The spoga+gafa blog

Grow for Gold – A Garden for the Games in London

Elke Lorentz — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:44:22 +0000

Thousands of people across the UK have already signed up to be London 2012 ‘Local Leaders’ who will bring friends, families and neighbours together to celebrate the Olympic Games.

Nielsen: Increasing global consumer confidence

Elke Lorentz — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:51:41 +0000

Global consumer confidence increased five index points to 94 in Q1 2012, according to global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen.

Urban farming in Brooklyn, New York: 596 acres

Elke Lorentz — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:04:59 +0000

Brooklyn is one of the five biggest districts of New York: More than 2,5 million people live here. The city of New York owns thousands of slivers of unused land, and about a year ago, a group of Brooklyn gardeners had an idea: identify all the vacant lots in the borough, then help neighborhood residents take them over.

Interior Innovation Award 2012: Summer on the move – Don’t forget to bring your table

Elke Lorentz — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:17:49 +0000

The table “On-the-move” stands for Danish design tradition where function is just as important as appearance.

Don’t miss the Boulevard of ideas

Elke Lorentz — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:24:23 +0000

At this year’s spoga+gafa, which is being held from 2nd to 4th September in Cologne, the Boulevard of ideas will be focusing entirely on sustainable marketing at the Point-of-Sale.