New York designer Scott Ballum is embarking on an ambitious year long project to meet, face-to-face, the people who produce the goods he buys, and also learn more about the production processes involved in their manufacture. There's probably not too many of us who give much thought to the mechanics that results in a can of baked beans, or a box of chocolates, landing on a shelf at the supermarket, ... Read full entry

It'd be damn difficult as, straight off the bat, I can see about 30 things right here on, what I consider to be, an uncluttered desk. It's something Dave Bruno, in a personal effort to fight consumerism, intends to do for a year though, and this November he kicks off his 100 Thing Challenge. To be honest, I'm wondering if I actually can get down to 100 things. I ... Read full entry