Futures Calendar

Every week throughout 2012, ThinkActVote will release one illustrative future to help you imagine yours; here are the first five - For more information follow the links.

   The works will be exhibited, and a publication of all the illustrations will be created in book form. If you'd like to help or support this cause, please get in contact with ThinkActVote

David Hawkworth's Future Illustrated by Alison Day

David Hawksworth‘s Future “The Future I Choose is creative, connected, cultured, with less consumption and waste.”  More info here

Shibin Vasudevan's Future Illustrated by Maria Papadimitriou (Slowly The Eggs)

Shibin Vasudevan’s Future is one “where the word waste ceases to exist in our dictionaries.” 
More info here

James Parr's Future illustrated by Gareth Barnes

James Parr’s Future is one “where putting the environment first is a reflex“  
More info here

Ed Gillespie's Future, illustrated by Joana Casaca Lemos

Ed Gillespie’s Future: The Future I Choose is green. Not just a colour. Not just a political party. Not just a term for naivety! ...  More info here

Joy Green's Future illustrated by Anila Babla

Joy Green’s Future: The future I choose is one where the cities are full of birds, the oceans are full of fish and the wild areas are coming back. And we all know how to grow vegetables!”  
More info here

1. The Futures Interview: http://alisondaydesigns.blogspot.nl/2011/12/futured-interview.html

2. Video: http://alisondaydesigns.blogspot.nl/2012/01/futures-exhibtion-think-act-vote.html

3. Book launch and press release: http://alisondaydesigns.blogspot.nl/2012/07/the-future-we-choose.html

Alison Day Designs

Het Paleis, Groningen

Once upon a time Het Paleis (The Palace) used to be a laboratory for physics, but now this magnificent building found at Bloemsingel 10 (near the centre of Groningen), has been totally renovated and transformed into a cultural venue for artists, designers and cultural entrepreneurs. Also, included in the plans were accommodation, in the form of apartments, most of which I believe went like hot cakes, and the complex also has a coffee shop.

Creatief Stad (Creative City) who are also housed in Het Paleis, organized the opening of Creatief Stad, which was opened by the then Mayor of Groningen, Jacques Wallage on 20 July 2009, accompanied by Cuban music, food and drink.

Included in Creative City is the prototype for a rather unusual but thought provoking hybrid shop, called ‘Zooi Box’ (literally, ‘Mess Box’) with re-cycling, as it’s central theme. So much of what is thrown away these days, can of course be re-cycled and re-used again, not only our daily lives, but also in art projects and workshops. The sky’s the limit! Also, if you have any ‘rubbish’, to get rid of…

The official opening took place 19 September, and was opened by the new Mayor of Groningen, Peter Rehwinkel, who was newly inaugurated on 18 September 2009.

For more information: Het Paleis

© Alison Day
Alison Day Design 

First published in the Connections magazine #25 Summer 2009