useful + agreeable is a smart luxury, travel and design broadband tv station and publication.

"u+a is a link between the near future and a recent and vibrant past. it assumes a world which is good and smart and better than today and cheerfully takes you there."
- douglas coupland, author generation x

james culham, founder + creative director: under james' direction, u+a has expanded into many areas from magazine, travel guides to broadband tv station, and has become a sought after voice in travel and design. "useful + agreeable" is a philosophy of voltaire's candide, who optimistically searched the world for all that is "useful + agreeable". james' ambition is to present a useful + agreeable world.

eliza lee, producer: eliza is an award-winning, independent filmmaker and new media specialist. she considers herself a storyteller, and as a result, was an early believer of the possibilities of online entertainment. in 1999, eliza produced and curated a very popular and innovative online, interactive retrospective on the celebrated "cyborg", stelarc. eliza joined u+a in 2004, and has brought her rich multimedia and content development expertise to all facets of u+a.

"james culham's useful + agreeable is a fascinating hybrid of travel writing and globe-trotting how-to. It's a sort of blend of pico iyer and rem koolhaas."
- martin pedersen, executive editor of metropolis magazine