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Holding a Swap party

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We've written before about clothes swapping parties or 'Swishing', but it doesn't have to be just clothes.  If you really want to put the brakes on your own personal conspicuous consumption, but still need some things - maybe your family ...


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From ad agency to inventor

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Peter Martin likes to think big... and small. An ex-civil engineer, he started out small - running an ad agency from his back bedroom, which then became one of the most successful in Southeast Asia. When he sold the business and returned ...


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Reclamation art

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Some inspiring examples of using "rubbish" to make art - sculptures from shopping trolleys, a temple from old beer bottles and a carpet from fabric scraps


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