Category Good news and fun
Spanarna i Sveriges radio P1 – mitt svenska favoritprogram i radion
Spanarna den 9e november 2012 var speciellt rolig. Ja, vad skulle man göra utan spanarna? Lyssna på detta avsnitt om ni inte gjort det redan. Och musiken är alltid lika bra. Här nedan kan ni t.o.m se dem i studion.
The first photograph ever taken in Finland
A fellow blogger – Mats Söderlund – has published on the Crop Factor blog the first photograph taken in Finland. Wow! It really looks as something someone could have taken with a pinhole camera at our Photography summerschool at Goldsmith! It was taken by Henrik Cajander, a doctor who lived on the very street the photo was taken. […]
Maj Lind competition in Finland – many 100.000 finger movements
We had taped the Maj Lind competition and watched it this grey Sunday morning on Finland. It is amazing! In many ways, artistically of course and for me as a non-professional it seems just overwhelming and hard to understand technically that anyone in such a skillful way can move their fingers across the keyboard so fast […]
Felt hats and the wonderful people who make them
The above slideshow is about some beutiful people who make and wear very colorful and imaginative felt hats. Check out Felt Factions web site – a company founded by Elina Saari and Aki Leppänen in 1999. They make unique hats, clothing and wall textiles and almost anything out of felts. They describe their lifestyle with […]
Craftivism on a buss
Neulagraffa is a knit graffiti campaign in Finland.
Public space initiatives in Cape town – a different perspective
Apparently a delegation of men (yes, ALL MEN) from Finland will represent the Finnish design scene (and WDC) in Cape Town. This according to Alternative Design Capital 2012 Helsinki (ADC 2012) facebook page. Heading them is the minister for European affairs, Alexander Stubb. I am sure he knows a lot about culture and how to design a great […]
Good news magazine in a world filled with bad news
Yes – there are some good news magazines. I have read Yes! for many years but one Swedish online magazine, launched 2010, which gives me hope is Good News magazine. Daniel Mendoza, who started Good News magazine, says to Fria Tidningar that he got the idea for the magazine while studying at the Business School in Stockholm. […]
A day in the world
On May 15 2012, Aday.org asked people around the world to pick up their cameras to photograph daily life. This photo by Mehran Hamrahi, Iran, is one of my favorite and I heard it is Desmond Tutu’s too. Amamzing how their eyes meet in the jump – two buddies playing. Here are the 45 photos featured in […]
And now Abby can be happy again!
Abby, who was tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney, is not the only one who feels like that during election year.
Election night – a perfect night (morning) for cookies and pancakes
If you are going to sit up and follow election results all night or get up early to find out what happened, as I will *, chocolate chip cookies and/or pancakes might come in handy for an early brunch or midnight snack. To celebrate or to seek comfort maybe….. * or have in your lunch box […]
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
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