Speakers Ed Gavagan: Designer, Storyteller
Ed Gavagan was walking down the street in downtown Manhattan when he was the victim of a gang assignment to kill a random stranger. He lives to tell the amazing story.
Why you should listen to him:
Ed Gavagan is the owner of PraxisNYC, a design firm specializing in boutique residences and aimed at designing for sustainability, habitability, durability and beauty. In 2007 Gavagan told the story “Drowning on Sullivan Street” at the Moth, the series devoted to stories told live without notes, about his near-death experience on the streets of New York as the victim of a gang initiation rite. His stories have been heard on NPR and the Moth podcast, and he has appeared onstage with the Moth in events across the U.S. Gavagan lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Quotes by Ed Gavagan
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“Living in New York City [is] almost like life is dealing you extra hands. … Juxtapositions are possible that you don't think [are] going to happen.”
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“It's a peculiar effect of [traumatic memories]: They have this vault where they're stored in high-def and George Lucas did all the sound effects.”
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Ed Gavagan: A story about knots and surgeons
- 12:21 Posted: Sep 2012
Ed Gavagan on the Web
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Conferences
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- TEDMED 2012