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Many independent retail businesses spend a significant amount of their budget on advertising to drive footfall into their store; but they miss out on potential sales because of poor store layout and a lack of in-store promotional materials.
In-store marketing has the power to turn prospects into converted customers and drive add-on sales. But where do you start?
Do you have any shop window space? Go outside your store and look in from the outside. If you were a passer-by would you be tempted to enter? Your window space is your most valuable piece of in-store advertising; think of it the same way you do your website homepage. You want to communicate your brand to passing trade; as well as using your products, a simple window cling can add colour or advertise a special offer.
When you walk into your store, what's the first thing you see and where are your eyes drawn? Ideally your best sellers should be as near to the entrance as possible; you know these products sell well, they are a safe bet and the perfect introductory point. The entrance to your store should have a distinct space to give your customer time to orientate themselves, so position these products close to your entrance but don't over-crowd the space.
Have you ever simply observed the way your customers move around your store? This can be insightful. Nine times out of ten, first time visitors are likely to pick up the first thing they see, it helps them familiarise themselves with their surroundings and your products. However this can be different dependent upon the store layout and product – take notes.
As a rule of thumb your high traffic areas tend to be the till point and fitting rooms (if you have them), so make the most of these areas. For example, if you're a clothing retailer try merchandising a wall next to the fitting room with jewellery and accessories. It will prompt your customers to consider whether they need something to match the item they plan on purchasing. At the till point customers have already made the decision to purchase an item and are in a purchasing frame of mind. This is why we tend to advertise lower value items here. Try placing a brightly coloured Dump Bin near your till point that advertises special offers.
No matter how small the space, you want to encourage people to move around. If you're a relatively small store you might have to use a free-flow layout. Instead of having defined aisles, the angles and corners of fixtures guide customers around your store. If space is tight you may find a free-standing display unit helpful, providing shelf space but with a relatively small footprint. You can brand these with your company logo, text and colours too.
Copyright © 2015 Mark Simpson, chairman of Simpson Group which runs the Shop4Pop website.
With the popularity of online advertising and email as marketing channels, the low cost of delivery has made the allure of e-media powerful. But it's leaving many marketers asking, is print dead?
We get a staggering amount of digital communication each day, and every message is easily replaced by the next tweet, email or status update.
Print, however, is tangible, high-impact and high-ROI — and it stands out in today's increasingly cluttered online universe. Direct mail provides a tactile response that stimulates the senses, creating more positive brand associations and making the communication more memorable. And it's impervious to spam filters.
But it's not about abandoning one for the other. By merging the digital world with the world of print, the success of both increases.
Print marketing: the secrets of success
In order to get the best return on your investment, your print marketing should contain these three elements:
The companies that are the most successful at integrating print into their marketing mixes are masters at crafting a cohesive campaign across all marketing channels with personal, relevant materials.
Andrew Field is the ceo of PrintingForLess.com.
A company recently asked me to review one of their proposals.
I quickly realised they had made the common mistake of talking too much about themselves and their proposition, and too little about its impact on the beneficiary.
So, I used the "find" function in word, and discovered that their 22-page document contained:
Not customer-focused… in what was supposed to be a customer-focused document.
It took me under 20 seconds to find this out. Their response: "We're devastated. We had no idea. We'll never write like this again."
And they haven't.
How many techniques are there that can change you forever and in only 20 seconds?
Here are examples of what you can search for using "find":
If your searches uncover things you don't like, the solutions are straight-forward:
This is one of those tips that you might feel you don't need. But my customer didn't think they needed it either. And since it only takes 20 seconds to do, it's worth trying. You never know what you'll find.
Choose a document that is complete/near completion. Search for the words that will show you what you need to know about your content. Make the changes you need to transform its impact.
Andy Bounds is a communications expert, speaker and the author of The Snowball Effect: Communication Techniques to Make You Unstoppable. You can sign up for his free weekly tips here.
As if the process of devising an effective online marketing plan is not hard enough, small businesses also have to come up with creative approaches that will capture the attention of their target market.
Design matters — whether it's for a website, a blog, a newsletter or a social media page. You need to use the best possible approach to ensure you get results online.
Split testing — also known as A/B testing — is a crucial part of this process. Without it, it is impossible for you to achieve an optimum online presence. If you are a small business owner and you want to effectively reach out to your consumers online, then you should use split testing to create the best online designs.
Split testing is the process of developing multiple designs and using them alternately to determine which one is more effective. Marketers aiming for the highest possible conversion rates on their websites and blogs commonly use this practice. It can determine which design works better in selling a product, generating leads, and channelling and maintaining a website's traffic.
