Thieves and marketers

Can't stop staring at these lovely arrangements of colourful objects by photographer Emily Blincoe. Fruits, candy, veggies, stuff. Would buy a bunch if only they would ship internationally! Lucky people in the USA and Canada, get yours here. 

So image all the energy used when playing football. Then image that you could store that used energy as elecricity. Pretty mindboggling right?

The social entrepreneurs and inventors behind the organisation Uncharted Play have invented a soccer ball that does exactly that. Soccket II uses the kinetic energy generated from a game of soccer and stores it as elecricity which can be used for small appliances. It comes with a LED lamp which is connected straight into the ball, resulting in hours of light. 30 minutes of play = 3 hours of LED light.

Great product which shows that design and technology can actually result in products of great use. I look forward to seeing the development of this, both by Uncharted Play and other social inventors. Follow their steps on their blog here.

Because why not use fun and play to help make the world a better place. 

Creative work spaces are great. They are bright, creative, lively and colourful. But they are also loud and at times distractive - which is what Koskela had in mind when they created Hoodie. 

Hoodie/Integrated is a personal desk which 'blocks out distracting noise and visual stimuli'. It looks great by its own or in groups of other Hoodies. 

Excited to see when they start to appear in startup spaces in Stockholm!

Just when I was waiting for a band like this. So beautiful.

Are you extremely good at something but don't have the guts to see where it would take you? Or have you ever dreamt of doing something that is not really common to do? Or do you just want to meet inspiring people?

Polish based Lifetramp is a website which connects you to people who do creative stuff that you'd like to do, or learn more about. Meet a 'mentor' for a lunch or hang out with them a whole day - the only thing you pay is your company and perhaps the lunch but the exchange of knowledge is free!

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Pantone Pairings for foodies by David Schwen.