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Urban Landscapes in Transition
For the past five years, NYC photographer Nathan Kensiger has been documenting the abandoned industrial spaces around Brooklyn’s waterfront. Much of the landscape he’s photographed has disappeared under swanky new condominiums as artists living on the fringe give way to hipsters who in turn give way to young, moneyed professionals. Abandoned Brooklyn is a photographic […]
Trendhunter Videos – Eco
Check out the latest Trendhunter green trends, including: 30 Homes for Nature Lovers, 62 Creative Ways to Contend with Garbage, AV-Inspired Innovations, Self-Powered Tech Homes, Wooden Scooters.
15 Below – Newspaper Jacket
“Yesterday’s information becomes today’s insulation” in the 15 Below Jacket. Canadian fashion designer Lida Baday was challenged to design a different kind of street wear – a warm coat for homeless people. She designed a breathable, waterproof jacket that can be customised with newspaper – by stuffing newspaper into various pockets, a person wearing the […]
Creative Hell
Dreams on Spec (NTSC), directed by Daniel Snyder look at the pain involved in the creative process of making movies. It is a feature doc that follows three aspiring screenwriters for a year as they try to pitch their scripts. Their trials are interspersed with interviews with industry greats, including Nora Ephron (You’ve Got Mail, […]
Generation G
Trendwatching have issued their latest trend briefing, which is about how ‘Generation G’ are responding to the current economic climate. They identify three trends among consumers who are embracing generosity rather than greed. There are three sections to the report: 1) Recession and consumer disgust 2) Longing for institutions that care 3) Giving is the […]
Reinventing Scrabble
Scrabble had a problem familiar to many TV channel execs – it was a mature, well-known brand with an ageing, diminishing audience, unable to attract a new, young audience. What to do? Scrabble decided on a re-brand, perhaps prompted by the 500,000 young people a day playing Scrabulous on Facebook (Hasbro; US copyright owners of […]
