Steve Michel's Journal of Lateral Modernism********************** Vol. VIII No.9 Sept. 2007
Napkin sketches from an African Tearoom: An interior architect's view of spatial sociology.
by Steve Michel
The tea room's cedar and bamboo woven and joinery structure a renewable resource (ideally) that constitutes a real. It symbolizes the preservation and enhancement of the capacity of the land to support life through polyculture and diversity rather monoculture and industrialization. The Mathematics of trees are quite elegant...both financially and ecologically. The ideal tea room for me exist online at the intersection of a library sitting area, the japanese tea room and a pub. It has the clear aesthetical simplicity of the former, the rich content of the first combined with the lively -almost polemic- atmosphere of the latter. Just add a groovy dub to the mix.© SM05
my Notes about culture
Culture is collective experience: it is not frozen in time and is without beginning or end. Cultural experience is the content of knowledge transmitted in all forms: in pictures, symbols, spoken and sung; transformed into written language back into pictures- always in constant mutation...Art without tautology is like culture without tradition..But then some traditions are pointless tautologies..
my Notes about afro futurism
John Mzaewa's article about what constitutes African writing opens a very important debate. But I believe it is one which tragically might silence those who would write of Africa. African writing has the capacity to be inclusive and universal. All good stories have that power. Saying that african stories should come only from africans presently living in Africa threatens to silence the ancestor's voices and kill the free expression of their African children worldwide.
Africans living in Africa have little access to their own history whereas the diaspora know that the history taught in schools tells only part of the story. Many of the diaspora 1st,2nd,3rd,4th...nth generation diaspora for cultural interest and for the need to know, interest themselves in African ideas. To me, afro futurism embodies concepts and ideas, that reminds us of the
universality of the human family.(SM)
In the News:
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Recently I visited Finland briefly, for a weekend wedding engagement. My brief stay was enough to show me the beauty of that country and its outgoing hospitality. I wasn't there long enough to fully describe its attractions. I leave it to the article below to introduce that country to the uninitiated.(SM07)
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Falling For Finland
by David Stanley Redfern
A gateway between east and west, Finland's maturing tourist appeal has given rise to a fledging property market, attracting investors from Russia and Europe. The only surprise says overseas investment property specialist, David Stanley Redfern Ltd is that the nation's Nordic charms have lay dormant for so long.
"There seems to be no limit to the demand for tourist accommodation, particularly in eastern regions and the northern Lapland," commented David Redfern, managing director. "Despite this, UK investors have been slow to cotton on to Finland's wintery appeal. With world class ski slopes and amazing array of outdoor activities, the area is primed for a tourist boom. Occupation figures from Russian tourists alone have shown a dramatic upturn this year, rising by 30% so far."
A land of icy vistas, pristine natural environments and stunning seasonal contrasts, Finland is by turns both unspoilt and thoroughly modern. In Lapland, an area perhaps the most accustomed to foreign visitors, property owners are spoilt for choice when it comes to marketing their newly acquired property. Exceptional skiing facilities and all-year round golf are standard draws for property owners as niche tourism guarantees excellent rental yields. In Finland, exceptional means world championship ski runs, snowboard facilities, a spectacular purpose built Arctic ski resort and dazzling plains of snow for six months of the year.
"Lapland offers very exciting and potentially lucrative prospects to any buy to let investor," said David Redfern. "The Levi ski station is a rising winter playground boasting more than 50 slopes catering to every level of ability. Where most destinations would be happy with such a stunning facility, Levi houses more than 52 active tourism concerns, ranging from husky rides and reindeer safari to hot air balloon rides and arctic fishing."
A land of midnight sun and northern lights, the sun doesn't dip below the horizon for several weeks in mid-summer, allowing non-winter attractions to take centre stage. In Utsjoki, a single, summer day lasts for over two months ensuring high summer occupation figures for property owners as adventurous tourists visit northern Finland to witness the phenomenon and then stay to sample the unpolluted rolling fells, modern cultural displays, rowing, pampering saunas and modern urban attractions.
David Stanley Redfern Limited is the exclusive agent for the Snow White Aurora Sky hotel complex. The 85 luxury suites are fully furnished with views of the Yllas-mountain and direct access to the ski slopes. Prices start at ¤136, 094.
To view images of these and other properties in Finland and see location maps with Google Earth, visit www.davidstanleyredfern.com/Finland.aspx
About David Stanley Redfern Ltd
David Stanley Redfern Ltd is an overseas property specialist, working directly with developers in more than forty countries. All properties are exclusive to David Stanley Redfern Ltd, giving an unparalleled selection of resale and new builds. David Stanley Redfern Ltd is AIPP accredited. Please direct all media queries, requests for press information and editorial details, to rebecca@davidstanleyredfern.com
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