Dublicator

Home Business Owners need a Professional Profile

Dear Friends and Partners in YORGOO,

While part of the world is still in Thanksgiving mode or recovering from the Turkey factor, we at YORGOO are preparing for the YCADEMY NOVEMBER SEMINAR this coming weekend.

Congratulations to the loyal nucleus of active, enthusiastic pioneers who have taken this project on and will be running with it right to the top - of Google that is!

I would like to say: fantastic!

The Yorgoo Blaster does exactly what it is intended to do. To get you to the top of Google under what ever you want to promote by using the keywords of your own choice. If you are an internet marketer and have something to promote or sale, you must have the Yorgoo Blaster.

Gene Line - GenesBiz

 

Yes! The YORGOO Blaster - based on the Semiomantics Script by Yorgo Nestoridis - will blast away! Watch this space for NEWS!

 

Building Online Authority with YORGOO

As we’re going into a weekend, think about this extract from "Think & Grow Rich" - the voice of some of the biggest wealth builders in the USA - sort of the people to watch and learn from when it comes to starting your own Business - offline or online:

"Ralph Waldo Emerson said:

"It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."

It’s easy when you are part of a group to "go along to get along," but when you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness. When you have developed a carefully thought out code of personal conduct, you will never have to ask anyone else what the appropriate course of action should be. You will intuitively know."

This is exactly part of what YORGOO-YCADEMY have been teaching since the beginning - and it’s one of the reasons why Home Business Owners need a Professional Profile. You must be ‘findable’ if someone looks you up on Google. Your name must be there, where you are from, what your expertise is and what solutions you offer for peoples’ needs. And, of course, we need to be able to contact you from there if what you offer appeals to us or fulfills an urgent need we may have. Seeing a friendly picture helps as well - we like to see who we are talking to!

If you have an established business, you obviously create a much more indepth profile with a Business and Mission Statement and details about your products and/or services.

But don’t let this keep you from acting professionally from day one, even if you’re just starting out! The Internet is the big ‘equalizer’ and you can achieve top positions as anyone else.

The YORGOO Dublicator Team is proof of exactly that! Duplication is the key to successful Network Marketing and any MLM. But you want to know who you duplicate - and you want to offer a professional Profile to the person duplicating you sooner or later as you proceed in your business venture. So you see that you need to establish who you are in clear terms and publish it.

More on this soon - for the time being, focus on the weekend duties to keep your Traffic flowing:

 

YORGOO Daily Tasks

1.

Surf to 1000 each day by crating your own mix on the following Traffic Exchanges:

TS25
WebBizInsider
TrafficRoundUp
HitSafari
Hit2Hit
MaxTrafficPro
Traffic-Splash
BlueSurf

 

2.

From your back Office in YORGOO, go to "Business We Support" on the left menu until you see "Business We Support". Click here and register with CashflowinCom.

There will be important News soon - so get this done and if you’re full of CHI… set up your Account Manager. If you like to set your business on ‘automatic’ you will love this.

 

2008 - See the waves coming…? 

Make a conscious decision to end this year on a high - never mind what lies behind: look ahead! Look forward only to the Best - What you focus on expands… remember?

Attract the Absolutely Best!

 

 

Here’s wishing you all a wonderful relaxing and peaceful weekend with family and friends. As most of you are going into cold winter times, I am sending tons of sunshine, music and positive vibes from the beautiful Rainbow Nation… right from the Beach at the tip of Africa!

 

Together We Are Unbeatable!

 

Sunshine Regards,

Bianca

http://www.yorgobizz.com

 

 

Home Business Owners need a Professional Profile

Dear Friends and Partners in YORGOO,

While part of the world is still in Thanksgiving mode or recovering from the Turkey factor, we at YORGOO are preparing for the YCADEMY NOVEMBER SEMINAR this coming weekend.

Congratulations to the loyal nucleus of active, enthusiastic pioneers who have taken this project on and will be running with it right to the top - of Google that is!

I would like to say: fantastic!

The Yorgoo Blaster does exactly what it is intended to do. To get you to the top of Google under what ever you want to promote by using the keywords of your own choice. If you are an internet marketer and have something to promote or sale, you must have the Yorgoo Blaster.

Gene Line - GenesBiz

 

Yes! The YORGOO Blaster - based on the Semiomantics Script by Yorgo Nestoridis - will blast away! Watch this space for NEWS!

 

Building Online Authority with YORGOO

As we’re going into a weekend, think about this extract from "Think & Grow Rich" - the voice of some of the biggest wealth builders in the USA - sort of the people to watch and learn from when it comes to starting your own Business - offline or online:

"Ralph Waldo Emerson said:

"It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."

