Over the break Fiona and Mark had been to Milan Design Week so we spent the morning discussing the kind of things on show.
-Surface design is having a resurgence which is good for us Textiles students. It makes sense, why buy brand new furniture when you can apply a different surface. It reflects current ideas about up-cycling and reusing.
-Revealing the process. I am really interested in this way of exhibiting. So many times I have been to an exhibition and thought it would be great to see some sketches or development. I think it is something we should focus on as a group, reveal our way of working for the exhibition. Transparency is a good thing.
-Contradictions. This was really interesting. I often feel conflicted with my own ideas, and for a design show to bring contradictions to surface for people to see will spark conversation. The Marino Gamper's repair shop in a huge department store was a great example of this, encouraging people to make-do-and-mend inside the same place that wants you to keep up with the newest fashions and spend money.
-Food as communication. Food hasn't always been a part of design festivals, but more recently it has become a central part, where like minded people can sit together, eat, drink and converse. Communal meals are organised for people to sign up to. I once found a flyer to something similar in the Northern Quarter, inviting you to curry and conversation at Kabana. It is run by a collective called Quarantine who put on all kinds of social engagement events.
-Using stickers to guide people around to festival. We have discussed something like this for our project, its a lovely ideas to tie the festival together. Its playful and fun and kind of like a grown up treasure hunt.
Textiles behaving like other things
-Digital fabrication to make materials behave unnaturally. Materials made to look like something else.
-Algae: photosynthetic surface. This is amazing, buildings are being designed with algae covering the walls as it can create energy to power it! Which just shows we need to be coming up with ways of incorporating nature into our infrastructure.
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| Marino Gampers Repair Shop- Milan 2014 |
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