OREANDA-NEWS. April 23, 2015. Latvia can be proud of its enterprising, clever and creative people who have surprised the whole world with their ideas. Origo Shopping Centre as the intersection of Riga city's events introduces some of the most notable ideas created in Latvia in the field of competitiveness and innovations. These ideas can be seen in the Amazing Latvian ideas outdoor exhibition that demonstrates the success stories of 11 companies in various industries from the birth of the idea through to its dissemination globally.

AERODIUM

AERODIUM's core entrepreneurial activity is production of vertical wind tunnels. Wind tunnels give people the chance to fly through the air without wings or other devices, using only the power of vertically directed wind. During the closing ceremony of the 2006 Turin Olympic Games, flyers from Latvia performed the world’s first flying show, after which the AERODIUM team was invited to take part in presentation of the film Superman Returns in Italy, at demonstration of Radox products in the United Kingdom, at Sochi 2014 logo presentation event in Russia and elsewhere.

AirDog

AirDog is the world’s first auto-follow drone specifically designed for action sports. It enables a video footage of activity in extreme sports to be captured without any third party assistance. The latest AirDog models were unveiled at this year’s International CES, a global consumer electronics and consumer technology trade show held in Las Vegas. AirDog models were awarded the Best Robot or Drone award. 

an&angel

Glass bowls created by an&angel focus on design, practical use and experimental innovation at the same time. In his work, designer Artis N?manis challenges established approaches, as well as continually experiments with the latest technological solutions. In 2013, the DECO collection won the Red Dot design award, one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. 

AUTINE

AUTINE is a brand that engages in the production of axes, chisels, knives and other woodworking instruments on a purchase order basis. It is notable that companies that use handiwork to make axes and do so with a high degree of quality are very few. Moreover, AUTINE’s products come with a lifetime warranty.

Amber threads

Composite amber threads have significant advantages. They do not cause allergic reactions, but do stimulate the activity of epidermis, encourage partial regeneration of a healthy skin, they are biologically compatible with living tissue and quite effective in protecting the skin against the impact of the surrounding environment, and furthermore they reflect ultra-violet rays. These products certified in Latvia are currently travelling around museums and exhibitions all over the world: scarves, towels and even bed linen woven from amber thread create a surprise, which is enthusiastically received in Europe, Russia and even the United Arab Emirates.

Fabula

Unlike other similar applications, the Fabula e-book subscription service is developing an e-book subscription service in which, as an alternative to the usual sale of e-books, users are provided with access to the whole e-book catalogue for a fixed monthly payment. The service is offered in collaboration with Latvia’s biggest publishers. With Fabula’s mobile apps, the reader can access books and read them online or offline.

Infogr.am

Infogr.am is a data visualisation product that offers new data package options. Infographics and charts are quick and easy to use, share and understand. Infogr.am customers range from small businesses to global media, and they have been awarded multiple times during their short but fast-paced history.

JZ Microphones

Microphones made by JZ Microphones differ from their counterparts due to use of a golden grille for sound reception, which ensures a purer sound, and also thanks to production technology which is known only to the manufacturer. JZ Microphones were used in the recording ofLady Gaga’salbum Born This Way. These microphones can also boast of their presence in concerts of world famous starts such as Madonna, Nelly Furtado, The Offspring, Alice in Chains and many others.

OSCar and eO

A team of 17 people built the first OSCar rally raid car in 2003 and since then a total of 14 cars have been built, and with them race-car drivers from Latvia and other countries have competed in rally raid competitions all over the world. The rally raid cars created by Andris Dambis acquired great popularity in the Dakar Rally in South America in 2012 when he competed driving an electrical drive OSCar. Together with his co-driver M?ris Sauk?ns, they formed the first electric car crew in the history of the race to compete and reach the finish.

QooQoo

The QooQoo clothing brand is characterised by the use of audacious, non-traditional visual images and graphics in fabric prints. The product range includes skirts, dresses, tops, socks, swimming costumes, while the leggings made using special printing technology have proved to be particularly popular with customers. QooQoo clothing made in Latvia has become very popular in the USA, Australia, as well as Hong Kong; the brand is also represented in two stores in Taiwan and Panama.

Authentic Whitehall wooden boats

The authentic wooden boats built at the Mr.Magpie Boat workshop in Latvia are considered to be unique examples, because currently, there are hardly any place in the world where original Whitehall boats are built. In the Whitehall factory in the USA they are built from glass fibre, and in Norway and Sweden, they are built using other technologies that do not fully correspond to a Whitehall boat in terms of dimensions, appearance or materials.

Amazing Latvian ideas exhibition in the square in front of the Origo Shopping Centre (Stacijas laukums 2, Riga) will be on display from 22 April until the end of June.

The exhibition is organised in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The banners are created by Coreform.