The Ferengi still use gold-pressed Latinum…
To the RSA yesterday, in John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ. Between meetings in London we managed to fit in a visit to the lecture by Professor Kenneth Rogoff, deliberating about the existence of cash, illustrated by examples from his new book – The Curse...
The Blue New Deal
from NEF
View image | gettyimages.com This new research report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) is a refreshing look at our coastal communities and their economies. It provides proposals for action, which are leavened through a recognition of history and localised specialist skills. The analysis...
In praise of the micro-business
This month Benedict Dellot of The RSA has, in the report The Second Age of Small – Understanding the economic impact of micro-businesses, produced a provocative and informative clarion call to recognise the sustaining energy and output of the micro-business in the UK. In his...
Everyday Employers
A new RSA Report
Just published, this report offers fresh insights into the conditionality of being an employer, factored through the lens of rising self-employment, business fears about employment and how central government could deploy a mind-shift in its approach to entrepreneurship and the creation of new jobs. Authored...
Crafting the exceptional person…
The RSA have just published a report, Breaking The Mould, which examines the contribution to the SME sector that on-line market places, like Etsy, make to this economic sector. If you haven’t already…discover Etsy on-line here – shop from independent crafts people from around the...
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Innovation in architecture
- masaki ihara integrates house with tiered foundation into small japanese mountain January 20, 2021the staggered configuration follows the incline of the site, to settle harmoniously within the local topography. The post masaki ihara integrates house with tiered foundation into small japanese mountain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.Masaki Ihara
- ‘blackstone M+’ music hotel combines traditional shanghai style with art deco elements January 20, 2021classical decorations are well preserved, highlighted with new vitality thanks to the 'trendy' spatial alterations and additions. The post ‘blackstone M+’ music hotel combines traditional shanghai style with art deco elements appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.WJID
- TRAMA arquitetos aligns ‘cork trees house’ with the landscape of northern portugal January 19, 2021the dwelling has been designed to benefit from sunlight throughout the day, and to take in the sweeping views across the mountains and valleys that surround the site. The post TRAMA arquitetos aligns ‘cork trees house’ with the landscape of northern portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- studio APL + tai-yi associates turn a military bunker into a multimedia gallery in taiwan January 19, 2021the bunker is now a place for people to re-experience the horrors of war and to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives. The post studio APL + tai-yi associates turn a military bunker into a multimedia gallery in taiwan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.APL Studio
Women, reading and writing in Glasgow
- January Covid-19 Closures January 6, 2021In line with current Scottish Government law and guidance relating to Covid-19, the Glasgow Women's Library building will now remain closed until at least 31st January 2021, but we'll continue to deliver online events and bring you ways to get involved with our work digitally.GWL
- GWL’s Winter SurThrival Kit December 16, 2020GWL’s Winter SurThrival Kit With our building now closed for the festive season we wanted to find a way to bring some of that feel-good GWL warmth and cheer into your homes. So, we’ve put together a holiday hamper of sorts, something which we are calling our Winter SurThrival Kit. We hope that this toolkit helps you to […]Naomi Brown
- Best feel-good books: comfort reads you can enjoy over the winter months December 15, 2020It might be cold, dreich and dark outside but there’s plenty to love about winter: the chilly, grey days are the perfect excuse to stay inside and indulge in one of our favourite pastimes, reading. The Danish concept of hygge is still having its moment, and for good reason: it encourages us to indulge in […]Naomi Brown
- Documenting the New Normal: a small selection December 15, 2020Since the initial lockdown began on 23rd March, several of our wonderful Glasgow Women’s Library volunteers have been sharing weekly reflections, diaries and creative writing. As well as being fun, this has been a great way of checking in with each other. Each piece of writing provides a different perspective on the pandemic. We’re delighted to share a selection of these […]Naomi Brown
- Nature Writing Activities December 14, 2020Here are some activities you can do while spending time in your local park, woods, nature reserve, or any natural place, to help you do some creative writing. You can respond to these in any language (or combination of languages), and there’s no wrong answers. You can adapt these to do inside your home or […]Naomi Brown
Hyper Allergic to the arts?
- Chicago Promises $2.5 Million in Grants to Artists and Art Organizations January 20, 2021The city will allocate $500,000 to commission up to 10 public artworks; $250,000 for small local projects; and $1.7 million for nonprofit arts organizations throughout Chicago.
- The Story of the Scorched Melania Trump Sculpture in Slovenia January 19, 2021In 2018, Berlin-based US artist Brad Downey commissioned Slovenian artisan Ales “Maxi” Zupevc to create a sculpture of the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump. It was the first time Zupevc had ever been asked to do something for a contemporary art context, as he’s normally commissioned by locals to create smaller carved […]
- Trump Executive Order Ironically Includes Statue for Banality of Evil Author Hannah Arendt January 19, 2021The order also decrees new monuments for figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Alex Trebek, and Aretha Franklin.
- A Nigerian Art Gallery Opens a Los Angeles Outpost With a Show on Women Artists January 19, 2021“I wanted to present women creating from a different perspective than the US audience might be familiar with,” said the founder of Rele Gallery.
- Films That Center and Celebrate the Might of Black Women January 19, 2021On the eve of Kamala Harris’s historic inauguration, Protect Black Women highlights the lives and interiority of those who have “historically been the most vulnerable.”
Digital Art – the news
- Why Clearpay created its own Pantone colour October 21, 2020Bondi Mint was created by Pantone to link Clearpay back to the company's Australian heritage.Geoff Seeley
- Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with social media tools, more August 25, 2020New version 10.4.9 of Apple's video-editing software now available for download from the Mac App StoreMikael Markander
- Marco Oggian's Dreams and Nightmares explores our global anxiety in 2020 August 6, 2020Dreamlike visions come to life for real world exhibition.Giacomo Lee
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Into the library vortex…
We have, with our new Libraries news-feed page, given our readers the opportunity to keep up with latest news from across the UK. We are rotating our topical feeds across University libraries, feminist collections and featuring, as we must, the go to public library resource, PLN. Library image by Jaredd Craig... Read more hereDid you see this too?
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Michael Morpurgo at Seven Stories
Continuing our theme of ‘Northern Energy’, we were in Newcastle upon Tyne this week and, on Friday afternoon, took time to visit Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books. They have an important exhibition and research project into the donated archive of the writer Michael Morpurgo. Below is what we thought. Read more here…
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