DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN EAST ICELAND
Photo collection from the event.
Preparation going on for the exhibition that they organized
Activists, designers, developers, politicians, public servants etc. etc. etc. spent great time together in East Iceland for the MAKE IT HAPPEN – Creative Thinking Conference on the 25th – 28th of September. It was great to meet so many people with similar development interests while they were not classic Design Conference people that I have met so often. We visited various locations where people are developing solutions and markets and especially for local creative activity in opposition to the common global design strategy that very often plans production of often useless things produced in Asia or wider. The conference is the culmination of a two year development project that can be seen here on connected websites.
Continuous dialogue and move to visit many workshops and activists
We had great conversations and many dreamed of new or more collaborations or just admired what others have managed to do. We visited designers and artists that are trying to survive in various ways, from home making or for redeveloping old fish factories.
I just want to thank the great people for the great effort they are making. For the stimulating dialogue that took place and all the dreams that we can try to continue to realize in opposition to globalism and environmentally damaging commercialism. Here are some images and comments from the sessions.
Unfortunately for some of them they had to listen to me talk
A reflection from Vopnafjörður about the event.
September 28, 2012
Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, GENDER DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY
