The Arco lamp, the Ferrari 250GTO, the iconography of the New York City Subway map, the Eames chair, The Beatles, Shakespeare’s plays and the Fender Stratocaster. Each iconic in their own right with unassailable status as groundbreaking examples of their genre, well beyond their original era. The late Massimo Vignelli, designer of the original 1970’s New York City Subway says […]
Marc Maingard lifts a thin piece of wood to his right ear and taps it with the middle finger of his left hand. Once… Twice… He’s been smiling since the first tap, but I only hear it on the third. A musical note reverberates across his workshop, audible above the waves crashing onto Scarborough beach, a few hundred metres away. […]
Being a brand ambassador looks glamorous and downright simple – but the ‘celebrity endorser’ game is a big part of the modern marketing mix, requiring focus, intelligence and commitment. Siya Xuza (26) – Rocket Scientist, Engineer & Entrepreneur At just 26, Siya Xuza has already invented a cheaper, safer rocket fuel, attended the Nobel Prize ceremony, won the Intel International […]
“You don’t go to four successive Olympic Games without being competitive,” says Ryk Neethling. The man who played a role in bringing swimming to the forefront of national consciousness as part of the Gold medal-winning 4x100m Freestyle Relay team at the 2004 Olympics – and who still holds 4 national records – is hoping to translate a successful career in […]
The cost is relative!” they say, as they giggle gleefully into their cravats, extinguishing their cigars on the soft leather of their high-powered sports cars and driving off to their coastal holiday homes… You know certain things in life are going to be expensive. Caviar… Champagne… Perfume. But those are luxuries – and you’d be shocked to see how expensive […]
For the urban adventurer, your typical survival course would teach you how to solve problems that would help you survive in your city. For Capetonians, how to fashion a wind shelter from construction tape and discarded craft beer bottles. For Jo’burgers, it’d be how to navigate past a cash-in-transit van without spooking the guards or becoming a statistic. City life […]
Professional athletes and models are blessed with something more important than talent. Sure, some of them hit the Looks Lottery or the Talent Trifecta at the genetic bookies’, but the bulk of those who make it to the top of their game, spent a long time working at it. There’s no need to give half your life over to your […]
You know you’re having an exciting Sunday when you can actually hear your heart beating in your ears. This is no mean feat, considering the fact that your heartbeat is audible over the racket from the rotor on a camouflaged Alouette III helicopter – one of five flying in formation over fields full of startled cattle. You’ve somehow found yourself […]
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