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Posts Tagged ‘Slow Life’

On Canvas: Making your own soap

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Tags: gracefruit, how to make soap, natural soap, Slow Life, soap, soap basics, soap making
Filed under Observe

Slow tipple review: Daas beer

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Tags: Daas beer, organic beer, slow drink, Slow Life, Slow Life Food
Filed under Consume

On Florence Nightingale’s birthday we ask: do we try to rush recovery?

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Tags: convalescence, day surgery, florence nightingale, hospital, illness, nursing, patient care, Slow Life
Filed under Think

Brian Eno’s ’77 Million Paintings’ at Brighton Festival

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Tags: 77 million paintings, brian eno, Brighton, brighton festival, fabrica, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

Undergound dining: Berlin’s Shy Chef

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Tags: Berlin, guerilla dining, Slow Food, Slow Life, supper club, underground dining
Filed under Consume

Practical & Paced: Lazy Oaf

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Tags: Lazy Oaf, London design, shop London, slow design, Slow Life, stationery
Filed under Discover

In Season Cuisine: Courgettes

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Tags: courgette muffins, courgettes, in season, salad recipes, seasonal food, seasonal veg, Slow Food, Slow Life, zucchini
Filed under Consume, Slow Food

Slow Journey: Take the Coast Starlight from Seattle to LA

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Tags: Coast Starlight, LA, Seattle, Slow Journey, Slow Life, slow travel, train USA
Filed under Move

Inspired Destination: Turin

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Tags: Eataly, holidays in turin, Italy, piedmont, Slow Food Movement, slow food supermarket, Slow Life, Slow Life Holiday, slow travel, torino, Turin
Filed under Move

Wedding Special: Add personal touches to your wedding with A Most Curious Party

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Tags: A Most Curious Party, party, Slow Life, vintage, wedding
Filed under Observe

Culture Special: sustainable everyday – scenarios of urban life

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Tags: Design Museum Milan, La Triennale di Milano, Slow Life, Sustainable Everyday, urban life
Filed under Observe

Compost Awareness Week: make waste work for you

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Tags: compost, compost awareness week, leafmould, recycle now, Slow Gardening, Slow Life, what items can be composted?
Filed under Observe

Natural Solutions: rosehip oil

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Tags: anti-ageing, dermatitis, eczema, neals yard, rosehip oil, skincare, slow beauty, Slow Life, sunburn, trilogy rosehip oil
Filed under Observe

Culture Special – Ideas for the Journey: Five inspiring books about travelling

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Tags: alain de botton, bill bryson, bruce chatwin, ernest hemingway, jack kerouac, patagonia, Slow Life, slow travel, travel books, travel writing
Filed under Move

Go on a Quest this summer: a new high-tech treasure hunt at the Harcourt Arboretum

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Tags: Geocaching, Oxford Harcourt Arboretum, physics, Slow Life, slow parenting, Slow Parenting activity
Filed under Observe

Amsterdam Special: Canal holiday in Holland

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Tags: boating holidays, canal holidays holland, dutch barge, dutch canals, friesland, Slow Life, slow life holidays, sneek
Filed under Move

Design for Life at the V&A

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Tags: design for life, slow design, Slow Life, V&A, V&A museum, young carers
Filed under Observe

The return of pipe smoking

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Tags: how to smoke a pipe, pipe smoking, Slow Life
Filed under Discover

Cycle surgery kits: tool up for summer

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Tags: bicycle maintenance, bikes, cycle surgery, cycling, puncture repair kits, slime flat tyre eliminator, Slow Life
Filed under Move

New York farmers markets – Greenmarket

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Tags: farmer's market, Greenmarket, local food, New York, NYC, Slow Food, Slow Life
Filed under Consume

New Slowdown Skill: Bouquet-making

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Tags: bouquet making, florist, flower arranging, flower power bethnal green, flowers, judith blacklock, london, Slow Life, Slowdown Skill
Filed under Hobbies, Observe

Staycation or trip abroad: which is more Slow Life?

