Monocle has a great photo feature in May 2007’s issue about “the brands that make our lives work”. In this particular instance, Monocle examines the Finnish fire department, and looks at what brands are represented when laying out the department’s equipment.

In addition to the obvious infrastructure tie, I think it’s interesting to look at the brands (i.e. companies) that are behind our daily lives. That’s infrastructure itself. Of course, it’s from Europe where they have a broader view of what’s behind the scenes, and they aren’t afraid to bring it out into the open…

(Though you can’t see the brands due to Monocle’s subscription requirement, know it’s mostly Siemens and other European companies. No surprise… but do pick up Monocle if you see it!)