http://www.doorsofperception.com/ Reflections on design and the green economy by John Thackara en-us Copyright 2010 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:13:25 +0100 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:37:18 +0100 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss From Wednesday to Friday I will be talking about Plan B (the Dutch version of my book In The Bubble) at the following events. If you are nearby, and have a couple of hours to spare, it would be great... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/03/events_this_wee.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/03/events_this_wee.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:13:25 +0100 An underground exhibition of Polish art in Beirut looks like a specialised event, even for me - only it features the work of the Polish photographer Nicolas Grospierre which makes it definitely worth a visit. Grospierre's modified architectural photographs... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/03/polish_art_in_b.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/03/polish_art_in_b.php art & perception Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:05:22 +0100 A few weeks back I was talking to Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, a partner in the Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta, when we were drowned out by the roar of a Eurofighter passing overhead. "One of those costs the same as... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/03/culture_cuts.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/03/culture_cuts.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:09:33 +0100 Preparations for the ElectroSmog International Festival for Sustainable Immobility are gathering pace. An Electrosmog blog has been launched, and Doors of Perception has agreed to co-host a session on Friday 19 at deBalie, in the afternoon. Our focus will... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/02/electrosmog_fes.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/02/electrosmog_fes.php Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:51:04 +0100 Rule one in book publishing (where I worked for ten years) is: promote your own book, because nobody else will do so with as much energy and commitment. So, sorry to be brash, but please note the following: Today... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/02/post_35.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/02/post_35.php books by john thackara Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:07:17 +0100 Last evening I particpated remotely from my home in France in a pre-event in Amsterdam of ElectroSmog International Festival for Sustainable Immobility. I didn't use the fancy gadget in the photo above. My set-up yesterday was a bit, but... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/cracking_the_te.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/cracking_the_te.php infrastructure & design Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:35:44 +0100 Here is a late addition - number 20 - to our story of last week: 19 reasons to be cheerful after Copenhagen. Instructions: cut-to-fit; spray with water; bubbles face inwards. Done. (thx Miranda, for the new word)... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/20_bubbleglazin.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/20_bubbleglazin.php transition and resilience Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:41:53 +0100 Bulb-planting has started early at Doors HQ: - We've posted summary descriptions of the last ten years' Doors of Perception projects - the idea being that we plan to do more projects like these ones, only better. - All... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/doors_as_histor.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/doors_as_histor.php Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:15:45 +0100 A marketing whiz I know in New York asked me to do her a favour: answer some questions about the future of tv. At least, that's what I thought she asked. But when, a couple of days later, a large... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/marketing_me_an.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/01/marketing_me_an.php infrastructure & design Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:24:29 +0100 The outcome of Copenhagen is depressing if you only look at what happened at the official summit, and persist in the belief that those guys are "world leaders". They are not: they are followers, guardians of a dying regime. So... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/14_reasons_to_b.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/14_reasons_to_b.php transition and resilience Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:06:12 +0100 Government departments or ministries responsible for sustainability, or "the environment", are too often constrained by small budgets and modest influence. Their very existence allows traditional departments - "industry", "economic affairs", "finance" or "transport" - to carry on their ecocidal ways... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/designing_an_as.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/designing_an_as.php transition and resilience Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:28:44 +0100 It has always been a point of pride at Doors of Perception events to curate the bookstore as carefully as we curate the speakers. We do this because when a conference theme cuts across disciplines - as ours do... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/territorial_dev.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/territorial_dev.php transition and resilience Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:24:23 +0100 This Louis Vuitton ad features shoes which cost about 600 euros (US$700) in the shops. I don't know how much Louis Vuitton pays for them, and I don't know how much they will be paying Tony Blair to help... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/if_the_shoe_fit.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/if_the_shoe_fit.php development & design Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:35:51 +0100 Some people blame the Enlightenment for our present troubles. The scientific revolution, they say, gave man ideas above his station. We frequently harm natural systems, goes the charge, because of our delusional belief that we are separate from, and... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/king_raindrop.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/king_raindrop.php development & design Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:12:07 +0100 Is culture something that’s produced to be sold, or a description of the ways people live? It’s an old question, but last week’s Forum d’Avignon (see also my story below) put a new spin on it: could the culture industries... http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/11/avignon.php http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/11/avignon.php new economic metrics Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:46 +0100