http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/creative information, inspiration, innovation enThu, 03 Dec 2009 07:32:43 PSTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/nocreative information, inspiration, innovationhttp://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/12/explaining-dutch-design-on-television-6.htmlInformationdesignFast Companylandscape artistPiet OudolfWalter AmerikaThu, 03 Dec 2009 07:37:24 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e201287607bf71970cLast, but not least, of this set of programs on Dutch Design was about landscape and garden designer Piet Oudolf. Ranked as one of the 100 most creative people of 2009 by Fast Company, Oudolf is a grandmaster of color...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/11/explaining-dutch-design-on-television-5.htmldilemmaIndustrial DesignLoewyplastic soupSenseoWaacsWalter AmerikaSat, 28 Nov 2009 03:56:36 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a6e51cb4970bThis time, industrial design. Dutch design agency WAACs, most famous for its Senseo coffee machine (Philips and Douwe Egberts), talks about its 'Exclusive Inclusive' philosophy. My point of view leads to the designers dilemma of the sustainability of product design....http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/11/creative-industry-sofa-in-the-press.htmlBankingCreative BankFundingWalter AmerikaMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:03:09 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e2012875a7bba1970cStill working on the idea of the Creative Industry Sofa, the bank which we can not call a bank, Which is ok, because first step is to establisch a fund anyway. However, in the aftermath of the financial crises people...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/11/explaining-dutch-design-on-television-4.htmldesignGilian SchroferpresentingSupper ClubtelevisionWalter AmerikaSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:23:59 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a6a2d018970bThis episode of Kunstuur is about Gilian Schrofer. Schrofer is the interior designer who co founded Concrete, amongst other designs famous for the Supper Club interior. And his 'holistic' design for a dutch pharmacy (no, not a coffeeshop) is impressive....http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/11/creative-industry-slowly-finding-its-way-in-politics.htmlCreative IndustryFundingPoliticsWalter AmerikaThu, 12 Nov 2009 03:13:18 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a6866e88970bYesterday funding for the Dutch creative industries was discussed in parliament. A very short session with the Minister of Culture, who was also representing the Minister of Economic Affairs. Green party representative Mariko Peters put forward three resolutions: one on...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/11/viking-of-finace.htmlbankearringfinancepinstripedsuitWalter AmerikaSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:43:59 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e2012875a52fde970cWhen I came up with the idea of the Creative Industry Bank and starting researching it by talking to classical bankers and other quite formally dressed men and women, people started wondering about how long it would take before I...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/11/explaining-dutch-design-on-television-3.htmldesignherb lubalinpresentingtelevisiontypographyWalter AmerikaSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:32:57 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a6a2c47c970bTypography and in particular designer Rene Knip are central in this episode of Avro's Kunstuur. Typography was my first creative love. Made all the poster for High School Parties (there was no such thing as a flyer, desktop publishing wasn't...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/10/explaining-dutch-design-on-television-2.htmlWalter AmerikaSun, 15 Nov 2009 11:04:08 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e2012875a4eed9970cThis show features Piet Hein Eek and his ideas on scrapwood (and other used materials) as the starting point of his design philosophy. As Eek states on his site, the combination of uncommon material and also uncommon, but simple methods...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/10/explaining-dutch-design-on-television-1.htmlWalter AmerikaSun, 15 Nov 2009 10:50:42 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e2012875a4e810970cI was asked by AVRO television (Kunstuur, Saturdays from 5 pm till 6 pm) to be a sort of design host for their viewers during the Dutch Design Week. Just once. I thought. However, they asked me to stay on...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/10/policy-making-after-richard-florida-read-darwin-i-would-say.htmlWalter AmerikaThu, 08 Oct 2009 13:27:50 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5cf0025970bBack from Brussels. Attended 'Open Days', the European Week of Regions and Cities. At least, part of it. I was invited to speak on how the creative industries could help in restoring growth after the crises. Nice and interactive discussion...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/10/test-2.htmlWalter AmerikaSun, 04 Oct 2009 02:31:29 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a61174af970cIt works except for framing of pics and coming up with right categories.http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/10/test.htmlWalter AmerikaSun, 04 Oct 2009 02:23:02 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5bab3b5970bTesting my iPhonehttp://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/leibovitz-and-art-capital-reach-consencus-for-now--1.htmlWalter AmerikaFri, 11 Sep 2009 22:56:52 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5bbae77970cAnnie Leibovitz and the company that lent her $24 million, Art Capital Group, announced Friday afternoon they have reached an agreement to restructure the photographer’s finances and settle a lawsuit between them. But she could still be in peril of...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/dutch-creativity-comes-to-new-york-400-years-later.htmlWalter AmerikaFri, 11 Sep 2009 03:26:52 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a56369b9970bAnyone interested in what the Dutch Creative Industry is doing in New York, check out this article in Fast Company. There's obviously more to say about, but it will give you an idea of what's going on during the Husdon...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/annies-loan.htmlInformationWalter AmerikaFri, 11 Sep 2009 00:42:54 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5ab1a61970cAnnie Leibovitz is a world famous photographer. Worked for Vanity Fair, Vogue and Rolling Stone. Made amazing pictures of the rich, famous and powerful. And needed money to buy the house of her complaining neighbour. Lots of money. So she...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/new-york-pics.htmlInspirationWalter AmerikaSun, 06 Sep 2009 12:29:58 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5a7043a970cBeen to NY in July, always inspiring, always good for some nice material...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/socioeconomic-creativity.htmlWalter AmerikaSun, 06 Sep 2009 12:45:48 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5a651bf970cSay what? Socio-economic creativity...maybe it needs some explaining. Socioeconomics or socio-economics is the study of the relationship between economic activity and social life. The field is often considered multidisciplinary using theories and methods from sociology, economics, history, psychology, and many...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/the-future-of-food.htmlInspirationWalter AmerikaSun, 06 Sep 2009 09:09:40 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5a61f02970cAnyone interested in evolutionary thinking and design (not in the religious way), should go and check out the Sources and Senses seminar the Design Academy Eindhoven is organizing on September 8 and 9. Can we still learn from mother nature...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/09/back-on-the-track.htmlWalter AmerikaSun, 06 Sep 2009 08:43:17 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f34569e20120a5a612d3970cFound myself working on projects for the last few months and then of course it was holiday season. A very dry holiday season, me and my fellow villagers found out last Friday when a huge part of the dunes next...http://walteramerika.blogs.com/walter_amerika_/2009/06/spearheading-the-design-academy-eindhoven-.htmlInspirationDesign Academy EindhovenWalter AmerikaFri, 12 Jun 2009 10:09:50 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-68031111Had a great meeting yesterday with colleague Heads of Departments and the Board of the Design Academy Eindhoven. All about startegy for the coming years. The institute is well renowned for its man central curriculum, but it can't afford to...nonadult