CTRL SPACE EXHIBITION

2001.12.24　 Text: Timo Linsenmaier

In 1785, the British philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), began working on a plan for a model prison called the panopticon. The signature feature of this design was that every one of the individual jail cells could...

DIGITIZED BODIES

2001.11.26　 Text: Judith Finn

The last few days of October saw the opening of an unusual multimedia exhibition of cyberart at Budapest's Ludwig Museum on Castle Hill. The title of the exhibition, lasting from October 25th until November 25th, is '...

DESIGNING THE 21ST CENTURY

2001.11.26　 Text: Terevision Ruiz

The title of the exhibition says a lot about its idea and contents. With the globalisation of certain technological proposals, interactivity, new materials and supports, appears a new kind of design. Proposals that,...

NEWYORKEXITNEWYORK

2001.11.26　 Text: Jerome Lacote

I met Priam Givord when we studied IT at the Paris 8 University. For two years, he have worked on the project Newyorkexitnewyork. Today Priam Givord with Martin Lenclos and Vianney de Seze show their project. ...

PETE FOWLER “MONSTERISM”

2001.11.26　 Text: Natsume Shiroyama

A creator, Pete Fowler is the one and only 'Monsterist'. His most well know work so far has been the illustrations including the covers of Super Furry Animals albums. But his long lasting interest in toys and animatio...

UK WITH NY: GREAT EXPECTATIONS

2001.11.26　 Text: Michael Foronda

UKwithNY, A two-week festival showcasing the many facets of contemporary British culture, has descended on NYC. Running from October from 14th to 28th, the festival offers New Yorkers a unique opportunity to peruse t...

RESFEST 2001

2001.11.26　 Text: Aya Muto

Amongst many festival that Los Angeles hosts, Resfest is probably one of the few that is not so much about the party, but the one that presentation of the actual technology and skill speaks. Every year, kicking off in...

TOKYO DESIGNERS BLOCK 2001

2001.11.24　 Text: Naoko Ikeno

The city of Tokyo has been in great excitement from 10th to 14th of October. Tokyo Designers Block (TDB), a festival of various kinds of design, had started and main areas in Tokyo, such as Aoyama and Harajuku were us...

Q&A PROJECT

2001.11.24　 Text: Akira Natsume

Q&A Project was carried out as a part of Tokyo Designers Block at cafes, galleries, bars, selected shops and others such as 'Trico Open' and 'And A' in Tokyo at the middle of October, 2001. This is a mess...

IDN FRESH CONFERENCE SYDNEY

2001.11.18　 Text: Luca Ionescu

It all kicked of with the RMX launch on wed nite where beer and nibblies got everyone in the mood for what was to be a monumental weekend. The day after the IdN Fresh party rocked also where all newcomers got to meet ...

AMERICAN SHORT SHORTS 2001 SINGAPORE

2001.10.26　 Text: Fann ZJ

The American Short Shorts, an acclaimed festival featuring short films of promising filmmakers in her third year running has for the first time moved beyond the shores of Japan to Singapore. Together with this movemen...

CIRCUIT 2001

2001.10.26　 Text: Terevision Ruiz

Organization. This is the leitmotiv of the new Lois campaign, and this is what the younger and more way-out designers in Spain have been doing since March 2000: organizing and creating their own alternative fashion c...