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Master Thinkers - Food x Design - Professor Michael Krohn
Get PDFProfessor Michael Krohn has a background in mechanical engineering and industrial design. As well as his positions at the Zurich University of the Arts, he runs his own design agency. In the early ’90s he established the use of computer and media for the design education at Zurich, followed by several cross-disciplinary research projects with the food industry. After that, he led the industrial design programme for 12 years. He then developed the interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Design programme. He is also responsible for internationalising the Design Department. He was a member of the Cumulus executive board from 2004-2010. And he still regularly researches and publishes articles on design
Theme - Introduction
Get PDFCreating Citizen Designers
This issue of SIGNED focuses on Social Design, and introduces three organisations that are bringing people together to collectively create better lives
Theme - Studio-L
Get PDFCommunity Design in Japan
studio-L is Breathing Life Back into Declining Communities
While Tokyo remains the vibrant economic hub of Japan, many regional cities, towns and villages are struggling to generate adequate employment opportunities and provide basic social services to their dwindling populations. Forecasts for the continued decline of rural communities are widespread, but one company, studio-L, is at the forefront of efforts to use local resources and local creativity to revitalise communities on the margins of Japan\u27s success story
Interview - Hernan Diaz Alonso
Get PDFEmbracing Multiplicity and Disorder in Today\u27s Architecture and design
Hernan Diaz Alonso visited Hong Kong this September to give a lecture under HKDI inspire* Design Thinking 2019 , which is part of a series of master lectures and workshops that aims to promote design thinking as a way to stimulate open questions and the continuous search for creative avenues beyond disciplinary and contextual boundaries. In this interview, Alonso shares his visions about the education and practices of architecture and design, and how design thinking will help to bring innovations in cultures
Theme - GreenKayak - Paddling to a Better Environment
Get PDFFor many people, tackling the serious and complex environmental problems we face can all be a bit overwhelming. GreenKayak, a Danish NGO, wants to put a positive spin on environmental action as a way to inspire more individuals to change their habits and outlook. Their plan— use the lure of a free kayak trip to help people appreciate the beauty and benefits of nature
Jewellery - Jadeite Connections
Get PDFWe sit down with three HKDI student awardees of the latest Hong Kong Fei Cui Design Biennial Contest, as they share stories and thoughts behind their fascinating jadeite creations