PHOTOGRAPHY: MARIA LAUB
Editor
Norway Balances Nature and Quality of Life
Lucas BB, 2011/12/01
Oslo (Norway) is the modern metropolis that possesses the qualities that cities in the next fifty years will aspire to. This issue of Papersky will provide you with the inspiration and tools necessary to experience the city of now.
There are three strong philosophical pillars that have made Norway a beacon city for the future:
1. Norway is a nuclear free country, meeting 99% of its energy needs using hydroelectricity.
2. Norway will also take care of you when you get old. It ranks first (or close to the top) in most studies on elderly care.
3. Norway is equal in its treatment of women and is a gender equality pioneer for the entire planet. In Norway, roughly 50% of politicians, civic leaders and CEOs are women.
We thought the best way to get an inside look into the city of now was to take a walk with several creative Norwegians and have them show us their capital city, Oslo. In short, this issue is a Norwegian’s insider guide to Norway, directed by some of Norway’s top creative talent in the fields of editing, design, music, art, architecture, handcrafts and food.
We were also fortunate to catch up with two of Norway’s amazing creators: Joachim Trier, the Norwegian director of the recently released movie “Oslo, August 31st” (a movie about a single day in Oslo), and Geir Johnson, the eclectic musician-composer behind the sound of Biosphere. The new Biosphere album N-Plants, which was completed in early February of this year, takes a pre 3/11 look at Japanese nuclear power plants.
With everywhere PAPERSKY has taken readers, what truly makes Norway special is its close proximity to nature. In just fifteen minutes one can be hiking, mountain biking, sailing or skiing. The PAPERSKY crew, in collaboration with Norwegian outdoor brand Helly Hansen, created a special “Mountain to Sea” walk especially for this OSLO issue of PAPERSKY. So get ready to zip up and prepare to explore Oslo, the most balanced city on the planet.
PAPERSKY #37: NORWAY | balance
Tags: culture, health
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