Eisenhüttenstadt 21 October 2009 If I would be a serious deltiologist (i.e. someone who collects postcards) the topic of urban renewal would be one of my favorites. Cards are as rare as exciting as they record a development which is … Read More
Eisenhüttenstadt, 28 September 2009 So I took a Sunday train, filled with hikers and bikers on their way to the calm lakes east of Berlin, and arrived in a placidly sunlit Eisenhüttenstadt around noon. The trees already wore the seasonal … Read More
Urban Dream Management presents a new series of postcard-based blogging. In this series, German blogger Ben Kaden depicts moments and changing scenes from places that used to belong to East German territory, and which 20 years ago shifted from the socialist … Read More
This statement was found woven into a wire mesh fence in Kurvi, Helsinki. Well visible from the windows of a new restaurant across the street, the fence now carries an important message: “Remember to breathe”. A friendly version of graffiti, … Read More
Following the success of Pecha Cucha and this autumn’s newcomer Interesting Helsinki, the field of design talks in Helsinki has seen the landing of even two newcomers this week. Here, we will skip TEDxHelsinki and focus on a much smaller, … Read More