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NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2012 | ISSUE 3
Bon NataleJoyeux Noël
Birch + Little
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HAPPY HANNUKAH
Merry Christmas
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Fred & Friends Stacked Ceramic 12-Ounce Mug
Kikkerland Honest Boy Pencil Sharpener
Snow Globe Salt and Pepper Shakers
Fred and Friends Salt-M: Matryoshka Salt and
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Two’s Company Cup Coral Clay Studio Hand
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Egg Cups Set of 2 | White
Tech Tools Desktop Madness Series Hand Pen Holder
Bodum Pavina Double-Wall Thermo Glasses, Set of 2
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Rosanna Etched Vase Pink
Libbey 7-Piece Classic Pitcher Set
French Bull Melamine Storage Container,Set of 3
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Beauty, Body & Soul
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“design house stockholm” the products we love
Noel with Glassveranda
Deny Design “sticky beak”“illustrator” Qin Leng “artist” Rina Freiberg
Faber Castell we lovegift ideasPhotoblogger Mason
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“lower east side, new york” Mike Hermangift ideas
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ISSUE 3
Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” Janice Maeditere
True generosity comes from the iden-tical place inside you as your inmost happiness. These two are inexplicably intertwined.
A gift is something that is appreciated twice. Firstly by the giver who cele-brates in the pleasure of giving some-thing unusual and then it is also appre-ciated by the individual who accepts the gift.
A very exceptional form of giving takes the form of small, personal acts of kind-heartedness. It is often not about mon-ey or possessions that people want, it’s the things that can’t be seen, such as advice, comfort, a kind word, a compli-ments or a smile.
The act of giving doesn’t have to be restricted to an exchange of gifts at Christmas time or Birthdays. You can treat everyone you come into contact with as someone who you can give a gift to.
“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness. “ Bob Hope
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Design House Stockholm Carrie Shopping Basket by Marie-Louise Gustafsson
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Annglass verandaphotographerblogger Glass Verandahome stylist.
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Audreyeditordesigner“stinky’s” mamma
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With this huge bump-er issue of Birch and Little, we cannot help but also want to start our holiday shopping now.
We have filled this issue with our ideas of gifts for the Kris Kringle office par-ty to idea’s for your love ones.
The prices range from affordable to idea’s toidea’s which will please the ones you love.
Birch and Little hope you like what you see.
The holidays are a time for us to reflect on what we have and to give little momen-to’s and gifts to those we love or and have filled our lives with much laughter and love.
Birch and Little feel this is the time of the year to share the love and to giving to those who might not be as fortunate.
I am sure your holi-day’s will be filled with so much love and happiness.
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Qin LengIllustrator / ArtistDesign Supervisor An-imation.Freelance IllustratorTwin
Lian LengMechancial EngineerPhotographerArtistBloggerTwin
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Feather my Nestdesign house stockholm
Gift ideas for YuleBirch & Little”
”"Jul" with GlassverandaAnne
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In celebration of our 20th anniversary,
Design House Stockholm is presenting
itself in a highly unusual setting, namely
Hallwyl House in downtown Stockholm.
This grand mansion was completed in 1898
as the home of Wilhelmina – who was a
passionate collector of both fine art and
art crafts – and her husband Walter von
Hallwyl. The interior of the house is in a
mix of styles including elements from the
Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo eras.
But, above all, the house has a definite
personality which, like Design House
Stockholm, emanated from a love of
form. Design House Sweden has brought
to fruition ideas from more than 70
independent designers from Sweden and
other countries. Using outstanding design
as a competitive element has proved to
be a successful strategy and our range has
continued to grow with the addition of more
Design House Stockholm
Tablo Table Stand
Design House Stockholm
Whale Tongs
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Pipette Oil and Vinegar
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the living room, lobby, bedroom and
bathroom in an effort to provide everything
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Their20th Anniversary
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Sephora Luxe Face Brush Set
L’Occitane Happy Hands Kit 6 pc set
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Umbra Canopy Metal Jewelry Stand
Cavallini Roma Lussa Leather Journal
Fujifilm Instax MINI 7s White In-stant Film Camera
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Sterling Silver 7.5 Inch Stainless Steel and Leather Mens Bracelet
Saddleback Leather Big Wallet
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Tense Solid Wood Multi Eye
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Anne is the owner and designer of blog glass-veranda. She is an interior designer , photogra-pher, and avid blogger.
