Canna-Chopper Detects Cannabis Plantations
Since two days the Dutch police is experimenting with a so-called ‘canna-chopper’, a small gaunt helicopter invented to track illegal weed farms. Selling cannabis might be legal in Holland, however, growing it on a large scale is forbidden. The police tries to more effectively detect this illegal form of urban agriculture. The heli is equipped […]
Forget About Business Cards, This Is E
A friend of mine is working on the newest relevation in the world of social networking: E. E enables you to collect your accounts – on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and every other network of your choice – in one spot, and share them in real life by using any mobile phone or Connector. It allows […]
Online Local Food Markets
On a local scale, social software supports trading within a community. An example is VeggieTrader, the online marketplace for backyard food. We blogged about that last week. PSFK reports some other initiatives connecting small scale business with the local community. One of the most succesful is the online network Etsy, which is a trading site […]
Inflatable Experiences
In our series reporting about amazing inflatable spaces we found, this project at the Libarynth research site of our friend Cocky Eek, is called 'Inflatable Inspirations'.
Satellite Typography
Through Google Earth, a new perspective on the urban form has been revealed. This development implies a new design issue for architects and urbanists, considering roof tops and urban schemes as a part of the city’s facade. Besides that, it shows interesting pattern relics form the past. Rhett Dashwood, Creative Director from Melbourne, and blogger […]
VLNR's Capsule Hotel
Some time ago we invited Denis Oudendijk and Jan Korbes of mobile architecture firm VLNR to give a presentation at our Pecha Kucha Night Amsterdam. They inspired the audience talking about creating interesting new stuff from old tires. Another VLNR project is the Capsule Hotel, which aims to establish a brilliant piece of easy accessible […]
Things Get Micro
Previously we wrote about different initiatives which fit perfectly into the trend of micro-business, like Wonga‘s instant mini-loans and VeggieTrader, the marketplace for backyard farmers. Trendwatching.com refers to the closely related trend of ‘sellsuming’: “A recession-induced need for cash, and an ever-growing infrastructure enabling individuals to act as (part-time) entrepreneurs, are fueling concepts that help ordinary consumers make […]
Free Book: Emotional Cartography
Artist, designer and educator Christian Nold recently launched a free book in which he has brough together a collection of essays from artists, designers, psychogeographers, cultural researchers, futurologists and neuroscientists, to explore the political, social and cultural implications of visulising intimate biometric data and emotional experiences using technology. The book called ‘Emotional Cartography – Technologies […]
Wonderful Inflatables
Some time ago I stumbled upon the work of some great offices who dedicate their energy to producing fine temporary inflatable spaces. Lately we wrote about the project ‘Hovercraft Modernism’ by Raumlabor Berlin. One of their other projects is the Kitchen Monument. This is a bubble that fits perfectly in raw urban settings, in dark […]
Upload Cinema Amsterdam
The contemporary web creates opportunities for for new types of content produced in completely different settings and styles. Every Internet user has the ability to make good stuff and distribute it through the web. There seems to be one rule to become big with your product: quality wins! As a consequence another type of new short movies has emerged. Without paralysation by Hollywood conducts and discussed at cocktail parties, but set free in terms of production and distribution. Amsterdam-based initiative Upload Cinema takes the best of web movies to the big screen.
Why Are That Many Logos Blue?
Rotterdam-based agency Bikker came up with a nice piece of visualisation: the ‘Logo Projector’, which is a nice tool that reflects the colour position of (mostly) Dutch brands and their context. As you can see, many, many logos are blue or red. Why?
VeggieTrader: Marketplace For Backyard Farmers
Backyard farming is hot. Last month Portland-based initiative VeggieTrader launched. VeggieTrader is an online marketplace for buying and selling homegrown products that come right from the backyard. The service was started as an effort to stimulate good eating habits, save money and make the most of the environment. After signing up for free, participants can […]
Inflatable Spaces
The project Hovercraft - Lifting Modernism is a project by Raumlabor an urban office from Berlin.
The Emergence Of Coworking, Part 2
In my article of last Saturday I described the emerge of location independent working and the phenomenon of coworking. In this article I’ll come up with three examples of coworking spots. First of all: Coworker.nl, which was started by web kids Robert Gaal and Alper Çuğun. Coworker.nl is a very nice Dutch website which provides […]
The City As A Video Game
With the Superpowerless song ‘Wasted My Time’ comes a nice videoclip using the urban environment as a Mario Bros-like game. Enjoy.
