The Poodle Club is a relaxed forum for design discussion. It’s not trying to save the world, but allows people of diverse professional & academic backgrounds to get together regularly under one roof to inform and be informed.
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Poodle Hall (via Breakhouse)
Suite 140, 1096 Marginal Rd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
ph. 902 431 3102
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Pecha Kucha Night - Halifax
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Seahorse Tavern
7:00 – 10:00
Halifax joins 266 cities worldwide in this fun and casual forum to show creative work and ideas.
Pecha Kucha:
20 images x 20 seconds.
6 minutes 40 seconds per presenter.
14 presenters.
1 wild night.
4 Days - Thinking Forward Halifax
October 21, 22, 23, 24 - 2009
Around the world, books, videos, events, articles, reports, leaders are talking about the power of design to reshape economies, improve public services and add to our quality of life. We got to thinking, why not here?
4 Days of Thinking Forward Halifax will ignite civic engagement and host community conversations that foster new connections, provide input to key community issues, and generate fresh thinking.
With John Thackara to explore: “what might life in a sustainable world be like?” and, “what design steps are needed to get us from here, to there?”
Pecha Kucha Night - Halifax
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Halifax joins over 200 cities worldwide in this fun and casual forum to show creative work and ideas.
Pecha Kucha:
20 images x 20 seconds.
6 minutes 40 seconds per presenter.
14 presenters.
1 wild night.
Pecha Kucha Night - Halifax
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Halifax joins over 150 cities worldwide in this fun and casual forum to show creative work and ideas.
Pecha Kucha was started in Tokyo, Japan in February 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, two Tokyo-based architects who have combined PowerPoint with the notion of a visual poetry slam. The idea behind Pecha Kucha is to keep presentations concise, the interest level up and to have many presenters sharing their ideas within the course of one night. Therefore the 20x20 Pecha Kucha format was created: 20 images. Each shown for 20 seconds. 6 minutes 40 seconds per presenter. 14 presenters. 1 wild night. Details
Public Art
Presented by Ilan Sandler
Breakhouse Office, Suite 140, 1096 Marginal Rd. view map
Thursday October 30, 2008 / 12:00 – 1:00pm
Public art. You've seen it. But ever wonder how it got there?
Ilan Sandler will present his past and up coming public art projects. He will discuss the development and integration of large-scale sculptures and installations into unconventional environments around the world.
Ilan has received numerous awards and has shown his sculptures, installations, and videos in the US and Canada and has completed public art commissions in Toronto, New York City, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Busan, South Korea.
Design Makes Everything Better
Presented by Peter Wuensch & Glen McMinn
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario view map
Monday October 27, 2008
Glen McMinn and Peter Wuensch will present thoughts on the necessity of design to students of the UWO’s Ivey School of Business and the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre in London, Ontario.
Can a business succeed today without fully engaging design in its operation? How is it possible that 94% of things produced could suffer from a lack of appropriate design? These issues will be addressed in a lecture followed the next day by an afternoon workshop where students of both business & art disciplines will collaborate on a problem solving exercise.
Biomimicry Workshop
Presented by InterfaceFLOR
Fundy Basin, Nova Scotia view map
Thursday August 21 to Saturday August 23, 2008
Poodle club goes camping! Sporting our “I learn from nature” poodle club team T-shirts, the Breakhouse office will hit the road for a biomimicry workshop / tidal bore rafting adventure on the edge of the mighty Fundy Basin. Courtesy of InterfaceFLOR (carpet manufacturers & arguably one of the greenest multinational corporations on the planet) we will renew our connection with mother earth starting with a visceral reminder of the power of the ocean. Account executive Jennifer MacNeill will introduce Nadine Gudz, Interface's manager of Sustainable Strategy and our biomimicry workshop leader. She’ll lead a discussion designed to open our minds to nature’s processes which allow a balanced life continuum and which can generate solutions for all our human challenges.
Planning and Design Centre
Presented by Cities & Environment Unit
Breakhouse Office, Suite 140, 1096 Marginal Rd. view map
Thursday August 14, 2008 / 12:00 – 1:00pm
The Planning and Design Centre provides a venue for informed debate and ongoing exchange of ideas about the future of the Halifax Region. As a non-profit, storefront operation the Planning and Design Centre aims to improve the quality of life in the Halifax Region by increasing awareness, generating dialogue and fostering innovation about planning and design.
LED Technology & other Natty Lights
Presented by Peter Wuensch (founding Breakhouse partner)
Breakhouse Office, Suite 140, 1096 Marginal Rd. view map
Thursday May 8, 2008 / 12:00 – 1:00pm
LED technology has been around for more than 40 years, and becoming much more than the red dots on your first digital watch. Covering simple explanations of how exactly an LED works as well as some of the less obvious ways we use LEDs in our everyday life, from the infrared versions in our TV remotes to their usage in traffic signals to the Nintendo Wii. Other benefits include energy conservation and a myriad of interesting approaches designers and researchers are taking with LED. From a graceful Zaha Hadid pendant fixture to paper thin, flexible, super high-resolution video screens this technology involves way more than little red dots. Come and get enlightened.
The Wal-Mart Effect
Presented by Peter Wuensch (founding Breakhouse partner)
Breakhouse Office, Suite 140, 1096 Marginal Rd. view map
Thursday February 21, 2008 / 12:00 – 1:00pm
Partly a report on Charles Fishman's book of the same name, with some added thoughts on sustainable design & sustainable brand in a global economy. Mr. Wuensch draws connections to design on a number of levels and makes it clear that anyone who has a desire to help our planet survive the abuse of mankind should perhaps consider Wal-Mart as a place to start. How could one simple penny-saving decision change the way every under-arm deodorant on the planet is packaged, diverting 1 billion deodorant boxes from landfills every year? That’s Wal-Mart. Whether you love it or hate it, understanding its effect on our world isn’t a simple black & white (or green) matter.