Ann and her husband bought a cozy, but small, wooden house which they have later restored and expanded.
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Ann invites you to take a look at how she celebrates the holidays in her wonderful home.
Building pavillions, a gazebo and a green-house in their garden Doing all the work them-selves, something that they can be proud of.
Designing and building most of their furniture, it has taken them over 10 years to complete this wonderful home.
Annglassveranda.blogspot.
Wreath of willow branches hanging in a window, accompanied by a metal sign with
Metal numbers are attached to the advent candle with metal string.
A door-wreath made out of pine cones, vaguely spray-painted silver and sprinkled
with micro glitter which gives it a frosty look.
Advent calendar made from a door wreath. Hooked to the ceiling. Using transparent nylon thread to attach these gift’s, covered in eco-friendly brown paper. Ann has printed a number on the front of each gift and a snow flake on the back. With two children these advent calendar’s are a wonderful idea.
Advent calendar made of door wreath.
Ann decorates with natural materials, twigs , corkscrew hazel, pine cones,
branches of pine, willow branches, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, nuts,
wood, all combined with crystal clear class.photos copyright to glassveranda
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5 holiday wishes?“I wish everyone a peaceful and happy Christmas, and a
wonderful new year with good health and lots of great new experiences that will put a
smile on your face!”
Christmas dinner together with family and friends is something Ann really appreciates.
So is decorating the table.
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Their Birch Christmas tree! Traditionally are spurce and fir used as Christmas tree in Scandina-via. Ann placed this delicate, naked and very beau-tiful Birch in their dining room, in addition to a fir in the living room. Christmas presents are placed under the fir the evening before Christmas, to be
opened Christmas eve.
glassverandaA wreath similar to the one hanging on their front door (photo 8) is here used to create an
advent candlestick. The wreath made of cones is places on a clear glass cake plate.
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Clementines, gingerbread, eggnog and snow are also important parts of the Christmas spirit
in Norway, -lots of white sparkling snow!
Christmas music fills their home in December. Food also plays an important role in a typi-cal Norwegian Christmas holyday. -Big dinner parties together with family and friends. Ann thinks Christmas most of all belongs to the
children.
Polystyrene ring dressed in cinnamon sticks makes an amazing Christmas
wreath.
Welcoming drinks placed on a silver plate. On the plate behind the straw-reindeer you see a polystyrene Christmas tree ball covered in cinnamon sticks.
CUPCAKE LOVE - fine art photography print 8 x 8 or 5 x 5 Home decor - wedding gift - white - love - circles - typography usd $22 exc post.
Silver, Reindeer, Dancing
Reindeer in Corkscrew hazel, so simple, but so lovely!
Reindeer in Corkscrew hazel, so simple, but so lovely!
Jingle bells! Ann and her husband built a huge cabinet from 14 hundred years old windows with a wonderful weathered patina. This wreath made of metal bells hangs from one of the cabinet knobs. The old wood, the metal and the white feather wings look fantastic together.
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Stanley FatMax Tape Rule with BladeArmor
Grizzly H3125 Ukulele Kit
Magid Pro Grade Col-lection Premium Grain
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Two’s Company Cup Coral Clay Studio Hand
Custom LeatherCraft Comfortlift Combo
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Tivoli Audio iPAL for iPod Player
IMAX Artichoke Candle Holder Tall
Urbio Happy Family Wall Planters
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“book Illustrator”qin lien
“art show”rina freiberg
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Who We are a small, passionate group of people whose right side of the brain dominates the left side. We want to inspire and be inspired. We want to cre-ate and be visionaries. And we want to share all of this inventive talent with the world, one customer at a time.
Dustin Nyhus, CEO & Founder
A Denver native, Dustin Ed-ward NYhus is the namesake behind DENY Designs. But he’s more than just a name. He’s a creator, visionary and he’s got mad skills when it comes to designing and building furniture.
It’s in his blood, as he grew up watching his father and grandfather build just about anything and everything. It inspired him and naturally, he followed in their foot-steps. After graduating with a degree in Industrial Design from Metropolitan State Col-lege of Denver, he took off to sunny South Florida to design boats for Bertram Yachts.
But as we all know, you can take the boy out of Colorado, but you can’t take the Colo-rado out of the boy. So, Dus-tin moved back to Denver and spent five years in wholesale manufacturing before he got the brilliant idea to combine both of his work experiences.
