Chris Allwood
@cdja.bsky.social
Cat dad, purveyor of pirouettes, product design director • From Nottingham, in Amsterdam
On the Eurostar and in seat royalty @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
On the Eurostar and in seat royalty @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
I’ll eat my words — absolutely incredible of Germany to hang on from the 15th minute, and thru extra time to win on penalties. Incredible mentality.
Well that’s one way to throw a game away
July 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’ll eat my words — absolutely incredible of Germany to hang on from the 15th minute, and thru extra time to win on penalties. Incredible mentality.
Well that’s one way to throw a game away
July 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Well that’s one way to throw a game away
How the fuck did we just get through that ?!
July 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
How the fuck did we just get through that ?!
Thoroughly deserved result for Italy!
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Thoroughly deserved result for Italy!
Reposted by Chris Allwood
yeah no way is mary earps doing that
July 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
yeah no way is mary earps doing that
I wanted a place to write some words (that didn’t need to be about building an audience) and put my photographs (that wasn’t Instagram) and so had a play with Framer, 48 hours later, here we are: www.cdja.co.uk
The desk of Evelyn
The work, words and photographs of Chris Allwood, a product design director based in Amsterdam.
www.cdja.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I wanted a place to write some words (that didn’t need to be about building an audience) and put my photographs (that wasn’t Instagram) and so had a play with Framer, 48 hours later, here we are: www.cdja.co.uk
As a former GameCube and WiiU owner I guess I qualify as a Nintendo super fan, but I absolutely loved my GameCube and feel it was pretty underrated at the time.
Rumour: GameCube Revival Planned For Nintendo Switch Online.
Rumour: GameCube Revival Planned For Nintendo Switch Online
"It's just a question of when, not if"
www.nintendolife.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
As a former GameCube and WiiU owner I guess I qualify as a Nintendo super fan, but I absolutely loved my GameCube and feel it was pretty underrated at the time.
CAN’T WAIT
Andor season 2’s final trailer reminds us it’s the only Star Wars story to get the Rebels right
Andor season 2’s final trailer reminds us it’s the only Star Wars story to get the Rebels right
Star Wars’ best show is almost back
www.polygon.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
CAN’T WAIT
Reposted by Chris Allwood
as the late economist Allen Sanderson put it: “if you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark”. column on the facts and the fictions of New Trafford www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A new Manchester United stadium isn’t about regeneration and never will be | Jonathan Liew
If ‘New Trafford’ is such a nailed-on wealth generator, then why aren’t Ratcliffe and the Glazers funding it themselves?
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
as the late economist Allen Sanderson put it: “if you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark”. column on the facts and the fictions of New Trafford www.theguardian.com/football/202...
@amsterdamseschool.bsky.social following you over from Instagram 👋
March 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@amsterdamseschool.bsky.social following you over from Instagram 👋
Discovered a god tier snack from my office colleague this week: rice cake, pindakaas, banana slices and cinnamon. Wow.
Britons snacking less as they drift back to office after pandemic
Britons snacking less as they drift back to office after pandemic
People snacked at home on more than 15% fewer occasions in 2024 than in 2020 and are choosing healthier options
Hold the biscuits, popcorn and chocolate and hand out the rice cakes, apples and halloumi, the UK is cutting back on snacks and shifting to…
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Discovered a god tier snack from my office colleague this week: rice cake, pindakaas, banana slices and cinnamon. Wow.
I like football again
March 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I like football again
Reason no.186 I love the Dutch and living in the Netherlands
Help fish navigate Dutch canals by ringing a digital doorbell
Help fish navigate Dutch canals by ringing a digital doorbell
It’s like a video game, but you’re helping real-life fish
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reason no.186 I love the Dutch and living in the Netherlands
Have arsenal just found their new front man?! 😂
February 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Have arsenal just found their new front man?! 😂
After years of only publishing photos I’ve taken to instagram, today I finally committed a select few to print — and it was so much fun ✨!
Friendly staff, the anxious excitement of waiting 15min for them to print, being handed them inside a envelope which only added to the suspense… it was a joy!
Friendly staff, the anxious excitement of waiting 15min for them to print, being handed them inside a envelope which only added to the suspense… it was a joy!
January 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
After years of only publishing photos I’ve taken to instagram, today I finally committed a select few to print — and it was so much fun ✨!
Friendly staff, the anxious excitement of waiting 15min for them to print, being handed them inside a envelope which only added to the suspense… it was a joy!
Friendly staff, the anxious excitement of waiting 15min for them to print, being handed them inside a envelope which only added to the suspense… it was a joy!
I was giving Threads ago until I heard about changes to metas approach to content and fact checking — so maybe this is my last bastion to social media before I give up all together.
So, let’s try again shall we?
“Hi 👋 I’m Chris!”
I’m a Product design director, based in Amsterdam!
So, let’s try again shall we?
“Hi 👋 I’m Chris!”
I’m a Product design director, based in Amsterdam!
January 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was giving Threads ago until I heard about changes to metas approach to content and fact checking — so maybe this is my last bastion to social media before I give up all together.
So, let’s try again shall we?
“Hi 👋 I’m Chris!”
I’m a Product design director, based in Amsterdam!
So, let’s try again shall we?
“Hi 👋 I’m Chris!”
I’m a Product design director, based in Amsterdam!
Reposted by Chris Allwood
🎂 Happy Birthday, David Batty!
December 2, 2024 at 3:14 PM
🎂 Happy Birthday, David Batty!
This morning, I was 6kg away from lifting double my body weight 🥵
November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM
This morning, I was 6kg away from lifting double my body weight 🥵
First competitive game back after 6 months of tendinitis.
Only 35 minutes but a day later I’m still able to walk, so clear progress 💪
Only 35 minutes but a day later I’m still able to walk, so clear progress 💪
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
First competitive game back after 6 months of tendinitis.
Only 35 minutes but a day later I’m still able to walk, so clear progress 💪
Only 35 minutes but a day later I’m still able to walk, so clear progress 💪
Sunny, but tired, apartments in Duivendrecht, south east of Amsterdam, on a frosty day.
I enjoyed the soft reflection from the dew on the roof of the car.
I enjoyed the soft reflection from the dew on the roof of the car.
November 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Sunny, but tired, apartments in Duivendrecht, south east of Amsterdam, on a frosty day.
I enjoyed the soft reflection from the dew on the roof of the car.
I enjoyed the soft reflection from the dew on the roof of the car.
Autumnal blue skies over Amsterdam Muiderpoort (recently).
November 16, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Autumnal blue skies over Amsterdam Muiderpoort (recently).