the constant reader's archived commonplace book SOMETHING FRESH... found at Bloesem this fantastic story on design duo House of Origin. The actual website for House of Origin is mainly in dutch - so bear that in mind. The more recent work of the designers connects well with the dialogue around the future of food. Where I live... This freshly put together city guide to Brisbane is by Kylie Timmins, an art book editor for the Queensland Art Gallery. If you are planning to visit Brisbane then its definitely worth a look! osted in Design Sponge 15.9.09 work from 2001- 'Symbols of the Aegean' - Oil painting based on symbolic motifs prevalent over 2,000 years ago painting from 2005 'Composition with Jazz' - acrylic on canvas, 1 m sq A LONG-TIME FAVOURITE: HONEY FROM A WEED A treasured book on my book-shelf : 'Honey from a Weed' by Patience Gray Probably the most influential book on food I read after time in the Aegean in the late 80's that was Patience Gray's HONEY FROM A WEED: Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, the Cyclades and Apulia ...not so much because it was a text book for the kitchen...but rather because it hit a deep core of truth in me. I quote from her book : "good cooking is the result of a balance struck between frugality and liberality... it is born out in comunities where the supply of food is conditioned by the seasons. Once we lose touch with the spendthrift