Alongside his wife Kim, Dus-tin created DENY Designs and continues to be the brains be-hind the operation. You name it, he oversees it. He’s a busy guy living out his dream...and he’s just getting started.
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Kim Nyhus, Co-Founder
Originally from South Flori-da, the creative and fashion-forward Co-Founder of DENY Designs inched her way to Denver over the last 10 years.
How did she get there? By way of Dallas, where she attended SMU (go Ponies!) and met her future husband. After gradu-ating with a degree in Ad-vertising Management, Kim decided to move to the freez-ing cold, all in the name of love.
Why else would she trade 80-degree weather and flip-flops for snowy days and UGG boots? And thankfully, it was a good move on her part because after working in advertising, event plan-ning and television produc-tion, she ended up marry-ing Dustin, having twin boys (the cutest babies ever!) and starting this rockin’ company we call DENY Designs.
Together with Dustin, Kim manages every detail of the company making sure that their creative vision comes to life from the careful-ly selected, highly talented DENY artists to the exclusive line of products that are of-fered.
What we do?
Based in Denver, Colora-do, DENY Designs is a mod-ern, think-outside-the-box home furnishings company. DENY empowers its customers to transform dull, everyday household accessories into fun and original statement pieces by adding a personal image or selecting artwork
from the DENY Art Gallery.
With each purchase from the Gallery, our team of talented artists earn part of the pro-ceeds, enabling DENY to sup-port art communities all over the world while also spread-ing the creative love! From custom furniture pieces to textiles, if it’s in the home décor category, DENY puts its own unique spin on it!
aboveThis idea came to Kim after her grandmother passed away a few years ago. She was given the center photo of her grandmother from when she was in her twenties and the image was so sassy and fan-tastic that she found herself wondering what other treas-ured photos her grandparents had kept hidden
The Boris“With Pink Antler’s for the quirky one who loves pink.”
price excludes postage
Dustin built this European-style bed when Kim & Dustin couldn’t find ex-actly what they wanted in the marketplace with built-in bedside tables and a storage area and sitting bench at the foot of the bed. It’s both modern and practical. Linen :- DENY Designs “random flowers” bedding by Valentina Ramos
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In any team , the best teams have consistency and chemistry.
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When Dustin and Kim were figuring out what should go above their bed in the master bedroom, they quickly decided that a photo from their Na-ples, Florida beach wedding was just what they needed. They split the im-age into two parts to make the wrapped canvas a little more original. It’s a unique spin on their wedding picture and a nice way to wake up every morning
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Barbara Sherman Soli-tary Duvet Cover
Brandon Dover Tortoise Town Duvet Cover
CityFabric Inc NYC Midtown Black Duvet Cover
Cori Dantini Miss Goldie Duvet Cover
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Cori Dantini Sweetie Pie Duvet Cover
Cori Dantini Not A Tur-key Duvet Cover
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When the Nyhus’ first moved into their house, the master bathroom was itty bitty with a shower big enough for a small child. It was the first big project they took on in their new house and they more than doubled the size of the room. Dustin and Kim chose white Italian glass tiles for the floor and shower walls and mixed it with several different textures including a river rock shower floor, glass vessel sinks, exposed brick and custom cabinetry built by Dustin. Now this room is large enough to have a “party” in!
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Kim + Dustin live in a 1928 Bungalow that has been updated through the years. It has the original hard wood flooring and windows, with a lot of cool antique feautres. This inclused a built-in milk box. However there is one thing this home lacks and that is space. So, for their long and narrow living space, they havd to select an entertainment center that would not dominate the room. Keeping it simple, with the master craftsman Dustin building the floating box. This is artistic and yet functional
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The Nyhus Family including Kim, Dustin, Liam and Landon. We’re a technically savvy bunch and we start ‘em young!
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aboveTo complete the room, we turned yacht ren-derings that belonged to Kim’s late father and turned them into wrapped canvas pieces. The best part of the nursery? Dustin built all of the furniture for the room, includ-ing both cribs that can transition into tod-dler beds when the time comes.
