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Archive for 2007/11


Jay’s special blend

Hi Tom, Richard, and y’all,  Putting my footprint here in this blog feels like coming home and like the beginning of a new journey at the same time. The writings on the wall here are dripping with enthusiasm and inspiration, and I’m very happy to put in my part. It’s very nice to find some familiar names […]

Cotton-ball-cheese and the BMI of creativity

Tom and I have been (in some occasions even jointly) living in creative yet social environments for quite some time now. One might even state that we are little experts on the subject. 
Yes, always working hard and  building up the latest promising project, we also ceased the opportunity to watch strange Asian and Russian […]

companioncube

Dear Richard and Tom,
about a year ago Tom told me about this idea in a restaurant where the food and service was quite forgettable. Tom’s idea, however, was quite memorable. It was the first thing that popped into my mind when this summer I heard about Urban Resort Projects. A friend of mine, Doreen Westphal, […]

In. From outside.

Meneertjes.
Since secret meetings with Ilona in Utrecht, and whisperings in the Kanalweg over buttered scones and tea, I was witness this remarkable idea taking shape. The productive and creative talents of Tom and Ri-chard have been a remarkable thing to behold over the years, and combined … well to say the least I am very […]

Severely translated blog-version

Den Haag, 18/11/2007
Good Tom,
And Richard, with whom I yet have the pleasure to meet,
Tuesday evening I met, upon my arrival from the family printingfirm, your letter on my mat. It read no date so I could only hope to have found it in time. (I have recently put a NO-NO sticker on my door to […]

Count Me In

Tom and Richard,
I remember getting very excited about this idea when I first talked to Tom about it about 4 months ago. As someone who works in a creative field, the type of set up discussed in your proposal sounds amazing! The more walks of life and people I can pull from, feed off […]

dear

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oh yeah!

Dear Tom (and the mysterious Richard),
I just got your letter in the mail, and i have to say that it sounds
really exciting!!! (exciting enough to overuse punctuation even). i
guess that i must have initially misunderstood the overall mission, and
thought that it was more specifically based around architecture. i now
understand this cooperative as […]

Not first!

Glad you made it out here.
Please put your response in one of these things. I’m sure you can figure out how, but if you have questions you know how to reach us.
About 25% of the possible group does not speak Dutch.
Let’s roll!
( edit: oh that sounds pretty bad doesn’t it?)