Issue 21 Together – Sublime

Under The Wire

John Grant — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

One of the key strands running through my new book Co-opportunity is the growth of internet-enabled tribes that are combining efforts in new ways with a richness of interaction and a scale of reach that was barely possible before. I call these ‘tribes’ because the word captures something of the feeling of solidarity, shared purpose...

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Making Connections

laurasan — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Sometimes I get invited to give weird talks. Like, to the people who dress up in stuffed animal costumes to perform at sporting events. Unfortunately I couldn’t go. But it got me thinking about the fact that these guys – at least most of them – know what it is that they do for a...

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Green is the Colour

Simon Brett — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

We are now living with the Electorate’s choice: a hung parliament. This could well be the most accurate expression of the level of enthusiasm most people have had towards the main political parties in recent weeks. Rock. Hard place. To my jaded Generation X senses, both Labour and the Conservatives seemed obsessed with ‘fixing’ the...

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It’s News To Us

Jen Marsden — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

For just a few moments, this article will bring you, the reader and I, the writer together. We don’t have to agree, and that’s fine by me. It’s called opinion. It’s a nice notion. It’s always been this way: historically people read a diverse selection of local and national newspapers that allow us to see...

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Burning Ice

laurasan — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

In 2008 a team of 45 scientists, artists, musicians, architects and performers set sail on a voyage into the Arctic with Cape Farewell, an organisation dedicated to raising awareness of the cultural responsibility of climate change. Founded by artist David Buckland, Cape Farewell’s seventh expedition saw the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Ryuichi Sakomoto, Laurie Anderson,...

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Ada Zanditon

laurasan — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Sublime: You studied at the London College of Fashion, and have worked with a number of designers before setting up your own company in 2008. How has this influenced your work practices and design conceptions? Ada Zanditon: My driving concept is to create innovative high-end fashion that happens to be sustainable and ethically conscious,...

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