It’s easy when you are part of a group to "go along to get along," but when you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness. When you have developed a carefully thought out code of personal conduct, you will never have to ask anyone else what the appropriate course of action should be. You will intuitively know."

This is exactly part of what YORGOO-YCADEMY have been teaching since the beginning - and it’s one of the reasons why Home Business Owners need a Professional Profile. You must be ‘findable’ if someone looks you up on Google. Your name must be there, where you are from, what your expertise is and what solutions you offer for peoples’ needs. And, of course, we need to be able to contact you from there if what you offer appeals to us or fulfills an urgent need we may have. Seeing a friendly picture helps as well - we like to see who we are talking to!

If you have an established business, you obviously create a much more indepth profile with a Business and Mission Statement and details about your products and/or services.

But don’t let this keep you from acting professionally from day one, even if you’re just starting out! The Internet is the big ‘equalizer’ and you can achieve top positions as anyone else.

The YORGOO Dublicator Team is proof of exactly that! Duplication is the key to successful Network Marketing and any MLM. But you want to know who you duplicate - and you want to offer a professional Profile to the person duplicating you sooner or later as you proceed in your business venture. So you see that you need to establish who you are in clear terms and publish it.

More on this soon - for the time being, focus on the weekend duties to keep your Traffic flowing:

 

YORGOO Daily Tasks

1.

Surf to 1000 each day by crating your own mix on the following Traffic Exchanges:

TS25
WebBizInsider
TrafficRoundUp
HitSafari
Hit2Hit
MaxTrafficPro
Traffic-Splash
BlueSurf

 

2.

From your back Office in YORGOO, go to "Business We Support" on the left menu until you see "Business We Support". Click here and register with CashflowinCom.

There will be important News soon - so get this done and if you’re full of CHI… set up your Account Manager. If you like to set your business on ‘automatic’ you will love this.

 

2008 - See the waves coming…? 

Make a conscious decision to end this year on a high - never mind what lies behind: look ahead! Look forward only to the Best - What you focus on expands… remember?

Attract the Absolutely Best!

 

 

Here’s wishing you all a wonderful relaxing and peaceful weekend with family and friends. As most of you are going into cold winter times, I am sending tons of sunshine, music and positive vibes from the beautiful Rainbow Nation… right from the Beach at the tip of Africa!

 

Together We Are Unbeatable!

 

Sunshine Regards,

Bianca

http://www.yorgobizz.com

 

 

The Mini Cooper - A Celebrity Car You Can Afford

 
While we ventured into the Sports World of Celebrities in our recent post on the 2008 MINI Convertible with its cheery bulldog face and almost fifty years of history, featuring best-known kayaker on the planet Tao Berman who has his eyes on a Mini Cooper S, this fun car has been spotted with Goldie Hawn and Jimmy Fallon at the wheel.

Talking of Celebrity Cars, however, the Cooper is best known as part of pop star Britney Spears’ fleet.

The pop star’s MINI convertible gained notoriety when the then 24-year-old pregnant pop star drove her convertible Mini Cooper with 8-month-old son Sean Preston in the back, sitting in a car seat facing forward - which made her promptly a poster woman for child car-seat safety.

“In one regard, she’s done more for child safety-seat awareness than anyone else in California,” California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Marshall said. “The fact that she’s a big star doesn’t play into it for us.”

 

 

 

The Mini Cooper - A Celebrity Car You Can Afford

 

Now this is no cheap car… however, if this is your dream car too… how about getting it at Best Price - namely YOUR PRICE?

At DubLi Auctions you can… look :

 

WHAT IS YOUR PRICE ???

Testimonials: MAD ABOUT MY MINI

Once you go MINI, you won’t go back!

by Kellie from Homestead, FL (11/06/08)

Pros:
FUN TO DRIVE! Excellent MPG & total Head-Turner!

Cons:
None that matter.

Since test driving my first MINI Cooper over a year ago, I was hooked. Spent a year saving and deciding what I wanted …

I Love My Mini Cooper S Convertible!

by Eric Haims from Bronxville, New York (9/02/08)

Pros:
Fun to drive; fuel economy; Fun to drive; styling

Cons:
None

I love my Mini Cooper S Convertible. It is the most fun car I have ever owned. It puts a smile on my face everytime I …

Motor on Mini Cooper, you rock like the big dogs!

by John Namisnak from Scottsdale, AZ It’s 110 in the desert, but it is a dry heat! (8/09/08)

Pros:
Killer sports handling, great mileage, fantastic dealer follow-up, lots of great features little $$’

Cons:
None yet found.