Above all, it's important because it allows business owners to learn about their market's online behaviour and taste. Pin down which creative look, design, and approach works with your market to help you sell your products and services. Split testing is the single most effective way to find out how to get potential customers and clients to convert.
Here are some of the most effective split testing tools that you can use for your business.
Google Website Optimizer: To optimize your site, you need to develop alternate versions of your webpage and determine which one works better. Along with a conversion URL, you need to submit these pages to Google through the Google Website Optimizer. This powerful and simple tool will help you put together an optimized site free of charge.
Split Testing Pro: This desktop-based application combines all the possible tools that you need in order to test multiple versions of your website or blog. In exchange for a low-cost monthly subscription, you will be able to run multiple versions of your online marketing platforms and determine which ones will give you the conversion rate that you need.
Optimizely: Optimizely is a web-based application that copies web pages from a given URL and substitutes different variations for the script used for each one of them. After that, users are granted access to variations through an in-browser editor. Display features can get a little messed up after the substitutions, but you will be able to use this app to come up with the best copies and scripts for conversion.
There are some guidelines that you should keep in mind as you use split testing to improve the conversion rate of your blog or website.
Some people respond better to text, while others respond best to visual images. In the process of creating a high-conversion website or newsletter, split test text-heavy studies against image-heavy designs. Doing so will help you determine which text-to-image ratio will work best for your website.
While there are certain opt-in processes that are too complicated to squeeze into a single page, there are some that can sit perfectly in a single web page. For the best possible conversion rate, you have to find out whether a multiple-page opt in process works better for your consumers or whether they will respond best to one-page opt-in schemes.
If you are selling a particular product, you need to determine whether adding an image will be beneficial and which product shot will do the best job in inviting potential customers to convert. Test multiple product shots and find out which one will appeal to your market best.
Split testing can be a time consuming. However, it will pay off in the end, helping you achieve the best conversion rates. The power of effective social media marketing design is phenomenal and through using split testing you can achieve the best results possible.
Olivia Rose blogs about business and uses split testing and multivariate data analysis to conduct effective online marketing.
Communication is so important for businesses to succeed. Imagine a world without order confirmations, delivery updates or any acknowledgement you even exist. We'd be forever wondering if we did actually buy those skinny-fit trousers in coral red and if they'll even arrive tomorrow, or perhaps, next Thursday. The thing is, the better the communication, the better your customers feel about your brand.
Organising an event can be really exciting. However, it can be quite nerve-racking wondering if anyone will show or if the canapés will be delivered in time. Your company's image can be mistakenly forgotten.
Pre-event communication can have a serious boost to attendance whilst showcasing your excellent customer service. Let me show you how SMS text messages can significantly increase your engagement, allow you to fill seats and crucially help make your event a success.
Maximising attendance can be a real challenge for event organisers. A free event is sometimes forgotten; emails are quickly scanned or missed entirely; even an honest "don't think I'll bother" is often to blame.
More and more of us receive reminder messages from our dentist or a prompt prior to a hair appointment. A "useful" reminder can also demonstrate your thoughtfulness towards your customers. Sending a message with the time, venue, a Google Maps link or even the closest car park may sound simple, but is often overlooked.
This communication is a perfect excuse to excite your attendees and demonstrate your business ethos before they've even arrived. Adding some personality or even a sneak preview to the message can really highlight your brand.
Let me show you an actual recent example:
Hey Kate. The red carpet is out! The premiere of Collaborate Cornwall 2012 is showing tomorrow at the Lighthouse Cinema, Newquay and you are on the guest list. We look forward to welcoming you from 9am-9.30am. Map to Mount Wise Car Park. The Partner to Succeed team.
Your attendees are sure to be impressed.
And relax, your event is over! Time to grab a cuppa... Well, maybe just not quite yet. You probably have a ton of attendees with the thoughts of your event whizzing around their heads. This is a perfect opportunity to leave a positive image of your company. Show them you care with a willingness to listen. All this can be achieved with a simple acknowledgement follow-up. You may even get some crucial feedback for your next event — after all a quick reply by text is so easy!
Here's the follow-up message:
Wow — what a day? We hope you found Collaborate Cornwall 2012 a useful and informative event. We'd love to get your feedback — please feel free to send your comments by replying to this message. Thanks for attending! The Partner to Succeed team.
All of this for less than the price of a few crisps and sausage rolls.
Dan Parker is an expert contributor to Marketing Donut and the marketing director of FireText. FireText has recently partnered with Eventbrite UK.
Many businesses have a CRM (customer relationship management) system in place — but are they really making the most of it? The answer for most is "probably not".