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This custom printed vinyl decal is what re-ally makes the twins’ bedroom stand out. Us-ing an ancient Chinese wave image and a Mark Twain quote, it’s the perfect inspiration for our two growing boys. Quote: “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
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We don’t believe in inventory. Nope! Instead, we print each product after
it’s ordered so that it’s 100% custom-made for each and every customer. How is the finished product created? It would be boring if we printed our products like every other company out there, so being the forward thinkers that we are, we’re one step ahead of the curve using a dye printing process. Bet you’re wondering what the heck that is! In a nutshell, the ink is dyed into the fibers of the fabric (for textiles) or the coated aluminum (for our hanging art pieces) instead of the traditionally used direct print.
This gives DENY’s products a huge advantage, as our colors stay as fresh and vibrant as the day the product is received! Fade-resistant products make for happy customers!
1. “the random light by De-
sign within Reach for our
living room.
2. glitter
louis vuitton speedy hand-
bag in gold + burgundy.
3. Shoes, I am madly inlove
with shoes
4. Vintage Paris Map from
Restoration hardware.
5. Jambox by Jawbone
wireless speaker. I am a
music love and I like this
option of being able to play
my ipod
kims holiday list
1. rolex deepsea watch. I
dream about this watch.
2. GT Eightball Bike. Since
I ride my bike to work,
most days.
3. wide angle lense for
my nikon camera.
4. Milk Classic Desk. su-
per simple and sleek
desk.
5. Mrs. Godfrey Chairin
Limitless Linden Chevron
Print by Jonathan Adler.
Classic frame with mod-
ern print.
dustin holiday list
“Sleep is the best meditation. Dalai Lama
we’re a small, passionate group of people whose right side of the brain domi-nates the left side. We want to inspire and be inspired. We want to create and be visionaries. And we want to share all of this inventive talent with the world, one cus-tomer at a time.
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FERM LIVING Plywood Animals
A Flock of ShoesIllustrated by Qin Lng
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Offi Dachshund Dog Pet Lamp in blue
Moroccan Embroidered Leather Poof, Azur
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cQina background design supervisor at an animation studio based in Toronto, and a freelance illustrator. She has published children’s illustrated books around the world, including France, England, Italy, Canada, USA, Taiwan, and South Korea. She’s always on the lookout for inspiration, whether she’s on the commute, in a grocery store, or just strolling in the city. It was therefore only natural for the two sisters to collaborate on this exciting idea.
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a flock of shoesWhere do Abby’s sandals go in the winter time?
Abby loves her pink and brown sandals with the lime green trim, and she wears them wherever she goes. But as summer draws to a close, Abby’s mom announces that it’s time for the sandals to go. Abby is determined to keep them on -- until one day, while swinging at the park, her sandals flip off and fly away.
All winter long, Abby wonders what her sandals are up to. Postcards of sandy white beaches and glorious sunsets reassure her that they are having a wonderful time in far away places.
Come February, Abby realizes that she has also grown to love her cozy, comfy boots. As the warm weather comes, she watches sadly as they march off, but a swish in the sky announces the return of her pink and brown sandals -- all ready for another summer of fun.
1. a trip to france
2. a yearly supply
of moleskin
sketchbooks
3. a “kanken” back
pack, to store
my sketchbook,
nibs , ink’s in
4. a french bulldog
to entertain me.
5. a silk screen set
up.
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The Stone Hatchlings
Story
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Sarah Tsiang
Illustrated
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Qin Leng
In addition to the highly acclaimed picture book A Flock of Shoes, Sarah Tsiang and
Qin Leng are the creators of Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know. Sarah, who is also a poet, lives in Kingston, Ontario, while Qin, an award-winning animator and illustrator, lives in Toronto,
Ontario.
The Magic Wishbone
Based on a story by
Charles Dickens
Illustrated
by
Qin Leng
In this magical retelling of a
Charles Dickens’ fairytale, a king and queen have fallen on hard times, until their
eldest daughter is given a magic wishbone. Designed for those who have just started reading alone, the easy reading text is accompanied by charming
illustrations.
© Illustration by Qin Leng
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Lomography Diana F+ Medium Format Camera with Flash
Gingerbread Man USB2.0 Flash Drive 16G
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Libbey Craft Brews Beer Pilsner Glass Set, 5-Piece
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Birch & Little love Rina Freiberg’s paintings so much that we had to attended the opening of her first show on Friday 19th October in Maylands. The location a quaint “pop up” shop hired for the week long show. The heritage listed store was filled with the vibrant portraits painted by Rina. The opening was shared with her fan’s, friends and family
Each portrait evokes feelings of intense emotions, colors lovinly fill each canvas. The use of negative spaces intermingle with facial features, eye’s pleading, lips whisper-ing, smiling or snarling. Each work filled with her passion.
