http://www.squaremile.com/blog/ Check out what is new on SquareMile en Copyright (c) SquareMile 2010 60 http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/105/Crunch-Bunch-A-1-3m-Bra.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/BA9i2z3M/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Blimey! What a piece of work! How stunning. Remarkable. Beautifully put together. Wouldn’t mind getting a closer peek at these curves yada yada. You get the picture. We mean, of course, the bra. It is a thing of craftsmanship and wonderment. Says the press release. What else to say? (Like you’re reading the words, not drooling at the pic.) Well, I can tell you that the bra features more than 3,000 60ct white diamonds, alongside 82ct blue sapphires and oval-shaped... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/105/Crunch-Bunch-A-1-3m-Bra.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Wed, 15 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/105/Crunch-Bunch-A-1-3m-Bra.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/696/Crunch-Bunch-Venus-of-Cupertino-iPad-Docking-Station.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/dwn2SEtZ/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> But ubiquity comes with its own challenges. Like how do you retain your fiercely independent streak when you’re lugging around exactly the same tablet as the rest of the world? Short of trading your iPad in for a Microsoft Surface or customising its beautiful back-plate with a bit of DIY engraving, both of which are madness in my opinion, your options are limited to putting it in a snazzy case. Or at least they were, until Venus of Cupertino’s iPad docking station... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/696/Crunch-Bunch-Venus-of-Cupertino-iPad-Docking-Station.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/696/Crunch-Bunch-Venus-of-Cupertino-iPad-Docking-Station.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/601/Crunch-Bunch-Black-Astrum.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/nmLuOVRc/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> “Look at that subtle off-white colouring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark!” Say what you like about the chainsaw-wielding mass-murdering psychopath, but Patrick Bateman knew his business cards. It was all about taste for him: understated class but with enough flourish – think raised lettering and bone colouring – to show that you’re not just another suit. Well, imagine his utter dismay if you were to present him with one of these:... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/601/Crunch-Bunch-Black-Astrum.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/601/Crunch-Bunch-Black-Astrum.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/622/Crunch-Bunch-Fonderie-47-Cufflinks.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/gzxYHC9m/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” At least, that’s what googly-eyed doodler Pablo Picasso believed. And what luxury jewellery company Fonderie 47 has taken to heart in the construction of its new limited edition range of men’s jewellery. Although these cufflinks may cost an eye-watering £20,720 per set, Fonderie’s mission is actually far more noble than it may seem. It uses the funds generated from sales to buy and then destroy illegal... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/622/Crunch-Bunch-Fonderie-47-Cufflinks.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 11:45:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/622/Crunch-Bunch-Fonderie-47-Cufflinks.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/521/Crunch-Bunch-A-40k-Headphones.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/g1zMTP7Z/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Heard the one about the diamond-encrusted earphones? No, didn’t think so. There’s a reason that Deos hasn’t exactly become a high-street brand. And it’s not just because ‘Defining Expression of Sound’ is frankly a bit of a shite name. You know how they say you shouldn’t really wear white headphones because it makes it obvious to London’s less morally-sound individuals that you’re harbouring an iDevice… Well, imagine then dressing up said headphones with... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/521/Crunch-Bunch-A-40k-Headphones.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 11:45:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/521/Crunch-Bunch-A-40k-Headphones.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/183/Crunch-Bunch-Porsche-Design-Hookah.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/mXLuMc8n/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Luckily for us, Porsche Design has stepped up to the plate and delivered just such a product. This £2,000 hookah is inspired by just the sort of automotive innovation one should demand from a trusty shisha pipe. Firstly, the eagle-eyed petrolheads among you may have clocked the TecFlex piping. For those not in the know this is the durable hose used to sheath brake lines and electronics on high performance vehicles. Why this should prove necessary is beyond us – but it... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/183/Crunch-Bunch-Porsche-Design-Hookah.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/183/Crunch-Bunch-Porsche-Design-Hookah.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/674/Crunch-Bunch-Jack-Row-Pen-amp-Cufflinks-A-31-000.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/mIACbFo9/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> The humble Bic, for example, is for the confident, practical man. It says ‘what I’m writing is more important than what I’m writing it with’. And ‘I lose a lot of pens’. A Montblanc, on the other hand, is for the distinguished gentleman. It says ‘I’m dependable; I take care of my possessions, of which I have so many my wife has run out of ideas of what to get me for Christmas’. A £27,500 Jack Row 18ct white-gold Architect’ pen decorated with nearly a... