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DLD News: November 2008

Dercon: "Made in Munich" at Haus der Kunst

After stops in New York, Paris and Rotterdam, DLD friend Chris Dercon became successful director of "Haus der Kunst" Munich in 2003. In a recent interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung he spoke about art as a profession and which direction it // more

· 26/11/08 · 02:54 PM· 0 comment

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In a campaign ad for the Democratic Presidential nominee, Barack Obama told American voters that John McCain is a poor choice for the highest office in the US because he "doesn't know how to use a computer" and "can't send // more

Marcel Reichart· 25/11/08 · 04:33 PM· 0 comment

Shai Agassi to establish electric car network

Shai Agassi's electric car company Better Place will design America's first electric car network in the San Francisco Bay Area until 2012. The company plans to build a network of charging stations which will enable the drivers of its electric // more

· 24/11/08 · 12:14 PM· 1 comment

Nonsphere installation by Luis Berrios Negrón

American artist Luis Rafael Berríos Negrón just created a new prototype of his so called 'Nonspheres'-Installation for the trendy design-boutique Joyce in Hong Kong. His recent project 'Nonsphere' is a reference to the Noosphere-concept of the Soviet naturalist Vernadsky who // more

· 20/11/08 · 02:48 PM· 0 comment

Gizmodo Gallery: Apple Phone prototype by Hartmut Esslinger

On 4-7 December Gizmodo Gallery in NYC will show a historic selection of gadgets, rarely seen prototypes and artifacts -- among them an ancient Apple "Proto-iPhone". The phone includes a monochrome stylus touchscreen and was worked on by frog Design // more

Bernd Hölzner· 19/11/08 · 06:13 PM· 0 comment

Esther Dyson to train for space travel

Technology visionary, journalist and investor Esther Dyson is currently training for the ultimate travel experience: a private space flight with Space Adventures, the company that provides human space missions on the Soyuz spacecraft. Dyson who is already an investor in // more

Bernd Hölzner· 17/11/08 · 04:41 PM· 0 comment

David de Rothschild's voyage of the Plastiki

David de Rothschild, founder of Adventure Ecology and close friend of the DLD community, will depart in March 2009 on an new expedition: a 7,500-mile voyage from San Francisco to Sydney in a boat made of recycled materials, mostly plastic // more

Bernd Hölzner· 14/11/08 · 12:36 PM· 0 comment

Tobias Rehberger designing futuristic light-box

Frankfurt and Berlin based conceptual artist Tobias Rehberger designed a colorful light-box at the cafeteria of the new "Sueddeutscher Verlag" building in Munich which opened this week. His artistic work ranges from space installations and wall paintings to sculptures and // more

· 12/11/08 · 12:37 PM· 0 comment

SEED sets science and design to talk

The last issues of Adam Bly's science magazine SEED featured some of our dear DLD friends, including Paola Antonelli who is a senior curator of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art and biologist Craig Venter. In a // more

Marcel Reichart· 11/11/08 · 07:00 PM· 0 comment

The need of diversification

How to beat the economic downturn, the world is facing? Sir Martin Sorrell, head of WPP, the world's biggest advertising and marketing services conglomerate, gave answers at a Royal Television Society audience last week. Sorrell, speaker at DLD08, pointed out // more

Jonas Grashey· 07/11/08 · 05:25 PM· 0 comment

Bjarke Ingels winning world architecture award

Danish architect and DLD friend Bjarke Ingels recently won the WAF (World Architecture Festival) housing award in Barcelona. The festival celebrates international architecture by awarding the best recent designs in different categories, including Culture, Housing and Sports. The winning project // more

Desiree Martin· 04/11/08 · 05:10 PM· 0 comment

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