One of the most intriguing Disney films to come out this year isn’t a Disney film at all. Apparently, Disney had no idea it was being made and now that they do, it’s a wonder that the people behind it aren’t getting sued. Escape From Tomorrow attracted a lot of attention at Sundance for its … Continue reading
Author Archives: CuratedFutures
The Fallen 9000
September 21st was Peace Day, a day to remind us that freedom costs dearly and maybe to also make us take a moment to look backwards as we run headlong towards whatever futures we feel like at any particular moment… A gift (or maybe a curse?) enabled by those who lost their lives so we … Continue reading
So This Just Happened_ Hewett Street Block Party, London
Out and about in EC2 yesterday, we came across a full-on ‘urban jamboree‘! Hosted by Protein®, the The Hewett Street Block Party is an annual event which celebrates it’s local creative community whilst also raising money for children’s charity ‘Hackney Pirates‘. Live music, games, workshop, street food and good times were had by all! Continue reading
Beyond 2014… BEYOND Vogue
A meeting of minds and a conversation in time between Vonn_R of Curated Futures and Not Vogue’s Steve Oklyn… We’re casting our gaze beyond 2014. In fact to be more precise, we’ve pitched up in 2023. Everything as we knew it in the “here and now” – socially, culturally, economically, politically – has altered. Beyond. … Continue reading
The Time Lord Cometh
Walking around Cardiff Bay on a sunny autumn lunchtime and who should we find has ‘landed’?? Continue reading
The Lost Future…
Suddenly she realized that what she was regretting was not the lost past but the lost future, not what had not been but what would never be. – F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Nice Quiet Place. Continue reading
Would Like To Meet_ The Future Laboratory [Strange Days]
I recently had a meeting with The Future Laboratory at their offices in Spitalfields, London. A consumer-insight and brands agency, The Future Laboratory offers a powerful blend of trend forecasting and innovation strategies making it one of the world’s most renowned and respected futures consultancies. Whether we like it or not, trends are a fundamental … Continue reading
America Needs You…
Al Jazeera answers the call… Continue reading
A Backwards Glance…
If You Go Down To The Woods Today…
I quite literally happened upon this little corner of nature+art=heaven in the Sella Valley whilst visiting the area of Borgo Valsugana in Italy recently. Arte Sella is an international outdoor exhibition of contemporary art set up in 1986, in the fields and woods of the Val di Sella, offering an unforgettable journey through nature and its … Continue reading