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My work is what I cannot articulate with words; Some things are too uncom-fortable to say. Or they don’t want to be said.
Much of my work is the face. I started drawing faces when I was sixteen. I draw faces everyday and I draw faces in a way that makes sense to me. I don’t know who they are. I don’t think about it. It is not important.
Deciphering the face is the first language we know as humans. It is the ulti-mate language.
I have been painting for about year. Now I paint faces, and sometimes I paint other things…. But face after face satisfies me.
There is no planning in what I do. My art is “the waste left behind as my brain churns, analysing, through what I am experiencing – it needs to go some-where so draw or paint it out”
– that is how it happens - I wish I could articulate it better.
I believe that if you can read a face, you can see through to the soul. I guess I wanted someone to look at my face, see all that I couldn’t say – and save me.
“Rrah” is what I say.
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“Freiberg (who is actually an actress by profession, squeezing in painting between curtain calls) cre-ated Rrah’s works over the course of
the past year. The compositions – mostly oils on canvas – take the form of portrait-like facial abstractions. Rendered
with a bright, rainbow colour palette, Freiberg’s brush strokes are bold and committed, with key contours often complemented by frenzied,
collage-like line detail.There’s even a table with paper and
coloured pencils on hand in the gallery, should you feel artistically inspired to channel the moment…”
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Pencil-makers were first recorded in the imperial city of Nuremberg around the year 1660. Numerous craftsmen also set up shop in the surrounding villages, but especially in Stein, just within the Marquisate of Ansbach. Here artisans were not subject to the same strict controls as in Nuremberg, so they had a competitive advantage.One of them was the cabinet-maker Kaspar Faber. At first he worked for local traders, but in his spare time he produced pencils on his own account. Soon he became so successful that he was able to set up his own business. From these humble beginnings it was to develop into a company known all over the world.
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I am sometimes asked why Faber-Castell voluntarily signed a social charter, valid world-wide, that forbids discrimination and child labour in all its factories and guarantees all the other conditions of employment of the International Labour Organization (ILO). As a proponent of a social free-market economy, it is both an obligation and something I take for granted to face up to the challenges of globalization. In the tradition of responsibility that my great-great-grandfather confessed to with his pioneering social commitments, we provide humane working conditions around the globe and also help our employees to achieve a better standard of living and quality of life. That assures the long-term viability not only of our individual workers but also of the Faber-Castell group as a whole.
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One does not need to be a visionary to realize how important it is to preserve natural resources for the generations to come. Wood and trees are an embarrassing topic in many circles. So it is all the more satisfying that nearly 25 years ago Faber-Castell initiated a forestry project which to this day counts as exemplary in the stationery business. Our 10,000 hectares of managed pine forest, the source of raw materials for our black-lead and colour pencils, have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as “environmentally compatible, socially equitable, and economically sustainable”.
Faber-Castell joined the United Nations ‘Global Compact’ in June 2003. That makes us one of the first medium sized companies to face up to the social, ecological, and economic challenges of globalization as part of a cooperative alliance between politics and private industry. I would be very pleased if more companies were to imitate the Faber-Castell example, bringing overworked words likes ‘sustainable’ to life with some practical deeds. To complement that, I also hope that politicians will continue to work on creating better conditions for responsible action on the part of industry.
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In 1992, Fred and Gabi Hollows decided to set up The Fred Hollows Foundation to continue Fred’s work. Despite having been diagnosed with cancer in 1988 and knowing he didn’t have much longer to live, Fred started raising money to build an intraocular lens (IOL) factory in Eritrea, so IOLs could become more accessible to people who were blinded by cataracts.
“By significantly increasing the supply of affordable high quality IOLs to developing countries, we will reduce one of the barriers to disadvantaged people having their sight restored.” At the time, treating cataract blindness was prohibitively expensive. An intraocular lens which is used to replace the damaged lens of the eye in cataract surgery cost up to USD$100. Mystique also surrounded the idea of modern IOL implant surgery, putting it into the league of open-heart surgery or organ transplant surgery.Fred wanted to lower the cost of IOLs, for under US$10 each. His aim was make IOL implant surgery safe, affordable and more widely available for people in developing countries. This proved difficult as the multinational IOL manufacturers refused to drop their prices that low. In true Fred style, he decided The Foundation would make its own.
