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Playful nature: Organic furniture designs made by hand
Industrial designer Kenneth Cobonpue has dabbled in playful invention from an early age. With the encouragement of his mother, as a child Kenneth would build his own toys and create his own games in...
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Opulence at Oberoi
A balmy sea breeze envelopes me, and a distinctly ‘holiday’ smell — sunscreen, combined with salt water and frangipani — lingers in my nostrils. This is the scent of Bali, an Indonesian island...
View ArticleMeditation: The workout for a bigger brain
If I told you that by going to the gym every day for ten minutes you could make your biceps bigger, then I’m sure you would easily agree. But if I said that through regular meditation practice you...
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Ski where the wild things are
Whether it’s the quantity and quality of the snow; the unrivalled choice of well-groomed beginner and intermediate runs, expert double blacks, challenging chutes, and terrain parks, the lack of lift...
View ArticleOvertly Ovolo: Ovolo Woolloomooloo
Not many people are aware of the fact that Woolloomooloo’s iconic Finger Wharf is still standing due to some incredibly passionate protestors, who, in the 90s, blocked demolition crews and petitioned...
View ArticleWhy physical activity gets business moving
“All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” - Friedrich Nietzsche It’s time to get serious about being fit for work. It’s no secret. Staying physically fit is essential to provide the stamina...
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Supplements: Bittersweet pills?
From supermarkets and chemists to specialty health and wellbeing stores, our marketplace has been inundated with vitamins and supplements which, when taken regularly, are purported to propel us into a...
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Overtly Ovolo: Ovolo Woolloomooloo
Not many people are aware of the fact that Woolloomooloo’s iconic Finger Wharf is still standing due to some incredibly passionate protestors, who, in the 90s, blocked demolition crews and petitioned...
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R-eighted: Audi R8
At ten metres tall, the fibreglass structure is unmistakable. Up close you can see every scale in detail, while the fins and tail have been expertly shaped. It has stood here since 1969, proudly...
View ArticleBrain breaking
The key to high performance is hard work multiplied by recovery. Even though these things may seem at odds, they reinforce each other. However, as most CEOs know, the hard work comes easy and the real...
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Champagne: A cause for celebration
In real life and in fiction, Champagne is often catapulted into the consciousness from characters as diverse as Winston Churchill, James Bond and even into the realms of rap with Kanye West and his...
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We want MOOI
With a long history of exposure to entrepreneurship, philanthropy and innovation, Vashti Uys possesses all of the qualities of a smart and successful business leader. While earning her degree in...
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High time for snow time
As our sleek AStar AS350 helicopter swoops down like a bird of prey into the twisting river valley, I half expect to hear Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ blasting from its onboard speakers and the...
View ArticleFree wheeling the scenic rim
As the Bard once noted: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” I believed that somehow, even though spin classes terrify me, newfound greatness would...
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The slow life in Italy
Countryside arrives quickly beyond Rome. Yellow villas stand on hillsides surrounded by the exclamation marks of cypress trees. This is a rich land, where sunflowers bloom, wild horses wade in...
View ArticleBreaking Bias: Bias awareness leads to better decisions
It was one of those names that made it impossible to ascertain the gender of the sender. As our emails bounced to and fro I convinced myself that the correspondent was female, so was taken by surprise...
View ArticleHow passion brands are built
Passion brands are unique beasts. They are more highly valued than the run of the mill company and for good reason. The job of a brand is to bring in more and more customers. If current customers help...
View ArticleCultures clash in a global market
Technology has helped us grow our companies from local enterprises to global endeavors. From the telephone, the telex and the facsimile of yesteryear to mobile phones, messaging platforms and Skype...
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Is a sugar tax a practical solution for Australia's obesity crisis?
Australian public policy think-tank the Grattan Institute has released a report recommending the government introduce a tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) “to recoup some of the costs of obesity...
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