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Awesome Foundation London Funds Creating Stars in the London Sky
Posted on June 22, 2010
Filed Under Awesome Foundation, ideas, london | 1 Comment
Oscar Lhermitte working rooftop on his Big Dipper Project
One of the drawbacks of living in London (and most other major metropolises) is that the ambient light from the buildings, street lamps, etc, make it impossible to see the stars in the sky at night. So when designer Oscar Lhermitte applied to the London chapter of the Awesome Foundation, of which I am a proud trustee, with the proposal “to recreate the missing stars in London”, we knew we had something Awesome to consider.
Oscar’s The Big Dipper project is an ongoing project which uses a combination of balloons, LEDs, and various control mechanisms to recreate stars and constellations in the night time sky over London.
An Early Prototype of Big Dipper over London. Photo by Cormac McGloin
He presented his project at the Awesome Foundation London award ceremony earlier this month along with four other strong contenders, and at the end of the evening, walked away with the Awesome Fellowship to advance his work. If you were unable to make it to the awards, you can see his presentation here on slideshare, and view his video overview of the project below (see it on vimeo here), which features some touching commentary from people on the street who have watched his experiments:
For those of you in the UK, Awesome Foundation London is receiving submissions for our June 2010 funding award. Submissions close on 30 June, so please go here to submit your Awesome idea for funding consideration.
Congratulations to Oscar for an inspiring and Awesome idea. He’ll be back later this year to show us how the Awesome Fellowship advanced his work, so stay tuned.
Oscar Lhermitte with his Awesome Fellowship cheque
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