www.makerlab.info/projects/makerlab-istanbul-2012/# Adhocracy is part of the Istanbul Design Biennial. The exhibition presents a collection of some of the most relevant projects undertaken in previous years as part of the “Third industrial revolution.” Or as The Economist described it “The world of people who make things.” The scope of Adhocracy ranges from digital manufacturing and 3D printers to the re-appropriation of public spaces, open-source hardware and crowd funding. These are all important examples of how people are becoming pro-active, and how technology, and in particular the Internet, is facilitating that. MakerLab Istanbul centres on the connecting of the projects presented at the biennial and the realities of the city of Istanbul. We came to Istanbul without a clear product to develop but based on the time, tools and materials available, we want to: Like in many cities, people have been disenfranchised from the sense of responsibility towards the public space. need a lot of books, and we have just one week. contribute? 1. 2.
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Urban Confessions »Blog Archive» Top 10 Design Biennale Dubai, New York, Paris arasında dolaşmaktan, biraz geç kaldım ama sonunda İstanbul Tasarım Bienali’nin iki ana hattı olan İstanbul Modern alt katı ve Galata Özel Rum İlköğretim Okulu’na gittim. Şurası güzel, bu tarzı özel gibi genel geçer yazıları bir kenara atıp, favori onlumu sayıyorum. Benim gibi evde canlı hiçbir şey besleyemediğine üzülenler için ideal proje. Kendisini türler arasında başarılı iletişimi desteklemeye ayarlı bir elçi olarak tanımlıyor. Sevgiye, bakıma, suya, güneşe ihtiyaç bitkilerin ışıklı ve sesli yöntemlerle insanlara ulaşmasını sağlıyor. Galata Özel Rum İlköğretim Okulu, 1. 9. Nairobili sanatçı Cyrus Kabiru’nun teneke, cam, tel gibi maddelerin dönüştürülmesiyle yarattığı gözlükler günümüz modasına siz çok geride kalmışsınız, adam neler hayal etmiş tonunda kafa tutuyor. 8. Galata Özel Rum İlköğretim Okulu, 2. 7. Birikim Dergisi’nin kapağından Bienal duvarına taşınmış olan bu proje tek bir cümleyle kentleşme, politika, islam ilişkisini tanımlıyor.
Gadget Lab - Hardware That Rocks Your World Arriva il Garden rug, il primo tappeto fai-da-te di muschio! Ti piace la sensazione soffice dell’erba e del muschio sotto i piedi nudi? Allora perché non fare un tappeto di muschio in casa con il Garden Rug! Lo propone la giovane designer Pia Wustenburg dal suo sito Pia Design. Anche il motivo e la decorazione sono fai-da-te: ghirigori vegetali che spuntano delicati dalla base in feltro. Sarà piacevole occuparsi della sua crescita perché – numerosi studi lo confermano – il pollice verde aiuta a combattere lo stress. La designer non è nuova a prodotti “veramente” vegetali. Dettaglio del tappeto di muschio Idee semplici e poetiche per circondarsi di natura anche nella propria casa senza rinunciare al proprio benessere e al design! Se ti interessa il design eco-sostenibile allora ti piaceranno questi articoli:
Imagine, Pedro Reyes Whilst in town for Audi’s Urban Future Initiative, we had the pleasure of taking in Istanbul’s inaugural Design Biennial – essentially a duo of exhibitions curated by Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, for the Istanbul Found. for Culture & Arts, that weren’t afraid to challenge traditional beliefs of design, and to provoke a response through thoughtfully invited participants. If you were looking for the latest, greatest chair from the latest, greatest big name in international design; you’d happened upon the wrong place. Serving to exemplify this point, one floor of the rather charming Galata Greek School – which was hosting Joseph Grima’s Adhocracy exhibition – was largely dominated by Imagine, a recent body of work from Mexico City artist Pedro Reyes. Thought-provoking, innovative and empowering, the pièce de résistance here is that the hastily cobbled together instruments actually sound bloody good (just listen to that bass in the below video at around 4:15), and the real clincher?
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