• Cultural Engineer Mark Stevenson Author, Comedian, Futurologist

    Meet our newest Cultural Engineer who wants to put an optimism of ambition about the future and critical thinking into the heart of culture

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    Makers and lovers of all things film have a new way to appreciate the medium, thanks to Fabien Riggall

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  • Cultural Engineer Benedict Radcliffe Artist, Engineer, Designer

    In a dusty workshop off Brick Lane, Benedict Radcliffe is blurring the boundaries between industrial design and the world of fine art

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  • Cultural Engineer Simon Berry Founder Colalife

    What would happen if the simplest medicines were as readily available as a bottle of coke? Simon Berry knows it would probably change the world…

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My Street Has No Trees

09 Jan

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An interesting project from Toronto: My Street Has No Trees (MSHNT) is a public and participatory installation that utilises the vestigial design of Toronto’s post and ring bike stands as armatures for micro-gardens. The intent of the project is to raise awareness about the imbalance between the hardscapes and softscapes of our streets, to encourage people to think critically about the transformative possibilities of our everyday environments, and to increase the beauty and joy of our neighbourhoods. View

Category: Art, Environment

Category: Cultural Engineers, Design, Events

It was one of four applications selected by the judging panel at the Honda Hack Day chosen to be put to the Guardian readers vote. After a month of voting, Bike Alert has been announced as the victor. The creators will receive a £2,000 grant from Honda to allow the application to be developed further. A firm... Read more

Category: Design, Entrepreneurs, Environment, Futurology

Scaling down the concept of urban farming into something bite-size and digestible, Shanghai based creative Hiroyuki Shinohara has developed a mini office farm using only waste products such as bottle tops and coffee filters. A zero waste project, as it uses only what was already there, sees his ‘Transportable... Read more

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