Showing posts with label design events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design events. Show all posts

Ignite Cardiff #4

>> 4.3.10


Ok so I volunteered some months ago to talk at tonight's Ignite Cardiff #4 in the Wales Millenium Centre. Cardiff was the first U.K city to sign up thanks to Claire Scantlebury & Neil Cocker and tonight Cardiff will be one of a number of cities taking part today in the Global Ignite Week.

A great line-up of speakers..... pretty random but about as random as my talk - 'A Creative Industry Without Cats'! 20 slides, 15 secs per slide, 5 mins total.... it may well all be a jumble of words and facts! Hope to see you there.

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Designers Kiosk Invite

>> 27.11.09


WonderCulture Designers Kiosk (Designers Market little bro) is happening next Thurs 3rd Dec and Thurs 10th. 12pm til 10pm. Designers, Christmas gifts & a fun creative-thinking activity. Nomad & Nest will be there with a stall.

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Design Up Your Street Issue #2

>> 11.11.09


We're up for another 48 Hour Challenge... Are you?

Design Up Your Street & the 48 hour Challenge is back by popular demand!
We're now scouting for anyone with an interest, experience, knowledge in design to contribute to the next issue #2. If you want to join this new dynamic design community and would like to be a contributor, a design writer, have something thought-provoking to say about design, a photographer or good with a camera then contact attic 2 by 19 Nov. In your own words you could inform and inspire the wider community from the general public to education, from private to public sectors. We're looking for design stories & pics, design news, design-led events, companies or organisations interested in funding a page to promote your own design stories in an issue and essentially anyone up for the 48 Hour Challenge. We also want you, the consumers and users of design to take part in our A Question Of Design feature.

Issue #2
We're still Talking Design in Wales, Design beyond Wales, Design in your Community, Design Up Your Street. We're sticking with the same inclusive 'design is for everyone', the community-spirit, the same fast, fun and focused approach. We're keeping features such as A Question of Design, Think Ark, Design Thinking and Design events calendar so we need to know what design stuff is happening and when.

New Stuff

Issue Theme - It'll be top secret until 7 days before the challenge! To keep it fresh, intriguing and in the spirit of the challenge this issue and future issues will be given a slightly ambiguous theme to provoke spontaneity and lively responses in design articles and features we publish. And to add to the challenge we will let you writers and contributors know what the theme 7 days before the publication production challenge starts.

Design Up OUR Street - yes, we need your street! We will be looking for interesting design stories up your street anywhere in the world from Llandeilo to Leeds, Mumbles to Melbourne, Bangor to Berlin. We may want to feature 6 neighbours with their favourite design objects or we may want to feature urban design up your street or cool design destinations or design events that may be happening up your street. We'd like this to be a regular feature so if there's design up your street then let us know. Help put your street on the design map.

Design Contributors
This is our Tribe of design writers and reporters who'll be writing about all sorts of design stuff. The exciting but scary thing about each Tribe of contributors selected for each issue is we won't have a clue what features or design topics they'll be sending us until just before our Edititorial deadline and that'll be up to the wire on the start of the 48 Hour Challenge. And how contributors interpret the Issue Theme is anyone's guess - it'll be their spin on design!

Community Partners & Issue Partners
There's no escaping. Design Up Your Street costs money to produce. But as much as we'd love to be in a position to fund it all ourselves, we're not. One thing we wanted to do from the start was produce an accessible free design publication for anyone to pick up, read and keep. We still believe this is the absolute right approach and this is where our partners come in to help the costs. We've 2 created Partner packages - Community Partner & Issue Partner. If you, your business or organisation would like a design voice and it's your voice the Design Up Your Street could be right up your street.

More
Design Up Your Street is evolving - that's the nature of the beast so keep an eye out for updates and more NEw Stuff we're planning on introducing into Issue #2.
For more info on Design Up Your Street, issue #2, being a contributor or a partner please call Lynsey or Ange on +44 (0) 29 2049 0498 or email info@attic2.co.uk

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WonderCulture Designers Market - we're back!

>> 12.10.09

Phew! We are finally back following a busy weekend with our own home-grown little venture the WonderCulture Designers Market. Much of my time was spent running around, setting up, chatting with the designers and vistitors (you can just about see me in the green cardi in the middle of the photo pondering on what to buy next) before packing it all away again . We were in the fantastic new Chapter bar and cafe space so go check it out http://www.chapter.org/ and it was a great day for making new friends, sharing knowledge and of course selling! I also managed to buy a couple of things for myself too from the lovely Captain Kate, EAK design and Peris & Corr. Have a look at here for more info.

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WonderCulture Designers Market

>> 9.10.09



It's the WonderCulture Designers Market .... THIS WEEKEND!
We'll be setting up at 7.30am tomorrow ready for doors opening to all you design inspired shoppers at 10am.

