Monthly Archives: February 2015

Kisha – the umbrella you’ll never lose

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I’m very proud to have been involved in the world’s first Bluetooth technology umbrella, developed in Rijeka.

The hi-tech, top-quality umbrella has an in-built chip which uses Bluetooth technology to connect to an app on your smart phone. In this way it will alert you if you walk away or forget your umbrella wherever you are. Plus it also gives you the weather forecast so you’ll know whether to take your Kisha umbrella with you when you go out.

kisha_app It has been developed by a team in Rijeka and I helped them with the English language of their app, website and supplied the voice-over for their promo youtube video above. 🙂

Psst! If you were wondering why they chose the name “Kisha” – in Croatian the word (spelt “kiša” and pronounced “kisha”) actually means “rain”. 😉

kisha_openAll the info, how to order an umbrella and download the app is on their website here

Kisha umbrella survives the Adriatic’s infamous “bura” wind in Rijeka harbour:

Kisha umbrella test in Poland:

 

Petar Grabovac – Rijeka – monography

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petar grabovac rijekaPetar Grabovac-Ćućo is a legendary photo-journalist who worked in the industry from 1948 until his retirement in 1990. He worked for Rijeka’s ‘Novi List’ newspaper for 40 years and photographed every major event that happened in the city. He captured the visits of international statesmen such as Che Guevara, Nasser, Nehru, Khrushchev, Brezhnev as well as Yugoslavia’s President Tito.
Grabovac’s work has been published all over the world and he has been awarded numerous international prizes. His eye for detail and quality of his work is presented in this monography which features his studies of the city of Rijeka, which has changed over those four decades, and it has brought memories flooding back for its inhabitants.

I provided the English translations of the summary and the author’s biography.
This 320 page hardback book simply titled ‘Rijeka’ can be ordered direct from the publisher Adamić d.o.o. here.
ISBN: 978-953-219-489-0

Primorsko-goranska županija iz zraka – monography

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Primorsko-goranska županija iz zrakaThe monography Primorsko-goranska županija iz zraka (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County from the air) is a lushly illustrated book featuring aerial photography of PGŽ County. Some of the countries finest photographers have captured many parts of the region with beautiful shots from all seasons of the year. Towns, islands, beaches, forests, mountains all lavishly presented in this 320 page hardback volume.
I provided the English translations for the summary and photographers’ biographies. A full English language edition has yet to be published.

Primorsko-goranska županija iz zraka

Stunning aerial photography of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

The photography is by Petar Fabijan, Nenad Reberšak, Damir Škomrlj and Silvano Ježina and the accompanying text is by Edi Jurković.
Published by Adamić d.o.o, 2014
Buy it online here or look for it in bookshops.
ISBN 978-953-7221-46-1