Your CRM system should be the main tool for your sales and marketing departments. The data in it is invaluable: but the question is, is it up to date and can you make more use of it?
Getting your users on board is more than half the battle. Despite what CRM vendors say, many users will say they don't like the system because it is slow, unreliable or tricky to use. Their real reason may be because they don't want management knowing what they are (or aren't!) doing, or because they want to own "their" prospects.
So you need to make sure that users have as few objections to using CRM as possible — and making sure it is easy to use is step one. Make sure that you, as the business owner or manager, use the CRM system and are seen using it. If you don't lead the way, others won't follow.
Integrating your CRM system with other in-house systems, such as accounting, will save people time, reduce the risk of data error and help CRM adoption. Many modern CRM systems now offer integration to leading accounting systems as standard, have standard connectors to your website for lead capture and can be connected to other in-house systems through built-in APIs (Application Program Interfaces).
The data you have in your CRM system is a goldmine for marketing. So why aren't you making the most of it? You should be using the data that is stored in your CRM and filtering this into your marketing campaigns. Some solutions will even give you the ability and automation to create marketing campaigns and email shots straight out of the CRM system.
Don't try and make things too complicated — you'll risk losing users. Your employees will work best when they have a simple system that does exactly what they need. Sometimes a system with shiny buttons and an endless amount of functions doesn't always get the job done.
We all know how tough it can be to find the time to implement a new system, so why not let someone else do it for you? Make sure you choose a provider that will not only give you the right solution for your business but that will also load the data for you and make sure you get started on the right foot. After all, every little helps!
A well-implemented and well-used CRM system can make a real difference to your sales. Keep it simple, make the most of your data and watch the new customers come in.
John Paterson is chief executive at Really Simple Systems.


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In 1964 Don Laughlin, owner of Las Vegas' 101 Club, flew over Laughlin and offered to buy the property. In less than two years the motel and bar, now called the Riverside Resort, was offering all-you-can-eat chicken dinners for 98 cents, play on 12 slot machines and two live gaming tables. Guest accommodations were available in four of the motel's eight motel rooms. The Laughlin family lived in the other four rooms.
South Pointe was renamed Laughlin when the U.S. Postal Service inspector insisted Don Laughlin give the town a name-any name-in order to receive mail. Don Laughlin recommended the name of Riverside or Casino, but the postal inspector used Laughlin instead.
My only souvenir, a postcard the hotel give you:)
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I remember Laughlin. It would have been nice staying on the Colorado Belle, especially how you described it in the evening.
hi - our paperwork for our vegas trip includes a free trip to laughlin, wondering if it is worth it. especially since my wife was cured of casinos in monte carlo some years ago.
Thank you, Dee, for spending time on my little pages, and for checking back with me. Thank you for making me feel treasured.
I haven't tried the casinos in Laughlin yet, but one of these days I'll try (just $20 budget, hehehe)...too bad you forgot camera on cruise but still a good tip! Norman :)
Wow, all these off-the-beaten-path places! Great tip on the Colorado Belle.
hot x 3 ? hm, I wont go there for sure :)
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ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) - Summer is winding down and so is the summer movie season. Our summer movie season is kind of like this summer's weathernot too hot, but more pleasant than usual.
This summer's Transformers reboot, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," holds the title of biggest summer movie box-office hit so far at $243 million. But coming fast on its heels is "Guardians of the Galaxy," the hilarious "Star Wars" send-up that rates as my summer favorite.
"Boyhood" has received the best reviews of the year99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. It tells the story of a Texas boy, following him from age 6 to 18. The movie took 12 years to film. I think "Boyhood" is the best film of the year and will contend for an Oscar next year.
The best musical of the summer is "Get On Up." The James Brown biography captures the spirit of his life and music.
The top DVD rental is "The Lego Movie," which started the year with awesomeness.
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Juana has worked in domestic service for fifteen years where she has been in the same house due to the trust of her employer. This is work that she has dedicated her efforts to in order to support her family. She is 43 years old. Her four children are 14, 15,18 and 20 years of age. All of them study. Her husband is a missionary and he supports his home as well as his children. Juana's plans are to be able to have her own business so she may leave her job because she wants something better for the future of her children. This is the fourth loan from Afodenic and, with this money, she is going to buy popular medications such as panadol, zepol, deworming pills, among others so she can go out and sell and be able to get ahead. She hopes in God that everything will turn out well and she can find customers and create a small business.
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Nov 22 2012 , Mumbai
Portman Holdings has invested around Rs 70 crore for 26 per cent equity in Tata Housing's luxury housing project The Promont in Bengaluru. Promont the luxury project is valued at 240 crore.
