March 13, 2008 · 10:46 AM

super nomads

Philippe Starck could be called a super nomad. Well perhaps he would see himself this way. When I read about his lifestyle this weekend in ParisMatch, I thought so. He tells there how he permanently travels around the globe for his projects, the Baccarat in Moscow, the Le Lan in Bejing or designing a new eco-friendly and almost invisible superjacht.

And he keeps his energies by creating a personal cocoon with his wife around himself during all this jetset, the keep rituals, doesn't take baggage. Interesting.

I thought of others who keep their average speed at these levels. Our DLD friend Hans-Ulrich Obrist for example who takes his inspiration around the world connecting artists, exhibitions and people. Josua Ramo wrote about the average speed, the miles you travel divided by the hours in a year. Hans-Ulrich will be in Dubai next week, too. Looking forward. I spoke with Steffi today about super normads who are the first global citizens.

 

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