Archive for December, 2010

NORWEGIAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE

I participated in a very informative meeting disseminating and evaluating cooperation projects within culture and the arts in Africa. It was interesting to learn how very different the projects were, spanning music, collaborative  social arts, education etc. There were examples of exchange in both directions South and North and the participating institues are located widely in […]

December 17, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

TANGIBLE INTERACTION DESIGN

I had the pleasure of going through projects in the School of Architecture and Design in Oslo, AHO. These were projects done by students in MA and they had concentrated on tangible interactions. Basically the touching point beetween machine and man. There were many sensor-devices in use that created different outputs in various media. Many […]

December 17, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

CHRISTMAS SPONTANEOUS SONG

Our MA students in Oslo decided to prepare for Christmas with carol singing. One of the end of semester activities that bring pleasure to being part of a team. Here is a little video of the performance. Maybe our students should stick to design and leave the performing arts to others? Tweet This Post

December 16, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

Pop-Up-Shop in THE OSLO ACADEMY

Crafts outputs in various forms for sale in the academy lobby Our school in Oslo has a long tradition of running a shop just before Christmas. Our school is part of the crafts and arts environment in Norway and it is great when there is created an outlet for the products that come out. The […]

December 12, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

POP-UP-SHOP

Clothing and accessories. Look out for Worn by Worship Next Agust 2011 will be 10 years since I established the first Design and Architecture Faculty in the Iceland Academy of Art in Reykjavik, Iceland. Time has passed fast, design has changed direction greatly in this decade and Icelandic society has changed greatly. Much more than […]

December 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

ISArC and KHiO COOPERATION REPORTING

Mr Meigos discussing cooperation with a representative from the Foreign Ministry in Oslo and with Cecilie Broch Knudsen, rector of KHiO As has been posted a number of times before here The Oslo National Academy (KHiO) and Institute Superior de Artes e Cultura in Mozambique (ISArC) have established a Cooperation Agreement within the field of […]

December 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

FASHION FUN IN OSLO

The students in the fashion section are displaying their work now, before end of semester. This is work by 2nd year students after a fun course where experimentation with materials and styles prevail. Here is a link to some photos from the event. Tweet This Post

December 10, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

ISArC DIRECTOR VISITS OSLO ACADEMY

Filimone Meigos, director of ISArC and Stein Røkseth, dean of the Faculty of Design in Oslo standing with the informative banners about the cooperation. Photos of ISArC students in action. They are standing ‘off’ the red carpet that was put out for Sonja, queen of Norway. We have had a very productive week in Oslo, […]

December 1, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed