Design events

Hello guys,

me by myself been thinking the ways how I could keep my skills and knowledge fresh and up to date after graduation while I am looking for a job. I thought that attending design events would be a great way to stay in the mood of design, do not forget that I am a designer (as I am graduating in the end of June from university, there will be no classmates, no my studio neither design projects for a while till i manage to get a job in this a little bit difficult times of recession). I came across with a great website that lists the most important design events worldwide. You have an option to list them according to date the event is held or according to a location. Let’s say I live in United Kingdom so I select United Kingdom to see events on the map in the UK. Or let”s say I am going for holidays in June to France so I can take an opportunity to visit a couple of design events in France during my vacation. If so, you can find the dates and location of events that are held in France, in June by listing June’s events only and then search France on the map where an arrows shows you the exact location of the event and exact date (you have to find a button for more information there so you can see o the left bottom corner the activities the event has (like is it exhibition, talks, lectures, conference, workshop or something else).

I also guess it’s a great opportunity to meet new people, share ideas maybe event create design associations, find people to start a new business together or meet someone who might offer you a job.

I hope you all find something of your interest and use your time efficient while looking for a job after graduation.

So here is the website I mentioned:

http://www.worlddesignguide.com/

 

All the best, and might see you any of you on events. Have a great time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 to See: Degree Shows

At Aesthetica we like to keep an eye on emerging artists, and one of the best ways to do that is to take note of the numerous degree shows open this summer. Picking our ten favourites, we count down the best art presentations this June. We also take a moment to interview a few successful graduates, to investigate the value of an art degree and the benefits of their chosen Universities. Running from Glasgow to Plymouth, we give you a snippet into each show. Keep an eye on the blog for interviews with graduates in the next few weeks.

1. Royal College of Art, London, 20 – 30 June, www.rca.ac.uk/show2013
With over 500 postgraduate students from more than 40 countries, it’s no surprise the Royal College of Art split their show across six venues. Show RCA Battersea will feature work from the programmes of Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics & Glass, Goldsmithing, Silversmithing and Metalwork & Jewellery. While Show RCA Kensington will include students from the programmes of Design Products, Design Interactions, Fashion Footwear & Accessories, History of Design, Innovation Design Engineering, Textiles, Vehicle Design, Animation and Visual Communication.

2. Plymouth College of Art, 24 – 27 June, www.plymouthart.ac.uk.
Both looking back at the students’ progress across their degrees and looking forward to the future of visual arts, the Plymouth College of Art Summer Show presents work in contemporary craft, fine art, film, fashion, photography, games design, critical and curatorial practices, animation, graphic design and illustration. Across three buildings, four floors and 20 exhibition spaces, the presentation is the grande finale of Plymouth’s creative thinking and making. Everything on show is also for sale.

3. University of Lincoln, College of Arts, 1 – 14 June, www.lincolndegreeshows.co.uk.
With undergraduates from the College’s Schools of Art & Design, Architecture, and Media exhibiting at some of the world’s leading design shows, galleries and trade fairs before they have even received their degree qualification, this show is one to watch. For the past few years BA (Hons) Interactive Design final year students have exhibited at Kinetica Art Fair, London. Their centrepiece this year was on the theme of “Infection” and their degree show, Equilibrium, promises to be another representation of imagination with their Etch-a-Sketch installation.

4. The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, 15 – 16 June, www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk.
After an intensive course of dedicated and rigorous study, 23 final year students exhibit their individual works of art. For the final time, the Old Osney Power Station will play its part as the Degree Show’s impressive venue; the wide range of works will cover multiple floors, individual rooms and large open spaces of the former industrial building. The Ruskin Degree show is both a celebration of the student’s study and the beginning of their creative careers.

5. Free Range, 31 May – 15 July, www.free-range.org.uk.
Slightly different from the straight forward degree shows, Free Range brings together the most promising young graduates at London’s Brick Lane. The biggest event to date, over a hundred courses and more than 3,000 students will take part in a series of free exhibitions across five disciplines: fashion & textiles; design; photography & media; contemporary & fine art; interior design & architecture. Usually attracting around 10,000 visitors, Free Range is the place to find undiscovered talent.

6. Chelsea College of Art & Design, 14 – 22 June, www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk.
As part of the University of the Arts London, the Chelsea college art show is not to be missed. Featuring pieces from those graduating in Fine Art, Graphic Design Communication, Interior and Spatial Design and Textile Design, some of the graduates have already been identified by the arts world at large. Sculptor and inventor Mimi Winsor has been commissioned by the Discovery Channel to create an installation piece for its head quarters in Chiswick, London.