Wow what a cool ride, Having bought a new Cooper 08 Conv. with Supercharger. What a little tiger! Sporty handling!, …

2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible - Product Description:

2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible

Use this chance to take part in a great auction for a new car. We’re offering you a 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible valued at $29.050 (total MSRP as configured, incl. $650 destination & handling charges).

After the end of the auction, the car will be ordered from a dealer in your vicinity. As this is a new vehicle, you have the opportunity to determine the final color design (see ‘Colors’ below). DubLi is not responsible for he delivery time. After delivery, the car can be picked up at your local Mini dealership.

Eventual incidental duties and taxes (particularly sales taxes) shall be the responsibility of the buyer. The suggested retail price was calculated in US dollars.

We can locate your nearest dealer or you may choose a dealer within the USA or Canada at your convenience.
Transportation to and from the dealer is at your expense.

Specifications:

- supercharged, intercooled 1.6-liter overhead cam (OHC), 16-valve inline 4-cylinder engine
- 168 horsepower @ 6000 rpm
- 162 lb-ft torque @ 4000 rpm
- 6-speed manual Getrag transmission
- sport suspension

Colors:
- pepper-white body color (also available in: chili red)
- black top (also available in: dark green, dark blue)
- body color mirrors
- brushed alloy interior surface
- black bonnet stripes (also available in: white)
- sport seats leatherette black (also available in: leatherette: gray; fabric: space gray)

Features:

Premium Package:

- chrome line interior details
- automatic AC with active carbon filter and air-recirculation
- center arm rest
- 3-spoke w/cruise and multi-function
- AM/FM CD audio system with 8-speaker Harman Kardon sound system
- on-board computer with trip odometer, avg. speed, fuel consumption, distance on remaining fuel, outside temperature

Sport Package:

- dynamic stability control (DTC) with electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
- xenon headlamps with power wash
- front fog lamps
- 17" crown spokes (performance run flats)
- sport seats
- all-season traction control (ASTC)
- anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- driver and front passenger airbags
- park distance control
- power front windows with ‘one touch’ up and down operation

Warranty:
- a high-tech car requires high-tech service - and MINI is no exception!
- includes new passenger car limited warranty
- no cost maintenance is standard for 3 years or 36,000 miles.
- 12-year/unlimited-mileage warranty, cover for rust and corrosion protection
- 24/7 toll-free roadside assistance program. Extended to: entire U.S , Canada and Puerto Rico
- includes towing and lock-out service
- on-site assistance.
- custom computerized trip-routing service
- lifelong service card - fee applies.
- for a list of terms and conditions, visit WWW.MINIUSA.COM
The official configured Mini Cooper S Convertible data sheet is available here: open PDF data sheet

 

Have a Super Fun Shopping Day!

 

The Dublicator

 

The Mini Cooper - A Celebrity Car You Can Afford

 
While we ventured into the Sports World of Celebrities in our recent post on the 2008 MINI Convertible with its cheery bulldog face and almost fifty years of history, featuring best-known kayaker on the planet Tao Berman who has his eyes on a Mini Cooper S, this fun car has been spotted with Goldie Hawn and Jimmy Fallon at the wheel.

Talking of Celebrity Cars, however, the Cooper is best known as part of pop star Britney Spears’ fleet.

The pop star’s MINI convertible gained notoriety when the then 24-year-old pregnant pop star drove her convertible Mini Cooper with 8-month-old son Sean Preston in the back, sitting in a car seat facing forward - which made her promptly a poster woman for child car-seat safety.

“In one regard, she’s done more for child safety-seat awareness than anyone else in California,” California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Marshall said. “The fact that she’s a big star doesn’t play into it for us.”

 

 

 

The Mini Cooper - A Celebrity Car You Can Afford

 

Now this is no cheap car… however, if this is your dream car too… how about getting it at Best Price - namely YOUR PRICE?

At DubLi Auctions you can… look :

 

WHAT IS YOUR PRICE ???

Testimonials: MAD ABOUT MY MINI

Once you go MINI, you won’t go back!

by Kellie from Homestead, FL (11/06/08)

Pros:
FUN TO DRIVE! Excellent MPG & total Head-Turner!

Cons:
None that matter.

