Head down to the Tate Britain to catch a selection of Karen Knoor’s photography, on show until October 2015 as part of BP Spotlights. These images come from her series ‘Belgravia 1979-81’ and humorously document the aspirations and lifestyles of the privileged few living in one of the most affluent pockets of London.
For anyone who loves a good documentary – this should be #1 on your list of films to watch this Christmas. The film’s soundtrack, by Timo Lassy, (which unfortunately is only available in Japan) is also a cracker – but you can get a taste of it here.
StreetPong is a handy addition to a traffic light junction in Hildesheim, Germany, which gets pedestrians playing a simple game of pong while waiting for the lights to change. A creative attempt to upgrade our public spaces!
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Without indulging in too much self promotion, I wanted to explain my absence from greenicecream for the last part of this year. Since finishing my finals in June I have been working on solarbox – a company which I Co-Founded with the mission to provide public space solutions to public problems.
Our first product is solarbox – a transformed telephone box which now allows users to charge their smart phones for free. As the name suggests it is powered by the sun! solarbox was made possible thanks to the help of the Mayor of London’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur of the Year Award (funded by Siemens), which myself and Co-Founder were awarded in July. (We were also lucky enough to win funding from UnLtd and our university).
We launched solarbox on 1st October, capturing the attention of Londoners and the press worldwide alike. It was a fantastic few days – my personal highlight being featured in the New York Times (both online and in print). The challenge for us now is to convert this interest into meaningful partnerships which will allow us to both roll out solarbox around London whilst also turning our attention to other ideas.
Please do check us out on Twitter and Instagram – or even better if you’re interested in being involved get in touch at info@solarboxlondon.co.uk
Loving this teaser clip from Swansea based trio ‘Belgrave’. This teaser for Curb Code, featuring rapper Abel Gray, comes ahead of the release on Sunday. As the other half of one of the Welshman, it’s great to see Belgrave collaborate with other talent and pull together a smashing song which has been dubbed “pre debut James Blake”.
Yey for Belgrave! #newmusic
Stumbled across these photos by Brenda Ann Kenneally. From the late 70’s to early 90’s, these images capture Miami ‘before the money’. Kenneally, who is well known for her ethnographic approach to visual documentary and photography is also the co-founder of Upstate Girls – a 9 year long project which has produced a multiplatform documentary of the lives of single mothers and their families living in Troy, NY.
Waste of Talent: I met Charlotte Roach earlier this week at Hub Youth Academy, a course which we are both taking at Impact Hub Islington. Take a leaf out of Charlotte’s book, go out, find someone who you like who’s doing what they love… and follow suit!
Whether its the beginning of the triathlon season or the wake of the London marathon, there’s a common theme of communication with me currently.
I’m wasting my talent.
When will I get out and compete.
Thanks for the backhanded vote of confidence. I, perhaps like you think (with one giant declaration of arrogance, that I will justify later) if I was in training I would be competing on international stages.
Noticeably I’m not in training (broken leg aside).
I don’t mean to disappoint but I’m going to address the above.
Firstly I’m not sorry to disappoint. Disappointment is an emotion felt following misjudged expectations of another. It is your problem. At my end, I have made an active choice NOT to remain in competitive sport. I feel lucky that I was in a position to make this choice. Many are not, I was almost one.
Secondly, I did not rise…
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