Category Archive Creativity

Launching Ctrl+Alt+Delete, a new book publishing company

  Today is the launch of Ctrl+Alt+Delete Books, a new book publishing house which I am running with Niels Peter Hvillum. To kick things off we have two titles in the pipeline for publication in March and April: 'TagTomat: Vejen til grønne fællesskaber i byen' and 'Open Source City: Art & Technology experiments in Platform […] Read More…

Burning Man 2015: A field study of design

. Once again I had the pleasure of attending Burning Man, an annual event with 70,000 people in the desert north of Reno in Nevada, US. This time I was representing Danish Design Centre, and did a write-up on our blog about how design is one of the pillars making the phenomenon what it is. […] Read More…

Tree of Knowledge: A project for Burning Man

. . With a group of friends I've been working these past months to conceptualize a project for this years Burning Man Festival in August. We've now finished our idea, The Tree of Knowledge, and submitted an application for funding from the festival - fingers crossed they'll like the idea. The Tree of Knowledge project is […] Read More…

Great success for PRINT YOUR LIFE; our 3D-printer festival in Platform4 // #3Dprinting

. . A couple of weeks back I co-organized the PRINT YOUR LIFE festival; a 3D-printing festival exploring the applications of this exciting new technology (and, in fact, the first 3D-printing festival ever in Scandinavia). For three consecutive weeks we had workskops, talks, debates and lots of designing and printing. Additionally, 8 people (myself included) […] Read More…

Thoughts from my first time at Burning Man // @burningman

. . I hardly know where to begin when prompted to explain what the journey to the Burning Man festival has given me in terms of new thoughts, new perspectives and new energies. Still, I would like to try to capture my thoughts at this point right after the experience - for future reference and […] Read More…

PlayForm art & technology mobile exhibition + Platform4 grand opening 2012 in new location // #platform4dk #aalborg

. This coming week is quite a milestone in my 2012 so far. Thursday we unveil the PlayForm art & technology mobile exhibition that features 7 interactive installation produced by the users in and around our Platform4 creative hub - with contributions from Aalborg, Aarhus and Copenhagen (last mentioned in collaboration with the Labitat hackerspace). […] Read More…

Arrived in #Amsterdam with #platform4dk crew for inspirational weekend

Yesterday I arrived in Amsterdam with a 8-person strong crew from Platform4. For the next 3 days we'll be exploring the city for creative hubs, have meetings and generally taking advantage of the inspirational value of the creative scene in this magnificent city. Among other we'll be visiting the famed NDSM shipyard-turned-coworking-space - will be […] Read More…

Creating a vision statement for Platform4: Background thoughts and a step-by-step guide // #platform4dk #experiment

    After an inspring weekend session, I just did a contemplative write-up about our current efforts in Platform4 to craft a vision statement after almost four years of heavy experimentation with organization, user-involvement, activism, entrepreneurship and do-it-yourself spirit. If you're into such things, I am sure you'll find it quite entertaining. Here's an excerpt: […] Read More…

Interview in Have Backstage magazine // #culture #art #opinion

Just before christmas I was interviewed by the editors of online magazine Have Backstage; an interesting spin-off of Copenhagen-based pr and communication agency Have PR & Kommunikation. The article has now been published. The interview was part of a series of interviews with Danish entrepreneurs on the alternative cultural scene and focused on the opportunities […] Read More…

Platform4 season 3 summarized in 6 minutes of video // #platform4dk #art #technology

After the end of the 2011 season in Platform4, I've put together at little summarizing video to capture the essence of it all. Released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 Denmark license. Please remix and share with your friends. Read more about Platform4 here. After the end of the 2011 season in Platform4, I've put […] Read More…