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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 →

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 →

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 →

There is always the danger in heated debate that positions get polarised. Clear lines of attack and defence can be useful. But I often wonder if we are exploring the grey areas sufficiently. When it comes to considering the interweaving … Continue reading →

Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London Friday, 17 March 2017 18:30 to 20:00 Granary Square, Granary Building, Kings Cross, London N1C 4AA BOOK In orthodox circles, design is understood to ‘add value’ within capitalist economies, making goods more … Continue reading →

V&A Design Culture Salon in collaboration with Department of Design History and Theory, University of Applied Arts Vienna 26 January 2017, 6pm- 8pm Angewandte Innovation Lab, University of Applied Arts Vienna http://www.ailab.at/   From BitCoin to Timebanks, the emergence of alternative systems … Continue reading →

A video of the Salon for 22 April 2016 that was held at London’s ICA with the title of ‘On design and making in China’ is now available to view on YouTube. I’m hoping to get some of audio recordings of recent Salons … Continue reading →

20 May, 6:30pm, Clore 55, V&A Queer Craft…? Queer has a double meaning: both as an umbrella term for marginalised identities and also as a deconstructive technique. When coupled with craft which also has a fluid meaning, the subject area … Continue reading →

What are the values of making and makerspaces? Thursday 17 March, 2016, 3pm-4:30pm Hosted by SZOIL Sino-Finnish Design Park International Conference Room (B4-113, No.3 Shihua Road, Futian Bonded Area, Futian District) What are the values of making and makerspaces? Further … Continue reading →

Friday 20 November, 6:30pm, Clore 55, Victoria and Albert Museum Design for behaviour change has been one of the most compelling instruments of design practice in fields from politics, marketing, transport to urban planning. The concept has received enthusiastic reception … Continue reading →