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DLD News: October 2008

23andMe: Time's Best Invention 2008

TIME magazine yesterday announced the Personal Genome Service from 23andMe has been named 2008's Invention of the Year. 23andMe was chosen as the year's most significant invention for its exceptional work in making personal genomics accessible and affordable. The company // more

Bernd Hölzner· 31/10/08 · 03:37 PM· 0 comment

Foster remodelling Munich's Lenbachhaus

International architect and DLD friend Lord Norman Foster plans to expand and restore the Lenbachhaus in Munich. From early 2009 on, Foster + Partners renovate the museum with its unique collection of works by the Blue Rider circle. The Lenbachhaus // more

Desiree Martin· 29/10/08 · 02:50 PM· 0 comment

Chanel Mobile Art

Last week, the Chanel Mobile Art project opened in Central Park's Rumsey Playfield, New York celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company's iconic 2.55 quilted bag. Conceived as a collaboration between Karl Lagerfeld and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, the // more

Bernd Hölzner· 28/10/08 · 11:25 AM· 0 comment

National Design Awards // News Media Summit in New York

Yesterday, the National Design Awards were assigned at Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York to honor the best in American design. The 2008 nominations were solicited from a committee of more than 800 leading designers, journalists, cultural figures, // more

Bernd Hölzner· 24/10/08 · 05:29 PM· 0 comment

'DLD Talk About' with Ernst & Young

How do international executives rate trends in the media industry? What developments will have the greatest impact on business? How will people consume media? Which companies are best positioned for the future? These are some of the questions the auditing // more

Alexandra Schiel· 22/10/08 · 06:32 PM· 0 comment

Hi-Fly Orchestra presents Mambo Atomico

The great sound of the 60's jazz, latin and samba -- the Hi-Fly Orchestra, founded in 2005 by our DLD jazzers and friends Florian Riedl and Jerker Kluge, just released their new album named Mambo Atomico.The heavy and rough rhythms // more

Bernd Hölzner· 22/10/08 · 05:45 PM· 0 comment

Glam launches Men's Network Brash.com

This week Glam Media launched its first men's vertical network, Brash.com, targeting men 18-49 years old. More than 25 lifestyle, entertainment and technology sites, blogs and publishers have joined the Brash Network at launch. Content partners include among others Time.com, // more

Bernd Hölzner· 21/10/08 · 05:44 PM· 0 comment

Marko Ahtisaari on Blyk

Today Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) published a portrait on Marko Ahtisaari, responsible for the brand and design of Blyk and member of the worldwide DLD community. Marko presented Blyk to the DLD audience last year and recently gave a keynote // more

Bernd Hölzner· 20/10/08 · 06:36 PM· 0 comment

The many lives of Arianna Huffington

The New Yorker recently published an extensive portrait on DLD-speaker Arianna Huffington worth reading. Huffington is author of several best selling books and co-founder of the Huffington Post, one of the most popular news websites in the US and the // more

Bernd Hölzner· 17/10/08 · 05:56 PM· 0 comment

Paulo Coelho embracing digital media

The bestseller author Paulo Coelho ("The Alchimist") gave his opening adress to the world's biggest book fair in Frankfurt. The Brazilian who spoke at the DLD Conference this year is one of the digital pioneers among the writers. He blogs // more

Jonas Grashey· 15/10/08 · 05:15 PM· 0 comment

Carolyn Porco on Wired's Smart List 2008

The October issue of WIRED magazine features fifteen big thinkers that WIRED editors would like to see as advisors to the next president -- on issues such as climate change, energy, security and defense. Amongst them planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn // more

Bernd Hölzner· 15/10/08 · 02:34 PM· 0 comment

Thomas Huber managed his project at the "Tre Cime di Lavaredo"

When Thomas gave his talk at DLD07 about his passion climbing and base jumping the audience was stunned by his energy, the impressive pictures but also by his way of dealing with failure. Thomas and his brother Alexander are know // more

Rupert Schäfer· 14/10/08 · 09:00 AM· 0 comment

Shai Agassi named Green Hero

Last year we saw the Green agenda taking root in many places - think of Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize raising mass awareness of global warming. TIME magazine just recently published an issue on the Heroes of the Environment 2008, // more

Bernd Hölzner· 13/10/08 · 11:52 AM· 0 comment

Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize

Today Martti Ahtisaari, veteran diplomat and former president of Finland, was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his "important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts". The citation said these efforts // more

Bernd Hölzner· 10/10/08 · 05:45 PM· 1 comment

Tyler Brulé on the most liveable cities

Last weekend, I listened to Tyler Brulé talk about what makes cities attractive. Tyler Brulé is the man who founded Wallpaper, a global style bible, in the 1990s. Last year, he launched Monocle, "a briefing on global affairs, business, culture // more

Marcel Reichart· 09/10/08 · 07:08 PM· 0 comment

Stream 2008

Marathon, October 2008. STREAM. It took us just a little more than half an hour from Athens Airport to Club Med in Marathon where Sir Martin Sorrell and Yossi Vardi invited an international, digital, creative crowd of doers for an // more

Marcel Reichart· 08/10/08 · 01:19 PM· 0 comment

DLD Luncheon @ Silicon Valley

Within the framework of Google's Zeigeist, DLD hosted a lunch for the Bay Area in beautiful Palo Alto at McArthur Park. McArthur is a historical landmark, a neighbourhood favourite and was just perfect for our little gathering. Around 150 people // more

Alexandra Schiel· 01/10/08 · 10:23 AM· 0 comment

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