LOOKING AROUND
A blog about ideas worth spreading, inspiring news and cool things people are doing and making around the world.
May 2, 2019
In 2018, Spanish chef José Andrés was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine, and not only because he […]
January 2, 2019
The ImPact is a very exclusive club made up of mostly families whose wealth exceeds $700 million. Membership to this group is by invitation only. Founded […]
December 29, 2018
In 2015, Europe saw the biggest influx of migrants and refugees since the second world war. Arrivals peaked at 1 million that year. Although the figures […]
November 17, 2018
Uber Eats has created a new business model in much the same way that Uber created a transportation network service. In Uber Eats, users order their […]
August 14, 2018
I was immediately captivated by this project by photographer Gabriel Hill. Used to photographing CEOs and top executives of large pharmaceutical companies like Roche, Novartis, and […]
August 11, 2018
Philippe I, Duc d’Orléans (1640-1701) known in court as Monsieur, was the younger brother of Louis XIV. A victim of history, Monsieur was from a very […]
August 10, 2018
“I am an architect, a constructor of worlds, a sensualist who worships the flesh, the melody, a silhouette against the darkening sky. I cannot know your […]
August 6, 2018
Just how common are mental disorders? You’d be surprised. According to the World Health Organization, one in four people in the world will be affected by […]
July 15, 2018
During the Middle Ages, in the Ottoman empire, “effendis” was a noble class of cultivated men that wore fine clothing and visited salons and tea shops. […]