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A Viking Past Lives In Denmark’s Wind-Powered Today
Viking Horn-Inspired Turbines Make Green Music in Copenhagen AOC Human Values
Denmark pioneered wind power during the 1970s and created a manufacturing base that today leads the technology. Wind power provided one-third of Denmark’s energy consumption in 2013 and 41% of energy consumption in the first half of 2014. The goal is 50% of Denmark’s energy consumption coming from wind power by 2020.
How poetic and relevant it is that designers Laura Mesa Arango and Rafael Sanchez Herrera are inspired by Denmark’s wind power history but also historical Viking horn forms for their new exhibit at the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative.
Frank Tjeplema of Dutch Studio Tjeo
‘Bronze Age’ Sensual Furniture By Frank Tjeplema AOC Human Values
Frank Tjeplema, lead designer and founder of Dutch studio Tjeo produces inspiring bronze furniture that is exquisite in terms of its craftsmanship and sensuality. The collection called ‘Bronze Age’ is presented in the ballroom of the Colloredo Mansfeld Palace in Prague. Tnepkema explains:
Holocaust Catharsis In Cambodia
Zaha Hadid Unveils Cambodia’s Sleuk Rith Institute Designs, Inspired by Angor Wat AOC Sensual Rebel
Global powerhouse British architect Zaha Hadid shares her design vision for Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s new Sleuk Rith Institute dedicated to Memory, Justice and Healing around the genocide related to the Khmer Rouge era.The documentation center was established in 1995 and holds archives of nearly one million documents. Over two million people — about 20 percent of the population — lost their lives in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979,
The almost spiritual, feminine, spider-web nature of Hadid’s design development comprises five locally sourced wooden structures, rising from the ground in an interwoven, upward spiral. The timber support system is meant to reference the ancient temples of Angor Wat.
London’s New Hackney Fashion Lab
via Vogue UK
HACKNEY is increasing its fashion-hub status by the day: tomorrow sees the launch of The Fashion Lab, a collaborative effort between Hackney Council, the Design-Manufacturer Innovation Support Centre (DISC) and the Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE) to facilitate young designers and graduates with equipment and studio space as they begin their careers.
“London has always been renowned for creativity in fashion. We expect this new facility will drive London forward as the heart of unlocking creativity and supporting fashion designers through technical innovation,” said Wendy Malem, director of CFE and DISC.
See also: Hackney’s Fashion Makeover
Wiki Leaks Goes Fashionable Vogue UK
WikiLeaks is launching a fashion label, first stop India where it will open stores for the non-profit organization in a drive to raise awareness and funds.
“India is one of the countries where awareness about WikiLeaks is the highest and Julian [Assange, WikiLeaks founder] is excited about the proposition,” Olafur Vignir Sigurvinsson, an Iceland-based WikiLeaks representative, told the Times of India. He added that the monetisation of the WikiLeaks brand would help raise funds for the company, which - like Wikipedia - currently survives on donations. “We are also looking for partners in India, who can manage the property and translate it into retail and e-retail platforms,” Olafur added.
The organisation already retails selected products, including T-shirts bearing the slogans “Designated enemy of the state”, “Leaks exposing injustice” and “By becoming continuous, war has ceased to exist”.
Phase Three Battersea London On the Drawing Boards
“Our goal from the start has been to create a neighborhood that connects into the historic fabric of the city of London, but one that has its own identity and integrity,” explains architect Frank Gehry. “We have tried to create humanistic environments that feel good to live in and visit.”