Our Home-grown Welsh Originated British Born Brand will be selling and will have some Fresh Stuff just in and will be featuring Rummage.... so plenty of great stuff not online yet at real affordable prices - get there early because once they're gone they're gone!
It's in Chapter...... we'll be in the new concourse and cafe bar so if you fancy a sneaky peek before the official opening later this month then head to the WonderCulture Designers Market.
Saturday 10th Oct 10am til 5pm
Sunday 11th Oct 10am til 4pm.
& there's more
You can pick up your copy of Design Up Your Street - it's free!!
& more
The Best of Welsh Design Showcase will be exhibited at the Designers Market so come and check out more innovative Welsh design

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A mad 48hour challenge

>> 6.10.09


I'm still blaming Lynsey - it was her idea, she created the 'monster' as we say in the Studio!
Anyway, here's the plot so far - We're designer's, we thrive on deadlines so we've created one for ourselves and a few design mates. 2 days ago we set ourselves a really crazy challenge as part of the Cardiff Design Festival 09 celebrations.
The challenge was to create an 8 page tabloid size newspaper focused on the design scene in Wales..... All in 48 hrs ..... From sourcing articles, writing features, editing copy, collecting, compiling and taking photos, designing layout and style and of course coming up with the publication title.

So off to print it's gone and hot off the press will be Design Up Your Street where we talk Design in Wales, Design Beyond Wales, Design in your Community and Design Up Your Street.

Free publication out this weekend. Copies available from the WonderCulture Designers Market in Chapter, Cardiff and from other venues around the city.

Thanks to the Hoffi boys for advise and an extra MacBook, an extra pair of hands and some keen design eyes!

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Nomad & Nest on show

>> 2.10.09


We're off to the launch of the Cardiff Design Festival 09 in the Senedd, home of the National Assembly for Wales here in the slightly chilly and grey Cardiff Bay! But who cares as it'll be all bright and buzzing with Welsh designers and creatives en mass. And the bonus - we get to see Nomad & Nest in the Festival Showcase as one of the companies shortlisted for a Cardiff Design Festival Award... but we have to wait until Monday 5th Oct for the awards announcement and celebrations! Everything crossed for a few more days then.

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Schooltripper's Return

>> 15.9.09

WonderCulture Schooltrip Task Tags and badges

Just love this large impressive timepiece by H Samuel under their brand name Everite. It's above the arched entrance to Cardiff Central Market which opened on the 8th May 1891 by the Marchioness of Bute.

Discovered a disco in Crockherbtown Lane (which I also dicovered!). Disco lights flashing at 4pm? I was intrigued but didn't go in. Leaves me wondering - Was anyone really on the dancefloor?

10Feet Tall..... just another favourite 'nest'!

We've been busy busy but not too busy to upload our photos from last Thursday's WonderCulture Schooltrip on Flickr. It was a terrific creative activity - pure free-flow, individually inventive and great to meet new people presenting different perspectives of the city centre. Everyone established their own documentary approach from the off. Lynsey went all random on us walking in the opposite direction to where she would normally go and opposite to the rest of us when she spotted us! My approach was way more controlled - walking a familiar route, identifying a street name, looking up, setting an horizon and capturing the architecture ignored just below the sky horizon - and I got that blue sky I love too! We proudly presented our souvenirs at the end - Lynsey did 'old' - a bag of good old fashioned chocolate limes bought from a sweet shop established a 114 years ago that none of us even knew existed. I did 'new' - I joined the new Cardiff Central Library and got my library card, a first in over 15 years ..... better late than never!

WonderCulture School Trip Cardiff on Flickr
Ange's WonderCulture Schooltrip on Flickr
Lynsey's WonderCulture Schooltrip on Flickr

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WonderCulture School Trip

>> 3.9.09

3.9.09 3pm on the steps 3 hours to discover & capture 1 School photo on the Museum steps 2 key destinations to visit 1 souvenir collected 2 postcards of Cardiff - posted!
1 look up 1 look down 1 place you've never visited before 1 sketch of an interesting doorway
1 bottle of pop 1 packet of crisps 1 bar !! 15 visual perspectives per Tripper uploaded
1 Flickr WonderCulture Schooltrip Cardiff 09.09 pool 1 Flickr Cardiff Design Festival 09
2 Satchels packed!

TODAY - it's the WonderCulture Schooltrip in Cardiff and it' sunny!
We're involved in organising the trip for WonderCulture and the Cardiff Design Festival 09. A whole bunch of curious people with sketchbooks, camera's, pop and crisps will be meeting on the steps of the National Museum of Wales at 3pm today. As Cardiff city centre is changing with the urban redevelopment project nearing its final stages the WonderCulture Schooltrip is an opportunity to re-familiarise and grab a fresh perspective of the city in a fun and creative way.

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Wales Rocks Sydney - NSW, Australia

>> 23.8.09

Project - Wales Rocks Sydney a contemporary showcase of Wales 2003
Client - Wales Assembly Government
Designers - Angela Gidden & Lynsey Jackson

Angela Gidden was commissioned to create a contemporary showcase within the Museum of Contemporary Art in Circular Quays Sydney. The brief included a key element - genealogy.
The exhibition took place within the American Express Hall in the museum. We designed a reusable cocoon structure in order to envelop 'an experience of Wales - the landscape, the people, the soul, and sound of Wales' in a contemporary context.