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Tags: farmer's market, holiday abroad, museums, Slow Life, staycation
Filed under Slow Travel, Think

Meet London’s most exciting creatives at new jumble sale Rummage!

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Tags: alternative jumble sale, designer sale, illustrators, jumble sale, london, Rummage!, Slow Life, Superette
Filed under Observe

Slow Rome – De Sanctis handmade Italian ceramics shop

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Tags: Artisan, Caltagirone, ceramics, de Sanctis, De Simone, handmade, Italian, pottery, Rome, Sicilian, Slow Life
Filed under Discover

House and Garden Special: Slow Food tips with Japan’s Harumi Kurihara

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Tags: Harumi Kurihara, Japan, Slow Food, Slow Life
Filed under Consume

Spring clean your bike

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Tags: Bike, clean, Cool Cycling, cycling, how to, Slow Life
Filed under Move

Down under: the Slow Art philosophy

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Tags: art critic, Ash Keating, Australia, Chaco Kato, Dylan Martorellm, e-waste, geological, Japan, Melbourne, Nature, Observe, Robert Hughes, Royal Academy of Arts, Slow Art, Slow Art Collective, Slow Life, Slow Manifesto, time, Tony Adams, Waterworks
Filed under Observe, Slow Life

Free Ride, Wild Swim

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Tags: Britain, coast, cycling, Daniel Start, Kate Rew, lakes, loney dooking, magic, outdoor swimming, Outdoor Swimming Society, rivers, Robert McFarlane, sea, sharks, Slow Life, starfish, waterfalls, Wild swimming
Filed under Move

London Book Fair

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Tags: earl's court london, london book fair, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

Amsterdam Special: vintage shopping in the Dutch capital

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Tags: Amsterdam, Daffodil, Episode, Laua Dols, second hand, shopping, slow design, Slow Life, Spiegelbeeld, vintage
Filed under Discover

Moving Words: Waverly Fitzgerald, Slow Time

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Tags: school of the seasons, seasonal living, Slow Life, slow time, waverly fitzgerald
Filed under Think

Join a secret restaurant with Undergrounds Unite

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Tags: California, New York, Slow Food, Slow Life, supper club, Undergounds Unite, underground dining, US
Filed under Consume

Home & Garden Special: Slow Gardening, the basics

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Tags: composting, organic gardening, Slow Gardening, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

A spiffing day – London Tweed Run 2010

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Tags: bike ride, Cool Cycling, cycling, london, Slow Life, tweed, Tweed Run, vintage
Filed under Move

Amsterdam Special – traditional wood products from Hout Van Bomen

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Tags: carpentry, craft, Hout Van Bomen, natural, slow design, Slow Life, wood
Filed under Discover, Slow Life

Moving Words: The Power of Less

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Tags: book, focus, goals, Haiku, Japanese, Leo Barbuta, life changing, limits, mindfulness, Power of Less, productivity principles, simplicity, single-taking, Slow Life, work/life balance
Filed under Consume, Slow Life

Home and Garden Special: bicycle storage ideas

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Tags: bicycle storage, bike rack, bike shed, bike storage, bike tent, cycle chic, cycling, DIY bike rack, IKEA, Ikea hack, Ikea stolmen system, Slow Life
Filed under Bicycle Accessories, Cycling, Move

Home and Garden Special: Technology detox – get rid of gadgets you don’t need

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Tags: e-waste, electronic waste, envirofone, pointless gadgets, recycle now, Slow Life, spring clean
Filed under Observe

Teresa Green: Practical everyday objects with slow life prints

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Tags: antiques, aprons, Barrow Upon Soar, cushions, cycling, designer, functional, garden deckchairs, hand printed textiles, kitchen scales, Slow Life, stable block, Teresa Green, utility
Filed under Discover, Slow Life

Slow Life dining at tibits bar & restaurant London

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Tags: buffet, london, slow dining, Slow Life, tibits, vegetarian
Filed under Consume

