Can we still trust you?

How can banks, museums, governments and other institutions regain a sense of trust from the public? That is the question that lies at the heart of an ambitious project titled ‘Trustville‘. Initiated by communication agency Vandejong and its idiosyncratic founder and namesake Pjotr de Jong, Trustville encompasses a series of themed expert meetings focusing on [...]

Nike launches True City application for iPhone

Today Nike has released True City, an iPhone application that promises to make ‘the hidden visible through the knowledge and insight of Nike Insiders.’ Six European cities – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Milan and Paris – have been selected by Nike, and in these cities 5 individuals – so called Nike Insiders – will share [...]

Amsterdam Creative Metropolis #1

We have been invited by the city of Amsterdam and the alderman of culture Caroline Gehrels to participate in a series of public discussion and open brainstorms on the future of the creative industries in Amsterdam. Tonight is the kick off, at 20.00 in Pakhuis de Zwijger in the Eastern Docklands. We hope to see [...]

Making things public in Ljubljana

A few weeks ago the Netherlands Institute of Cultural Heritage courteously invited us to join them at the ACCESS2CA seminar in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The long acronym stands for ‘Access to Contemorary Art Conservation’. It was jointly organised with Museo Reina Sofia, and wonderfully hosted by the Moderna galerija. Present were conservators, art historians, museum professionals [...]

What does Amsterdam sound like?

Friday 8 January 2010 will be the first Viral Radio of the new decade. In the new year, the Amsterdam vehicle for well tempered drum machines will investigate the musical identities of 6 cities that are part of the viral networks of experimental bass and beat music creation and distribution. Theses cities are: 1. Amsterdam (January); [...]

Museum Manager 2010

It must have been 1995 when I picked up my first copy of Championship Manager 2, the football management computer game. Much like games like Simcity and Flight Simulator, it proved to be a highly addictive and incredibly challenging simulation game. Being the manager of a club like Barcelona, Manchester United or AC Milan, you [...]

Contribution to Time Out magazine out now

With contributions from 36 of our dearest friends and heroes, including Ben Cerveny, Nalden, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Saskia Sassen and Winy Maas, our co-created vison of Amsterdam in 2020 appeared in the new year’s edition of Time Out magazine Amsterdam. Download it here. Tweet This Post

Non-fiction in 2009 (and we’ve only just begun..)

It has been an exciting first year (in beta) for us at Non-fiction, with projects ranging from social media strategies for the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ and Tropenmuseum Junior, via new concepts for an illustrious canal house ánd an ancient castle to a range of workshops in a.o. Ljubljana and Zürich. Together with our friends [...]

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