Manetone

I just wanted to show you this amazing thing. Loitering in reception at The Partners the other day, I was faced with a funny-looking rendition of Manet's Bar at the Folies Bergere. Looking closer, I discovered it was made up of old Pantone chips. Incredible.

The result of a long night, apparently, this utterly pointless creation is also utterly wonderful - largely because it's so pointless.

Why don't we do more of this sort of thing in our business? Just take time out to make some mad idea real? Or do we, and I just never get to hear about it? If you know of similar splendid design nuttiness, do let me know.

(The Partners also came up with the quite brilliant Grand Tour idea for the National Gallery, putting life-size reproductions of masterpieces all over London. But I don't want to be accused of brown-nosing to clients, so I won't mention it.)