Design Note: Nobrow

Nobrow 獨立出版書店
Web: Nobrow
Facebook: Nobrow


Nobrow是一間位在東倫敦的一家獨立出版書店，目前僅此一家別無分店，
他們家的印刷品，除了黑白以外，都是非常鮮艷的，絕對讓你大飽眼福。
之前去看的東倫敦藝術節（ＥＬＣＡＦ）也就是他們家主辦的，
這裡有一些之前寫的介紹：ELCAF 2013

Nobrow 書店

Design Note: Falcon Enamelware

Do you fancy a set of lovely cookware?
珐瑯用具 Falcon Enamelware

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Design Note: Klaus Haapaniemi

說來慚愧，懶惰被動的自己在這念書的一年之中，
並沒有特別走走看看藝術設計的東西，或是接觸當地的藝術家之類的，
就在風花雪月(?)....多愁善感中度過~

只有在London Design Week 的時候裝用功一下，去走馬看花了一下，
不過至少還是看到了一些設計作品。
為了鞭策自己整理這一年看到的東西，
也藉此在網路上吸收新的資訊，
這就是我的 Design Note。

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魔幻色彩  Klaus Haapaniemi

芬蘭裔英國人 1970
和多種品牌合作過，作品出現在各式各樣的材質上
Web:  Klaus Haapaniemi
Facebook: Klaus Haapaniemi
Portfolio @ Bigactive 

第一次看到他的作品是在 2012 London Design Week的designjunction
不過不是攤位，而是一個pop up space裡看到的，
當時的想法就是：裏頭的紡織品花色都非常特別，
然後匆匆的拿了DM就前往下一攤，當然沒拍任何照片，回家後也沒整理...

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Special experience- SNATCH 倫敦被搶的經驗

I really don't know how to start this cause it has been a while...

About a month ago, I went to Oxford street for shopping with two girl friends.

After dinner, we decided to go back and take one more glance. 

First was the Zara just next to tube station, then we saw shoes across the street.

Before that, we were looking for one particular brand store but couldn't find it. 

So two of us checking the google map on our cell phones facing shops and just right next to the pavement. It's around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday.

Suddenly it just happened! Someone took my phone (HTC new ONE) away while I was using google map and ran across the street. At that time, unfortunately all the cars were stop by the traffic light. I was shocked for 2 sec then turn and shout out just one word "HEY!"  There were two of them. As soon as the first one got the phone, they ran away together. I  returned to my friends after they disappeared in one of the dark lane.

I was shocked and angry about him and also myself. My mind went blank and didn't know what to do till a lady came and told me there were police just about 100 meters away. I ran to the police and explained what happened. Before the officer wanted to make sure I said, three nice british came to tell the police what they've seen and described the look of the suspects. I am really appreciate their help and their kindness! One of them even told me it happened to her once... The officer said he would drive me around Oxford street and Regent street to see if I could find the suspects. Of course in vain... Then he took us to the police station near Regent street to report it. But the funny thing was the officer in the station didn't accept my report unless I have my IMEI number with me. (The IMEI number is cell phone's ID number.) I asked to do the report first and bring the number the day after. But he still didn't accept and seemed unwilling to help. He even said to me it's not a robbery but a snatch. Seriously? What's the point if he didn't accept my report and telling me the different between these two?

I decided to head home first to changed all the passwords log on my phone. On the way home I was thinking again and again. I should have notice him while he was walking toward me; I was too shocked to say anything so no one could have help; I should have used my bag to attack him or throw to him. But these won't help anything. Thanks to my two girl friends' help. They kept company with me back home and went to the police station in Kingston to finish the report. Honestly, the second day I start to feel scary about the experience. Fortunately, it was just a phone and non of us get hurt.

All these things just happened two days before I went to Helsinki this October. So I only told the truth to some of my friends. I didn't want my family to worry about me so I lied. I said my phone was felt off the escalator in the tube and broke. I didn't tell them the truth till the day before I came home.

So next time, if you go shopping in this area, be aware of your personal belonging!

p.s. I've heard phone and wallet stolen and robbery right after from cash machine. But still it's a nice place for shopping!


