Luke Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. Luke Jerram’s practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations, live arts projects and gifts. He is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of West of England. Further information on Luke’s entire practice can be found here: www.lukejerram.com.
BottlesUp Glass was a proud sponsor of the TED x talk here in San Miguel de Allende last weekend, and we donated bottles to the speakers. Our gift was particularly appropriate because our very first prototype bottles were handblown here in San Miguel de Allende, and because Laurel has been spending 10 days a month here for the last 3 years managing a large residential construction and stained glass project.
TEDx San Miguel de Allende 2012
Following the huge success of TEDxSanMigueldeAllende 2010 and 2011, which broke records on the TEDx channel with the most watched TEDx talk, on November 3, 2012 TEDxSanMigueldeAllende presented its third conference, entitled Renacimiento.
There was a strong variety of perspectives and passions from both national and international change makers. It’s all about ideas worth spreading…
The speakers included:
tedxsanmigueldeallende.com/en/2012-speakers/
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While a glass bottle can be a glass bottle again or can be used again, a plastic bottle can never be a plastic bottle again.” (Dianna Cohen)
Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives — and some thoughts on how to free ourselves from the plastic gyre.
Dianna Cohen co-founded the Plastic Pollution Coalition, which is working to help end our cycle of plastics use.
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/dianna_cohen_tough_truths_about_plastic_pollution.html
PLEASE WATCH IN HD FULL SCREEN w/SOUND. It is a much better viewing experience. Hopefully you have a 1080P monitor and good connection. If not, bug a friend or colleague that does. It is worth it.
