*”Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” said the Queen*
How can less be more? Religion
Religion is one of those movements that is probably older than civilization itself. It began perhaps as away to explain the unknown but eventually has emerged into one of the most complex systems in the world. Reflective of this complexity are the religions of...
How can less be more? Society
Society has always been evolving and responding to the change that the world is bringing along. One of these changes that will haunt generations to come is that of industrialization and with that the rise of technology. Society has so far adapted to it by becoming...
Combo wins
So, today was Elina's final presentation of her master thesis- Combo. Super duper proud of her!! She was confident, sassy and super hot. Her furniture piece dealt with 'working' in public spaces and how furniture can respond to it. She started with a bang! On the bit...
Sex Slavery from the Inside
Photographer and activist Chakarova puts a face on global sex trafficking through "The Price of Sex," a project done in collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting.Chakarova's momentum: "What inspires me to do this work is that knowing is better than not...
Make Love Not Porn
L2's Generation Next Forum dissects the characteristics, influence, and brand affinities of tomorrow's affluent consumers.The largest gathering of prestige marketers in North America, L2 forums combine education and entertainment to inspire and enlighten. Cindy...
project Vaasankatu
As part of a project at TKK, which is detailed in the Experience Vaasankatu blog, I created this scenario. This is the culmination of how the issues of sexuality, sex-trade, residents, 'others' can co-exist within this street. This is, of course, idealistic in more...
second-hand clothing
The map I am developing on Open Green Map... http://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/second-skin 6 April 2012 This project is now closed from my end. However, my colleagues have taken this forwards as http://greenmap.fi
what am I doing now?
well, I have started work on the much ignored Helsinki's 'green map'. Currently, working on all the second-hand clothing stores of the city. Once I feel it is fairly complete, it will get online. I have a couple of ideas of how to take this map forward and develop it...
writing…
I haven't been writing because I got too involved with my projects. It has gone pretty well and I really hope I can take this forward. Here is a piece of a project
Inclusion of the excluded in the global city
LDG assignment-Summary of: Sassen, S. (2005) The Repositioning of Citizenship and Alienage: Emergent Subjects and Spaces for Politics, Globalization Vol.2, No.1, pp. 79-94 Globalization is causing a ‘destabilizing of national state-centered hierarchies of legitimate...
What does it take??
The last lecture(SGT) brought to us, three individuals, each dealing with specific aspects of sustainability and how they strategize culture, perspectives, participation and personal aims. We had Helena Sandman from Hollmen Reuter Sandman Architects, Peter Kuria of...
Supermatic and me!
My journey started with the need to sew reusable bags for family and friends and I had quiet decided that I wouldn't be able to afford a sewing machine...So I decided I would get me a book to teach me how to handstitch- incredibly naive, I was!!! I got myself Cath...