Barcelona Newsletter Archive

• 18 September 2008

  Next Week: Pecha Kucha Vol.2 at Maremagnum

  :: ENGLISH :: Only a few days to go until the second Pecha Kucha Night in Barcelona. This time creatives like gastronome Juan Ortega, industrial designer Ernest Perera, Maxime Renaudin from Tree-Nation, web 2.0 expert Gavin Dudeney, trendspotter Marta Aymerich, Saint from Qfworld, the graphic design brothers Brosmind, the inventor Pep Torres, the travel innovator Pablo Álvarez and FSC-wood furniture maker René Müller and others will present their ideas, thoughts and projects in the 20...

• 20 August 2008

  Preparing for September

  As you might or might not know, the second Barcelona Pecha Kucha Night will be held on September 26th at Maremagnum. You will hear stories about planting trees in the desert, see some conceptual designs made in Barcelona, get taken on a culinary journey, learn about Web 2.0 and much more. However, there are still a few places open for speakers, so email us your idea for a 20 x 20 presentation. Watch out for the soon to be confirmed speakers on our web site. If you would like to supp...

• 17 July 2008

  Pecha Kucha Barcelona celebrated its first night

  Thank you to everyone who came, presented or helped out at the first Pecha Kucha Night in Barcelona. Some 500 people turned up last friday, July 11th, at the Fòrum to see 12 20x20 presentations, while some had to stay outside as the space was too full to let everyone in (sorry about that!). The night started at 20:20 with a video message the founders of PKN (Astrid Klein + Mark Dytham) send from Tokyo to welcome Barcelona as a PKN city. The first speaker was Petz Scholtus, the organise...

• 17 June 2008

  Pecha Kucha Vol.1, UPDATE

  We are pleased to let you know that the event preparations are in full swing and we are proud to announce the following presenters so far: Petz Scholtus - Pecha Kucha Barcelona, Oriol Pascual - eco entrepreneur, Alex Murray - Chicks on Speed, Doris Obermair - OniOn comunications, Eugeni Castejón - Compostadores, Nancy Robbins - interior & furniture designer, Christian Wiedersheimi - graphic designer, Monica Potvin - Matteria shop, Nadine Meisel - concept & industrial designer, R...

• 17 May 2008

  Preparing a First for Barcelona

  Thank you for signing up to the Barcelona newsletter. As you know, the first Pecha Kucha Night is yet to be held in Barcelona. We will do so on July 11th at the Fòrum (more information and regular updates online). To make sure it will be a success, please spread the word that PKN has made it to Barcelona! Invite your friends and everyone you think will have a good time at PKN. Oh, and feel free to join the PKN Barcelona Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17633894973...