Do not disturb my coffee zen
(last edited: 2021)
author(s): Jana Potiron
connected to: Ladislav Sutnαr - Faculty of Design and Art
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Coffee Zen gardens is a process collection - the sensory experience during the use is a important as the process of creation. The material will change its characteristics over time. It will last long enough for its functionality but not too long to become obsolete. This is a new way the designers can experiment and create without making superfluous products.
The only thing needed here is time!
Exit earth
(last edited: 2021)
author(s): Ashley Booth
connected to: Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen
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In the Exit earth project, we wish to investigate how can pictograms be used as a language for social/environmental statements and opinions?
Pictograms are simple signs that relay their information effortlessly. We are surrounded by thousands of them each day as the friendly couple on the doors of public toilets, on your smart phones and computers, as weather maps and road signs. They are there to inform or warn, or sometimes just to be decorative. Pictograms are becoming more and more popular, we see them, use them and make them, they are our helpers and supervisors presenting information. Pictograms are also responsible to the ideology of international language (beware slippery floors, Tidyman, Exit…). Isn’t that exactly what we need for the language of climate change?
The pictogram‘s days of slavery as pure bearers of information are over, they can now have an opportunity for self-expressiveness. Can they expand their obligations into newer fields of cultural identity and local expressiveness? Can they become opinionated figures encouraging us to challenge human values and discuss climate change? Build a global visual language that unites us?
By reusing and recomposing signs visually inspired by Margret Vivienne Calvert designs for UK road signs (1963) and ISO safety signs and ideologically inspired by the signs from Thierry Geoffroy picture series ‘TOO LATE’ we can create new climate comments and challenges.
Ideal Village
(last edited: 2021)
author(s): Alexandre Ralston Bau
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According to Professor Anderssen from Harvard Atmospheric Chemistry Department, humanity has a very small time frame (such as until 2021) to stop dramatically our use of oil based products and carbon emissions. If we do not, humanity extinction will start. In that perspective and to enhance a resilient and regionally built environment, Ideal Village is exploring through a practice research process the themes of self-build & modular architecture
, such as citizen driven building and spaces that adapt to the communities needs. The other research theme is the inclusive and permeable community crafting where ages, origins and social levels are diverse and complementary. The third theme, biopolymers based value chains within building and interior design fields, will also be explored, define and refined within new speculative scenarios.
KMD MASS, Materials And Sustainable Systems
(last edited: 2020)
author(s): Alexandre Ralston Bau
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Materials and Sustainable Systems works as a collective to develop a large network of researchers, designers, and innovators who share our vision for a sustainable future. Our community is an extension of the Material Library at the University of Bergen, Faculty of Fine Art, Music, and Design. In addition to existing as a resource for practitioners in sustainability, our team has created a Podcast series that investigates one theme per semester. As a growing resource, we plan to provide the public with notable discoveries and technologies that address issues related to the current climate crisis.
Coffee Zen gardens is a process collection - the sensory experience during the use is a important as the process of creation. The material will change its characteristics over time. It will last long enough for its functionality but not too long to become obsolete. This is a new way the designers can experiment and create without making superfluous products. The only thing needed here is time!open exposition comments (0)
According to Professor Anderssen from Harvard Atmospheric Chemistry Department, humanity has a very small time frame (such as until 2021) to stop dramatically our use of oil based products and carbon emissions. If we do not, humanity extinction will start. In that perspective and to enhance a resilient and regionally built environment, Ideal Village is exploring through a practice research process the themes of self-build & modular architecture , such as citizen driven building and spaces that adapt to the communities needs. The other research theme is the inclusive and permeable community crafting where ages, origins and social levels are diverse and complementary. The third theme, biopolymers based value chains within building and interior design fields, will also be explored, define and refined within new speculative scenarios.open exposition comments (0)
Materials and Sustainable Systems works as a collective to develop a large network of researchers, designers, and innovators who share our vision for a sustainable future. Our community is an extension of the Material Library at the University of Bergen, Faculty of Fine Art, Music, and Design. In addition to existing as a resource for practitioners in sustainability, our team has created a Podcast series that investigates one theme per semester. As a growing resource, we plan to provide the public with notable discoveries and technologies that address issues related to the current climate crisis.open exposition comments (0)