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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,