Archive for the ‘DESIGN’ Category

DOCANEMA MAPUTO

  DOCKANEMA is an annual international documentary film festival held in Maputo, Mozambique. The first edition was held September 2006, and included more than 70 films. The festival is produced by the Mozambican production company Ebano Multimedia, in association with AMOCINE (Association of Mozambican Filmmakers). The second edition of DOCKANEMA took place September 14 – 23, 2007 in Maputo, including more than 80 […]

September 5, 2011   Posted in: AFRICA, ART, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

ART AND DESIGN HELP IN AFRICA

In 2008 Leonard Shapiro met Italian artist Andrea Mariconti while in Milan and discussed the idea of holding an art workshop for vulnerable children in Cape Town, South Africa. Leonard has an organisation called ‘CRAFTSOUTHAFRICA‘. In 2009 Leonard organized the first workshop with kids in Gugulethu with Andrea facilitating the workshop. This is what is […]

July 19, 2011  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, ART, DESIGN  Comments Closed

THE FIRST TEST RUN SAUNA IN OUR SCHOOL IN EAST ICELAND

Here on the photo is the area where the sauna is being erected and the ceremonial area for burning and thinking and communicating. The location is very close to our building and is on the other side of the fjord from the main town. Tonight is the first official test of the new sauna that […]

July 16, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

TOWN SQUARE IN REYKJAVIK – SUMMER JOB

  Great activity going on during day one of the market, agricultural products, design proposals, clothes and many other things for sale. Great to see the effort of all the people.      Hard working Art school (or ex art school) students changing the environment in Reykjavik centre. Wonderful work to follow and see how […]

July 16, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

AFTUR MEANS ‘AGAIN’ A SIGNIFICANT NAME FOR FASHION!

Recycle or Die says their web statement. The wonderful sisters from Neskaupsstaður a small town in Iceland that last week ran a hard core death metal music festival. The best fashion designers in Iceland are a bunch of sisters that have developed a specific fashion line and attitude over the last 15 years. Their fashion is […]

July 16, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

ORGANIC FOOD IN REYKJAVIK CENTRUM

A simple sign saying ‘ORGANIC’ in Icelandic in front of the food stand. Lovely attempt and will grow over the summer they tell me. Lovely to see the shoppers inspecting and actually buying aswell. It is lovely to follow how we are slowly moving from the madness of progress and commercial enterprises. I know it […]

July 15, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  No Comments

LUNGA ART/DESIGN WORKSHOP IN ICELAND

The Iceland Academy of Art and the Oslo National Academy of Art are running a short master course in Iceland in July like before. This is a dream of mine and Goddur, my friend and professional partner in searching for ‘other’ directions in design creativity. A photo from the workshop studio. The regular boat from […]

July 11, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND  Comments Closed

JOACHIM HUNDEN WORKING IN FRANCE!

Volcom Job. Have a look here. One of my students from Oslo just got a job. This is always nice, and especially when they get a job in a place that is doing worth while things. In my opinion anything that works against boredom is good so I support Joachim and his gang greatly. Can […]

July 3, 2011   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

SMALL FASHION OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT SHOP IN ICELAND

Today I went to a small outlet shop run by friends of mine, sisters Bára and gang. They do actually run the ‘RECYCLE OR DIE’ shop and label AFTUR.IS.  A great label for amazing clothing, even I have some although they do actually not produce clothes for men. I managed one jacket. Here are some […]

July 2, 2011   Posted in: ART, DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

SKETCH BOOKS MADE IN ICELAND

Whatever there are technical advances in design method or tools, the sketch book is always the fundamental tool for creativity and design method. It is there where we explore possibilities, like those that we find out that they do not work or could be improved. I started using the sketch book in my teenage years […]

June 22, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

EXCELLENT CUMULUS MEETING IN PARIS, ESPECIALLY DESIS

We had an excellent meeting in Desis in Paris linked to the Cumulus meeting. Here are some images from the meeting and links. I have little time to write my thoughts at the moment but at least these links open up the news. Images from the meeting here Tweet This Post

May 30, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

WHATEVER INNOVATION IN TEC, SKETCHBOOK IS ALWAYS FIRST

Yara posing with her first book. Some jeans cloth and red first papers make it cool. Horray for sketchbooks!!!! I am a fundamental believer in the sketchbook as the number one tool for designers. Yes, I can agree that there are many cool software and gadget-tools to make simple suggestions for design. But I still […]

May 15, 2011   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

COOPERATIVE WORKSHOP IN ISARC

Knitting and product design going on in the workshop room in ISArC. Everyone intensively busy all the time. Intensive focus on the graphic composition. In that group we concentrated on visual communication about Deforestation and Energy. Ane at the Mac-helm and the guys advicing. The last week has been filled with intensive work in ISArC […]

May 11, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ARCHITECTURE IS FUN

My official drawing of the house. The small alcove on the left has still not been erected but will go up this coming summer. One of my architectural projects is coming along now. It is a private house in Iceland, on the outskirts of Reykjavik, where most of Icelanders actually live. The owners are just […]

May 9, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ICELAND  Comments Closed

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN MOZAMBIQUE

The Fortalezza is often used for small exhibitions, concerts and other public events. The sign says: Exhibition of young entrepreneurs “the idea to work” A fundamental part of design is entrepreneurship. We have different conditions to deal with it, promote and support. My participation in Mozambique is somewhat similar to when I was (and when I work) in Reykjavik. Both places […]

May 2, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed