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DESIGN STUDENT IN ISAC WITH PRESENTATION

Sat through a simple project presentation today, with product development, two dimensional planning and three dimensional model making. Lovely work Tweet This Post

May 10, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

MY OTHER SITES

NORDICDOGS – – – – – – – – – – – – – -MOZAMBIQUE Tweet This Post

April 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

DESIGN STRATEGY, WORK AND REFLECTIONS

The Notes on Design Website My work in Mozambique and various other things that I am involved in sometimes generates interest in the design community. I am myself of course very happy to tell about my projects, to promote the work of the so many people that I meet and operate with. There are such […]

April 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  No Comments

PANCHO GUEDES, ARCHITECTURE ON A GRAND SCALE

PHOTO ALBUM OF PANCHO GUEDES A collection of details from my track around Maputo on a nice rainy Sunday morning. I went last Sunday on a treasure trail to a number of the buildings designed by Pancho Guedes, the other of the two most famous Portugese architects. I actually live in a great block of […]

April 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN  No Comments

ISAC FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN TIMETABLE

Like all schools ISAC has its timetable. It is the first proper one since this is the first year and the last semester we ran on a simpler basis. I like to post the timetable here for the record of how the first semester is run. The timetable in the latin countries (and ISAC adheres […]

April 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  No Comments

BOOKMAKING – A METHOD FOR DESIGN

Documentation, reflection, introspection, fun. The book to the left I made for my neighbours in Benand, with the cover out of a tourist dish-towel with an image from the village. The other images show the bookmaking in progress on the kitchen table The sketch book is the most important tool that the designer has. Yes, […]

April 15, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  No Comments

DANCING IN THE STREETS OF MAPUTO

Here is an other video cut of the people in Maxaquene and the Contemporary Dance Company Tweet This Post

March 13, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

DANCE AND DRUM ACTIVISM IN MAPUTO

A great group of dancers go out to the districts, or markets on Saturdays to interact with the public through dance and music. They create great fun everywhere they go, people are so happy when the music arrives. Many participate and I can confirm that everyone, yes everyone dances in this country. I do not […]

March 13, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN ISAC

Students filling the assembly hall on the ISAC campus The second semester in ISAC started today on the 10th of March at 10:00. The school year here in Africa-Australis (Afica south of the Equator) is from early March to end of November. Different to the other side of the Equator. Summer holiday is December and […]

March 10, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY IN MAPUTO

The panel (from left) Paulina Chiziane, Rachel Uziel, Conceição Evaristo and Mia Couto The International Womens Day was celebrated here in Maputo with various happenings. I went to a very inspiring evening in the French-Mozambican Culture Center, a very active place close to my home that very often runs all kinds of  events from rock […]

March 8, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN IN ISAC

Sóley designed this banner last August when the panic for the start of ISAC was in full swing. The use of the squares is actually based on the African mask or shield pattern where there are squares formed by bamboo or straw construction. The leaders for the establishment of ISAC at that time were also […]

March 7, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

ONE YEAR IN MOÇAMBIQUE

Now, one year has passed since I moved to live permanently in Maputo. Many things have happened in that year. There have been revelations beyond any of my expectations, ups and downs. For one thing, it is the fifth country I live in with the fifth language and it has been lots of work really […]

March 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

PORTUGESE MINISTER OF CULTURE VISITS ISAC

Pocession on the campus, where Madame Canavilhas hopefully managed to understand slightly our conditions. Students and teachers welcomed her dearly Now that the second semester is soon starting in ISAC, things are really coming to place. It is great to have a bunch of new teachers after only the four of us ran the running […]

March 5, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  No Comments

Filimone Meigos, the director of ISAC turns a corner

The flamboyant director of our new academy here in Maputo decided to become 50 on the 4th of March, the day the Portugese Minister of Culture Madame Canavilhas came for her formal visit to this institute with a great and promising future. Filimone is never want for words and responded to the small fest arranged […]

March 5, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

COSTA DO SOL

The crowd by the sea on a weekend afternoon Maputo has its own ‘Sunset Bouleward’ although it is actually ‘Sunrise Bouleward’ a long beautiful road along the coastline of Maputo, generally named Costa do Sol. It is facing the Indian Ocean where the sun rises in the East. On weekends it is very difficult to […]

March 3, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed