Gronne Gader _ Green Streets – a future view of Copenhagen

Skal vi ikke omfortolke tanken om “vej”, så det ikke nødvendigvis handlede om biler? Der er så meget galt med Danmark idag. Fedme og regnvand er to af de helt store spalteslugere i sommeren 2011, og som om det ikke var nok, er de glade cyklende Københavnere nu ved at sprænge kapaciteten for hvor mange af de to (og 4) [...]

Pop-up park and playground anyone?

This is an awesome new idea being implemented in Argentina. Transforming city streets into relaxing spots for the public, these portable pop-ud recreational spaces will benefit people in urban areas where parks are scarce or non-existent. The Plaza Movil — designed by Manuel Rapoport — will make use of Buenos Aires’ streets during weekends and [...]

One (very big) playground

In California, they’ve opened what can best be described as one giant playground for grown-ups. It’s the new Tempest Freerunning Academy, dedicated to the acrobatic and playful sport of freerunning and parkour. Have a look, be impressed, get inspired (and try not to feel too inadequate…) Warning: DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME – unless of [...]

Travel guide to adventure

Travelling is always something of an adventure – but with the games from WHAI WHAI, exploring new cities (or even your own) becomes even more exiting.   This is simply too cool. We’re actually lost for words. So here’s what Springwise.com has to say about it: WHAI WHAI offers guides to Venice, Rome, Florence, Verona [...]

Hail to the Hipsters

There are a lot of jokes to be made about hipsters. But we will do the opposite: We will sing their praise (at least this once) – for bringing this awesome idea into the world!! Global warming seems to have up and left for warmer climes, and Denmark has been hit with vast amounts of [...]

ready. steady. go!

Tell us this doesn’t make you want to start sprinting. Tell us it doesn’t tickle your inner competitor.   A simple idea made these two streets in Austrian city Graz stand out to be noticed. The object of the project ready. steady. go! was to brand the streets of Jakoministraße and Klosterwiesgasse in the Jakomini [...]

Tiny sculptures – huge effect

So we generally love anything that’ll stop us dead in our tracks – make us wonder – change our perspective. And here is a brilliant art project that does just that: Little People is a “tiny street art project” based in London by Slinkachu, the guy who is also behind the Inner City Snail, another [...]

Night of Culture 2010 – Hunt for the Hidden Waste

We are excited to say that our large scale event for Center for Miljø under Copenhagen City council was a great success. They hired us at the Playground to come up with a fun, motivational and interactive way of educating the public about “hidden waste”. What is Hidden Waste? The term “Hidden Waste” refers to [...]

Pissing contest

Or, rather, how to deal with neanderthals who insist on urinating at your front door in the weekends. When a new area wants to attract more life in the forms of events, clubs and cafés, some negative aspects follow: There is the noise, the sudden colonization of public space, and the waste – both human [...]

Little boxes…

There’s an old English song Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky-tacky Little boxes, little boxes, littles boxes, all the same There’s a blue one, and a pink one, and a green one and a yellow one… It’s amazing what colours can do for a place. This project in the favelas (slum [...]