Since test driving my first MINI Cooper over a year ago, I was hooked. Spent a year saving and deciding what I wanted …

I Love My Mini Cooper S Convertible!

by Eric Haims from Bronxville, New York (9/02/08)

Pros:
Fun to drive; fuel economy; Fun to drive; styling

Cons:
None

I love my Mini Cooper S Convertible. It is the most fun car I have ever owned. It puts a smile on my face everytime I …

Motor on Mini Cooper, you rock like the big dogs!

by John Namisnak from Scottsdale, AZ It’s 110 in the desert, but it is a dry heat! (8/09/08)

Pros:
Killer sports handling, great mileage, fantastic dealer follow-up, lots of great features little $$’

Cons:
None yet found.

Wow what a cool ride, Having bought a new Cooper 08 Conv. with Supercharger. What a little tiger! Sporty handling!, …

2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible - Product Description:

2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible

Use this chance to take part in a great auction for a new car. We’re offering you a 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible valued at $29.050 (total MSRP as configured, incl. $650 destination & handling charges).

After the end of the auction, the car will be ordered from a dealer in your vicinity. As this is a new vehicle, you have the opportunity to determine the final color design (see ‘Colors’ below). DubLi is not responsible for he delivery time. After delivery, the car can be picked up at your local Mini dealership.

Eventual incidental duties and taxes (particularly sales taxes) shall be the responsibility of the buyer. The suggested retail price was calculated in US dollars.

We can locate your nearest dealer or you may choose a dealer within the USA or Canada at your convenience.
Transportation to and from the dealer is at your expense.

Specifications:

- supercharged, intercooled 1.6-liter overhead cam (OHC), 16-valve inline 4-cylinder engine
- 168 horsepower @ 6000 rpm
- 162 lb-ft torque @ 4000 rpm
- 6-speed manual Getrag transmission
- sport suspension

Colors:
- pepper-white body color (also available in: chili red)
- black top (also available in: dark green, dark blue)
- body color mirrors
- brushed alloy interior surface
- black bonnet stripes (also available in: white)
- sport seats leatherette black (also available in: leatherette: gray; fabric: space gray)

Features:

Premium Package:

- chrome line interior details
- automatic AC with active carbon filter and air-recirculation
- center arm rest
- 3-spoke w/cruise and multi-function
- AM/FM CD audio system with 8-speaker Harman Kardon sound system
- on-board computer with trip odometer, avg. speed, fuel consumption, distance on remaining fuel, outside temperature

Sport Package:

- dynamic stability control (DTC) with electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
- xenon headlamps with power wash
- front fog lamps
- 17" crown spokes (performance run flats)
- sport seats
- all-season traction control (ASTC)
- anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- driver and front passenger airbags
- park distance control
- power front windows with ‘one touch’ up and down operation

Warranty:
- a high-tech car requires high-tech service - and MINI is no exception!
- includes new passenger car limited warranty
- no cost maintenance is standard for 3 years or 36,000 miles.
- 12-year/unlimited-mileage warranty, cover for rust and corrosion protection
- 24/7 toll-free roadside assistance program. Extended to: entire U.S , Canada and Puerto Rico
- includes towing and lock-out service
- on-site assistance.
- custom computerized trip-routing service
- lifelong service card - fee applies.
- for a list of terms and conditions, visit WWW.MINIUSA.COM
The official configured Mini Cooper S Convertible data sheet is available here: open PDF data sheet

 

Have a Super Fun Shopping Day!

 

The Dublicator

 

Does one need an iPod case at all?

In case you didn’t know, Louis Vuitton isn’t the only fashion designer to create personalized iPod cases; in fact celebrities and fashion designers have joined forces a while ago already to create iPod cases for good causes and charity.

While Louis Vuitton’s iPod trunk for Chanel kingpin Karl Lagerfeld may be the most extravagant protection for any iPod and Donna Karan created her version out of hammered brass, featuring a playlist with music from 20 years of her glamorous fashion shows, hip-hop fashion designer Marc Ecko launched a charity project where celebrities will partner with top-notch fashion designers for the creation of their own iPod covers, examples being Carolina Herrera with Renee Zellweger and Judith Leiber with Katie Holmes. As such, the project “Styles & Sound” is a fundraising initiative for ‘Fashion Targets Breast Cancer’ (FTBC). celebrity partner.”

These iPod cases went on sale in June 2008 in an online charity auction, held in conjunction with eBay Live Auctions. All proceeds went to FTBC.

 

Does one need an iPod case at all?

yes, absolutely!

If you bought a brand-new iPod, get a protective cover as soon as possible and pay special attention to seeing to it that the sensitive fragile parts of your iPod are well protected as they are the most vulnerable to being damaged. Only the part of the iPod that you are using at the time should be exposed; not more. Cases come in hard aluminum or soft leather versions for carrying your iPod as clips, necklaces, wrist straps.

