Among the numerous e-mails to open when I just got back, I’ve found a great surprise: the backstage photos of next Mandarina Duck Fall Winter collection.
The shots have been “stolen” from the set with a cellular phone.
Despite the fact that the material is “unofficial”, we can capture a positive, ironic atmosphere.
These days, the window-shopping has become a “mission impossible”.
You have to choose between the tropical climate on the city streets or the Antarctic temperatures in the malls.
There’s no in-between! That’s why online shopping is a real alternative.
And you can do it comfortably from your own home.
By pure luck, I found the Virtuy Mall website.
It’s a virtual shopping centre where everything is in 3-D. I’ve read that it’s the first of its kind in the entire world!
I was so curious that I clicked on the virtual map and entered a few stores. I found a myriad of things, even ultrasound rattraps and fermented papaya! I even found a record player, which is great because I still have some LPs I’d love to listen to!
In London, you can now have a cup of tea in a sitting room with the Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit.
The largest salon in the world has been set up in the courtyard of Somerset House, an 18th-century ducal palace that has become a cultural center.
While book shopping, have you ever been told, “It’s out of print” or “there are no more copies available”?
Well, don’t panic!
If you can’t find any bestsellers by John Grisham or Ken Follett, you won’t have to check every bookstore in town because you can now get books on demand!
The Espresso Book Machine is coming to Blackwell’s in Oxford soon.
It will print your book in the time it takes you to drink your coffee! Hopefully, this praiseworthy descendant of Gutenberg’s printing press will be coming to Italy soon.
As we all know, when we go on vacation in the summertime, so does our usual routine. This, however, should not be the same for our good manners!
Above all, for people who remain in town.
In Bologna, it seems that city etiquette, as seen in New York Magazine isn’t trendy, yet. City etiquette tries to domesticate the jungle-like behavior that tends to explode in the summer months.
The few poor souls left wandering around town with iPods in their ears in a catatonic state - probably due to the Saharan heat - are simply oblivious to their surroundings.
The situation would be different if the Marie Claire ”proposal” on city etiquette came into effect.
After my return from Formentera, I’m already ready to take off on another trip. While I’m waiting, I think I’ll have to equip myself with a suitcase full of books for my weekends in Bologna at the pool or in Porretta with my parents.
First, I have to detox from traffic! So, I’m going to read Traffic to learn about avoiding traffic jams, finding the shortest routes, deciphering signal errors and understanding sociological behavior.
This way my life won’t be so frantic. I wonder why no one has ever written a book like this before!
Mathieu Lehanneur is the eclectic curator of a display project realized for the Y’s line by Mandarina Duck.
The images - of backlit shelves and modular display cases in the form of beehives - were published in the 135th issue of the French magazine Intramuros.
Lehanneur is inspired by nature, for which he has great respect.
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