Plant tags for public interpretation

Reposted from: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Street-Art/plant-style-tags-for-sidewalk-fixtures

Carmichael Collective is a company based in Minneapolis, Mn that creates projects for the sake of creativity, simple objective right? Using the same idea of plant tags, used to identify and educate about a particular specimen, but using them on everyday sidewalk fixtures we are all familiar with. Apparently from the information on these tags, all these objects are ok in varying degrees of the sun! ] ]]

Istanbul Design Biennial programme announced

The programme of the first Istanbul Design Biennial is announced istanbuldesignbiennial.iksv.org
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	The Istanbul Design Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) under the co-sponsorship of Eren Holding, Koray Group of Companies, Vestel and VitrA, will be held between 13 October–12 December 2012. The biennial adopted the theme “Imperfection” at the suggestion of Mr. Deyan Sudjic, a member of the Istanbul Design Biennial Advisory Board and the Director of the Design Museum in London. The curators of the Istanbul Design Biennial Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima will present two independent approaches by interpreting the biennial theme separately. The exhibitions, exploring a wide range of fields from urban to architecture, industrial, graphic, fashion, new media design, and all relevant creative products and projects, will be at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art and Galata Greek Primary School while the biennial events will spread throughout the city. The exhibition curated by Emre Arolat “Musibet: the Aestheticization of Context and Anti-Context in Design along the Axis of the Grand Transformation” will take place in Istanbul Modern. Under two main headings, “Transformation” and “Anti-Context”, Arolat will question urban transformation, public housing projects, and the social tension created by these in contemporary Istanbul by comparing them to other examples in the world, and explore ideas by local and global actors, newly accepted universals, changes in new technologies, and parallels between architectural and fashion design. Curator Joseph Grima’s exhibition at Galata Greek Primary School will be titled “Adhocracy”, the opposite of bureaucracy. Grima aims to turn his exhibition into a stage for the current revolutionary changes in the design world, considering Istanbul Design Biennial as a laboratory rather than an exhibition platform. Starting out with the concept that final user is a part of the design and manufacture processes, the exhibition will have a dynamic, complex, and innovative structure, challenging the traditional relations between designer, user, manufacturer, and slow bureaucratic processes. The deadline for applications to the Istanbul Design Biennial exhibitions is 2 June 2012. SPECIAL PROJECT WITH UNIVERSITIES As part of its educational activities, the Istanbul Design Biennial cooperated with 66 departments of various universities in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. In 2011–2012 academic year, urban design, architecture, industrial design, new media design, and fashion departments of universities will organise workshops, competitions, and special projects within the biennial theme. The outcomes of the projects will be exhibited in the faculty buildings.  ISTANBUL DESIGN BIENNIAL PRE-EVENTS Workshops with designers and students, 22–27 March Istanbul Design Biennial will organise a workshop programme in order to bring institutions, students, and industrial representatives together with designers. Details can be followed from the website. Roundtable Meeting: “Why Biennial?”, 26 May The Istanbul Design Biennial will host a roundtable meeting about the organisations focusing on design, with the participation of nine directors from different biennials and triennials of architecture and design. Mr. Giovanna Massoni, Director of Liege International Design Biennial; Mr. Matevž Čelik, Director of Ljubljana Bio-Biennial of Industrial Design; Ms. Elsa Francés, Director of St. Etienne Cite du Design; Mr. Guta Moura Guedes, Director of Experimenta Lisbon; Mr. José Mateus, Director of Lisbon Architecture Triennial; Dr. Serge Serov, Director of Moscow International Graphic Design Biennial; Mr. Youngwoo Lee, Director of Gwangiu Design Biennial; Mr. George Brugmans, Director of Rotterdam Architecture Biennial; Mr. Weiwen Huang, Director of Shenzhen-HongKong Bi-City Urbanism/Architecture Biennial, will participate in the meeting. Participation will be free of charge and open to public. Istanbul Design Biennial Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts Sadi Konuralp Caddesi No: 5 Şişhane 34433 Istanbul T +90 212 334 07 65-66 F +90 212 334 07 19 ist.designbiennial@iksv.org istanbuldesignbiennial.iksv.org www.facebook.com/istanbultasarimbienali www.twitter.com/tasarimbienali Media Relations Ms. Elif Obdan T + 90 212 334 07 13 F + 90 212 334 07 16 elif.obdan@iksv.org

Reviving America’s walkscapes

Matt Tomasulo is confronting the default culture of the American automobile. He is hoping to simply remind urban-bound Americans (specifically those in Raleigh, NC) of how accessible their cities can be through walking. His tactic – activist signage. The signs themselves are apparently illegal, and as such, they raise an interesting issue about the possibilities and problematics of democratizing urban planning – even simply public information about walking distances.

More information:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/22/1875863/grad-students-guerilla-signs-encourage.html

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10723762/

Follow the project on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Walk-Raleigh/215446568544375

Istanbul Design Biennial 2012

Istanbul Design Biennial
	Istanbul Design Biennial 2012 – Open Call istanbuldesignbiennial.iksv.org
	Gabriele Basilico, Istanbul 2010
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	The first edition of the Istanbul Design Biennial will be realized between 13 October–12 December 2012 by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), and will comprise a wide range of events, workshops, conferences and screenings centred around its exhibitions program. The Biennial’s two curators, Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, will independently curate two exhibitions within the framework of the biennial theme, Imperfection, adopted at the suggestion of Deyan Sudjic, Director of The Design Museum in London and a member of the Biennial’s advisory board. The Biennial solicits submissions, proposals and recommendations for each of the exhibitions.The full exhibition outlines and submission guidelines can be reviewed on the website of the Istanbul Design Biennial. Adhocracy (curated by Joseph Grima) Musibet (curated by Emre Arolat) Istanbul Design Biennial explores a wide range of fields, from urban design (environmental, urban and regional planning) to architecture, photography, industrial, graphic, fashion, textile and interaction design, and all related creative fields. There are therefore no disciplinary or geographic limitations to the projects that can be submitted for inclusion in the Biennial. The deadline for submissions is June 2nd, 2012. A full list of pre-events, workshops and activities can be found on the Biennial website. Follow the Istanbul Design Biennial on Facebook and Twitter Istanbul Design Biennial Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts Sadi Konuralp Caddesi No: 5 Şişhane 34433 Istanbul T +90 212 334 07 65-66 F +90 212 334 07 19 E ist.designbiennial@iksv.org istanbuldesignbiennial.iksv.org Media Relations Ms. Elif Obdan T + 90 212 334 07 13 F + 90 212 334 07 16 elif.obdan@iksv.org