This morning I was invited to the launch of London Technology Week, which was held at The Shard.
Besides your typical mix of VIPs, politicians, and media, the most outstanding thing was the view š
You can read the details of the press release here.
PS.- Some constructive criticism:
In an event like this “Technology… whatever” you need a hashtag (something like #LTW15) A Technology Week is full of events, how about a MAP, CALENDAR, or an APP to show them all, and to sign up?
Today we went to the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead. With over 100 galleries, it was a real pleasure. We saw some artists that we like and have seen in quite a few shows before, and discovered many new ones that were quite interesting.
In no particular order, my non-comprehensive list would include many artists, like:
Adele Moreau Max Naylor Edvardas Racevicius Andy Wilx, etc And the whole selection of Galleries like:
Today, on our way to the AFF show we strolled around Hampstead Heath, one of the many lovely areas with a park, pond (with baby swans!), and flowers around London. It was truly beautiful.
On Thursday, June 11 I attended the London New Tech Meeting at Google Campus.
It was a typical presentation format (5 companies, 5 minutes). I enjoyed some of the presentations, specially since two of the projects sounded very very promising. Unfortunately they were not even MVP with a landing page. I hope they make it so we can all benefit from their cool ideas.
Since it was a nice day, on my way back home I noticed how the typical beer-drinking crowd had multiplied by hundreds, and they were all drinking and being cheerly loud out on the streets.
My parents came to visit from Paris, so we spent a week as ātourist guidesā, which is very nice because you discover or re-discover parts of the city that you do not normally go to.
With them we went to
Old Spitafields Market (lovely London Tea Exchange) Brick Lane Guildhall Covent Garden Market Museum of the Docklands Southwark Cathedral St. Paul`s Cathedral Royal CourtsĀ of Justice Tate Modern Parliament Buckingham Palace Walk along the Thames South Bank And ate at:
Today I went on an “art walk”. Since the first Thursday of each month many art galleries in London remain open until late and host special events (an awesome initiative). Unfortunately I left quite late from the office, but I was working on a very special deal, so I could not leave earlier.
First I visited Boxpark Shoreditch.
“Situated in the heart of east Londonās fashion and art district, two floors of sixty shipping containers began as the worldās first pop up mall.
Yesterday Mykal invited me to the University College Londonās Mechanical Engineering Summer Session at Student Central.
It was a blast. A geek blast. Many featured projects, such as giant drone, hydrogen racing car prototype, alternative transportation infrastructure, robotic fish, or improved artificial heart valve design, along with entertainment: giant Scalextric racing, giant jinga, FIFA 15 tournament, impact simulators, pool, and a live concert by Cable Street Collective.
[Note: Congratulations on launching the UKās first fully Open Access university press!
