This project for a Waste-to-Energy Ski Slope in Copenhagen by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), lept to our attention as it combines three of our favourite subjects; snow sports, design and sustainability awareness! Finally breaking ground on 4th March 2013, the Amagerforbrændingen as it’s known, will take the city’s waste and burn it to create … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Design
Highbrow Thinking From The Low-Tech Factory
Come see, play and debate at Hotel Droog, Amsterdam on March 21st 2013… Highbrow Thinking from the Low-Tech Factory – read more on Second Sight‘s blog. Continue reading
Disney Looks Back To Leap Forward With Oscar Winner ‘Paperman’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3WVAR1McO4&feature=player_embedded Director John Kahrs had a vision for his animated short Paperman. There was just one problem. The technology to make it hadn’t been invented yet. The 6-minute black and white film, which won Disney this year’s Oscar for animated short, tells the classic story of boy meets girl; boy and girl become smitten; boy … Continue reading
Pop-up Office Politics
Here’s one I made earlier… Pop-up Office Politics – read more on Second Sight‘s blog. Continue reading
The Train Spotter…
Ok. So how did I come to be here; now; doing… this? Trend Forecasting. On an internship. In Amsterdam. At my age – this in reference to the internship bit (aren’t interns school-leavers?), not the Amsterdam bit – Amsterdam suits me just fine and I, suit it. It seems to embrace creativity, co-working/producing, highbrow thinking, … Continue reading