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/674/Crunch-Bunch-Jack-Row-Pen-amp-Cufflinks-A-31-000.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/674/Crunch-Bunch-Jack-Row-Pen-amp-Cufflinks-A-31-000.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/648/Crunch-Bunch-Aurumania-Bike-A-67-000.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/m12FNofy/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> It’s rather apt that our answer to the USA’s Silicon Valley has, as its creative epicentre, a dismal roundabout in east London. The streets around the ‘Silicon Roundabout’ (or the interchange at the junction of Old Street and City Road, as you might know it) are full of people who talk in binary, have haircuts so edgy they haven’t been invented yet and are working on technology that will change the way we ridicule strangers online forever. If any of these people do... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/648/Crunch-Bunch-Aurumania-Bike-A-67-000.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/648/Crunch-Bunch-Aurumania-Bike-A-67-000.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/618/Crunch-Bunch-Contra-Mundum.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/r6JZAXYi/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Unless, of course, that glove happens to be handmade from 18ct white gold chainmail and more than 5,000 diamonds in which case, frankly, you can do whatever the hell you like. The glove was created by heiress/designer/artist Daphne Guinness and jeweller Shaun Leane over a period of four years, inspired by Guinness’s fascination with armour. Arguably if she’d been a little more fascinated with armour it would have covered more than just her lower left arm and been made... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/618/Crunch-Bunch-Contra-Mundum.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/618/Crunch-Bunch-Contra-Mundum.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/140/Crunch-Bunch-A-135-000-Silver-Dwarf.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/EymNNDnr/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> At last month’s Masterpiece Fair this little chap was the height of fashion. Without telling any tall tales, the 67.5cm-short silver statue of a 17th-century dwarf took pride of place. Displayed by Mayfair antiques dealer Ronald Phillips Ltd, it is said to be life-sized. Which means the little fella was not much bigger than two of the plastic rulers we were given in our very first stationery sets (along with a protractor, set square and compass). So who was the enigmatic... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/140/Crunch-Bunch-A-135-000-Silver-Dwarf.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/140/Crunch-Bunch-A-135-000-Silver-Dwarf.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/93/Crunch-Bunch-The-A-37k-champagne.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/1WHakfSc/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Don’t get us wrong – we like a bit of ’poo (not the scatological kind, though there are specialist magazines for that kind of thing) as much as the next functioning alcoholic. Dry, biscuit, tones of peach, notes of melon – whatever... we’ll still guzzle it. But when it comes to the serious stuff, Armand de Brignac has been voted number one in more than 1,000 blind tastings (I don’t wish to sound uncharitable – but just why do the blind always get these cushy... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/93/Crunch-Bunch-The-A-37k-champagne.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/93/Crunch-Bunch-The-A-37k-champagne.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/713/Is-commuting-a-waste-of-your-time-Not-if-you-make-something-out-of-it.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/EybwpBpD/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> I like my commute. That’s not a phrase you hear often. For most people, the commute has to be endured, completed in the shortest time and finished with as little pain as possible. They have a point. The over-crowded, noisy and expensive journeys that we are forced to tolerate have little to recommend them. But I enjoy my daily commute. It gives me the chance to do something I could never fit in to the rest of my day. The two hours a day that I spend on trains gives me time... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/713/Is-commuting-a-waste-of-your-time-Not-if-you-make-something-out-of-it.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Mon, 13 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/713/Is-commuting-a-waste-of-your-time-Not-if-you-make-something-out-of-it.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/712/Escape-Artist-Christian-Rothhardt.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/x0aw7wf5/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> I started work in finance in 1997 for Credit Suisse First Boston but it wasn’t until 1999 that I moved to London to work for UBS, in leverage finance and acquisition finance. I covered various finance roles both in New York and London up until 2009 when I left. I’ve got loads of fond memories of the City. We had one guy who always walked in with a trumpet every morning to wake up his team and trumpeted across the floor for five minutes. My team were great. But there came... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/712/Escape-Artist-Christian-Rothhardt.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 07 May 2013 10:45:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/712/Escape-Artist-Christian-Rothhardt.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/711/The-lending-worm-is-turning.