This past Monday I was invited by our friend Nicholas at Project no. 08 to see the collection of Canadian designer Arielle De Pinto. To my surprise, I was not only treated to a lesson in MIT science applied to jewelry and metal clothing, I was engaged in a conversational detour about customs procedures and shared musical interests with our new friend Mary-Catherine Anderson that set this one hour rendez-vous way off course from the average “market appointment”. Diamanda Galas led to Anna Wintour’s low tolerance for bass and the next thing I know, this lands in my e-mail. Thanks MCAT. I look forward to more in Paris.