Count as of $35 - $100… or get your custom-made Louis Vuitton iPod trunk like Karl Lagerfeld… if you can wait up to 8 months and fork out a couple of thousand dollars…

The choice - as always - is your’s!

 

Have a great LVDay!

 

Bianca Gubalke

 

 

Does one need an iPod case at all?

In case you didn’t know, Louis Vuitton isn’t the only fashion designer to create personalized iPod cases; in fact celebrities and fashion designers have joined forces a while ago already to create iPod cases for good causes and charity.

While Louis Vuitton’s iPod trunk for Chanel kingpin Karl Lagerfeld may be the most extravagant protection for any iPod and Donna Karan created her version out of hammered brass, featuring a playlist with music from 20 years of her glamorous fashion shows, hip-hop fashion designer Marc Ecko launched a charity project where celebrities will partner with top-notch fashion designers for the creation of their own iPod covers, examples being Carolina Herrera with Renee Zellweger and Judith Leiber with Katie Holmes. As such, the project “Styles & Sound” is a fundraising initiative for ‘Fashion Targets Breast Cancer’ (FTBC). celebrity partner.”

These iPod cases went on sale in June 2008 in an online charity auction, held in conjunction with eBay Live Auctions. All proceeds went to FTBC.

 

Does one need an iPod case at all?

yes, absolutely!

If you bought a brand-new iPod, get a protective cover as soon as possible and pay special attention to seeing to it that the sensitive fragile parts of your iPod are well protected as they are the most vulnerable to being damaged. Only the part of the iPod that you are using at the time should be exposed; not more. Cases come in hard aluminum or soft leather versions for carrying your iPod as clips, necklaces, wrist straps.

Count as of $35 - $100… or get your custom-made Louis Vuitton iPod trunk like Karl Lagerfeld… if you can wait up to 8 months and fork out a couple of thousand dollars…

The choice - as always - is your’s!

 

Have a great LVDay!

 

Bianca Gubalke

 

 

‘Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation’ in Paris in a Building designed by famous Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry

Cape Town, 24 November 2008

Clouds always fascinated me! Don’t we all start dreaming when looking up into the sky watching the clouds… our thoughts transcending into immaterial spheres where spirit is free…? Where are we when we do this… here or there or inbetween?
And who are we anyway?

Life is all about Dreaming but some dream more than others… so much so that they create Magic… pulling their Visions straight into a material reality. May I invite you to look at the evolution of a cloud: CLOUD by Frank Gehry . . .

Today, when waking up, I had a Vision. Something difficult to express just fell into place - clearer than ever although with new mysteries to be solved. The concept is not new to me and probably not to you either, however, this was visual and it was almost physical: what we call an ‘aura’ - and the way we generally perceive it… namely as a halo of luminous radiation surrounding the head of a person of particular spiritual advancement or holiness as seen in religious art and often referred to as the ’spiritual signature’ of a person - suddenly appeared in a different light.

Imagine an inversed scenario.

The halo we see radiating away from a person’s head now coming in towards it instead. I clearly saw how humans are receptors… attracting from the Universe those powerful streams of energy we need to transform our dreams, thoughts and ideas into our material reality. The more ‘realistic’ an image is ’seen’ and ’sensed’ in the immaterial shape - almost pre-formated as one could call it in our web-based era - and then experimented and played with in various stages, expressions and aspects of its realization - be it sketches, models, writings, photos and discussions all on and around the same subject, the same dream - the bigger the chance of attracting all the combinations that are essential for its eventual realization.

The sensation connected to it was an almost sizzling surge of rays of energy all focused on the human brain (or whatever it represents or is hidden there still unbeknown to us). There was a cascade of laser beams from all sides, drawn in from the dark depths of the universe… suddenly appearing as luminous dots… developing into laser lines of light converging towards one target: the human head… forming a magnificent golden halo.

What happens then and there?

You see, the CLOUD by Frank Gehry and his amazing career and biography inspired me. What makes the difference between a project that’s being realized and another that isn’t - even if it appears ‘better’ in many aspects?

I remember formulating a concept for a European TV documentary on Award Winning Architectural Projects that were never realized and already filled endless drawers back in the late eighties… awesome projects of extreme audacity and beauty of the human mind… each single one of them. And while the documentary was never realized either (!), the questions surrounding it still fascinate me today.

Writing about the ‘Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation’ in Paris in a Building designed by world-renowned Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry… plus the sudden flash of realization this morning re-awakened those thoughts: what makes the difference between one project being realized . . . while another isn’t?

