Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Design Clarity on Ice

After a jolly Christmas lunch at Medcalf in Exmouth market, wrapped in layers of warmth, extra socks and gloves all safely on, skates neatly laced and with more than a passing resemblance to penguins doing that walk, Design Clarity found themselves on the edge of the ice at Somerset House last week ready for a truly London Christmas experience.

Concentrating very hard on staying upright, it was only after a couple of turns around the rink that we remembered to look up and appreciate what an amazing space Somerset House had become for Christmas.

Both Fiona and Alex, seemed to have no fear where the ice was concerned (growing up in chilly foreign climes must do that to you) – happy to hold everyone else up, and spinning them round corners, Fiona kept trying to tempt everyone ‘Lets go into the middle of the ice.’ I’m not sure what would have happened in the middle of the ice, but no one was tempted, I suspect some kind of Torvill and Dean routine might have gone terrible wrong.

Only one incident, a collision between Sam and the ice – but the handsome medic said all was fine, so back onto the …

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Christmas Golfing

In this year’s Christmas celebration, Design Clarity Sydney took to the golf course in search of a hole in one, an eagle, a birdie, or anything else we could find. After warming up with a golf pro at North Bondi Golf Course, the team tried their luck on the tee, and got in the swing of it very quickly (or so we thought!) The summer sunshine and rolling green hills served as the perfect backdrop for a glorious day – and armed with our Hipstamatic apps, it quickly developed into a photoshoot on the side. After golf, we continued the celebrations at Sean’s Panorama in Bondi for a delicious feast, drinks, and secret Santa… Ho Ho Ho and a Merry Christmas to you all!…

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Winter Wine & Cheese

The chill of the London winter is now truly upon us, the Christmas lights are on, and the festive season has begun!

To get into the spirit of things, Design Clarity London hosted a winter wine and cheese evening for clients, consultants and friends of Design Clarity. Loaded with our newly found knowledge from the cheesemongers and sommeliers of Borough Market, the studio was converted into a festive feast.

We began with a French Sauvignon Blanc, the Abbesse de Loire which perfectly accompanied the Ragstone, a goats cheese from Neal’s Yard. The Brie de Meaux,  from North East France was matched with a Litho Riesling (a nod to our Australian studio), a fruity style to compliment the creaminess of the brie. To follow the Pico de Anet (Spanish Tempranillo), a full-bodied rich red with the structure to stand next to the Montgomery Cheddar.

To finish, a fortified wine, (just to keep us going), La Font del Bosc with the hugely popular Stichelton (Neal’s Yards ode to a Stilton). We had many people eager to head out and buy more of this one for their Christmas celebrations, unfortunately for them, we managed to purchase the last four bottles, more barrels being …