The entrance to the main exhibition experience - a purpose designed and constructed aluminium truss structure within which an abstract graphic map of Wales was laid to the floor, a short film commissioned with a piece of music composed specially were played on a loop, a gallery of people in Wales with the 10 most popular surnames was presented. The whole space evoked a spirit of Wales and drew people in to enable connections to be made.



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Casa Foa - Buenos Aires, Argentine

Project - 'Cartref' Wales contemporary loft apartment showcase 2005
Client - Wales Assembly Government
Designers - Angela Gidden, Jonathan Adams, Lynsey Jackson, Matt Jones

Casa Foa is an interior exhibition that takes place each year in Buenos Aires Argentina. Wales were invited as the 2005 Guest Nation to create an apartment interior within the exhibition space. Casa Foa took over the early twentieth century derelict Piccaluga textile factory in the Barracas area of Buenos Aires prior to its restoration and urban redevelopment as loft apartments, cafe's and bars. The Wales Assembly Government commissioned Angela Gidden and architect Jonathan Adams to design a contemporary loft apartment called 'Cartref" showcasing art, design, literature, film and music from Wales to mark the 140th anniversary of the Welsh colony in Patagonia. The design inspiration was drawn from the organic form and materials of the landscape of Wales. The concept was both dynamic and unique. Over 70,000 people visited Casa Foa and 'Cartref' was voted the best interior space by the public as well as winning an honorary award at the Casa Foa Awards Ceremony.

The upper landscape of the main living space. The whole living space was and principal structural elements were planked with timber strips complimented with a stacked glass wall to the side.

A view from the upper level with the main sleeping deck at the top moving down to the chill-out level with water feature then down to lower and main living space with kitchen.

Aspect from living space up rising to upper levels. All furniture, art and interior products were sourced, designed and made in Wales.

The dining counter was made in Corian along with the kitchen area to the back.


Along the glass stack hallway and to the rear of the main living space on the ground level a therapy bedroom was created with a photographic light box and included an ensuite shower area within a forest of suspended timber logs


The Piccaluga textile factory reinvigorated with Casa Foa bringing it to life

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WonderCulture | Extraordinary Events

>> 14.8.09

WonderCulture is a brand we originally created as a kind of design community umbrella brand for the Designer's Market we established in 2006 as the designers twist on the much loved and popular farmers market. 3 Years we got together with a like-minded group of individual creative-thinkers who we had many years experience working together on contemporary event-led and international commissions. The aim was to establish a new venture combining our collective experience, knowledge, passion, skills, talent, energy, vision and collaborative style of working to create, deliver and manage events and exhibitions. We needed an identity, a brand - it was time to share our home-grown brand. One thing we all agreed on - we create unique, distinctive and sustainable-led events. We turn ordinary into extraordinary. WonderCulture Extraordinary Events has also evolved!

Creative Director - Angela Gidden MBE
Senior Designer - Lynsey Jackson
Explore more People and the creativity of WonderCulture

Here's a few of our favourite events from WonderCulture's Home-grown batch with flavour of what WonderCulture creates

THE GRAND RECYCLED BALL 09
Cardiff Design Festival Party
The Old 1928 Natwest Bank
Bute Street Cardiff

WonderCulture commissioned a spoof advert promo film as a tantalising intro to the dessert WonderCulture Gold - a specially made rich dark chocolate brownie in disguised as a gold bar

A live dance performance, a live bank raid!


The Cardiff Design Festivals Design Awards recycled trophies displayed on old bushesl boxes

Laser cut iconic architecture of Cardiff created by students


The Grade 2 Listed Bank Clerks counter became a professional cocktail bar.... and was well respected and looked after with love and care on the night


THE GRAND RECYCLED BALL 07
Cardiff Design Festival Party
A 248,000 square feet disused warehouse
Cardiff Docks


18.00 hrs 30.6.07 - 248,000 square feet of warehouse empty of guests

22.00 Hrs 30.6.07 - guests feast from the 40m length banqueting table


22.10 Hrs 30.6.09 - Dessert arrives, a choreographed icecream van complete with chime playing

Dessert served!

22.45 Hrs 30.6.07 - ambiance, mood, breakdancers, DJ, party til the early hours


A FEW KEY COMPONENTS

Over 60 unwanted dining chairs re-homed and reused in the GRB


Stills design agency chandelier - made from recycling beakers, food pots and old wire from Chris's shed

Architect Whilco chandelier - made from water beakers from the office where the architect works

attic 2 Studio chandelier - made from old faxes, elastic bands, paperclips and redundant red sewing thread. Nothing was contaminated in the process of making this chandelier!


DESIGNERS MARKET

Chapter Arts Centre
Cardiff




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