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The Dirt Cafe
The Dirt Cafe project connects designers, chefs, food specialists, medical researchers, economists, scientists, social entrepreneurs and others. The idea is to link specialists and influencers with those who question the status quo - and thereby give dimension to new and alternative scenarios. It draws on many precedents: the Coffee House, the Salon, Café Society and meetings under the Banyan Tree.
Like an 'organism', the Dirt Cafe project evolves and learns from experience. Crucial here is the creation of temporary environments that stimulate the senses and highlight connectedness to issues that matter. Currently, the project is being reviewed as an evolving methodology for research and development.
Project details
http://www.open2.net/interdependenceday/interviews.html
http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/geography/research/interdependenceday/1july.htm
http://www.acornhouserestaurant.com/
http://slowfoodlondon.blogs.com/annals/2005/09/dirt_caf_projec.html
About the Authors
Maria Wedum
The Dirt Cafe project, designer involved with collaborative r&d projects
http://www.dirtcafe.com
Claire Hartten
The Dirt Cafe project, designer involved with collaborative r&d projects
http://www.dirtcafe.com
Patricia Michelson
The Dirt Cafe Project, collaborator. And founder/owner of La Fromagerie, London
http://www.lafromagerie.co.uk/
Posted by alex at February 7, 2007 07:59 AM
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