http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:42:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/a-vertical-farm-in-the-horizon-for-manchester-headlines.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:29:08 +0000 A vertical farm in the city may be a very viable solution for a growing urban population in Manchester.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/can-a-festival-become-a-living-lab-for-innovation.html Thu, 19 May 2011 14:54:44 +0000 FutureEverything Festival provides an example of how inspirational congregations can become hubs for ongoing innovation once the right infrastructure is enabled.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/remixing-social-memory-with-the-internet-of-things.html Fri, 06 May 2011 15:21:43 +0000 Memories become metadata at Manchester's FutureEverything Festival.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/the-new-creative-playground.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:52:52 +0000 Manchester has just as much to offer as London but carries half the price tag – this has attracted the BBC, with start ups and creative agencies following suit.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/puma-brand-archive-goes-on-tour.html Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:49:13 +0000 This summer, the athletic brand is bringing its history to life with a traveling pop-out shop.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/zaha-hadids-concert-hall-in-manchester.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:27:18 +0000 The Manchester Art Gallery in the north of England has recently opened its Zaha Hadid designed concert hall. This temporary pavilion seats just 192 people it has been created to host just nine evening concerts by pianist Piotr Anderszewski, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and violinist Alina Ibragimova plus free lunchtime recitals by students at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. The Guardian has a short review of the space with a quote from the architect herself: “It is almost like being in a ­cocoon,” Hadid says of the curving, ­enveloping forms that now wind through theRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/design-manchester-independent-economic-review.html Fri, 15 May 2009 15:38:17 +0000 Creative Review points us to these smart but simple covers for six reports from the Manchester Independent Economic Review. They were designed by local design agency Music.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/06/dpercussion-05-manchester.html Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:30:00 +0000 Manchester’s free music festival D:Percussion will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2007, after it received three-year funding from Manchester City Council. Returning to its Castlefield home on August 6 this year’s festival will host five stages, 100 artists and over 40,000 people, and looks set to reach its 10th anniversary in 2007. Mark Bell, who sent us the tip, told us, “Last years event had a really c**l atmosphere, so it is worth getting involved in…” The Artistic Director Steve Smith recently explained to City Life magazine: “They give us the seed money – they don’t pay for the wholeRead more...]]>