#TheFutureIs / Design / Futures / The Word On The Street / Trend Forecasting / Trendspotting / Trendwatching

Back To The Future…

Posted on August 1, 2019 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

Dear Reader After a ‘bit’ of a hiatus, Curated Futures is back, and readying for some big things over the next few months! We have been spending the last little while out, about and around, pursuing ideas, observing happenings and collating the word on the street. Synonymous with seeking, and translating, inspiration—our reporting highlights the … Continue reading →

*Playing / Architecture / Culture / Curated Spaces_ / Design / Interiors / Photography / Sport & Fitness / Travel

Into The Void

Posted on January 2, 2019 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

Photo credit: Manuel Kottersteger Captioned as “a story that amazes”, “a journey through history” and “a look into the future”, the Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography cooly launched in December, ready for the 2018/19 winter season. Rewriting the rules for the presentation of mountain photography and THE place to go for mountain enthusiasts and those … Continue reading →

*Showcasing / Art / Curated Spaces_ / Science

FaB Ignites Research

Posted on January 26, 2015 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

Graphene artist Nicolas Strappini‘s response to research by Dr. Marcin Mucha-Kruczynski. Seven researchers from the University of Bath have collaborated with local artists to communicate their research in new and exciting ways. Curated by Fringe Arts Bath, the artists were invited to submit proposals for artistic reinterpretations of the researchers’ Ignite talks. The work is to be … Continue reading →

Film / Story-telling / Take 5_

Lest We Play God…

Posted on December 20, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

Futuristic thriller Ex Machina is a sinister directorial debut from 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac, who will next be seen together on JJ Abrams hotly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII, Ex Machina follows Gleeson’s coder Caleb, who wins a trip to the retreat of his company’s CEO Nathan … Continue reading →

*Showcasing / Architecture / Art / Curated Spaces_ / Innovation / So This Just Happened / Technology / Theatre

Let There Be Light…

Posted on October 17, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

In its second year, the SIGNAL Festival is transforming Prague into an immersive visual art gallery with installations by teams of light designers, architects, engineers and hackers. The spectacular three-day celebration is fast becoming the Czech Republic’s most well-attended cultural event. The festival, founded by Martin Posta, aims to revive both well-known and hidden, mysterious … Continue reading →

Monday Musing

“Do You Do It, Or Does It Do You?”

Posted on September 1, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

…the moment you have a situation where you are really in control of things, that is to say in which the future is almost completely predictable […] a completely predictable future is already the past. You’ve had it! – Alan Watts, British-born philosopher, writer and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern … Continue reading →

#TheFutureIs / Art / Brands

#TheFutureIs… My Mind, Body… And Soul? [Immersivity]

Posted on June 25, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

We take a look at the growing trend of consumer-created immersive experience and what brands can learn from art to connect with their audience… Read the latest JWT report and you’ll see that Immersive Experiences are listed as one of the top trends for the near future. With that in mind, we explore how more and … Continue reading →

Monday Musing

Go With The Lowe

Posted on June 23, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

…just write what’s real. It has to be real, and not aping a cadence, style or convention that the industry has created. When it’s original, you know it, and the audience knows it. -Rob Lowe, actor, director, writer, in conversation with Philip Ellis at ogilvydo.com Continue reading →

#TheFutureIs / Brands / Innovation / Technology

#TheFutureIs… The Post-PC Era [Pt_2]

Posted on June 15, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

In April we reported that a revolution is brewing in branded content with a look at Haptic technology. Here is part 2 of that article… Insight #2: The movement for Privacy People are fast becoming wise to just how much their digital lives are being monitored, and scandals like Google and the NSA only further … Continue reading →

Monday Musing

The Game Changer

Posted on June 2, 2014 by CuratedFutures • Leave a comment

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete. – Buckminster Fuller Continue reading →