Engagement Rings

Different people have different passions. It takes different things to light up their lives. Some are driven by boats, others shoes while some others guitars. But me, I like rings. Actually it’s more than that, I love rings but it hasn’t got anything to do with being materialistic because while I may love them, I don’t exactly go out and buy them every other day. In fact I rarely ever buy them for myself – only twice so far and all for fantastic reasons (commemorating an achievement/milestone in ...

The DNA of Legends

Who here among us have never heard of the eminent RMS Titanic and her legendary role as the imperial vessel of maritime dreams and the grand stage that played out the tragedy of 1,517 doomed lives back in the early hours of 15th April 1912?

The RMS Titanic was at her time, the largest passenger steamship in the world; and although her size in modern times has come to be easily surmounted, the magnitude of her presence can and will never be because her devastated maiden voyage. Though she lays at rest, embedded deep into the ocean’s floor ...

Sustainable shopping suggestions

How many among you have read Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a shopaholic or watch the movie adapted from it as directed by P. J. Hogan and stars Isla Fisher? Now how many can identify with the story’s central character, Rebecca Bloomwood and sympathise with her? Honestly although I don’t think I’m anywhere near her level of addiction, I do feel her pain because I know I’ve been guilty of buying myself a whole new outfit when I’m feeling down ...

Eco-friendly leather, fact or marketing ploy?

From our last article we pretty much summed up what the leather tanning process was for – to change raw hide into the stable durable material, leather.  But in light of the “green lovers/awareness era” every so often we hear about products being made of eco friendly leather. Now is there really such a thing as eco-friendly leather or is it simply just a gimmick, another devious marketing ploy to boost the sales of conglomerates?

Well the truth is I’m not sure if we can ever say leather has zero environmental impact because to say that would be the same as saying ...

Understanding Leather

Leather has long been part of our lives, despite the controversy that arises from its uses; leather is pretty much embedded in practicalities of almost every one of the modern industries. From the fashion catwalks to the factory floors of the heavy industry or our modest/elaborate homes to the white halls of the hospitals, leather you will find is ever present to serve as aid or accessory.

Now although its use is so widespread, you find it alarming to learn how there is only such little awareness about it.  Not too certain that’s ...

TERTIUM NON DATA - Where the sea is brought to life in plastic

Latin is an amazingly beautiful language. With the historical origins of being the Italic language historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome, it is the ancestral language of the modern Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, etc. In today’s modern world, Latin survives but only barely as the lingua franca of the highly educated classes in the West. Its survival is further reinforced by the adoption of Latin by the Catholic Church.

Perhaps it is due to the nature of its origin- the magnitude ...

Lulu Bug Jewellery

I love handmade products. Perhaps it’s the way they are made- by a crafters own hands thus flawed and unique from another that makes it feel so much more special. For some reason when everything is uniform it looks great and disciplined but at the same time it looks mechanically lifeless. With handmade products, each one is an exclusive- that unintended bend, that extra stroke of white on a painted petal, all masterpieces that can never be replicated.

Furthermore from a green girl’s point of view, handmade ...

New Zealand Paua

New Zealand, Land of the Kiwis is an island country of mesmerising natural beauty. It bears the secrets of the Maoris, is famed for its unique wildlife (kiwi bird in particular among others) and is the nation made further famous by possessing the unrivalled natural landscapes to host J.K Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Yet even among such renowned elements, New Zealand’s päua
is still able to hold its own ground.

The New Zealand päua is a unique species of ancient snails that have remained unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. In other parts of the world, the päua is known as ...

No to Dirty Gold

Jewelery for me is a passion. Anyone who knows me will tell you it is not a secret I have a growing collection of them. But I’m not entirely ignorant because amidst my passion, I also appreciate that the jewelery industry is no saint. I know how it has contributed significantly to the many irreversible damages forced onto the environment. I balance the two seemingly conflicting passions by only buying and subscribing to sustainable jewelery.

Believe me, regardless of how beautiful the artwork of the jewelery you will never feel at peace to wear it if you knew how it came at the expense ...

About silver

Next to gold, silver is probably the most common precious metal you’re going to find in the average household. A spritely sight to behold, for many centuries (leading up to today) silver has been used in adornments to dress up everything from the dining table to our crowning glory. So common and widespread is its use (often argued to be built on the demands of industrial uses, photography and jewellery & silverware.), it has come to be known as the indispensable metal.

Pure silver has a brilliant white metallic lustre as well as the highest electrical and thermal conductivity ...