YES Bank was the financial advisor on this transaction.
Brotin Banerjee, MD and CEO, Tata Housing, said, "Portman Holdings clearly recognises the opportunity for long term and sustained growth in the Indian housing market."
Tata Housing has 60 million sq ft under various stages of planning and execution and an additional 19 million sq ft in the pipeline. Tata Housing has projects from value to luxury housing, and offers projects ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 14 crores.
Around 25 per cent of 60 million sq ft are luxury projects. "We have luxury projects in Delhi, Bengaluru and Lonawala," said Rajeev Dash, head marketing services, Tata Housing.
The company would look at more private equity investments for its other projects as well, said Dash.
Rahul Anand, MD, Portman Holdings India, said The Promont is a great addition to our residential portfolio in India and fits well with our investment strategy for the country.
The Promont is an exclusive, gated, luxury community of terraced hillside residences on Bengaluru's hill at Promont Hills, South Bengaluru intended for the new affluent segment of consumers that have a distinct lifestyle preference, and often live in suburbs, Tata Housing said in a release.
This project is designed by the world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the visionary and creator of some of the most enchanting landmarks in the world, such as the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore.
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Worlds Apart
Byline: By Paul Abbandonato Western Mail
Even by their own standards, the FIFA rankings defy belief this morning. John Toshack's Wales team have been officially installed amongst the fourth batch of seeds for tomorrow's World Cup draw in Durban, as a result of being rated 58th in the FIFA list and 32nd best in Europe.
No real surprise there, you might say.
What will come as a shock, however, is the fact that Wales have not moved up a single position in the FIFA rankings.
Despite drawing away to world super-power Germany and at home to the Republic of Ireland, who were rated more than 20 places higher than Wales by FIFA.
This is a significant issue because, in terms of having a more favourable draw, Wales were hoping to climb five places amongst the European teams in a bid to sneak into the third batch of seeds for the World Cup.
To do this, two things had to happen.
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Toshack's men did the part of the equation which was in their own hands, by drawing with the Irish and then holding the Germans.
That, in itself, should have been enough to see them make significant strides up the new FIFA table which was unveiled yesterday.
As for the teams immediately above them, these were the results they have achieved in their own Euro 2008 qualifying finale.
Hungary lost to Greece, Bosnia lost to Turkey, Slovakia lost to the Czech Republic, Cyprus lost to the Czechs and the Germans.
And then we have Belgium. They lost to Poland, but beat European minnows Azerbaijan.
Yet Belgium have risen three places from 30th in Europe to 27th position, and thus into the third batch of seeds.
Wales have moved absolutely nowhere, even though their results were highly commendable.
Baffling, many will be saying this morning.
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Brittany Barker (Olathe, Kan.) also had a solid showing finishing 48th overall with an average of 178.0.
"All of our girls bowled over their averages in the tournament," said head coach Cheryl Keslar. "My brain is just spinning right now, getting to the next level in our second year is fantastic and unbelieveable at the same time. The last few weeks of practice the girls were 150 percent dedicated to focus and getting ready for this tournament. They worked together as a team, and the outcome was what we were prepared for. I am so proud to be their coach!"
The Baker women will travel to Euless, Texas on March 12-13 at AMF Euless Lanes for the sectional championships. Caitlin Campbell, Brittany Barker, and Emily Buhler (Topeka, Kan.) will also be bowling in the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Sectionals event on Friday, March 11.
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Women's bowling advances to first-ever USBC Intercollegiate Sectional Championships
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Baker University women's bowling team made history this past weekend as the United States Bowling Congress announced sectional-qualifying assignments for the 2011 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships.
The Baker women finished 26th out of 44 teams in Hoosier Classic held in Indianapolis, Ind. The Wildcats top bowler Caitlin Campbell (Topeka, Kan.) led the Wildcats with a 13th-place individual finish, averaging 193.0 per game.
Brittany Barker (Olathe, Kan.) also had a solid showing finishing 48th overall with an average of 178.0.
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- Bowling Takes Fourth at Host Event
- Bowling Finishes 8th at Sectionals
- Bowling Gears up for Sectionals
- Bowling Places 16th at ISYL Classic
- Bowling Takes Third at Home Event
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erosion set
Porcelain objects shaped by fire and water. Studio Floris Wubben designed an installation inspired by the solar system with which unique textures can be created in sequence. Within this installation, a gas burner's flame etches a texture onto an unbaked porcelain object. The porcelain reacts to the high temperature, causing various layers to burst from the object.
