Presents for children have a high wow factor this season -- and are a good barometer of parental tastes: a little bling, a little retro, a dollop of Asian influence and a dash of good design.
It has that Iomega quality, with a little dash of design flavor to make it different from the other offerings out there.
They develop a steady stream of new models and make them with remarkable efficiency: there are no takeovers, no dramas or miracle cures, just relentless, grinding professionalism with, increasingly, an enticing dash of design flair to boot.
It not only adds a dash of colourful modern design to a neighbourhood marinated in its own past but it generously piles on the extras that are sometimes missing from the big chains: breakfast, Wi-Fi and bottled water are all included.
The occasion is the annual TED conference, named for the convergence of technology, entertainment and design— with a dash of social activism thrown in recently as well.
David Marks and Julia Barfield's thing (at present it is rather wincingly named "i360") may look like a swoosh of sleek 21st-century design, with a dash of Festival of Britain retro, but in essence it is a reworking of the Victorian recipe for a jolly day out that the West Pier embodies: take a dash of engineering genius and a cheering view out to sea and mix.
From that point, a pinch of clever web design and a dash of social engineering would be enough to convince the vast majority of users who stumble across a malicious update that it's as legit as can be.
It's a little bit of artisanal hardware, a soupçon of high design, and just a dash of meekness, just like we like them.
It created a formula for success: genuine fear with a dash of camp, Hollywood-quality sets and costume design, and most importantly, a cast of characters who were utterly consumed by their roles.
When Afshan Durrani and her husband, Nusrat, left India in 1990, they set their sights on a modern future: he would pursue a career in music at MTV in New York, where they settled in 1995, while she attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, designing dresses with a dash of punk.
