Tea and Hendrix
Had a very nice hangout session with an old friend yesterday evening. The world is packed with amazing stories!
And now.. I’m on my way to the airport again!! Haha..
If you must..
You by William Williamson (2013)
Sweetness.
Performed by Sir Derek Jacobi
Words and Music from “You” by Keaton Henson
Directed and Produced by William Williamson
Director of Photography Will Hanke
Editor Adam Tyler
Snowdrive + Coffee
Two things that will define this Saturday night:
1. Being the designated driver despite not attending the party.
2. Drinking wonderfully rich Mexican coffee.
If friends stop sending me funny pictures and interesting articles soon, this set-up should naturally equal getting lots of work done.
Planets aligned, it’s all up to me now. :)
Right Night Company
Avina, could you please come down here so that we can resume doing this like we used to? I need somebody to work with while the rest of the world is sleeping, and I have a lot of chocolate to share. What do you say? It’s really nice chocolate.
Madiba, the story.
Short documentary from 2011 about the life and legacy of incredibly inspiring Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who died yesterday at the age of 95. Read the story of the ever-positive, ever-fighting and ever-generous icon who moved an entire world and never stopped caring about justice, as presented on the CNN website.
Nelson Mandela Foundation (2011)
If you’re ever in Johannesburg and have a moment to spare, do visit the Apartheid Museum.
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
STOP
Back in Malmö accompanied by a storm and my intake of happiness and inspiration has officially been paused. Luckily I have intense work to distract myself with. Go!
Added: Storm + Stormhair.
AMS
Three days in Amsterdam. Good food, good wine, good walks, good talks. And an amazing apartment that I would like to live in for much longer.
Bag allowed
Istanbul – Sweets, Treats and Mosques
Here are some photos from the five-day trip my mother and I did to Istanbul this week. We found a great deal that we couldn’t turn down and did a quick escape from boredom to something new and exciting. Istanbul turned out to be the city of “Turkish delight” sweets, really nice coffee, exciting street food and a lot of mosques. It was raining, but we didn’t mind as we were busy tasting things – and at least it was warmer than in Sweden.
Hover the photos for descriptions.
I really need to rush now, I’m actually jumping on another flight tomorrow morning.
Good night!
Designing for Children
During my last month at the UNICEF in Nicaragua I worked with the Social Policy section on various exciting innovations (such as the Sociopreneur initiative.) In the meantime, I got to dive into video footage produced during the first stages of the introduction of design-thinking in the policy-making process in Nicaragua’s Northern Autonomous Atlantic Region. Teaming up with the local government, UNICEF Nicaragua seized the opportunity to support the rights and needs of the youngest in the region while co-creating a new regional policy for children.
My job was to supervise the production of a short advocacy video about this new inclusive and engaging process, and here’s the result:
Read more about human-centered design in policy making here: Design Thinking for Children/UNICEF Innovation.
The video was produced by the New York-based creative agency Big Yellow Taxi, and there is also a version in Spanish.