Author Archives: guyjulier

Salon 31: How Can You Make a Living as a Design Activist?

Monday 9 November, 1400h (EET) Public Panel Discussion EventFree Book on Eventbrite below. Places are limited. A Zoom link will be emailed to you before the event. Panel discussion with Päivi Ravio (Studio RaivioBumann, Helslnki), Adrià Garcia i Mateu (Holon, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Salon 30: How do Finnish DIY movements thrive?

Wednesday 11 December, 1300-1430h Public Panel Discussion Event Free A Grid / Otakaari 5, A208d Jeti Aalto University 02150 Espoo Campus map Do-It-Yourself (DIY) isn’t just about fixing up your mökki. It covers all kinds of activities such as music … Continue reading

Posted in activism, citizenship, creative industries policy, subcultures | Tagged | Leave a comment

Salon 29: Why should we decolonise design?

Wednesday 23 October, 1300-1430h Public Panel Discussion Event   A Grid / Otakaari 5, A208d Jeti Aalto University 02150 Espoo Campus map We might be well beyond the Modernist narrative of design history. We might think that we have left … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Salon 28: Can design research save the planet?

Helsinki Design Week Design Culture Salon Erottaja 2, Helsinki Wednesday 11 September 2019, 1700-1900 This panel discussion brings together some of Finland’s leading design researchers to debate the ways by which the global ecological crisis is addressed in design. Developing … Continue reading

Posted in activism, behaviour change, sustainability | Leave a comment

The Past as Catalyst for the Future: historical knowledge in design education and research

Symposium Thursday 4 April, 2019,  1 pm – 5 pm To mark the retirement from Aalto University of Professor Pekka Korvenmaa B-hall (Y-203) Otakaari 1 Aalto University Espoo Free event. Registration:  https://link.webropolsurveys.com/Participation/Public/11149f20-db1d-4349-9526-f96ab990e18c All welcome. Speakers: prof. emer. Jonathan Woodham,  University … Continue reading

Posted in design education | Leave a comment

Salon 27: What are the limitations of user-centred design?

Free Public Panel Discussion Event Wednesday 12 December, 1300h Register on Eventbrite Lecture Theatre U4 / U142 Otakaari 1 Aalto University 02150 Espoo Campus map Panel: Claudia Garduño García, Partner, Design Your Action, Mexico City Sampsa Hyysalo, Professor of Co-Design, … Continue reading

Posted in consumer culture, publics, service design, user-centre design | 2 Comments

Salon 26: What is Finnish Design Culture?

Wednesday 24 October, 1400h Design Factory Aalto University Betonimiehenkuja 5C 02150 Espoo Google map Panel: Päivi Hietanen, City Design Manager of the Helsinki Lab. Petteri Kolinen, CEO Design Forum Finland Kari Korkman, CEO, Helsinki Design Week Suvi Saloniemi, Chief Curator, Design Museum Helsinki … Continue reading

Posted in citizenship, creative industries policy, design practice, economies | Leave a comment

Reflections on The Performance of Protest: a panel on visual culture and aesthetics

Friday 9 June, 2017. Muzzy-headed after election night, panelists and participants for the final Salon of this season filed into the dark of the ICA’s cinema space for an afternoon of laughter and concern. As a panel on the Performance … Continue reading

Posted in activism, citizenship, neoliberalism, protest | Leave a comment

Reflections on Design Culture Salon 25: Design School Imaginaries in Neoliberal Times

This Salon came during the heady and feverish season of art and design degree shows in the UK. Once the display boards are dismantled, the degree results promulgated and we’ve swept up, there is often a feeling of summer ennui. … Continue reading

Posted in design education, economies, neoliberalism | 1 Comment

The Performance of Protest: a panel on visual culture and aesthetics

Institute of Contemporary Arts The Mall London SW1Y 5AH Cinema 1 Friday 9 June, 1600h Free event:  Book Tickets Chair Professor Catherine Moriarty, Curatorial Director of the University of Brighton Design Archives  Panel Pelin Basaran, Programme Manager, Contact, Manchester Isil Egrikavuk, Performance Artist, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment