THAT'S A BLOODY
GOOD IDEA

A random selection of stuff (art, architecture, design, film, products, music etc) that, in my opinion have been created as the result of a bloody good idea.

#6. A kids bike for easy riders.

In the early 70's all I wanted for Xmas was a Raleigh Chopper. A kids bike designed for wannabe 'Easy Riders'. I never got one, as A)...

#5. Bowie moves to West Berlin for creative fix.

For Christmas 1978 Santa got me 'Heroes' by David Bowie. I wasn't really into his earlier work (apart from the singles) but this album...

#4. The Blair Witch Project.

In 1993 Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez conceived the idea to make a low budget (@$35-60,000), found footage documentary style film....

#3. The readymade.

As an art student I recall first seeing Duchamp's readymades and being inspired (and amused) by the way he questioned the idea of what is...

#2. Walking on the moon.

Man first walked on the moon on my 8th birthday giving a generation of kids like myself a brand new ambition, to become an astronaut (or...

#1. A car you can commute, eat and sleep in.

My first car was a VW 1979 T2 camper van. We named her Bess. For over 30 years she took me to work, carried gear for the band, took us on...