Pick of the best bags for life

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Tags: ascension, asos, bag for life, enviro sax, la vie devant soie, liberty of london, orla kiely, reusable shopping bags, Slow Life, tote bag
Filed under Discover

Slow Tipple review: FAIR. premium Vodka

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Tags: fair trade, FAIR.Vodka, quinoa, Slow Food, Slow Life, vodka
Filed under Consume

Top Slow Life Easter gifts for all the family

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Tags: artisan pottery, easter gifts, gifts for kids, lush cosmetics, madara, Slow Life, sorbet living
Filed under Discover

Home Style: top Easter home deco

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Tags: Easter, easter home decoration, easter ornaments, how to blow eggs, how to decorate eggs, make and easter tree, Slow Life, spring flowers
Filed under Discover

Bikerakk: sculptural cycle stand made of used car tires

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Tags: Bikerakk, cycle stand, cycling news, slow design, Slow Life
Filed under Move

Handmade Berlin: fashion platform Berliner Klamotten

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Tags: Aehrenkranz, artisan crafts, Berlin, Berliner Klamotten, designers, fashion, indpendent shops, Mein Laden, slow design, Slow Life, Verve Gallery
Filed under Discover

Slow Parenting Spring Special: have a Slow Life Easter

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Tags: dye eggs naturally, Easter, Easter basket, organic eggs, Slow Life, slow parenting
Filed under Observe

Slow life, slow gear, so Howies

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Tags: boat, Breathe Some Fresh Air, Cardigan Bay, catalogue, Hand-Me-Down range, Howies, patagonia, Patgonia, photography, Shop Local, Slow Down, Slow Life, Trevelin
Filed under Discover

Introduce your kids to two wheels with Kiddimoto

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Tags: first bikes, Kiddimoto, kids bikes, push bikes, Slow Life, slow parenting
Filed under Move

Innovative design – energy saving bedside lamps

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Tags: bedside lamp, energy saving, lamps, Lighten Up Design, Slow Life, slow life products, sustaiinable, Tomas Filippo Bordignon
Filed under Discover

Get inspired to live more sustainably at the Ideal Home Show, London

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Tags: DIY, energy saving, garden, green living, home improvement, ideal home show, interiors, london, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

A monument to long-term thinking: the 10,000 year clock

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Tags: 000 year clock, long-term thinking, Slow Life, slow thinking, The Long Now Foundation
Filed under Observe

Practical and Paced: Present & Correct paper goods shop

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Tags: emphemera, paper goods, Practical and paced, Present & Correct, Slow Life
Filed under Discover

Slow adventure: take a balloon ride

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Tags: balloon flight, balloon trip, balloons over britain, hot air ballooon, Slow Life, slow travel, virgin balloon
Filed under Move, Slow Travel

Slow Life city break: cycling in Amsterdam

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Tags: Amsterdam, bikes, cycle routes, cycling, Holland, Slow Life, Slow Life Holiday
Filed under Move

Spring Special: dye Easter eggs the natural way

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Tags: dye Easter eggs naturally, Easter eggs, natural dyes, Slow Life, slow parenting
Filed under Observe

Slow songs: your soundtrack to life

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Tags: Aesop fables, ballad, Cats in the Cradle, Donovan, folk, Harry Chapin, Imagine, India Arie, jazz, John Lennon, Julie London, Louis Armstrong, music, One Moment in Time, Slow Down Geoffrey, Slow Down World, Slow Life, The Byrds, time, Urb Scrunting, We have all the time in the world, Whitney Houston
Filed under Observe

Slow Tipple Review: Black Isle Beer

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Tags: beer, black isle brewery, organic, organic beer, scotland, Slow Food, Slow Life, Soil Association
Filed under Consume

Slow Parenting: Organize an Easter egg hunt for your kids

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Tags: children's easter activities, Easter, easter egg hunt, green & blacks, lick the spoon, Slow Life, slow parenting
Filed under Observe

