Artist and musician John Lee Bird started making dolls when chronic spinal problems prevented him from painting. He found some sheets of felt in his desk drawer and decided to make a Low-era David Bowie doll, appropriate to his mood. “When I started stitching, the little movements were soothing, and having to focus helped me ignore my suffering.” Three years later he had made more than 1,000 dolls. “Adversity shouldn’t stop you from creating,” says Bird. “I only get a real sense of accomplishment if I can look at something I’ve physically made”. http://johnleebird.com/jlb-dolls-page
Kismet, is a health tech start-up designed to improve access to healthcare and disability support and minimise fraud. In the case of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Kismet connects patients with legitimate providers and helps them to manage their funds.Kismet founder, Mark Woodland, says, 'Kismet means destiny and fate, but to us it also means overcoming hurdles and supporting each other ... Useful programs such as the NDIS were set up to help those living with disabilities. However, the lack of systems, processes and policies is holding it back from its full potential. See: https://rb.gy/1clw4
Traditionally, volume builders selling project homes, and property developers selling off-the-plan, have used display suites with floor plans, scale models, renderings and artist's images. But these methods are neither interactive nor optimised for remote viewing.IMMERSIV - winner of the 2023 "Proptech to Watch" award - brings an unbuilt property to life by harnessing powerful 3D computing and technical artistic expertise to create a real-time digital twin. The buyer feels truly inside the space and enjoys a sensory experience to evoke emotion through photo-realistic details. It's available in-showroom and also online, viewable from any web browser and on any device.