If it’s not the quality… what is it? 
The  magnitude of intent amplified and transformed within the human mind?
Timing?

I won’t find the answer to this easily, however, when financial power is attracted by a creative genius Magic happens - as we see here in form of a fascinating Architecture by Frank Gehry for the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation in Paris, France.

This new museum for Modern Art with its dynamic flow of light and osmosis between the inside and the outside seamlessly integrating the surrounding natural environment of the Jardin d’Acclimatation within the heart of the Bois de Boulogne is certainly one of the most remarkable projects  Frank Gehry ever planned… never mind getting the green light to realize it in a dramatic setting amidst a huge park, a river, the sky - and of course: Paris!

The spectacular project was commissioned by modern patrons Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), and -Yves Carcelle, President of Louis Vuitton as part of their 15-year commitment to… "…promote culture, heritage and contemporary creation…"  in France.

Talking of ‘amplification’!

Let me quote from the time when this magnificent project with its projected completion in 2009, started. I leave it up to your receptiveness and readiness to look beyond the form to see how it all falls into place… and deduct from there the message it bears for you:

"The 127 million dollar museum is a dream coming true from Bernard Arnault, but also for Frank Gehry himself…"

Here’s from Frank Gehry - the artist, the architect, the Dreamer of an immaterial structure called . . . the CLOUD:

“The project is a dream, so the idea is to make a dream. . .
The idea is of a cloud made of glass.”

Look at some of Gehry’s most prominent buildings and their clearly defined style:

Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, Spain - 1997

The architect has been quoted as saying that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". At the time, architect Philip Johnson called this icon of Deconstructivism "the greatest building of our time".

As you may notice, it already bears the theme of water and light.

Gehry-Tower, Hannover, Germany       Dance House, Prague, Hungary

 

Now look at the evolution . . . the distinct attempt to draw the immaterial into material form and shape: 

“I want everything to look like my drawings. The model is not quite there. We’ve built 30 or 40 models, and the design is still evolving. It’s not going to look exactly like this, so forgive me: I want the lines to look like the sketch…" (Frank Gehry)

 

Definitely, I want to move and flow within this space one day… re-capturing the extraordinary feelings of awe and inspiration a city buzzing with Arts and Architecture and cultural influences from all over the world - old and new - offered the young enthusiastic student back then…

Clearly… impossible without the "other side of the Dream" - the "modern Medicis" :

Here’s from Bernard Arnault:

"Creating an exceptional bond between Art and Culture, taking up the challenge of daring and emotion [...] 
It will be driven by what has always been our Group’s motivation: classicism and a break with the past, tradition and innovation."

Here’s from Yves Carcelle:

"Inviting the public to a journey at the heart of Creation [...]
Creation has always been one of the driving forces behind our success."

There is no Creation without a Dream… and as such the Louis Vuitton Foundation is the first of its kind in France based on the fusion of two ambitions: the long-standing commitment of France to promote the arts, civilizations and cultural exchanges and that of Louis Vuitton and LVMH - France’s key players in Art patronage since 1991.

And it all started with a Dream. . .

 

Look at the skies, follow the clouds and let your imagination fly. . .

 

Bianca Gubalke

 

‘Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation’ in Paris in a Building designed by famous Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry

Cape Town, 24 November 2008

Clouds always fascinated me! Don’t we all start dreaming when looking up into the sky watching the clouds… our thoughts transcending into immaterial spheres where spirit is free…? Where are we when we do this… here or there or inbetween?
And who are we anyway?

Life is all about Dreaming but some dream more than others… so much so that they create Magic… pulling their Visions straight into a material reality. May I invite you to look at the evolution of a cloud: CLOUD by Frank Gehry . . .

Today, when waking up, I had a Vision. Something difficult to express just fell into place - clearer than ever although with new mysteries to be solved. The concept is not new to me and probably not to you either, however, this was visual and it was almost physical: what we call an ‘aura’ - and the way we generally perceive it… namely as a halo of luminous radiation surrounding the head of a person of particular spiritual advancement or holiness as seen in religious art and often referred to as the ’spiritual signature’ of a person - suddenly appeared in a different light.

Imagine an inversed scenario.

The halo we see radiating away from a person’s head now coming in towards it instead. I clearly saw how humans are receptors… attracting from the Universe those powerful streams of energy we need to transform our dreams, thoughts and ideas into our material reality. The more ‘realistic’ an image is ’seen’ and ’sensed’ in the immaterial shape - almost pre-formated as one could call it in our web-based era - and then experimented and played with in various stages, expressions and aspects of its realization - be it sketches, models, writings, photos and discussions all on and around the same subject, the same dream - the bigger the chance of attracting all the combinations that are essential for its eventual realization.