In addition, Fred also wanted to develop robust and effective microscopes and YAG lasers to help improve cataract surgery in developing countries. In both cases, Fred and The Foundation were able to find Australian companies interested in developing low cost, durable, portable and robust equipment.
A year after he died, Fred’s dream came true. In 1994, The Fred Hollows Foundation opened modern intraocular lens manufacturing laboratories in both Kathmandu (Nepal) and Asmara (Eritrea).
Since opening the laboratories have produced more than four million lens for local and export use. Today, the Fred Hollows IOL Laboratories are independently owned and continue to produce high quality low cost IOLs which are exported worldwide.
This was the start of Fred’s dream.Today, The Foundation International, is ensuring Fred’s work lives on delivering results and offering hope, dignity and opportunity. We are proud to be a supporter of this Foundation.
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Alan Kaufman works some nine hours a day, six days a week, elbow-deep in pickle juice, and yet the 44-year-old owner of the Pickle Guys doesn’t have a sour bone in his body. Even his staff, most of whom joined him when their former employer, Guss’ Pickles, left Essex Street early last year, act as if life were a pickle party. The daily grind produces remarkably fresh stock, from new to fully soured, with that perfect snap and spray in
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Here at New York Food Journal, we’ve been known to express our affection for street food, which I am liberally defining as snacks, sandwiches, and assorted treats that you can usually purchase at an establishment that does not have waiter service. While our prior coverage has examined street food in New Orleans, it is high time to explore New York’s offerings in this food genre and where else should we go for this but the Lower East Side.
The Lower East Side has among the most diverse arrays of culinary options of any neighborhood in the city, in part because of all of the immigrant groups that have passed through the neighborhood over the years, and in part because of the relatively recent influx of young professionals who, in addition to frequenting the loud, crowded, dudetacular dance parties at the neighborhood’s clubs, have some money to spend on food.
This will provide you with a tour of the neighborhood’s street food, just one of the many food genres available there. This article covers the foods of immigrant populations that have influenced the neighborhood, focusing on the offerings of the Jewish immigrants who passed through at the turn of the last century, and the Chinese immigrants who are increasingly making their mark on the neighborhood today.
If you’re particularly ambitious, like I was with a small group one afternoon, you can hit virtually all of the places discussed in this and the next post the same day - don’t over-order or you’ll never make it!
Katz’s is the best known of the bunch, having achieved lasting fame from When Harry Met Sally -- though it is also the least Jewish; it is the only one that is not Kosher. It’s unclear to me why anyone would want to accept their inexplicable offer of American cheese to top their world-class pastrami. But you always see a few hapless tourists springing for it anyway.
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Half of a pastrami sandwich at Katz’s . Katz’s has a bizarre ordering and payment system, in which everyone who enters re-ceives a “ticket.” Each “cutter” - the men who hand-cut the pastrami, corned beef, and other meats - will write the price on your ticket, and then you pay on the way out. Lose your ticket? That’ll be $50 to leave. (They also have waiter service at the tables closest to the wall of photos).
Separate lines form behind each of 3 or 4 cutters and it’s best to scout which cutter is cutting the meat to your liking that day. Usually, a nice cutter will hand out samples of pastrami while cutting your order. All sandwiches come with sour and regular pickles - the sour are great.
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Katz’s Matzo Ball Soup - incredibly
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In 1998, Kossars decided to try their luck at bagel making. At first, it was a work in
progress. Now, Kossars have a bagel that has been touted in the media and among food circles.
They put just as much care into their bagels as they do their bialys. Kossars hand roll the bagels using the finest ingredients available. Rather than substituting cheaper brown sugar,
which eliminates any old-fashioned flavor and texture, they use real malt to bring authenticity
back to the bagel.
Allowing the bagel to proof slowly over a 24-hour period and then each bagel is kettle boil
prior to the final baking. Taste them and you’ll agree that they are the best New York has to
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Kossar’s Bialys is one of the two bialy powerhouses in the city (the other is Bell’s). A cousin of the bagel, the bialy, named after Białystok, Poland, is smaller than a bagel (about half the calories), and is only baked
while bagels are boiled and then baked.
Instead of a hole, there is an onion-filled depression. Kossar’s is an old-school place
with a huge visible oven and trays of bialys and bagels (they sell those too). Try the
bialy with a light schmear of cream cheese.
