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The perfection of imperfect

Your work shows your clear preference for the “manual” dimension, which we could express with the term “home made” – is this the result of a strong desire to rediscover your roots? It is part of our background, connected to the place where we were born. We have never abandoned our roots. Although we work in São Paulo, Humberto and I ha...

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Dec 03, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: background, brazil, children, communicating, community, creativity, designs, desire, dialogue, dimension, experiences, feel, fernando campana, firms, hand made | Leave A Comment »

Useful waste

Magazine -> #15 Techno-ecology

Andrea Segrè, dean of the agricultural faculty at Bologna University, is one of the founders of Lastminutemarket. The association was established in 1998 with the scope of recovering waste and turning into an opportunity. It does this by withdrawing food products close to their expiry date but still on the shelf from chain stores and other sources...

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Dec 01, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: andrea segre, being good, best before, bikes, bologna, cheese, children, detergents, economic system, edible food, environmental, food, good looking, haccp, health | Leave A Comment »

The magic of everyday

Magazine -> #24 Self Portrait

Your short stories frame the fascinating even if painful contrast between tradition and modernity. Do you recognise yourself in this contrast? India is a very old culture, and the eternal continuum between tradition, the past, and the present is something that is present in all Indians. There is no clear defining line that separates the two; India...

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Sep 18, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: bangalore, children, conflict, contrast, culture, everyday, experience, explore, family, human, india, indians, lavanya sankaran, life, literature | Leave A Comment »