By combining different glaze techniques with this etching technique, contrast arises in colour and texture. The distance between the porcelain and the flame, as well as the speed at which the porcelain object revolves in the installation, affects its final texture.
The elegant shape of the bowl together with it's raw texture, make an interesting and unique object.
Erosion Set consists of bowls, pots and cups, and is a collaboration with Cor Unum ceramics studio.
Roberto Sironi (1983) is an Italian designer, who graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in Industrial Design.
After his studies he has worked with different design studios where he has developed his design approach. Roberto considers each project as a story, developed through research that involves different aspects, from rituals and anthropological references to historical memory, designing with a contemporary approach always appropriate to the context. He draws with the ambition to reveal the expressive potential of each material chosen, through a synthetic and minimal style, trying to reveal the poetry of the objects.Each project is a little journey, made by new discoveries and the people met along the way.
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This collection of three vases is made with a technique created 8,000 years ago by the Etruscans. Bucchero is a clay that is baked at 900°C in a steel box where a chemical reaction occurs due to a reduction of oxygen and charcoal smoke present in the chamber of the oven. This process gives the vases their typical black colour with silvery shades.
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installations with a view
When invited by Artipelag to curate an exhibition just outside Stockholm, the organisation requested a site-specific concept, related to the landscape, water and earth. Several scenarios promised potential yet it became clear that this was our chance to bring together designers and artists that are investigating new ways of producing ideas; innovative thinkers that are able to turn around our mentality, progressive people that develop a body of work that leads the way to another world in the making – creating a horizon of hope.
The extreme beauty of the galleries and its surrounding landscape can be seen as a friendly competitor to culture, a formidable aesthetic force to be reckoned with. Therefore we felt that as curators we should bend with this beauty, wave with its grasses, go with the flow of its waters. The installations are chosen to complement and commend the surroundings, merging emerging ecological design processes with the enchanting landscape.
Most of the works on display are made with human hands and forged from natural resources, where these contemporary alchemists are transforming matter to give new life to old recipes and create new perceptions. Landscaping the design like archipelagos and almost islands enabled us to bring together a generation of thinkers that lead the way to another world.
Text: Lidewij Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano
Photographs: Jean-Baptiste Beranger
EARTH MATTERS remains on view at Artipelag until May 3, 2015
a new exhibition
For too long we have ruthlessly consumed our Earth's assets and drained it of its resources. Forests become furniture, oceans are polluted and minerals are over-mined. For future generations it is crucial to consider a new reflection: a transformation from over-consumption towards sustainable development that is in harmony with nature, with increased respect for our environment and for each other.
Exhibiting contemporary design and its processes for the first time ever, Artipelag has invited curators Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano to create a thought-provoking show that directly connects with this subject matter and museum's meteorological site in Stockholm's idyllic archipelago. As Edelkoort explains, "This young century has brought about a moment of reflection and radical change, making up for a century of ecological abuse, consumption, greed and violence. For the first time, a post-fossil society is emerging, using natural ingredients, offering alternatives and giving us hope for the future."
Areas such as design, art, photography, food and fashion are increasingly driven by a new creative energy that is inspired by natural materials and sustainability. From land to sea, from forest to mountain, a wealth of ideas sprout from the Earth, analyzing and cataloguing its components: transformed into new materials, recycled remnants, oxidised alloys and vegetal colours.
The exhibition EARTH MATTERS alerts us to consider how we over-consume Earth's resources, but also celebrates the beauty of our planet.
Exhibition dates: February 6 - May 3, 2015
dust matter
Lucie Libotte is a designer who uses material as a starting point for wide-ranging explorations. She is from Belgium and graduated from BA Textile Design at Central St Martins. She began exploring how we interact with textiles and how this changes our perceptions and ideas of our surroundings. In the course of her MA in Textile Futures, she discovered the importance of the fundamental origins of materials. As Libotte says : "I am interested in the materials origins as a representational system."
House dust is commonly perceived as dirty, intrusive and repulsive. We know it as fine grey dry powder consisting of tiny particles and waste matter collecting on surfaces or carried in the air. It is often associated with unkempt and neglected environments, where as a clean environment is considered as civilized and proper.
'Dust matters' aims is to re-evaluate this 'dirt', and convey the value of dust as an indicator of our environment, showing how it reflects our daily life and traces our journey through the world.
Focusing on the individual's private sphere as the research arena, Libotte collected samples of dust from various homes, observing and analysing the different inherent components. The physical value of those components was discovered to be substantial.
This value is brought to life with as an unusual coating layer on ceramic objects. Using "dust matter" technique, she created a range of bespoke vessels that display the different sampled environments, and ultimately tell a story of their origin location.
