Dillonworld
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I’m a great believer in a power nap. When I worked at Reuters, some of their bureaux had a nap room where you could have a doze after a hard day of news reporting. The room was a dark and quiet sanctuary away from the noisy news room.
Not every business can afford this level of luxury, however the Ostrich pillow is a good compromise. I’m not sure if there’s much in the way of air vents, but it certainly looks snug.
(Product discovery credit to Tim)
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Megaphones are banned at many of the Occupy protests. However, this hasn’t stopped speakers from addressing the masses.
Crowds are using a low tech way of getting around this by repeating the words of the speaker to create a human megaphone. There are several recorded examples of speeches delivered this way including Naomi Klein and Michael Moore.
I find this strangely moving - partly because it is very effective (once the speaker gets used to it!) but also because it makes a mockery of the regulation trying to surpress the speech in the first place.
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All new homes in London to have a private balcony or outdoor space
I’m back from a fascinating Open House talk at Claredale Street with one of the architects responsible for designing these stunning copper-clad buildings.
Something I didn’t realise is that the Mayor of London’s new Housing Design Guide now requires all new publicly funded homes to have either a private balcony or equivalent outdoor space.
A minimum of 5 sq m of private outdoor space should be provided for 1-2 person dwellings and an extra 1 sq m should be provided for each additional occupant.
All of the homes on Claredale Street already meet this requirement and look so much more liveable than their pokey pre-80s cousins. Outside space is so important and often overlooked in London.
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