Program-at-a-glance. IDSA 2013 international conference.
The IDSA program-at-a-glance [ details ]
Chicago's bauhaus legacy.
In 1937 the Chicago Association of Art and Industry invited László Moholy-Nagy to head what was to be called the New Bauhaus, four years after the Bauhaus in Berlin was dissolved in 1933 under National Socialist pressure. László Moholy-Nagy had been a Bauhaus Master from 1923-1928 in Weimar and Dessau. His teaching as well as his own diverse creative work, were characterized by a unique innovative and experimental approach to the arts.
The exhibit will showcase art and design by students of Moholy-Nagy’s schools from 1937-1955: the New Bauhaus, School of Design in Chicago and Institute of Design – with special emphasis on the Foundation Course exercises. In addition, life work of both teachers and students will be shown, from 1937 to the present.
Representing more than sixty individuals, the vast majority of the exhibit is work that has never before been seen. Material has been provided through the generous loans from private collections, in addition to work from the UIMA permanent collection and the Bauhaus Chicago Committee Archive & Collection.
This exhibit is organized in partnership with T. Paul Young and the Bauhaus Chicago committee NFP. [ details ]
where > ukrainian institute of modern art | 2320 west chicago avenue | chicago | 773 227-5522
when > 9 august > 29 september 2013
hours > wed / sun | noon > 4p
Maker mixer at minimal. idsa international conference 2013.
A one-night only ‘maker-mixer‘ Kickstarter All-Stars retrospective takes place at MINIMAL’s new expansive studio and incubation space. Not only did these 25 curated projcts exceed their funding goals on Kickstarter, they used good design and great storytelling to connect with their audience and turn their project ideas into a reality. In many cases these projects spurred the launch of sustainable businesses long after funding was completed.
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MINIMAL founder Scott Wilson propelled Kickstarter to mainstream consciousness back in 2010, when he raised $1M on the platform for his TikTok+LunaTik Watch Kits. The project not only sparked new interest in wearable technology, but it shook the product design industry of its preconceived beliefs about product development.
“At MINIMAL, we fully believe in the future of crowd-funding and incubation and are vested in the evolution of these models,” says Wilson. “The Kickstarter All-Stars exhibition is a perfect opportunity to pay tribute to a handful of crowd-funded projects that truly represent the power of the independent designer/entrepreneur. With the IDSA International Conference in our backyard this year, we wanted to celebrate and highlight designers in pursuit of freedom of expression and purity of design vision.”
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Kickstarter All-Stars Are: CST-01, Porthole, TidyTilt/JustMount, Pebble, Designing Obama, Vers 1Q, HiddenRadio, Zooka, More/Real Stylus, Ouya, Lumio, The Glif, TikTok+LunaTik, Cosmonaut, 10-Year Hoodie, Wabi Nabi, Tylt VU, Resketch, Kern & Burn, Pinch, LUNATIK Touch Pen, Sharpener Jar, Piccolo, Biblio, Chromatic, Hex6agon, LUNATIK Taktik, Facet.
The event takes place during the IDSA International Conference. Tunes from DJ Greg Corner,specialty cocktails from Stoli, and craft beers from River North Beer.
when> 22 August | 9p – midnight
where: MINIMAL | 939 west lake street chicago
RSVP required: rsvp@mnml.com
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Expo Chicago 2013. Preview.
More than 120 international galleries from 17 countries will set up shop on Chicago’s Navy Pier next month for the art fair Expo Chicago, 19 > 22 September. Tours, panel discussions, and uniquely curated site-specific projects are on tap. And there’s plenty of big names to get excited about. Jeanne Gang and Studio Gang Architects designed the interior environment with a floor plan patterned after the city’s gridded streets; Dean Otto of the Walker Art Center curated the video artists showing at Expo Video, an exhibition area and lounge; David Salkin Creative designed a table-service restaurant to be held within the exposition; Casa Spazio will furnish the VIP lounge and Room & Board another rooftop lounge; and NYC’s Snarkitecture will create a series of upholstered foam seats under the main center atrium. [ details ] @expochicago
event> Expo Chicago
date> 19 > 22 September 2013
venue> Navy Pier’s Festival Hall
vernissage> The opening night preview benefiting MCA Chicago | Thursday, 19 September 6 > 9p [ $100 tickets available ]
general admission> 20 > 22 September 2013 | Sunday 22 Sept. 22 | Fri + Sat 11a > 7p | Sun 11a > 6p
Alessi in love. Design contest.
NEW: The stakes have been raised. Three additional seats are available for the workshop and the deadline is extended to 3 December 2013.