Dust Matters is definitely not a concluded project. In fact, Libotte considers it to be at an early stage of its progress. For its further development, she would be interested in finding a space not only to work but that could also simultaneously inform the making of new body of work. This would allow her to create a design piece(s) that relates to that space, both in regards to the dust properties and the historical narrative attached to the setting.
wood fossil
Italian designers Nucleo make objects that are at the crossroads between art and design. They often use fiberglass, pigment resin and carbon-fiber in their pieces, resulting in a very raw aesthetic, between minimalism and organic matter.
Using names such as the "Souvenir of the Last Century" bench and ladder (2013) and the "Wood Fossile" console (2012) and stool (2012) for their pieces created for Ammann Gallery in Cologne, Nucleo like to evoke memories and blur the line between manmade and earth-made.
They trap impurities and pieces of wood in smooth blocs of resin, whose texture and inclusions can be reminiscent of amber – itself a resin which has been fossilized by time and nature.
Found, up-cycled wood and neat resin create a tension between the polished material and the disappearing fossil, forming objects that are visible but not fully touchable, manmade but decidedly organic (as if reclaimed by the earth), "full of scars'' yet seemingly eternal.
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Mathilde Leblond is a UK-based trendwatcher with a passion for creativity, beauty and the future. For Trend Tablet she contributes posts about some of the most arresting artists and creators which she scours the internet to find out about.
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Dimitra Sotirchos is a trendwatcher specializing in fashion, arts & culture. With an MA in Innovation for Trend forecasting, she is currently developing a visual arts practice studying Environmental Art at The Glasgow School of Art. She has contributed to AnOther magazine and Dazed Digital and is also involved with the electronic dance music In London and loves yoga, currently training in Ariel yoga.
Artist Emily Candela purposefully meddles with the ambiguous art of cosmetic medicine and hi-tech beauty trends through her edible artworks 'krustapseudicals'.T here is a growing obsession with mortality and the visible signs of ageing. Realities of an organic ageing cycle can be escaped through a galaxy of cosmeceutical dolls.
I spoke to Emily to find out more about her unconventionally beautiful crystalline objects.
Where does the interest in Cosmeceuticals and beauty as a material & subject come from?
I'm fascinated by the blurry line between what is living and what is not. I'm also interested in attitudes toward aging in the society I live in. Many beauty products promise a reversal or halt to the aging process that seems to respond to a desire, in effect, to be more crystalline than organic. To be frozen in time. I borrowed the prefix for krustapseudical from the Greek krustallos, for ice (which also lends its name to 'crystal').
What was your process for developing the crystals?
The krustapseudicals are crystallizations of beauty advice found in magazines. So they contain materials that are advertised as stalling the effects of aging on skin, hair or teeth - materials like vitamins, small amounts of minerals, proteins (via my own hair) and edible quantities of ointments for skin or lips. Other ingredients that go into the krustapseudicals are more poetic, reflecting the ideas or images associated with beauty and agelessness, such as gold and materials from the ocean.
I have developed several krustapseudical recipes; each one is concocted and then cast into the forms of real crystals. They have the consistency of jelly and feel rather 'organic' to the touch, even though they appear to be as solid as gems.
What message did you hope to convey through the crystals?
I'm not interested in producing a black-and-white critique of an industry or pointing out whether or not a certain type of product is marketed dishonestly. Rather, the project is about what the creations of the cosmetics industry tell us about ourselves and how we think about life and death.
But krustapseudicals are ultimately about the experience of putting something in your body. They convey what any type of food, pill or vitamin does: an experience of ingestion that may or may not come along with a response to what is in it, whether that response is critical, anxious, relieved, satisfied or repulsed.
You created exhibited the work at the science-meets-art event 'Does Dark Matter' in London, were they a culinary success at the exhibition?
What surprised me most was how trusting visitors were of me. More people ate the krustapseudicals than I had anticipated, given the semi-edibility of some of their ingredients. I went through hundreds on the evening.
What are you currently working on?
My art practice is now moving in the direction of involving more interaction with scientists. I'm happily turning in the lone-artist mode of working for one that's more collaborative. In fact, a current project involves me literally dispersing myself through the distribution of materials from my body. I'm also absorbed in my research into the interface of design and science, which I'm pursuing through an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award between the Royal College of Art and the Science Museum.
There is a trend for collaboration and power in artist collectives. What artist collectives in London do you hold in regard at the moment?
Cosmicmegabrain are working in a truly exciting way, ignoring the outdated boundaries between visual art, music, cultural research, theatre, and science. I'm looking forward to what they do next.
