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An Optical Illusion Tile System Designed by Casa Ceramica | Colossal

Posted on October 13, 2017 by agogo22

British tile company Casa Ceramica have designed a novel optical illusion flooring system that uses real tiles to create a vertigo-inducing warped floor. The skewed checkerboard floor functions as the entryway to their showroom in Manchester, lending an Alice in … Continue reading →

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Manchester celebrates South Asian culture with weekend of music, film and performance | Creative Boom

Posted on October 7, 2017 by agogo22

Source: Manchester celebrates South Asian culture with weekend of music, film and performance | Creative Boom

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Frank’s Photo Challenge – History (Manchester) — Nature Knows Best

Posted on October 6, 2017 by agogo22

This week’s Photo Challenge set by Frank (author of fab blog “Dutch Goes The Photo”) has set HISTORY. See https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2017/07/04/tuesday-photo-challenge-history/ I’ve just spent a couple of weeks in my beloved Manchester (UK) which is brimming with history – even a … Continue reading →

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Andrew Simpson: If Mr Lowry came to Chorlton …… down on the Green

Posted on September 27, 2017 by agogo22

Source: Andrew Simpson: If Mr Lowry came to Chorlton …… down on the Green

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Design Manchester launches DM17 Festival programme | Creative Boom

Posted on September 13, 2017 by agogo22

Hold on to your creative hats. DM17, Manchester’s city-wide festival of creativity and design is returning for its fifth annual series, and this year you can expect over 50 events. Running from 11-22 October, there’ll be talks, exhibitions, workshops, films, … Continue reading →

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Manchester Literature Festival 2017 — manclibraries blog

Posted on September 8, 2017 by agogo22

Manchester is a city of stories and storytellers. It’s also a city of activism, protest, pioneers and radicals. This year’s Manchester Literature Festival welcomes over a hundred of our most talented writers, thinkers and activists to share their work and … Continue reading →

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Anthony Watt (@agogo2) • Instagram photos and videos

Posted on September 4, 2017 by agogo22

486 Followers, 930 Following, 267 Posts – See Instagram photos and videos from Anthony Watt (@agogo2) Source: Anthony Watt (@agogo2) • Instagram photos and videos Wed: http://www.sambaman.org.uk/

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How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m rail bridge – The i newspaper online iNews

Posted on August 17, 2017 by agogo22

It began with a series of simple, hand-drawn sketches on a piece of A4 paper and became an £85m rail bridge. These rough pencil drawings were an architect’ Source: How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m … Continue reading →

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A bit of Afoxé at Manchester Day

Posted on August 16, 2017 by agogo22

We spent a couple of months constructing the costumes and rebuilding the float for our part in this year’s annual celebration of the culture of Manchester  and you can get a flavour of the wonderful sunny day it was from the … Continue reading →

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Why People From Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchesterians – Atlas Obscura

Posted on July 30, 2017 by agogo22

Demonyms are vital to our conceptions of ourselves, but the rules behind them can be pretty messy. Source: Why People From Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchesterians – Atlas Obscura

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