Intelligent luxury: Slow Life cooking at the Six Senses holiday resorts

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Tags: Atul Kochar, Six Senses, Slow Cooking, Slow Food, Slow Life, slow travel, Soneva Fushi, Soneva Gili
Filed under Move, Slow Travel

Underground dining Buenos Aires: A Little Saigon restaurant

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Tags: A Little Saigon, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Slow Food, Slow Life, undergound dining, vietnamese cuisine
Filed under Consume

Combat life in the fast lane with Weleda products

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Tags: anthroposophic, holistic, homeopathic, men's skincare, Rudolph Steiner, skin cream, Skin Food, Slow Life, Weleda
Filed under Discover

Cycle Chic Meets Biomega Bicycles

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Tags: Bicycle, Bike, biomega, commercial, Copenhagen, copenhagen cycle chic, copenhagenize, cycle chic, liveable cities, Slow Life, urban mobility
Filed under Move

Top Slow Life Mother’s Day gifts

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Tags: artisan chocolate, emma bridgewater, knitting classes, mothering sunday, mothers day, simnel cake, Slow Life, spa packages
Filed under Discover

Cool cycling: Call a Bike Berlin

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Tags: Berlin, bike hire, Call a Bike, Cologne, Cool Cycling, Frankfurt, Germany, Munich, Slow Life, slow travel, Stuttgart
Filed under Move

See NYC in a different light with Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tours

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Tags: food tasting, food tours, Foods of New York, Murray's Cheese, New York, NYC, Slow Food, Slow Life
Filed under Consume, Slow Travel

Rediscover the lost art of letter-writing

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Tags: handwriting, letter writing, letters, rediscover letter writing, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

A gourmet’s paradise: London’s Borough Market

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Tags: Borough Market, food market, fresh pasta, london, organic, Slow Food, Slow Life, truffle oil
Filed under Consume

Become an expert on your area

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Tags: learning, local history, local life, Slow Life, walking
Filed under Move

Fashion futures: Slow is beautiful

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Tags: Fashion Futures, Forum for the future, slow fashion, Slow Future, Slow Life, sustainable fashion
Filed under Observe

Ideas for the journey: sit back and enjoy the train journey

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Tags: Iain Sinclair, jorg&olif, Psychogeography, Slow Life, Slow Movement, slow travel, The Railway Children, train activities, Train travel
Filed under Move

Farm Direct: the workings of a city box scheme

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Tags: box scheme, farm direct, local food, london, organic, Slow Food, Slow Life, veggie box
Filed under Consume

Spring Special: spring clean your house the slow way

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Tags: Slow Life, spring, spring cleaning
Filed under Discover

Slow Food: can only the wealthy afford local and organic produce?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Tags: in season, local food, money, organic, seasonal food, Slow Food, Slow Life, thrift
Filed under Consume, Slow Food, Think

Inspired Destination: take a spring break in Bilbao

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Tags: bilbao, city break, ferry, Slow Life, Slow Life Holiday, slow travel, Spain, spring
Filed under Move

Talente 2010 – new talent in design, technology and craft

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Tags: craft, cycling, design, Muenchen, Munich, new designs, Slow Life, Talente, technology
Filed under Observe

Practical and Paced: old-fashioned sweet shop Suck & Chew

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Tags: Columbia Road, london, shopping, Slow Food, Slow Life, Suck and Chew, sweet shop
Filed under Discover

Slow Food London: come and taste some Portuguese tapas and wine

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Tags: jorg&olif, petiscos, Portuguese tapas, Slow Food London, Slow Life
Filed under Consume

Ladurée: spend a Slow Life afternoon in a Parisian tea room

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Tags: Laduree, macaroon, paris, salon de the, Slow Food, Slow Life, tea room
Filed under Consume

Slow Food international – 2010 Slow Food show in Stuttgart

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Tags: Markt des guten Geschmacks, Slow Food, Slow Food Germany, Slow Life, Slow Life Deutschland
Filed under Consume

Cycle chic: get a cycling cape

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Tags: bikes, Bobbin Bicycle, cape, chic, cycling, London Cycle Chic, raincape, Slow Life, Velorution
Filed under Move

