I really enjoyed this Ted because Chris Bangle taps into an idea which actually became a running theme or throughline at Canvas - the ability to find and highlight the artistry in everything that we look to bring into the shop. Cars, sneakers, apparel, books, photos, canvases are all art (sometimes good and sometimes bad) - if you take the time to see it. Funny aside - the design teams he is speaking of chose Malibu as their design studio homebase. Enjoy

I love this  Ted because sometimes we need a coach(a friend, a stranger, a Ted, a movie, a David Blaine)  to remind us of our capacity for the mental toughness need toachieve our goals inspite of… . I try to remind myself by using that line from the “Untouchables” where Sean Connery looks at Kevin Costner and says ‘SO WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO NOW’. We have the capacity to do…

Side Note - I think the sneakers David is wearing in this talk are the Generic Man Army Re-Edits that he bought at CANVAS. The coolest part of his stop into the shop were the magic tricks he did for my friend Evan kid’s(Ella and Hudson). Pure Magic!! 

A good friend (Shaun Lynda) of mine turned me on to Ted.com and I have been hooked ever since. This site plays amazing talks by some of the best and brightest individuals on the planet. These talks cover all areas, art, commerce, design, politics etc… Working in Malibu has brought the beauty and importance of the ocean to my front door so to speak and this talk by Brian Skerry outlines some of the things that we are doing well and some of the things we could do much better.  The first of many ted posts to come.

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