The oldest bialy bakery in the United States, Kossar’s Bialys has been handcrafting its bialys, bulkas, pletzels and sesame sticks
for over 65 years.
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While the Jewish street food on the L.E,S reflects the older generation of immigrants who settled in the neighborhood, newer generations of Chinese immigrants have more recently arrived, spreading Chinatown far beyond its traditional boundaries and well into the Lower East Side. Two of my favorite dumpling houses are clearly within the LES, though you couldn’t tell from being there -- the block looks just like you are on Mott street in Chinatown.
Vanessa’s and Prosperity both sell excellent dumplings at unbelievably cheap prices. Both have the same watered down sriracha and soy dipping sauces. Prosperity is slightly cheaper - you can get 5 chive and pork dumplings for $1 there, whereas similar dumplings go for 4 for a $1 at Vanessa’s. But you get what you pay for - Vanessa’s are better.
While many people opt for these ridiculously cheap dumpling options, it’s worth spending a little more for Vanessa’s awesome sesame pancake sandwiches with roast pork ($2.25) and their shrimp wantons with spicy sauce ($4.00 for 8).
The sesame pancakes are the size of pizza slices and are thicker than at your typical Chinese restaurant. They easily support ample amounts of roast pork, carrots, and scallions. The wantons are filled with shrimp and come swimming in a spicy sesame oil sauce with a lot of kick.
Vegetable Dumpling at ProsperityVanessa’s is a hectic place, but also a nice space with blond wood tables and ample lighting. Prosperity is a hole in the wall with just a few stools and not the cleanest counter (though they did receive an A grade). While the 5 for $1 chive & pork dumplings are good, try their vegetable ones next time, which are light and filled with a large variety of veggies (8 for $2.50).
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Vanessa’s awesome sesame pancake sandwiches with roast pork ($2.25) and their shrimp wantons with spicy sauce ($4.00 for 8). The sesame pancakes are the size of pizza slices and are thicker than at your typical Chinese restaurant. They easily support ample amounts of roast pork, carrots, and scallions. The wantons are filled with shrimp and come swimming in a spicy sesame oil sauce with a lot of kick.
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How to make it through the chaos with no added weight on the scales! That’s right, have your pudding and keep the zipper done up to that gorgeous new skirt or jeans you bought just for the holiday season! How you might ask? Well it’s all about being aware of what’s behind you and what’s in front of you: the past year and all your hard work and the New Year with all those new resolutions. SURVIVAL TIPS FOR FESTIVE PARTIES:
1 | The top tip is eat before you go! Make sure your last meal or snack is on time and high in protein and fibre. That will keep you feeling full and both your metabolism and mood high. After all, it’s a party you want to be firing on all cylinders - it’s the season to be jolly, not tired, hungry and grumpy! A good meal or snack should enable you to enjoy your time at the party without over indulging in food that’s not good for you or your waistline! 2 | Mingle with confidence. People are less likely to pressure you to eat or drink if you seem at peace and comfortable with yourself and your surroundings. 3 | Alcohol could be your festive season downfall if you’re not careful. Out of all your gatherings choose just one where you indulge in alcohol and have water at the others. Have your water in a wine glass (perhaps even with a slice of lemon) and hold onto it like you’re proud of it! If you’re having alcohol, have it in-between a glass of water. “Want another?” “No thanks, I’m pacing myself” or “I’m driving!” Remember you are the boss of you! You don’t
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4 | Offer to drive so you don’t drink and save calories. 5 | If you’re going to eat at the party choose wisely - proteins and vegetables first and watch your portions. Don’t have seconds just because you can. Do what you should. 6 | Ask yourself do I really want it?
7 | Avoid extras such as gravies, creams, and sauces - they are high in sodium/sugar. Steer clear of excess salt - it means bloating and fluid retention. 8 | Go for vegetable sticks - these will give you great nutrition and help hydrate you while making your body burn calories whilst breaking them down. 9 |Distract yourself with dancing or meeting new people - don’t get stuck on the sidelines at festive gatherings. 10 | Enjoy your parties don’t regret them!
