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

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

MONA in MAPUTO

My friends in Mona-Trio are playing in Joburg this weekend and I wish them luck while knowing they do not need luck they are very pro in their preparations. I went to the studio last week to see their run through of the program and take some photos. I have realized that what I like […]

April 30, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, MOZAMBIQUE, MUSIC  Comments Closed

PARK PROJECT IN MAPUTO

A banner on the fence to the park. It has all been fenced and has guards on the gates, something that is sensible for the darker hours. There are many ways to motivate design students but the most effective motivation to work hard is real projects. We have been so fortunate to be asked to […]

April 29, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

NÚCLEO – MAPUTO

The sign over the entrance to the arts gallery Núcleo de Arte is an old institution in Maputo. It is an important cultural and artists’ centre in the city. It is a collective for artists under the name of Associação Núcleo de Arte. It is the oldest collective of artists in Mozambique. Seated in an old […]

April 25, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, ART, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE, MUSIC  Comments Closed

ISARC STUDENT IN WORKSHOP IN CAPE TOWN

The article in the Times in Cape Town. You can print out a good copy of it here. Craft producers from throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been participating in a workshop in Cape Town. This has been funded by the Kellogg Foundation and facilitated by the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI). […]

April 24, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, MOZAMBIQUE, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

Mugendi M’Rithaa and African Design

I had a meeting with the highly sympathetic African design activist and educator Mugendi M’Rithaa in the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He operates in the Faculty of Design and Informatics. He is a co-founder of Design With Africa, a network for sharing a knowledge base and to be an open forum for debates and […]

April 22, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: ART, DESIGN, MOZAMBIQUE, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

WA GUNE QUARTET FIRST CD AVAILABLE

The stage at the end of the concert. Cabocha on left playing the various drums, Cheny on the sofa with the Timbila, Zito to far right on drums and Nene behind the two lady singers, Thobile Mcincinini and Bongiwe Dlamini. The TIMBILA is a musical instrument in Mozambique, like a Xylophone. It is traditionally associated […]

April 3, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: MOZAMBIQUE, MUSIC  Comments Closed

DESIGN OF PATTERNS IN MOZAMBIQUE

The 2nd year students in Design working on their computers. All of them have their own computer in some form and software to experiment with patterns and form. Maputo is a very vibrant city. I read last year (I think in the Economist – my favourite paper) that Maputo is the most culturally vibrant city […]

March 30, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

RUI TENREIRO VISITS HIS HOME TOWN

Outside Cafe in Somerschield garden. From left: Karina, Rui and Maimuna We met up with Rui Teneiro (see his website) yesterday for talk about graphic design in general and in particular about its development in ISArC. Rui is a local Mozambican guy who has been living widely and has just recently finished his master in […]

February 22, 2011  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

MEETING OF TEACHERS IN ISARC BEFORE SEMESTER START

The teachers in Art and Design Faculty. Director Victor Sala in centrum Today was the last teacher’s meeting in ISArC before teaching starts next Monday. Interesting to see the plans, hear the strategy from the director and the faculty leader Dr. Victor Sala. Since ISArC has two years of BA students now the program is […]

February 18, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

NEW YEAR START IN ISArC IN MAPUTO

Here is a little photo album from the event A full auditorium of eager students and teachers Today, 16th of February was the official opening of the academy ISArC after the summer break. Now the school comprises of two years in BA. The second year students are really in-house gang since they have actually been […]

February 16, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE

Ilha de Mozambique is probably the most famous place in Mozambique. It is a very small island connected to the mainland with a long causeway. The island has been a location for arrival and departure into Africa, from the Indies on the way to Europe sailing south passing Cape and then sailing up the Atlantic. […]

January 3, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: 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

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