Inhabitat.com featured the Compostmodern 2008 event in a recent an article. As usual, it’s an interesting read. One quote, however, was particularly good:
Joel Makower’s morning introduction, […] likened sustainability to teenage sex: “Everyone says they’re doing it, but not many people really are. And those who are, aren’t doing it well,â€?
absolutely brilliant!
I just received a belated Christmas present from two of my most amzing people. An Onya Bag. It’s a durable (shopping) bag made of parachute material that can be crumpled up into a tiny integrated pouch when not in use. Very cool indeed!
My bag is the Original Onya Bag in green. Over the next few weeks I’ll see how it fares in my busy daily life and on my bike…
And I must ask the guys at Onya Bag if they use recycled parachute material…
Es kommen ja seit einiger Zeit immer wieder CDs raus die ausschließlich auf die Kunst der menschlichen Stimme bauen. Unter anderem zählt da zum Beispiel Bauchklang dazu. Meist stammen solche Gruppen aus den Rap und Hip Hop Szenen.
In Spielräume auf OE1 (ORF) (2008-01-17 17:30) wurde “Vocal Sampling”, eine kubanische beat boxing Gruppe, vorgestellt. Der Unterschied: Covers von Hotel California und anderen bekannten Liedern. Toll!