"the crystallized project"
Tokujin Yoshioka is the "Creator of the Year" at Maison & Objet, Paris. This award is given to the most influential artists, creators and innovators around the world.
Yoshioka is showing an installation called, "The Crystallized Project " at Maison & Object. The exhbition includes Venus, a crystallized chair; a series of crystal paintings which have been grown using the vibrations of sound and music; as well as a selection of works that have yet to be revealed.
Yoshioka's is deeply interested in the future. His work explores our relationship to natural phenomena.
He seeks to imbue everyday, material objects with an increased sense of purpose and legitimacy, in contrast to the increasing number of virtual communities, spaces and places. A poignant reminder that the natural world is also home to beautiful spaces and places that increase human connectivity and collaboration.
Text by Beth Lauck.
earthly origins
Nir Meiri's collection of sand-molded, lamps are not only exquisitely designed, but also environmentally savvy. The lampshades are reminiscent of primitive desert structures, while their overall construction resembles the burgeoning fauna of the Mediterranean seashore.
Meiri's use of sand as a primary ingredient mimics the tension of its wild nature — that of sand storms and vast deserts — and the delicacy of the lampshade's molded design. LED bulbs save energy, and sand remains an abundant raw material.
Born in Israel, Meiri's use of sand is directly linked to his origins. His lamps are a prime example of the abiding connection between land and identity; an invaluable link between who we are, where we come from and the world we inhabit.
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buildings and people like flies. she is spitting her anger in the air.
she has had enough and is tired of accommodating further abuse.
torrential floods, severe draughts, unpredictable climates,
erupting volcanoes and multiple earthquakes are the result.
the earth is hurt and emptied.
she feels gang-raped and shackled.
most fossil fluids and matter are taken from her
and most stones and metals are gone.
most material is transformed into buildings
and most forests have become furniture.
most boulders are carved into bathrooms.
most gems are dancing, adorning human skin.
most crystals have become chandeliers.
most water is spoiled and most food is spilled.
most fields are wasted and most jungles untangled.
we have taken it all and it is still not enough;
we have taken it all and transformed it into waste
which we give back to the earth
as a poisonous present and
as an unsolvable mass of matter.
this century is bringing a moment of reflection and radical change,
making up for a century of abuse, greed and violence.
for the first time a post fossil society is emerging,
giving man much hope and faith in the future.
resetting attitude and mentality towards
more respect for the earth and each other.
therefore fashion will be mining mental matter;
taking inspiration from earth and trying to give back its beauty and strength;
restoring her self-respect and reflecting on the huge gift
this planet was, and still will be for us humans.
a wealth of ideas will sprout from the earth,
analyzing all her entrails and components,
to be transformed into dimensional textiles and earthbound colours.
our entente with nature will be re-written and re-invented;
we will try to live together in a more harmonious way,
giving and taking, and caring for each other.
a more intimate and intuitive relationship will be the result,
based on primitive emotions and ancient rituals and archaic systems,
re-inventing animism.
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It's time once again to watch those Friday Night Lights heat up and young athletes from across the East suit up and take the field.
I can't believe we're here already can you? It seems like just yesterday we were closing up the season, but before the start of the school year begins for High School students, teams are already on the field battling it out.
It brings me back to my High School days and the fierce competition that ensued. I was on the dance team which was a part of the band. We spent all summer and fall practicing to show our school spirit. Now when I was involved in this our team stunk to say the least. The guys had great intentions but so many games we'd watch the score board double and sometimes even triple against our guys. None the less, every touchdown, interception and first and ten we'd be cheering all the way.
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Foreign powers praise Haiti election decision
Preval's five-year term is supposed to end Monday. He extended his term for up to three months through a law passed by members of his party in an expiring Senate. Haitians fed up with his government protested and he pledged to step down on time, but more recently reversed course and said he wants to remain until a successor is elected.
"If him continuing in his position until a new president is elected supports stability and peace in the country then I think it's a good thing," OAS Assistant Secretary-General Albert Ramdin told The Associated Press by phone. "But this is a decision to be made by the Haitian authorities," he added.
Merten, the U.S. ambassador to Haiti, agreed. "Our goal is again to support what the Haitian people want and for there to be a peaceful turnover of power from one legitimately elected president to another," he said.
Asked about Preval's plans, his chief of staff, Fritz Longchamp, told the AP: "We have to wait until he makes a public statement."
Despite a crowded and fractured field, candidates of Preval's Inite, or Unity, party advanced to runoffs or won outright 68 of 99 races for the lower house of parliament and all but one of the 11 open Senate races.