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MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON:-
1 Keep to (or start) regular exercise - even walking can have a healthy impact. At least you’re not on the couch! Walking is worth the effort, especially in summer. 2 Eat clean! Cut the junk before and after Christmas and the New Year and you will sail through this season! People will tell you “It’s Christmas, you only live once,” and “life is meant to be lived and enjoyed”. My response to that is, “Yes life is meant to be lived and I enjoy it a lot better when I’m not overweight, when I have more energy and when I fit into my desired clothing!” It’s because I eat and train to live that I can splurge on certain days of the year, but the rest of the days I eat cleanly and exercise and enjoy it and so does my body! 3 Water - stay hydrated! It’s the most important nutrient for our bodies and is involved in every cellular function. We need to make sure our bodies get water and the right amount every day!
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Kellie’s 4 Boost your metabolism before and post-Christmas with some interval training and burn more calories. Work hard for a minute, rest for a minute. Work hard for two minutes rest for one. As you improve increase your work time speed load etc. and lessen your rest period. Have fun with it. You can do swimming intervals, running, cycling, weight circuits or walking. 5 Stretch! That’s right! Our bodies get so overworked during this period (and that goes for office workers, stay at home mums or athletes).We all need to take time to stretch out our backs, chest, shoulders, quads, hamstrings, necks, triceps and biceps. This lengthens our muscles, which can get shortened, and tense. It also increases circulation to all areas and this will help reduce stress. Plus it feels good! Use it as a little bit of “you time.” Block out 20-30 minutes, put on some relaxing music and reward yourself and your body with this essential requirement. Alternatively, join a Pilates or yoga class. 6 Eat breakfast every day. Again, be kind to your body - it’s just fasted for 6-8 hours, so allow it every opportunity to work hard for you by kicking your metabolism off with your first meal of the day. Make it high in protein and include a complex carbohydrate. 7 Eat 5-6 small meals/healthy snacks per day. Well-toned fit strong men and women eat! Make no mistake about it; if you starve yourself to lose weight or to maintain a number on the scales, you will do your body more harm than good. Keep your metabolism cranking (and fast burning) and your body happy by eating like a hunter gatherer small meals/snacks spread out throughout the day, consisting of natural fresh produce; i.e. nuts, seeds, eggs, fish, lean meats, fruits and vegetables. 8 Make sure you get enough sleep. This is an essential requirement for your body and must be considered as part of your training regime. At this time of year we tend to go out more and that’s ok, but be realistic our bodies don’t function the best while we burn the candle at both ends. Manage sleep like every other aspect of your training. Most people need 6-8 hours of quality sleep every night. You know what your own body needs. You should feel rested and ready to tackle the day after a good night’s sleep!
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9 Set yourself fitness and health goals, set them now. Why not even start them now? 10 No gym or time to train? The gym of life is all around. So use it and have fun. Take the stairs, walk the dog, offer to walk your neighbours’ dog (I used to do this), park at the far end of the shopping centre car park. Play with your children at the park, take them swimming, go bike riding together, learn to dance with your spouse or partner. Get out there, get active and have fun doing it. 11 Make your Christmas list full of things that will help you reach your fitness goals. Home workout DVDs, personal training package, gym membership, gift vouchers for new gym clothes, experience vouchers (sky diving, scuba lessons) roller blades, wet suit, a fitness magazine subscription. Think about it; what would you really like to look and feel like in the New Year and what could help you get there? What have you put off doing that you would like to try? 12 Keep a journal: log your food, your training, your goals, adventures you would like to embark on. This helps you stay focused and on track. Trust me maintaining is easy if you know what you’re aiming for and what needs maintenance. Print these tips and stick them in your journal. WARNINGS:-
1 . DANGER The festive season really starts mid-November, as staff parties and Christmas functions compete for reservations to the best locations for these social end of year celebrations. 2 Don’t allow yourself the DELUSION that 6 weeks of social functions, be they bbq’s or restaurant affairs and the one-off food & drink fest we all enjoy on Christmas Day won’t harm all your hard work of the past year.
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3 Don’t dance with danger by giving yourself 6 weeks off for celebrations, (eating and drinking what you want and not training for two weeks). You may just spend the first half of THE NEW YEAR trying to regain the body you had 6 weeks before in Mid-November! 4 It is not just the food and alcohol that you need to be wary of! It’s the HOLIDAY MODE! Sleep-ins, no school routine, summer breaks and all those public holidays that seem to run one after the other. Before you know it, it’s February! Spend too much time being inactive and you become inactive! 5 Visualise how you want to look and feel after the festive season and enjoy the season through a healthy and fun active pair of eyes.
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