Italian ‘Design Factory‘ Alessi invites you to rethink the product as an act of love. The aim is to interpret a love token in a contemporary way, designing a new object that celebrates this universal emotion. The best proposals, selected by a jury headed by Alberto Alessi, will grant you access to an exclusive workshop conducted by Laura Polinoro, for the development of the new Alessi collection. [ details ] [ alessi ] [ cranbrook academy of art / alessi workshop ]
contest dates: 1 august > 7 october 2013 EXTENDED > 3 December 2013
Cyclepedia. Portland museum.
I was in Portland two years ago when they exhibited Allure of the Automobile. Exactly two years later, back in Portland again, yet another fun exhibit, Cyclepedia. There’s also a great iPad app the bikes (see video below) with photography by michael embacher.
schultz funiculo | 1937
sølling pedersen | 1978
moser hour record | francesco moser | 1984
strida 1 | mark saunders | 1988
breezer bwamer | joe breeze | 1992
biria unplugged tm design | 1998
sachs tango | urban specialists | 2000
michael embacher collection | cyclepedia for the ipad / super collection well presented.
1> sironval sportplex | charles and georges mochet | 1939
2> skoot international – 2001
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4> one off moulton special | 1991
5> bike friday new world tourist | alan and hanz scholz | 1997
6> elettromontqggi | richard sapper | 1995
7> buddy bike | 1988
8> schauff wall street | 1993
9> bianchi c-4 projekt | 1987
10> lotus sport | mike burrows | 1994
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Unique design and gastronic destination. 2013 london design festival.
Wrong for Hay & Hay have teamed up with the critically acclaimed Peckham Refreshment Rooms to create a destination pop-up restaurant for the 2013 London Design Festival. [ details ]
Head, heart, hand: AIGA national design conference.
The 2013 AIGA Design Conference, with a theme of “Head, Heart, Hand,” celebrates the best in design and explores three interrelated aspects of the profession: design strategy, social impact and craft. The conference will take place 10 > 12 October 2013, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. [ details ]
Cusp conference 2013. Update 13.
Gary Slutkin thinks of violence as a disease.
Producer, director and actor Anthony Moseley believes in the power of live experiences to transform our lives and our world.
Register before 1 August and save $200! [ registration ]
cusp conference 2013 will be held in the theater at chicago’s museum of contemporary art. 18 > 19 september. the design of everything. [ update 13 ] [ details ] @CuspConference #Cusp2013
Valcucine makes a case for the artisan in the kitchen. Milan 2013.
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The artisan appears in 1993 when the ‘Fabula‘ model was launched, the first kitchen with colored wood and doors inlaid with pictograms. For the designer Gabriele Centazzo, it represented the Mediterranean dream. In 2009 Valcucine presented ‘Invitrum‘, the first 100% recyclable base unit in glass and aluminum. In 2013, both art and tech reappear together as Valcucine’s Milan showroom creatively presents their master craftsmen who set up real workshops showing how they create inlays, mosaics and carvings. We also see the reappearance of Centazzo designing SineTempore (without time), a kitchen conceived to express the values of tradition through the recovery of various ancient handicraft techniques.
With Invitrum, the production process of recycled aluminium has the advantage of consuming only one-twentieth of the energy needed to obtain primary aluminium. Traditional kitchens usually supply base units that are installed side-by-side which means that the chipboard side panel is doubled; Valcucine’s structure has simply a single carcass side in glass. The new glass system is designed to be easily disassembled using only mechanical joints instead of glues.
In the showroom product technicians shared the tests, here Diego Skerlic, a quality official, uses an eyedropper of various stain producing ingredients such as coffee and red wine, as he helps develop fully resistant long-lasting materials.
Laura Carraro and Lisa Battistutta were introduced to Valcucine as mosaic art students and the two continue to collaborate and create for them.
above and below, kitchen program SineTemporare | 2013
Wood sculpture Padovan Giovanni carves away.
Most recently, after three years of research, Valcucine has developed a technique to make inlaid art on glass. The highly technological process is rooted in handmade craft and makes it possible to personalize a kitchen with ideas offered by artists, architects and designer or even by the home owner.
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And even more recently Chicago graphic designer Rick Valicenti and John Pobojewski of (thirst) alerts us to the very same process used for the Valcucine Chicago showroom for NeoCon 2013. The installation of The Elizabeth Project (formally named E) consist of ribbons of colored vinyl cut by hand and infused in glass. ‘Elizabeth’ is the daughter of Chicago architect Gordon Gill: the collaboration done in 2009 when Elizabeth was nine. thirst used motion capture technology and custom software to sample Elizabeth’s energy as she danced in place. [ details ]
e | thirst | 2009
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