I know I am getting obsessed but this is way more fun than work. The Chorlton Park Summer Bike Polo Tournament has officially begun. The Hip Replacements (of which I am a player) is running in 3rd place. Fantastic. It has also be spotted in Manchester Confidential…this is going global! Check out the action. Sad news - The Hip Replacements ’shooter’ (deadpinkjones) is leaving for Montral next week…so we will be scouting for a new recruit!
Spotted in Manchester
May 24th, 2010The history of the Everton exhibition
September 18th, 2009Ignition has been working on an exhibition of Everton Memorabilia that is due to open later this month. The exhibition has been commissioned by the Liverpool Archive Office and funded by HLF. Ignition is working with Cube3 Creative Marketing, a Bolton based PR and Marketing company who has strong links in the sports and football industries.
The exhibition design provides a backdrop to showcase a private collection of Everton memorabilia through the ages. Visitors are invited into the Picton Reading Rooms at Liverpool’s grand Central Library through a players tunnel. The exhibition consists of a series of themed exhibits where visitors can explore the history of the Club, watch video while sitting in a mock up Goodison stand and pick your ‘all time 11′ team form bygone years.
Ignition has worked on permanant installations in the past but these have been more specifically aimed at the commercial sector. Lewis (Director at Ignition said “it is always a pleaseure to work on exhibitions that deliver an educational function. We are often involved in commercial trade exhibitions that are built for three days and then returned to storage. This exhibition is going to be open to the public for about twelve months which is great because I can invite my nephews along to see it. Especially because they are Liverpool fans!”
If you find yourself needing an injection of culture, sport, architecture and fun, get along to the FREE exhibition at the Central Library Liverpool.
Wet Wales and the joys of 21st century camping
September 10th, 2009Rain, Rain, Rain….that was my overiding experience of camping for two weeks in Wales in August. Apparently it was the wettest August on record. I left the team at the office to fend for themselves while I waded about in Crocs (I must blog (and wax lyrical) about the wonders of Crocs next) through 3 inches of Welsh mud.
On day four I am called from the office as we have been invited to pitch on an exhibition design project that needs to to be presented while I am under canvas. I had my laptop with me (it is a really useful tool when making sandcastles) and by chance was staying on a campsite that not only had wireless internet access but also had a little desk.
The creative exhibition stand design proposal was emailed over to me and I was able to break it down into critical components to be able to quote against. All this was emailed back to the office and I was left to continue sitting in the rain while the exhibition stand design was presented back in Manchester.
We won…which made me start to wonder whether there is any need for an office at all? Should I move into a tent, set up a desk and manage all my responsibilities from a tent in Wales.