The sensation connected to it was an almost sizzling surge of rays of energy all focused on the human brain (or whatever it represents or is hidden there still unbeknown to us). There was a cascade of laser beams from all sides, drawn in from the dark depths of the universe… suddenly appearing as luminous dots… developing into laser lines of light converging towards one target: the human head… forming a magnificent golden halo.

What happens then and there?

You see, the CLOUD by Frank Gehry and his amazing career and biography inspired me. What makes the difference between a project that’s being realized and another that isn’t - even if it appears ‘better’ in many aspects?

I remember formulating a concept for a European TV documentary on Award Winning Architectural Projects that were never realized and already filled endless drawers back in the late eighties… awesome projects of extreme audacity and beauty of the human mind… each single one of them. And while the documentary was never realized either (!), the questions surrounding it still fascinate me today.

Writing about the ‘Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation’ in Paris in a Building designed by world-renowned Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry… plus the sudden flash of realization this morning re-awakened those thoughts: what makes the difference between one project being realized . . . while another isn’t?

If it’s not the quality… what is it? 
The  magnitude of intent amplified and transformed within the human mind?
Timing?

I won’t find the answer to this easily, however, when financial power is attracted by a creative genius Magic happens - as we see here in form of a fascinating Architecture by Frank Gehry for the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation in Paris, France.

This new museum for Modern Art with its dynamic flow of light and osmosis between the inside and the outside seamlessly integrating the surrounding natural environment of the Jardin d’Acclimatation within the heart of the Bois de Boulogne is certainly one of the most remarkable projects  Frank Gehry ever planned… never mind getting the green light to realize it in a dramatic setting amidst a huge park, a river, the sky - and of course: Paris!

The spectacular project was commissioned by modern patrons Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), and -Yves Carcelle, President of Louis Vuitton as part of their 15-year commitment to… "…promote culture, heritage and contemporary creation…"  in France.

Talking of ‘amplification’!

Let me quote from the time when this magnificent project with its projected completion in 2009, started. I leave it up to your receptiveness and readiness to look beyond the form to see how it all falls into place… and deduct from there the message it bears for you:

"The 127 million dollar museum is a dream coming true from Bernard Arnault, but also for Frank Gehry himself…"

Here’s from Frank Gehry - the artist, the architect, the Dreamer of an immaterial structure called . . . the CLOUD:

“The project is a dream, so the idea is to make a dream. . .
The idea is of a cloud made of glass.”

Look at some of Gehry’s most prominent buildings and their clearly defined style:

Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, Spain - 1997

The architect has been quoted as saying that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". At the time, architect Philip Johnson called this icon of Deconstructivism "the greatest building of our time".

As you may notice, it already bears the theme of water and light.

Gehry-Tower, Hannover, Germany       Dance House, Prague, Hungary

 

Now look at the evolution . . . the distinct attempt to draw the immaterial into material form and shape: 

“I want everything to look like my drawings. The model is not quite there. We’ve built 30 or 40 models, and the design is still evolving. It’s not going to look exactly like this, so forgive me: I want the lines to look like the sketch…" (Frank Gehry)

 

Definitely, I want to move and flow within this space one day… re-capturing the extraordinary feelings of awe and inspiration a city buzzing with Arts and Architecture and cultural influences from all over the world - old and new - offered the young enthusiastic student back then…

Clearly… impossible without the "other side of the Dream" - the "modern Medicis" :

Here’s from Bernard Arnault:

"Creating an exceptional bond between Art and Culture, taking up the challenge of daring and emotion [...] 
It will be driven by what has always been our Group’s motivation: classicism and a break with the past, tradition and innovation."

Here’s from Yves Carcelle:

"Inviting the public to a journey at the heart of Creation [...]
Creation has always been one of the driving forces behind our success."

There is no Creation without a Dream… and as such the Louis Vuitton Foundation is the first of its kind in France based on the fusion of two ambitions: the long-standing commitment of France to promote the arts, civilizations and cultural exchanges and that of Louis Vuitton and LVMH - France’s key players in Art patronage since 1991.

And it all started with a Dream. . .

 

Look at the skies, follow the clouds and let your imagination fly. . .

 

Bianca Gubalke

 

Karl Lagerfeld’s custom Louis Vuitton iPod trunk

When writing how a Louis Vuitton Case is being made I had no idea what I would be discovering soon. . . although it reminds me of the times when I shot TV documentaries on Design Fairs in Germany in the early nineties, where the young Avantgarde was always my favorite… times when everything one needed was compressed into a minimum of space, more minimal even than minimalistic!

