Monthly Archives: June 2016
A peaceful anti-Brexit protest
Posted on June 30, 2016 by Toothpicker
In my youth, I was not into politics and I was never an activist of any sort. As I grow older, I started to care more about the world I live in, perhaps it's partly due to the fact that we live in a more turbulent world.
The term 'Utopia' was created by [...]
This post was posted in London, Social issues, Politics and was tagged with London, EU Referendum, Brexit, Protest, politics
Not proud to be British today...
Posted on June 24, 2016 by Toothpicker
My response to today's referendum results
I am sure that 48% of the British who voted to remain in the EU are feeling the same way as I do now – shocked, sad, disappointed, disillusioned, confused, anxious, pessimistic, and very angry. And we have every right to be angry with what has happened [...]
This post was posted in London, Social issues, Politics and was tagged with London, EU Referendum, black friday, global crisis, Brexit, politics
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2016
Posted on June 22, 2016 by Toothpicker
Inner Temple Garden
According to a report commissioned by the City of London Corporation in 2013, London is the greenest city in Europe, with over 47% green space in the city. There are also countless of private and communal gardens in the city, and they are usually out of bounds [...]
This post was posted in London, Nature, Gardens & parks and was tagged with London, nature, gardens, Barbican, allotments, Open Garden Squares
East London Comics & Arts Festival 2016
Posted on June 18, 2016 by Toothpicker
The Grade II listed Round Chapel, Hackney
Organised by London-based Nobrow Press, the fifth annual East London Comics Art Festival (ELCAF) took place over three days at the Round Chapel and MKII gallery in Hackney.
The festival is designed to showcase some of the most exciting works in comics and illustrations, and it features [...]
This post was posted in London, Japanese design, Shopping, British design, Talks, Graphics & illustrations, Design festivals & shows, Anything Japanese, Design, books, Publishing, illustrated books & zines and was tagged with London, Japanese designers, shopping, talks, graphic design, art deco architecture, Katsumi Komagata, illustrated books & zines, East London Comics & arts festival, publishing
Braun Design Collection & Dieter Rams
Posted on June 14, 2016 by Toothpicker
Like London, New York and Paris, Berlin is a cultural city well-known for its world-class art museums. Aside from art, the city also have many inspiring photography and design museums and galleries. The Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design is an obvious choice for all design lovers. However, as a design geek and [...]
This post was posted in Travel, Design, Berlin, German design and was tagged with museums, Berlin, Braun design collection, industrial design, Dieter Rams, product design, German design
Berlin
Posted on June 13, 2016 by Toothpicker
While many people dislike metropolises for their high density, fast pace, congestion, noise level, pollution, rudeness, and high property prices etc; Berlin, however, seems to be an exception because it still retains an unpretentious charm of a smaller city.
The city is relatively cheap (compare to London and other mega cities), it is [...]
This post was posted in Photography, Travel, Social issues, Street life, Homelessness, Berlin and was tagged with Food & dining, street life, homelessness, Berlin
The 9th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art
Posted on June 12, 2016 by Toothpicker
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
After the disappointing DMY design festival, I stumbled upon The 9th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art (4th June until 18th September) by chance, and decided to check out it out. A €16 ticket (€26 including a boat trip) includes admission to four venues across the city. Due to [...]
This post was posted in Exhibitions, Travel, Art, Berlin and was tagged with contemporary art, Art festival, Berlin, Berlin Biennial
Berlin's DMY International Design Festival
Posted on June 9, 2016 by Toothpicker
The design festival's 2016 location – the former power plant, Kraftwerk Mitte
Back in 2010, I visited Berlin and DMY International Design Festival for the first time; and not only did I fall in love with the city, I also found the festival inspiring. The 5-day event took place at the splendid [...]
This post was posted in Architecture, Travel, Design festivals & shows, Design, Berlin and was tagged with architecture, Berlin, DMY design festival
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