's world, brand loyalty no longer exsists, the fact that businesses will have to 'innovate or die', the fact that 'as children we are all creative, but in the past we have been forced to conform" which definitely struck a chord. I mean personally, after about a decade and a half of stringent and reinforced teachings which have probably been ingrained into the very fibres of my body, it's probably little wonder why I find it so hard to break free. So it's going to be tough. In any case, the last lines were very interesting.

"Today we can design our own lives. The true meaning of human existance is to create"

Let's see if I can be part of that. Let's see if I can create.