Opponents allege Inite used fraud in those races as well. But Ramdin said that was an internal matter and that the OAS expert team focused solely on the presidential race.
Parliament ratifies - and can remove - the presidentially nominated prime minister, who serves as head of government under the president, who is head of state.
A beaming Martelly said after the runoff announcement that justice had been done.
"I don't think (foreign governments) have decided the political future of Haiti. I think that the support that they have brought to Haiti matches the people's will toward change," he said at a news conference.
Most people were just glad to have not added another problem to their often insurmountable daily struggles - poverty, the lack of rebuilding, a cholera epidemic and the lack of basic institutions.
"Everyone is very happy that the country woke up calm," said Ronald Joseph, a 37-year-old mechanic. "Hopefully we can have a second round and things will move ahead."
Associated Press writers Evens Sanon in Port-au-Prince, Bradley Klapper in Washington and Anita Snow at the United Nations contributed to this report
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Oklahoma Department of Human Services director defends agency, commissioners
The longtime DHS director on Tuesday defended his often-criticized agency and the commissioners who oversee it.
"We have a lot of things that are going right," Director Howard H. Hendrick told The Oklahoman.
Hendrick said "what keeps me going" is the difference his employees make in the lives of vulnerable people. "The reason why I stay is, primarily, because we have a lot of good people who make this work worthwhile," he said. "And, that's really what I'm motivated by."
But, asked how much longer he wanted to hang on to his job, he said, "I don't know."
The Department of Human Services has come under intense scrutiny since a young girl, Serenity Deal, died from a beating in June.
Serenity, 5, died less than a month after she was placed with her father at the recommendation of DHS workers. The father, Sean Devon Brooks, has been charged with first-degree murder. DHS officials say the workers on her case violated policies, particularly in failing to fully check into the father's background.
Panel comes under fire
The nine-member DHS commission has been widely criticized. One commissioner, Steven Dow, called the group "just asleep at the wheel." Earlier this month, Gov. Mary Fallin spoke of an "appearance of lax oversight" when she named two new commissioners.
Commissioners have faced criticism for their refusal to discuss at public meetings the deaths of Serenity and other children in DHS care.
Also, testimony in an ongoing lawsuit revealed many commissioners never read or only skimmed a $420,000 audit state legislators had done to help the agency reform its child-welfare services.
Hendrick said Tuesday, "I think there's not an appreciation of what other members are doing. We have some members of our commission who focus on our property needs. We have other members of our commission who focus on our finances. We have other members of the commission who focus on different parts of the agency. So, a lot depends on where the commissioners' interests are. … It's like any other board."
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Hendrick said the agency is doing well in lots of areas and leads the nation in such things as getting children adopted out of foster care and collecting child support.
About Serenity's case, Hendrick said workers didn't follow policies that would have brought to light things about the father. "We can't say whether or not — if those things had been checked — a different result would have happened. They may have still concluded that it was OK to send the child home and the same result would have happened."
Four workers involved in the case were suspended in June after Serenity's death. One then killed himself. Another resigned. The last two were fired this month.
Hendrick, 56, a former state senator, has been DHS director since July 1, 1998. He makes $162,750 a year and has refused to take more pay, the commission chairman has said.
We can't say whether or not — if those things had been checked — a different result would have happened. They may have still concluded that it was OK to send the child home and the same result would have happened."
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.- Bishop Jorge Lona of San Luis warned this week that the country's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights is violating the fundamental human right to life by promoting a reform of Argentina's Penal Code that would in practice legalize abortion.
"Today, in our country, innocent life is in danger," Bishop Lona said, encouraging Catholics to defend the unborn and recalling that Vatican II labeled abortion an "abominable crime."
"Nobody has the right to kill an innocent human being," the bishop continued. "The unborn child is the most innocent and defenseless of all human beings that can exist. To kill him means to deprive him of the right to live, which is the first and fundamental of all rights and upon which all others depend," he said.
"We cannot remain silent when a national Ministry takes responsibility for this reform," Bishop Lona stated, which gravely violates justice and human rights, "which all Argentineans are specifically tasked to defend."
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Kirsten's secret stripA film has been uncovered in which Kirsten Dunst plays a stripper - despite her insisting on a no nudity clause in her contract.
The 'Spider-Man 2' actress, who recently split from actor boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal, claims it's unnecessary for women to strip in films, saying: "I don't think it's sexy to show everything."
But in the film 'Luckytown', the 22-year-old plays a lap-dancer Lidda Doyles, who wears nothing more than a pair of angel wings and sexy white negligee.
The film, co-starring James Caan, was made four years ago and was only released in cinemas in Germany.
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