2015 Archive

Paper Planes: A merry band of illustrators

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:53 • 15 Jul 15

We interview the two creative entrepreneurs who founded Alexander’s Band, a South African collective of illustrators. >
NATS create a colourful visualisation of the busy London skies

Design News • 14 Jul 15

Air traffic service NATS shares a striking visualisation of the flights over London’s airports in “London 24”. >
Trailer: Robbie Brozin on art, creativity and chicken

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:44 • 14 Jul 15

Nando’s co-founder Robbie Brozin emphasizes the global fast-food chain’s relationship with local South African art and design. >
Robbie Brozin on art, creativity and chicken

Talks • Duration: 00:35:02 • 14 Jul 15

Nando’s co-founder Robbie Brozin emphasizes the global fast-food chain’s relationship with local South African art and design. >
Personalise your audio environment

Design News • Duration: 00:02:34 • 14 Jul 15

Doppler Labs have developed wireless earbuds and an app that allow you to control and customise what you hear in real time. >
Petter Thörne: A magical experience of materials

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:44 • 13 Jul 15

Copenhagen-based designer explores his fascination with materiality in his contemporary product and furniture designs. >
Meet Steve Frykholm, the poster boy of graphic design

FilmFestFriday • 10 Jul 15

From designing posters for an annual picnic to hanging in the MoMAs permanent collection, this short documentary looks at the notable career of Steve Frykholm. >
Margrethe Odgaard: Design that engages with society

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:32 • 10 Jul 15

Textile designer Margrethe Odgaard says success can be measured in how much a design project touches your heart. >
Trailer: Stefano Giovannoni on how design is an expression of historical events

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:22 • 9 Jul 15

The maestro of industrial design draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements. >
Stefano Giovannoni on how design is an expression of historical events

Talks • Duration: 00:33:52 • 9 Jul 15

The maestro of industrial design draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements. >
Stefano Giovannoni: The heyday of designers working with manufacturers is over

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:11 • 7 Jul 15

The Italian industrial designer advises young designers to think like entrepreneurs and work at creating their own signature brand identities. >
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: The dream of better

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:56 • 6 Jul 15

By applying design thinking to emerging technologies Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg imagines a better future for us all. >
Julia Veldman’s short captures the madness of Russian Absurdism

FilmFestFriday • 3 Jul 15

"Andrej”, a short film illustrated and animated by Julia Veldman, is inspired by the literature of Russian absurdists. >
Carla Kreuser: An illustrator goes back to the drawing board

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:54 • 2 Jul 15

Going back to school was one of the best decisions I’ve made, says Carla Kreuser. >
Michael Johnson: The future is social branding

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:03 • 2 Jul 15

The founder of brand identity firm Johnson Banks unpacks the growth of social branding in a competitive corporate world. >
Trailer: Carla Kreuser on why designing by hand still matters

Trailers • Duration: 00:00:46 • 1 Jul 15

Carla Kreuser pulled herself away from her computer screen and went back to basics, illustrating and binding an entire book by hand. >
Carla Kreuser on why designing by hand still matters

Talks • Duration: 00:06:51 • 1 Jul 15

Carla Kreuser pulled herself away from her computer screen and went back to basics, illustrating and binding an entire book by hand. >
Breaking down social barriers with a game of ping pong

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:08 • 30 Jun 15

Danish photojournalist Anders Find’s novel approach to bringing people together in public space. >
Martijn Engelbregt: Breaking society out of its rut

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:31 • 26 Jun 15

Meet the ringmaster of Circus Engelbregt who oversees the delicate act of subverting social norms using design. >
Darb 1718: A place of exchange for Egypt’s artists

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:04 • 25 Jun 15

Reem Hatem fills us in on Darb 1718, the Cairo centre that is fostering the North African country’s art scene. >
Trailer: Dan Wieden on why Wieden+Kennedy will never sell out

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:15 • 24 Jun 15

The co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy says the secret of its success lies in its creative culture of chaos. >
Dan Wieden on why Wieden+Kennedy will never sell out

Talks • Duration: 00:28:57 • 24 Jun 15

The co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy says the secret of its success lies in its creative culture of chaos. >
Juliana Rotich: Harnessing Africa’s potential with technology

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:00 • 23 Jun 15

Kenyan technologist Juliana Rotich lays out the tangible ways that governments can harness technology’s power to deliver services efficiently. >
A mesmerising time-lapse video shows the painting of a tiny hot dog

Design News • Duration: 00:02:47 • 22 Jun 15

Watch the gradual emergence of a life-like miniature hot dog by artist Lorraine Loots for her new collection, “Potluck 100”. >

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