Plumen Light Bulb

Two British designers have invented a designer energy saving light bulb, the Plumen.

It is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Mdern Art in New York. 

From their website:

"18 MARCH 2011

We’re shocked, stunned and delighted to have received the overall award for the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011, beating over 90 entries to claim the winning title. Here it is on BBC News at 10 Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum commented: ‘A worthy winner that is both beautiful and smart."

Richard Deacons

Item on DW-TV's Euromaxx about sculptor Richard Deacons. He currentlu has an exhibition in Hanover.

Another smug Tory

Saw historian Niall Ferguson on Mariella Frostrup's Book Show. One of those gleefully self-satisfied giant-egoed Tories who always assume they are the cleverest person in the room.