VIOLATING OBJECTS: CUBAS’ TECHNOLOGICAL DISOBEDIENCE
The term Technological Disobedience was coined by the Cuban artist and designer Ernesto Oroza to summarize the unique way in which his compatriots relate to...
Category: Mapping the Design World
KONGJIAN YU & TURENSCAPE’S RED RIBBON PARK: ALONG CELEBRATION PATH
Like other cities in China, Qinhuangdao is experiencing fast growth. The new park which Turenscape and its founder/president Kongjian Yu were asked to create had...
FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE AND V&A WILL REPRESENT UK AT LONDON DESIGN BIENNALE 2018, RECONSTRUCTING ISLAMIC STATE ATROCITIES
Launched in 2016, the Biennale takes place at London’s Somerset House.This year’s edition will see designs from over 35 countries, cities and other territories, spanning...
JORIS LAARMAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 3D-PRINTED AND ROBOT BUILT BRIDGE IS READY
JORIS LAARMAN'S REVOLUTIONARY 3D-PRINTED AND ROBOT BUILT BRIDGE IS READY Robots come to finalize the structure of the world's first 3D-printed metal bridge in Amsterdam....
INSIDE THE SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT, AND WHY THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT ROOM MIGHT BE UNDER THREAT
INSIDE THE SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT, AND WHY THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT ROOM MIGHT BE UNDER THREAT With biodiversity dramatically decreasing due to a global...
MEET HIROSHI ISHIGURO, THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS AND CONTROVERSIAL ROBOT DESIGNER
Take Erica for instance. The semi-autonomous android, and the product of JST Erato, the most funded scientific project in Japan. Erica was already 23 in...
MISCHER’TRAXLER – AND WHAT IF WE TURNED MACHINES INTO TREES OR CONVERSATION PIECES?
MISCHER’TRAXLER- AND WHAT IF WE TURNED MACHINES INTO TREES OR CONVERSATION PIECES? How can you convince a machine to socialize? And how can you bring...
RAUMLABOR (2) – HOTEL SHABBY SHABBY
RAUMLABOR (2) - HOTEL SHABBY SHABBY On April 17 Jan Liesegang of the Berlin-based collective Raumlabor will be giving a talk at the Brussels Centre...
RAUMLABOR (1) – MAKING THE SUBWAY SING
RAUMLABOR (1) - MAKING THE SUBWAY SING On April 17 Jan Liesegang of the Berlin-based collective Raumlabor will be giving a talk at the Brussels...