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倫敦的牛津街和攝政街是超級逛街區，
聖誕節前後非常值得去那邊逛逛，
現在的我還是很想飛去感受聖誕氣氛！

可是同樣的也是宵小出沒的地方，常常聽到手機或是錢包被扒走的，
只是沒想到就在回國的前一個月和朋友去吃飯逛街，
就這樣當街被搶了手機，但當時因為不想家人擔心，
所以只說手機被我從捷運站的長長電扶梯上摔落壞了。
也是因為如此，
現在能夠拿來說嘴的就是:
曾在這樣繁華的倫敦街頭坐過警車逛大街了...

語言有感

出國唸書的這段期間，
除了一開始適應英式英文之外，
很幸運的可以趁放假期間到歐洲不同國家旅行，
因為如此，讓我更深的瞭解到語言的重要性。
像是瑞士，同樣的國家有著三種官方語言：法文、德文以及義大利文；
同樣語言在不同國家也會變得不一樣，像是德國、奧地利和瑞士的德文區，
（我當然聽不出來，這是奧地利同學跟我說的）
因此理所當然，他們小孩學習的語言種類就很多，
可以涉獵到的知識範圍就會比較廣，
更不用說芬蘭和瑞典的圖書館，兒童圖書區就有各國語言的書籍了！


語言是一個工具、一種媒介，
他打該了你不同的視野，
也讓你的頭腦學習並擁有另一種思維方式。


在倫敦，雖說日常生活之中與人溝通大致上沒什麼問題，
但是真的要完全聽懂課堂的內容，
或是深入的探討一些問題，還是有障礙。
尤其是小組討論(吵架？）的時候，是非常需要良好的語言基礎，
因為不同語言有著不同的邏輯思考架構，溝通技巧也會不同；
另外，美式與英式英文除了用字遣詞的差異之外，
語調與說話方式顯示了雙方不同的文化背景和性格，
簡單的來說，英國人比較拐彎抹角，更不用說我不懂的英式幽默了。

我們從小就有機會接觸到美式英文以及日文，
所以這兩種語言和文化對於大部份的人來說不會太陌生，
而如果不陌生的語言都可以讓人感覺到差異的話，
那就不難想像其他非英語系國家，會更不同。
以前學的一點點德文和法文還記得，大概就是三歲半小孩的程度吧，
所以當在不同國家行走時，使用著不同語言其實很有趣，
與其直接用英文，倒不如想辦法看懂當地語言的菜單，
或是用僅有的字彙想辦法和他們對話，總有不同的收獲，
可能會有實質上的，但大多都是感受上的不同。

簡單來說，假如在台灣遇到一位外國遊客用中文向你詢問，
或是一位使用（不論有什麼地理位置口音）英文的遊客，
一開始你的內心反應還是會不同吧？你的回覆也可能會跟著不一樣。
所以當我去芬蘭和瑞典時會覺得有些可惜，
對他們的語言一點概念也沒有，只好都使用英文了。
另外一個有趣的經驗是六月底去法國時，遇到的一位郵局先生，
除了一開始表示我需要買明信片郵票是使用英文之外，
其餘我們的對話是，他全部用中文而我盡量用法文和中文，
他說他有台灣朋友，去年才到台灣環島24天，告訴我到過哪些地方，
郵票一張多少錢，問我需要幾張，住哪裡...等等，
而他的中文比我的法文好太多了！

如果真的要好好學習一個語言，
那不會只是How are you? 或是What's up?而已。
當然，我很慶幸自己的母語是中文，這的確是個很難的語言，
因為大部份文化背景的傳承是憑藉著語言及文字流傳下來，
所以我能夠擁有閱讀及欣賞古今文化的能力，那是多慶幸的事啊！
尤其我們學的又是繁體中文，每一個字都有他的故事，
這些故事串起我們的語言架構以及邏輯思維。
所以當把唐詩宋詞翻譯成英文之後，那種美感還會存在、意義還會是一樣的嗎？
把文字改成簡體，那種美感還會存在、意義還會是一樣的嗎？！

剛好今天又看到這個TED Talk，
雖然沒有查證它其中的數據來源的真實性，
但可以讓人好好的思考一下我們每天所使用的語言這件事