Björn Jeffery

Madeline Levine, psychologist and author of The Price of Privilege, says that there are three ways we might be overparenting and unwittingly causing psychological harm: When we do for our kids what they can already do for themselves; When we do for our kids what they can almost do for themselves; and When our parenting behavior is motivated by our own egos. Levine said that when we parent this way we deprive our kids of […]

“Standing upright it is quickly transformed into a slide, a puppet theatre or a cave, whiled the upholstery inside has a sound-absorbing effect. The non-figural form invites children from different ages to transform and use Dyyni in their way” (via Kids design at Cookies Show – Petit & Small)

The stakes for play are higher than we think. Play is a way of being that resists the instrumental, expedient mode of existence. In play, we do not measure ourselves in terms of tangible productivity (extrinsic value), but instead, our physical and mental lives have intrinsic value of their own. It provides the source from which other extrinsic goods flow and eventually return. Reclaiming the Power of Play – NYTimes.com

Imagine two 4-year-olds trying to play a simple game of catch. They can’t do it. Neither can throw the ball straight enough or catch well enough to make the game work. But a 4-year-old and a 9-year-old can play catch and enjoy it. The 9-year-old can lob the ball gently into the hands of the 4-year-old and can leap and dive to catch the other’s wild throw. In a world of just 4-year-olds catch is […]

To counter, traditional hotels from the Ritz-Carlton all the way down to the local innkeeper need raise their respective games and remember what the core of their business is: service, grace and providing comfort for guests. They need to bring back small, human moments that add up to something far deeper and more substantial than a points scheme. And they need to remember that the best hotels are vibrant ecosystems in the community and that […]

(via WIZKID – OJUELEGBA – YouTube) My latest Naija obsession. This genre is going to blow up. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

glutenimage: d’après Robert Doisneau The gluten free museum. Clever.

The newsstand is an experiment, but Brûlé said the company could create franchises and spin off the newsstand business if it succeeds. “It’s important for us to, I think, remind the market that — is it really a crisis of print, or is it a crisis of print distribution? And I would argue that part of it is the latter,” Brûlé told me. TB is bringing back the newsstand. How Tyler Brûlé has extended Monocle […]