Albanian wisdom

Sorry I’ve been AWOL for a while. I’m knee-deep in organic chemistry at the moment, working on new formulations. It’s actually quite good fun;I love organic chemistry. I’m very tempted to fill this blog with equations just so you can see how elegant chemistry is. Instead, I’m posting some images of equally elegant products which will feature in the design shows next month. Not chemistry, but they have their own charm.

London will be abuzz with the shows next month, starting with London Fashion Week and moving on to the Interior Design shows. The usual craziness will ensue, with predictably hilarious results. To get you in the mood, I gift you these jokes. No need to thank me, your groans will suffice.

Q: To what question is the answer 9W?

A: “Dr Wiener, do you spell your name with a V?”

Rene Descartes walks into a restaurant and sits down for dinner. The waiter comes over and asks if he’d like an appetizer
“No thank you” says Descartes, “I’d just like to order dinner”
“Would you like to hear our daily specials?” asks the waiter
“No” says Descartes, getting impatient
“Would you like a drink before dinner?” the waiter asks
Descartes is insulted, since he’s a tee-totaler
“I think not!” he says indignantly, and POOF! he disappeared.

And courtesy of Mr Rick Stein, the following piece of Albanian wisdom ‘The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese’.

photos:Martin Huxford; Aster- Copper & Silk; Ptolemy Mann + Copper & Silk; Ceramics by Regina Heinz