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From Creative Alliance:
From Creative Alliance:
David Gonçalves moved from his native Portugal to do an MA in Science in Design and Transport at Coventry Uni. Having passed that with distinction, he now works in Birmingham as an industrial designer. The picture above is of The Scarab, a single-passenger urban transporter that received a write-up from Wired. (Found via Behance)
Flatpack 2009 will launch at Town Hall on 11 March with ‘Curzonora’, a show featuring ‘musical whirlwind’ The Destroyers and celebrating Mr Jeffs’ legacy and that of 1900s film-shows in general. Here’s the poster: The Mr Jeffs referred to is film showman, and patron saint of Flatpack 3, Waller Jeffs who, from 1901 to 1912: … [Read more…]
Sam from Stereographic has emailed with info about a couple of his projects: Mr Underwood (and various other names, depending on musical genres) a variety of projects from creating soundtracks and effects for animations to wowing crowds with his all hardware improvised liveset. When time permits he also dabbles in the design and build of … [Read more…]
I’ve had an email from Steve Tromans, a Birmingham-born composer who’s been globetrotting for a little while and, well, I’ll let him tell it: I’m emailing to tell you about my upcoming return to Birmingham – specifically at the Yardbird Jazz Club, Paradise Circus, on Thurs 8th January 2009. I’ll be presenting the premiere performance … [Read more…]
With party season in full flow, you may have a rueful eye on a resolution or two for the new year. Vying for your attention is The Year of Readers. The organiser is Jodie Baker and she’s based in Birmingham. Here’s her explanation: It’s an easy concept (which is probably why I thought of it). … [Read more…]
If you want to get involved with the St Patrick’s Festival in Digbeth then follow the instructions on the poster (or that link).
JKB Fletcher is a super-realism artist whose canvases are currently being displayed at the Coffee Lounge on Navigation Street. Some kind soul has done a short video tour of the artwork (warning – may not be pleasant if you suffer motion sickness).