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/ms7uMhYi/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Sadly, the positive government messages only paper over the cracks of the less attractive picture behind. In reality, the FLS extension may only serve to lengthen the time it takes to join its largely unsuccessful predecessors - the Enterprise Finance Guarantee and Project Merlin - as figures showed a further £4.8bn drop in lending for the three months to February 2013. FLS is another case of treating the symptom, rather than the underlying disease, with analysts pointing... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/711/The-lending-worm-is-turning.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/711/The-lending-worm-is-turning.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/710/Escape-Artist-Judy-Joo.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/4WOCMPec/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Who did you work for in the City and what did you do? I worked for Morgan Stanley in New York and San Francisco. I paid my dues on the two year analyst program, and then went on to sell fixed income derivatives to institutional clients. Were there any people in the City that were memorable to work with? I worked with a number of very talented and wonderful people. I still keep in touch with many of them today. When I was on Wall Street we had a great time, I particularly... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/710/Escape-Artist-Judy-Joo.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:45:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/710/Escape-Artist-Judy-Joo.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/709/Risks-and-opportunities-for-businesses-in-a-changing-world.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/nmNHiAFR/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> Since the financial crisis of 2008 the relationship between the general public and the corporations that serve them has changed. On the one hand, the public is questioning the role of corporations and blaming them for emphasising short term results over the wider economic good. On the other, governments are asking how they can avoid a repeat of the financial crisis, whilst still dealing with the fallout of the first one. All of this means tighter government regulation, at... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/709/Risks-and-opportunities-for-businesses-in-a-changing-world.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:15:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/709/Risks-and-opportunities-for-businesses-in-a-changing-world.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/708/Going-The-Extra-Mile.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/tqwOadqQ/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> 1) When we originally created our iconic front cover depicting Boris Johnson as Che Guevara, we never thought it would end up in the hands of a Masai guide – or that the colours would go so well with his robe. We like to think that no self-respecting Masai guide leaves home without a copy of the mag.    2) Will Thompson, a programme manager at Microsoft, sent us this photo of his friends Liz and Nick Hedderman enjoying two recent issues of Square Mile at the top of the... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/708/Going-The-Extra-Mile.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/708/Going-The-Extra-Mile.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/707/Top-tips-for-contracting-with-Mad-Men.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/nrFktkZq/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> However, there are some key issues that are worth considering and nailing down in the small print in advance of kicking off the work. Once the work gets going, the project will be your priority and ironing out issues along the way is more difficult. Some key areas to consider are: 1. Intellectual property – You will want to own the ad and its defining features. However, you may be surprised to know that, under copyright law, the owner is "the creator". This means that the... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/707/Top-tips-for-contracting-with-Mad-Men.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/707/Top-tips-for-contracting-with-Mad-Men.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/706/Subscribe-to-Square-Mile-magazine-for-free.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/iTALghkV/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> To get your free copy of the magazine head to our subscription page. It may just be the best decision you ever... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/706/Subscribe-to-Square-Mile-magazine-for-free.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:15:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/706/Subscribe-to-Square-Mile-magazine-for-free.html http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/705/Escape-Artist-Aruna-Seth.html <img src='/filestorage/blogs/oryginal/TDHdz76q/300_200_crop.jpg' align='left' hspace='4' vspace='2'> I used to work for a few banks. At Goldmans, I was on the trading floor, and in Morgan Stanley I was a PA. I was there for about three years before I decided to leave. I liked working in the City because you can feed off of the aspirational people around you. Seeing people doing really, really well, especially on the trading floors, made me want to do my own thing as well. I wanted to be a trader to begin with, but after a little while I just thought, “I don’t want to do... <p> <a href='http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/705/Escape-Artist-Aruna-Seth.html'>Read the full article on squaremile.com</a> </p> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:15:00 GMT http://www.squaremile.com/blogs/705/Escape-Artist-Aruna-Seth.html