Forward 2008

Here now… the latest invention of La Maison Louis Vuitton! The creative genius with an explosive finger triggering the pulse of time. Truly… a case is not a case - but Louis Vuitton makes an exceptional case for everything!

Don’t get envious… when you see this special one-off show-off Travel Case to die for . . .  a Louis Vuitton iPod trunk for Karl Lagerfeld . . . made of black Taiga leather with brass fittings and a red microfiber interior made to spec for the star designer of CHANEL, Karl Lagerfeld. Oh yes, and his red initials are engraved right below the trunk’s handle. Like in the good old days.

But that’s not all… as tech specialist Justin Yu from CNET put it in his humorous style (…by the way, when he’s not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture… hint, hint … Fun Shopping ) :

"… The majestic travel case houses a smaller drawer inside that can hold 20 iPods at once along with chargers, headphones, Maltese Falcons, and other accessories in Karl’s mysterious cache. KL also instructed LV to cut him a compartment specifically for his precious JBL Creature iPod speakers and subwoofer combo.

Wait, back up…why does he have 20 iPods? And JBL Creature speakers? Are you kidding me?

Is there a spot in there for his Apple Newton and spare floppy disks, too?

Someone should probably escort Mr. Lagerfeld to the nearest external hard drive, it’ll blow his mind. After that, maybe a crash course on the progressive history of laptops and the current state of high fidelity speakers.

Actually, forget it; maybe he can just pay Louis Vuitton to build him a leather-wrapped time machine to transport him back to 2004."

 

If you want this ultimate ‘party-in-a-trunk’ and have the necessary financial launchpad for it… be prepared to wait up to eight months. Maximum.

And by the way…

Very affordable for ‘4 Minute’ hitmaker Madonna who is getting 10 million dollars for being the face of Louis Vuitton. . . following Jennifer Lopez, Uma Thurman and Scarlett Johansson.

 

That’s pure LV Luxury for you… with your initials engraved for eternity!

 

Have a great LVDay!

 

Bianca Gubalke

 

Karl Lagerfeld’s custom Louis Vuitton iPod trunk

When writing how a Louis Vuitton Case is being made I had no idea what I would be discovering soon. . . although it reminds me of the times when I shot TV documentaries on Design Fairs in Germany in the early nineties, where the young Avantgarde was always my favorite… times when everything one needed was compressed into a minimum of space, more minimal even than minimalistic!

Forward 2008

Here now… the latest invention of La Maison Louis Vuitton! The creative genius with an explosive finger triggering the pulse of time. Truly… a case is not a case - but Louis Vuitton makes an exceptional case for everything!

Don’t get envious… when you see this special one-off show-off Travel Case to die for . . .  a Louis Vuitton iPod trunk for Karl Lagerfeld . . . made of black Taiga leather with brass fittings and a red microfiber interior made to spec for the star designer of CHANEL, Karl Lagerfeld. Oh yes, and his red initials are engraved right below the trunk’s handle. Like in the good old days.

But that’s not all… as tech specialist Justin Yu from CNET put it in his humorous style (…by the way, when he’s not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture… hint, hint … Fun Shopping ) :

"… The majestic travel case houses a smaller drawer inside that can hold 20 iPods at once along with chargers, headphones, Maltese Falcons, and other accessories in Karl’s mysterious cache. KL also instructed LV to cut him a compartment specifically for his precious JBL Creature iPod speakers and subwoofer combo.

Wait, back up…why does he have 20 iPods? And JBL Creature speakers? Are you kidding me?

Is there a spot in there for his Apple Newton and spare floppy disks, too?

Someone should probably escort Mr. Lagerfeld to the nearest external hard drive, it’ll blow his mind. After that, maybe a crash course on the progressive history of laptops and the current state of high fidelity speakers.

Actually, forget it; maybe he can just pay Louis Vuitton to build him a leather-wrapped time machine to transport him back to 2004."

 

If you want this ultimate ‘party-in-a-trunk’ and have the necessary financial launchpad for it… be prepared to wait up to eight months. Maximum.

And by the way…

Very affordable for ‘4 Minute’ hitmaker Madonna who is getting 10 million dollars for being the face of Louis Vuitton. . . following Jennifer Lopez, Uma Thurman and Scarlett Johansson.

 

That’s pure LV Luxury for you… with your initials engraved for eternity!

 

Have a great LVDay!

 

Bianca Gubalke