Javari Shoes for Show Exhibition Review

From Friday 4th to Tuesday 8th November, Javari held the Shoes for Show exhibition at Brick Lane’s Old Truman Brewery: a showcase of some of the world’s most extraordinary and prestigious footwear designs.

Katie Eary for Nike by Eccabin.
 
As if we needed any more proof that shoes are a form of art, online shoe connoisseurs, Javari held a dazzling exhibition over the weekend, …

Nail The Cross

New Cross, August 6th, 2008

Photo: Dan Spinney
Despite my obsession with These New Puritans (we’ve all read the inspiring reviews from music boffs across the globe so its not necessary for me to rationalise this …

Creative Review praises designers behind Climate Camp

As if the boom of green living (just what do we print on exactly?!) wasn’t enough to fill designers with fear, the current collapse of the economy doesn’t exactly leave …

The Other Globalisation: photography exhibition

17a Electric Lane, Brixton, 6.30-9pm, 29th September 2008

Monday is definitely the dullest day of the week. Oh the efforts of clambering out of bed attempting to persuade your body clock that your not supposed to continue your …

Brixton makes transition

The nail bomb attacks of ‘99, hosting cannabis festivals, gangs, guns and drugs… Brixton has seen it all, not necessarily to its good fortune. Times are moving in Brixton’s favour …

A Tuesday at Greengaged

Design Council, Covent Garden, Tuesday 18th Sept 2008

The Greengaged event organisers (left to right) Sophie Thomas (co-founder, thomas.matthews), David Kester (CEO, Design Council), Sarah Johnson of [re]design and Anne Chick (Director, Sustainable Design Research Centre, Kingston University)
As …

The musical possibilities of the dump

While performing my early morning surfing of the net today, I spotted this little diamond from Channel 4’s Dumped. Classical musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gathered together, constructing the …

London Design Week: greengaged

Design Council, Covent Garden, 15th - 23rd September 2008

Next week may well be the time for glamourous fashion and cocktail parties for all those involved in London Fashion Week, but lets not forget about about London Design Festival. …

Moss graffiti

We adore this talented Central Saint Martins graduate Anna Garforth. With a degree in Graphic Design, ethical ideas are high on the agenda of this green fingered creative.

Employing all things …

Climate Camp: Where do we go from here?

The Synergy Centre, London SE9 0TW, 10am til late, Saturday 6th September 2008

Newsflash!!
Outwitting 26 heavy handed police forces in disrupting the Kingsnorth power station; by boat, foot and air.. us Climate Camp troops will not stop there. Having created the largest and …

Psapp: The Camels Back

27/10/08

Desert two frisky musicians in a junk yard stacked high with second hand children’s musical instruments, a box of magic tricks and a few bon bons for inspiration and out …

Amelia’s in Timeout!!

We were all rather chuffed this morning when we spotted Amelia’s Magazine was featured in this weeks Timeout!!

Thinkers, inventors and activists ‘Do Lectures’

Cardigan Bay, west Wales, 4th - 8th September 2008

Calling all those who a) missed their education at Climate Camp, b) felt passionately about the workshops but not enough to camp for them or c) are computer sitting hermits… …

The possibilities of bamboo

Ningo, China

As the girls and I discovered during our education at Climate Camp, deforestation is having a catastrophic effect on our climate and geography. The decline of biodiversity and acid rain …

Golden Silvers: catchy as velcro

Bronze Club @ The Macbeth, London , Friday 18th July 2008

There was a time when I used to watch, point and laugh at eighties music videos on MTV… oversized shoulder pads, leg warmers, parachute pants need I go on?!
I remember …

Climate Camp premiere

rampART, 15 Rampart St, London E1 2LA, 21 August 2008

Having survived over a week of sleeping rough, limited washing, not to mention an arrest, why not join Amelia along with other London based campers for the Climate Camp debrief …

Climate Camp: Opening our eyes to DFID and sustainable living

Climate Camp, near Kingsnorth, Kent, 3rd -10th August

The centre point of the camp and the power station eyesore of Kingsnorth
Greeted by a friendly Climate Camp chap who stopped me to remind me not to give my name …

Nature Interrupted

Chelsea Art Museum, New York, 5th July - 6th September 2008

Down in Chicago a collective of environmentally aware artists have collaborated with curator Elga Wimmer to make a body of work responding to climate change. Entitled Nature Interrupted, the exhibition …

Lonely drifter karen

Momo Kemia Bar, London, 29th July 2008

This World Is Crazy cheeps Karen. And yes, I certainly agree as I swiftly cancel order of my vodka and cranberry juice when I realise its £9.50 a pop. Opting …

A garden fit for Adam and Eve

Secret Garden Party, 24th - 27th July

Rolling through the beautiful countryside of Cambridge, pulling over for directions every ten minutes (it’s location is secret after all) with guitars, fancy dress, snacks and booze covering the laps …