—Aldous Huxley

—John Kenneth Galbraith

Frankfurt, Germany

One of my colleagues at Circle mentioned this morning that her daughter was off to school for her first day of Grade One. I then brought up the tradition I knew from growing up in Germany—upon entering first grade, parents and/or grandparents present the child with a “Schultüte“ or Zuckertüte (literally School Cone or Sugar Bag); a decorated cardboard cone filled with chocolate, candy, toys, school supplies, and other goodies. The idea is to make the anxiously awaited first day of school a little bit sweeter…

I came across this old photo of my Mom and me (at the age of 5) on my first day of school… with my Schultüte.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian graphic designer Zoran Lucić has put together a lovely series of vintage-style poster-portraits featuring football icons from the 1950s and on… more here.

—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (one of many wise women I am inspired by)

“In Switzerland I was educated in line with the basic premise: work work work. You are only a valuable human being if you work. This is utterly wrong. Half working, half dancing—that is the right mixture. I myself have danced and played too little.” —Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Karlsruhe/Munich, Germany

Stuhlhockerbank is a series of seating for public spaces that approach users and viewers in an extraordinary way… more here.

Madrid, Spain

I really like the way illustrator Fernando Vincente uses maps in his work… inspiring.

—William Shakespeare

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David is back in Italy… after a two-year trip to the United States—corporate sponsors are acknowledged. For comparison, see a photo of David taken just over two years ago, here.

(This was sent to me individually by several friends in Europe, so I know it really must be true (-:  Le David de Michelangelo est de retour en Italie après 2 années passées aux USA—merci aux sponsors…

—Albert Camus