Category - Insights
April Showers Rain Game
Insights, News
It may reassure you to know that April showers bring May flowers. It sure makes us happy. That’s despite increasing carbon emissions, warming oceans, changing climate conditions and what’s up with that Jet Stream. We prefer things to…
How Bezar – We’re a Handpicked Pop-Up from Providence
Insights, News
“Bradford Shellhammer was soul searching on a beach in Rio.” That’s powerful credentials right there. No doubt the man was destined for big ideas. Sure enough, Shellhammer did it again. The founder and former CEO of design-obsessed Fab…
Today’s Special Cleverhood Message for Peace
Insights
We’re not a lot like pickles. Seriously. But that doesn’t mean we don’t respect them. Sometimes I see people laughing at a pickle, not with it, and I want to sit down and calmly reason with them. I…
What We Learned at the National Bike Summit
Insights, Livable Cities
Bikes represent freedom. We all knew that the first time we hopped on a Huffy with a sandwich and a canteen in our backpack to pedal to parts unknown (apologies to those born after the Xbox invention). You’ll…
New Conveniences in Your Rain Cape Shopping Experience
Insights, News
We’re very pleased to announce that we have a brand new store. It’s open almost everywhere in the world and never closes. We hope that’s convenient for you. Of course, for the full shopping experience we recommend that…
Cleverhood is for Lovers
Insights
It’s not long now until Valentine’s Day. Oh boy. Like it or not, it’s time for that special day when that special someone is wondering just what special things you have in store for them. That’s pressure. Don’t…
Deep Thoughts Amidst the Autumn Leaves
Insights
Hope you had a Happy Halloween. Hey, you know who does a great Zombie? These Irish guys. Now on to November for some real weather fun! Looks like 6-9 inches of snow this weekend for our neighbors in…
Top Ten Livable Cities: Where’s Boston?
Insights, Livable Cities
Boston doesn’t appear in any of the top lists of world’s top Livable Cities. It’s time to fix that. The Economists a popular Top Ten list. It features five Australian cities, three Canadian and two European. That leaves room for zero in the U.S.
How About A Better World By Design?
Insights
We’re inspired by good design. It’s not just about the looks. Improve both the form and the function and you’ve got something worth talking about. “The details are not the details. They make the design.” Charles Eames Coming…
What Do You Call It When It Rains While The Sun Is Shining?
Insights
Linguistics analyzes human language. It’s interesting. Fundamentally, all human beings seem to produce language in essentially the same way. As MIT researcher Noam Chomsky pointed out, cats will not understand and produce a language with words. Dialects are…
