links for 2007-12-03

WWF Deeper Luxury

A compelling business case is presented for a new type of luxury whose deeper values are fully embodied in the sourcing, manufacture, marketing and distribution of products and services. Authentic luxury brands are those that provide the greatest positive

(tags: shopping environment culture design luxury conscious sustainability ethics business branding)
Doors of Perception weblog: High entropy notions of quality

There is a crucial aesthetic-cultural dimension to the transition to sustainability. The ways we respond aesthetically to our environment now are horribly constrained. Urban man, industrial man (and woman) lack the visceral connectons to the biosphere tha

(tags: aesthetics sustainability design business culture environment)
The Japanese Food Report

Yum! I’ll be joining Harris Salat (via RSS) as he tastes, discovers and studies everything he can about Japanese food.

(tags: restaurants food japanese rice blog cooking recipes newyork sake tokyo)

Emily Davidow