Time to expand your knowledge of the vibrator, and after watching Johanna Agerman's presentation on the topic -- in which she takes us on a historical tour of the device -- you'll know much more than you ever thought was possible.
"Presentation of the Day" on March 2, 2013.
Swedish Style x PechaKuchaNight 02 Sweden LOVES Japan: A special Tokyo Design Week PechaKucha to celebrate 10 years of Swedish Style in Japan. www.asajungnelius.se Åsa is a much talked about contemporary Swedish glass designer, interested in what is considered genuine or fake and how the value of an object is created. She often uses stereotypes as a languange and challenge their conventional meaning.
Rommi Smith, a poem for Haiti. * Haitians will rise, rebuild and live again ! * At the End there is only silence.
Chris explains the history of cranking balls (or bowling). This presentation is in English.
Bud's favorite sport is baseball, and that's the context in which he walks us through the history of the city of Grand Rapids. (in English)
Marek Czechowski is a traveler and researcher, and in his presentation he talks about the real history of the teutonic knights, who during the 13th century ruled the North of Poland. This is however a history that doesn't follow any school books or academic sources. This story reveals the very truth about the knights, who, according to Marek, were not able to build their famous brick castles themselves... Gaining spontaneous applause, Marek proves they had no necessary knowledge to do this, and that they had insufficient money, as well as insufficient building materials. (in Polish)
History is important, we can surely all agree on that, but Justin Thompson wants to make sure we all get the message. (in English)
Mark Staplehurst is a web designer and developer from England, and in his presentation he talks about the history of British accents. You'll soon realize how Englishmen are all "branded by the tongue." What can you tell about Mark from his accent?
"Presentation of the Day" on March 6, 2013.
A presentation by Bill Stelling of slides documenting the history of the legendary 1980s New York graffiti gallery. (in English)
Anja Praesto, an expert in Swedish history and tourism development, presents the story about the ancient Swedish king Magnus Ladulås, and what was discovered when archeologists opened his grave. (in Swedish)
