Magnolia Marketing Solutions | Nancy Georges: Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author Magnolia Marketing Solutions | Nancy Georges: Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author
  • HOME
  • BLOG
  • SERVICES
    • THE BUSINESS CREW
    • 4 HOUR POWER MEETING
    • CONSULTING SERVICES
    • INNOVATION PITCHFEST
    • SEMINARS
      • Nancy Georges Speaking
      • Retail Seminar Topics
        • New Consumer Behaviour, Online & Offline, & The Implications For Businesses
        • Retail Marketing Seminars: 102 Optimisation
        • Seminar Topics: 102
        • Retail Marketing Seminars: 101 Introductory
    • SPEAKER
    • MYSTERY SHOPPER
    • TRAINING
  • NEWS
    • EVENTS
      • EVENTS 2015
      • EVENTS 2013 – 2014
    • Innovation PitchFest Supporting Australian Designers & Manufacturers August 2015
      • Innovation Pitchfest: Submission Form
    • News Room 2014
      • News Room 2013
    • Real Chat
    • PODCASTS
    • Articles
      • Reportage
        • Trade Fair Recap AGHA February 2012
      • PINTEREST IS THE NEW ONLINE ‘IT GIRL’
    • Gary’s Social Media in Action
    • Social Media Women
    • VIDEOS: Trade Show Interviews
  • MEDIA
    • AS SEEN IN
      • AS SEEN IN: Today Extra ‘Consumer watch: Paying more online’
      • Nancy Interviewed for Financial Times “International invaders shake up Australia’s home grown retailers”
      • I’m #10 in “March 2013 Top 100 Retailers to Follow on Twitter”
    • RETAIL PICS
      • Good Ideas for Retail
      • Online: The Good, The Bad & Things That Make You Go ARG!!
      • Signs: The Good, The Bad & The Just Plain Ridiculous!
      • Shopfronts with Style
      • Store Windows
        • Louis Vuitton Store Windows
        • Myer Sydney Store Windows
      • Gorgeous Retail in Melbourne
      • Armchair Collective Mona Vale NSW
      • Balmain ~ Rozelle
      • Murobond Store
      • Westfield Sydney
      • Airport Retail
    • Client Pics
      • The Beauty Lounge Rozelle
      • Contents: Party, Christmas, Home
      • Di Lorenzo Tiles
      • Villa Interiors Crows Nest
      • St Ives Shopping Village
    • NancySnapper on Instagram
    • Conference Pictures
      • Speaking at Asia Retail Congress: Mumbai February 2013
    • Event Photos
    • OUT & ABOUT PICS
    • Gallery Archive
      • 2012 Pictures
        • The Australian Retail Forum
        • The Sydney Mint Museum & Cafe ~ Historic Houses Trust
        • Leichhardt & Annandale Business Chamber Breakfast Series
        • Hair Expo Australia 2012
        • Mumpreneurs Northern Beaches
      • 2011 Pics
        • Pet Expo 2011
        • Museum Shops Association of Australia Conference 2011
        • Seminar Pics 2011
        • My Biz Expo 2011
        • Deckhouse Social Media Brunch
        • Greenhouse by Joost
      • 2010 Pics
        • Champagne Taittinger Harpers Bazaar Fizz Fashion Fest
        • Social Innovation Barcamp Nov 2010
        • A List Entrepreneur Event
  • BOOK
    • 7 POWERFUL WAYS TO BOOST RETAIL PROFIT, In Any Economic Climate
    • Book Reviews
  • ABOUT
    • Nancy Georges Testimonials
      • Seminar Testimonials
      • Presentation Testimonials
      • Book Reviews
  • CONTACT

Blog

Creative Mornings August 2013 Urbanism
2013 Aug.22

Alex Ritchie Shares His Love of Nature in Architecture @ Creative Mornings Sydney

Nancy GeorgesCreative Mornings Sydney, events, retail

I had a great time at this month’s Creative Mornings Sydney @Sydney_CM follow the hashtag #CMSyd.  Every month Creative Mornings from around the world organise talks on the same topic, visit the site here.

This month the topic was URBANISM:

~ great speaker: Alex Ritchie   Creative Director and Co-Founder of international experience design consultancy, e2

~ great venue: Hub Sydney, great co-working space

~ great people, some I knew & some I met!

You can watch videos from past Creative Mornings here, today’s should be up soon.

I have always loved amazing buildings & the masters who create them; one of the highlights of my life is visiting Barcelona and seeing Gaudi’s masterpieces.

Listening to Alex today helped me appreciate the thought behind the design, the inspiration, the process and the limitations that people with vision encounter.    He began by stating, “We all have a responsibility for everything we do & how we live” and this informs his creations.

The slide stating, “Art takes nature as its model”, introduced pictures of well designed buildings and heartfelt narrative from Alex.

Alex also mentioned his disappointment that so many buildings and spaces lacked design and quoted, “Design will go to heaven – style will go everywhere”.

Alex mentioned the impact of repetition in design in nature and how it is replicated in architecture, he showed us images of great buildings as well as his amazing Sculpture By The Sea 2012 piece Kaleidoscope Cube (pic below from SMH & watch the video below, under the pictures).

On the way back to the car, I saw gorgeous tiles at the entrance of Red Lantern on Riley St that were a great example of this repetition (image below). I have always loved this style of tile and design, but am now seeing it with new eyes!

Alex had the audience in the palm of his hand and the usual scurrying at 9.40 am did not occur, in fact they would have hung around well past the 10am close!!

I look forward to seeing what Alex and his team create!

 

[flagallery gid=45]

.

Alex Ritchie – Sculpture by the Sea Timelapse from e2 on Vimeo.

 

alex rtichiecmsydcreativecreative morningscreative mornings sydneyeventMeetupurbanism
Share this:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Previous

    Good Packaging Communicates & Tells Your Story

  • Next

    Collaborative Consumption ~ The New Trust Economy ~ The Sharing Economy @ Social Media Women Aug 2013

Recent Posts

  • May 4, 2022
    Community, moving online to offline
  • Life after Lockdown Masterclass Q&A
    September 27, 2021
    6 Week Masterclass: Coming out of Lockdown. Q&A.
  • trading through covid tips nancy georges 4
    August 21, 2021
    Trading Through Covid Tips
  • About

  • Privacy Policy

  • Services

  • Contact

 

 

2021 Magnolia Solutions Pty Ltd (C)

Signup for news & updates

    Contact Us

    +61 2 8003 5585

    click here

    We’re Social