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About helenbcn

I sometimes write about things that interest or inspire me, and that I think might interest and inspire other people. I prefer blogs as a medium (rather than Medium, Twitter, Instagram etc) partly because of the longer format but mostly because of the ability to hyperlink to other interesting and useful sources, which to me seems more true to the 'spirit of the internet' than proprietary sites that try their hardest to keep you within their own domain. Comments welcome.

Beautiful custom made furniture

Posted on January 29, 2013 by helenbcn

I just bought a flat. Well, I did in November, and it’s still sinking in. Luckily for me I could more or less move in, although there was a fair amount of stuff to be done, and I am lucky … Continue reading →

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Dirty White Gold

Posted on October 28, 2012 by helenbcn

I’ve posted before about the true costs of ‘cheap’ clothing, most recently in the ‘Who Made My Pants’ article. Well here is someone doing some great work into investigating those costs in more detail. From her website: “Leah Borromeo is … Continue reading →

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Papers Coma – get your printing and binding done here.

Posted on October 9, 2012 by helenbcn

I just want to briefly raise the profile of Papers Coma again – they really are a fantastic place to do business. I just had to get some reasonably complex printing and binding done. It was done promptly and efficiently with … Continue reading →

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