Pecha Kucha Night Stockholm

I attended a very interesting gathering the other night called the "Pecha Kucha Night" organised by Svensk Form. It is an open forum where creative people talking about creative things. Each presenter is allowed 20 images with 20 seconds for each image and the evening starts at 20:20 world wide. This movement started in 2003 and has spread virally throught the world. During last week's session, architect Daniel Franzén showed his latest products - extending from a peace necklace, jewelry for Madonna to a modern barn (yes, as in a barn for cows). Check out this site for the next Pecha Kucha Night near you: http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

Luxury for the senses

Have you ever experienced extreme luxury for your primary senses? I am mainly referring to taste, smell and sight. I can highly recommend a fantastic restaurant in Stockholm called F12. I was there the other night for a business dinner and it was truly a luxurious experience for my tastebuds as the unique and innovative tasting menu was of the highest quality. As compared to the other luxury brands I have mentioned on my blog, this restaurant truly deserves its luxury status.

Future of Shopping and Luxury in Stockholm - Part 2

The exhibit on FutureShopping from a perspective of luxury has recently opened in Stockholm's shopping center called Gallerian. The purpose of the exhibit is to illustrate what shopping can be like in the future where the consumer can subscribe and buy exclusive experiences that are customer designed. The exhibit is from Feb 5-14th. I haven't had a chance to check it out myself but it is on my list of weekend activities.

Artificial creativity

You now have the opportunity to interact with an electronic choir that will sing according to the words you feed them. You can interact on the internet and listen or see the artificial non human choir in Stockholm at the Pub department store. Check it out here, it’s pretty cool. http://www.blogger.com/www.absolutmachines.com

Coffins for Charity

In Stockholm, a recent event marketing campaign made a powerful impact by parading child sized wooden coffins through the city. The coffins where then piled up to form a mountain of coffins. The sender of the message is “Doctors without Borders” which is a volunteer organization for medical staff. They highlighted that more than 13,000 children throughout the world die everyday of malnutrition – not only do these children need food, but they require medical attention. We, as global citizens, could diminish the mountain of coffins by sending a text message to a designated number to contribute a small monetary gift. Although this is a morbid, sensitive and even shocking way to get the message across, it has been successful in generating funds for a good cause. Well done!