2010: the International Year of Biodiversity

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Tags: biodiversity, International Year of Biodiversity, Natural History Museum, organic, Slow Life, United Nations
Filed under Observe

Learn a new Slow Life skill: swing dancing

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Tags: hep ctas, jitterbug, lindy hop, rhythm riot, Slow Life, swing dancing
Filed under Discover

How to stay calm – take a lesson in staying cool at the School of Life tonight

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Tags: how to stay calm, london, School of Life, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

The Parlour: nostalgic fun and civilised Slow Life merriment

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Tags: letter writing, london, nostalgic fun, Slow Life, The Parlour
Filed under Observe

Moving words: enjoy the Six Senses with SLOW LIFE

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Tags: beauty, book, climate change, coffee table, creativity, experience, fashion, food, fun, home and office, inspiring, Jordan, learning, local, local knowledge, organic, parenting, philosophy, planet, Six Senses spa, Slow Life, style, sustainable, Thailand, The Maldives, threatened species, vietnam, volunteerism, wholesome
Filed under Consume

Slowdown skill: Take time to enjoy your food

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Tags: food, Slow Life, Slowdown Skill
Filed under Hobbies, Observe

Fashion roots: Pachacuti and the panama hat tradition

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Tags: Artisan, AZO dyes, Brad Pitt, Carry Somers, celebrity, Community, Ecuador, fashion, Fashion Roots, fedora, growers, heritage, Jude Law, Keira Knightley, mainstream, Naomi Campbell, organic, Pachacuti, palm grass, Panama, Quechua, Royalty, Slow Life, South America, sustainable, toquilla, traditional, training, water, weavers, weaving, Western, WFTO, World Fair Trade Organisation
Filed under Discover

Sit back and relax – get a Slow Life sofa

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Tags: couch, cradle to cradle, furniture, Slow Life, sofa, Upholstery Arts
Filed under Discover

Enjoy a Slow Life break at Terme di Saturnia Spa in Tuscany

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Tags: golf, green, slow holidays, Slow Life, slow life holidays, slow travel, spa, Terme di Saturnia
Filed under Move

Rediscover the lost art of slow romance

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Tags: love, relationships, Slow Life, Slow Love, Valentine's Day
Filed under Slow Love, Think

Dulce de Leche: A slow taste for pancakes

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Tags: alfajor, Argentina, cheat, cheesecloth, churros, Colombia, condensed milk, confiture de lait, culture, Dulce de leche, france, globalisation, heritage, maniar blanco, milk, national heritage, Peru, refrigerate, River Plata, sauce, Slow Life, South America, spread, sugar, traditional, Urugguay
Filed under Consume

MoMA exhibition: What was Good Design?

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Tags: design, MoMA, New York, Slow Life
Filed under Observe

Slowdown skill Valentine’s special: cook a Valentine’s feast

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Tags: food, love, relationships, Slow Life, Slow Love, Slowdown Skill, slow_food, Valentine's Day
Filed under Consume, Hobbies, Slow Love

Slow Tipple Review: Juniper Green Organic Gin

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Tags: gin London, Juniper Green Organic Gin, Slow Food, Slow Life
Filed under Consume

Slowdown skill: Make time to meditate and reflect

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Tags: calm, health, meditation, Slow Life, Slowdown Skill
Filed under Hobbies, Think

Inspired Destination: have a Slow Life holiday in Salzburg

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Tags: Salzburg, Slow Life, slow_travel
Filed under Move

Natural Solutions: the benefits of Aloe Vera

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Tags: aloe vera, health, Slow Life
Filed under Discover

Home style: how to create your own Valentine’s boudoir

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Tags: Slow Life, Slow Love, Valentine's Day, vintage boudoir
Filed under Discover, Slow Love

Moving Words: Carl Honoré’s In Praise of Slow

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Tags: advice, books, carl honore, Slow Life, Slow Movement, TED, TED Talks
Filed under Observe

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