Dear internet friends,

A quick note – this newsletter will now land every week some time between Thursday & Sunday. I’ve realised that I can make a much better job of it when I have that flexibility.

It’s a short update this week. I’ve had a week of back-to-back calls discussing pressing manor-acquisition-matters, primarily finding answers to the biggest question: how does one fund a multi million euro manor estate? There are many good answers to that question with varying degrees of eccentricity, and I’m excited to share further details with you on how we intend to proceed in the coming weeks. We’ll need a lot of help, and I hope I can bring a lot of you on this adventure with us.

I had a lovely time in Copenhagen last week speaking at Naive Yearly, telling tales of 20 years on the World Wide Web and the various virtual escapades I’ve been on (incl. earning my version of an MBA on Habbo Hotel). Much love to everyone I met there! If I can find the time I’ll do a little screen-recording video running through my presentation for anyone that might be interested.

Warmest wishes ☼

Marty

Hot Hyperlinks

☼ No thoughts, just toucan lamp

☼ Summer beach cruiser vehicles are most definitely my automotive fetish, and this 1968 Ford Bronco has me pretty hot & bothered… but not quite as much as the bespoke convertible Range Rover by Wood & Pickett, which might be the best vehicle I’ve ever seen in my life.

☼ Copenhagen’s SPACE10 just published their Healthy Home report, detailing everything required to build a space which restores, protects and enables its inhabitants.

☼ Londoners, it’s your last chance to visit sound system wizard Devon Turnbull’s ‘HiFi Listening Room Dream No. 1’ at Lisson Gallery.

☼ LG’s new briefcase-screen-thing is kinda great? I think? I have no idea who actually needs this but I love it when a tech company comes out of nowhere with something unexpected. I’ve been thinking back to Nokia’s crazy years and wondering… did Apple take this from us?

Hotter Hyperlinks

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☼ Poolsuite favourite Sam Youkilis just announced his debut monograph, Somewhere 2017-2023 (+ another preview on Insta). “A 500-page typology of human experience”. I genuinely think Sam is responsible for a worldwide aesthetic shift in how people present themselves on social media.

☼ 65 year old Sheila Consaul paid $71k for an abandoned lighthouse and turned it into a home. I’m endlessly inspired by people who embark on life adventures like this. Have any of you done something like this? I’d love to hear from you! See also: A person who lives in a bank and a person who lives in a plane.

☼ Princess Margaret was a sun-seeking leisurist of the highest order

☼ This is the first Kickstarter I’ve seen in a while that I’m actually tempted to back: The Aura Smart Sleep Mask. I’ve had trouble sleeping in recent years, likely due to the stress of trying to do 100 eccentric business projects at once, and my #1 TOP SECRET SOLUTION for drifting off has been... *drum roll* … watching ASMR videos of people in Japanese spas on YouTube. Make of that what you will. They’re so good.

☼ Floral designer Lewis Miller is transforming concrete corners of NYC into works of art bursting with colour

☼ Speaking of Japan, what if you moved to countryside Japan and paid $300 a year for rent? This couple did! And while we’re on the subject, please also discover this beautifully designed retreat in the rural town of Fujimi. Travelling around rural Japan is the trip of my dreams right now – please send tips if you’ve done it.

☼ One for the designers: A deep dive on the famous Ferrari F40 vector illustration by David Rumfelt, made up of a mind blowing 28,000 objects. “Rumfelt recalls running a 3.5-inch floppy disk of Canvas on his prized 256K Mac”. Who needs Figma?

☼ Rounding this issue off with the tweet of the week

Until next time!

See you online ☼

Marty