7. Glasgow School of Art, 8 – 15 June, www.gsa.ac.uk.
Offering a chance to see and buy art from the newest generation of creative talent, the Glasgow School of Art degree show opens at the iconic Mackintosh Building at the Garnethill Campus. Work by Product Designers, following in the footsteps of trendsetters such as Timorous Beasties, will be shown alongside Jewellery and Silversmithing, Interior Design and Textiles & Fashion designers’ creations and projects by students in Communication Design whose alumni include the 2012 Deutsche Bank Award winner, Gabriella DiTano.

8. Manchester School of Art, 15 – 19 June, www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk.
Celebrating their 175th anniversary and the successes of their final year students, the Manchester School of Art’s degree show is certainly a party. Entitled, We Are All Explorers, the event is open to the public and is located on the All Saints campus in the New Art School, Chatham, Grosvenor and John Dalton West Buildings. The show also marks the move into their brand new £34M Art School Building.

9. Edinburgh College of Art, 1 – 9 June, www.ed.ac.uk.
Showcasing the work of more than 500 graduating artists, filmmakers, designers and architects, the ECA college will be transformed into the capital’s largest gallery space. Featuring extra-large kitchen utensils, woodland explorations and exorcisms, the exhibition is full of variety and innovation. For the first time the Reid School of Music will also be holding a series of performances of graduating students’ work at late night openings. Previous shows at the College have launched the careers of BAFTA and Turner Prize winners.

10. Graduate Fashion Week, 2 – 5 June, www.gfw.org.uk.
Collating the best of the fashion graduates from across the UK and international universities, the Graduate Fashion Week attracts over 20,000 guests a year. Showcasing the work of over 1,000 graduates, the event includes 22 catwalk shows, a Gala Award Show and a large exhibition from over 40 universities. Featured amongst the graduates is Sarah Goodwin from Kingston University, London who based her work around Steiff teddy bears, incorporating into her pieces the soft pink and blue mohair associated with the treasured toys.

Credits
1. Sharon Whyte, courtesy of the Royal College of Art.
2. Nicholas White – Wickhams Target Shed, courtesy of Plymouth College of Art.
3. Kay Bisbrown, Wuthering Tights, courtesy University of Lincoln.
4. Hannah Clarkson- A Spectacle And Nothing Strange, 2012, Resin, iron powder, vinegar, glass, ceramic, wood, copper, acrylic paint, courtesy of Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art.
5. Alex Dodgson – Leeds College of Art – Fine Art, courtesy of Free Range.
6. Sausage Machine, Mimi Winsor, courtesy of Chelsea School of Art & Design.
7. George Gray, courtesy of Glasgow School of Art.
8. Sarah Goodwin, courtesy of Kingston University.

 

http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/blog/10-to-see-degree-shows/

DESIGN GRADUATE CAREER GUIDE

 

 

http://www.gfw.org.uk/careers/mentoring/

 

Gathering information for Master programs: World’s Best Design Programs

School	Location	Program

Art Center College of Design/INSEAD

U.S./France/Singapore

Master’s in Industrial Design/MBA

California College of the Arts

U.S.

MBA in Design Strategy

Carnegie Mellon University

U.S.

Master’s in Product Development

Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management

U.S.

MBA

Chiba University

Japan

Master’s in Service & Product Design

China Central Academy of Fine Arts

China

Master’s in Design Management

Cranfield University/University of the Arts London

U.K.

Master’s in Design in Innovation and Creativity in Industry

Delft University of Technology

The Netherlands

Master’s in Strategic Product Design

Domus Academy

Italy

Master’s in Business Design

University of Gothenburg/HDK School of Design and Crafts

Sweden

Master’s in Business & Design

Helsinki School of Economics/ University of Art and Design Helsinki/ Helsinki University of Technology

Finland

International Design Business Management

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China

Master’s in Design (Design Strategies)

Illinois Institute of Technology

U.S.

Dual degree Master of Design and MBA

Imperial College London/Design London

U.K.

MBA, EMBA, Weekend MBA

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

South Korea

Master’s in Industrial Design

National Institute of Design

India

Strategic Design Management post-graduate degree

Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

U.S.

Master’s in Product Development

Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management/ McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

U.S.

MMM (Dual degree Master’s in Engineering Management and MBA)

Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana

Brazil

MBA* Emotional Design

Pratt Institute

U.S.

Master of Professional Studies in Design Management

Royal College of Art/Imperial College London

U.K.

Dual degree Innovation Design Engineering

Savannah College of Art and Design

U.S.

Master’s in Design Management

School of Visual Arts

U.S.

MFA Designer As Author

Shih Chien University

Taiwan

Master’s in Industrial Design

Stanford University

U.S.

Joint Program in Design/Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school)

Suffolk University Sawyer Business School

U.S.

Executive MBA, concentration in Innovation & Design Management

Umeå University Institute of Design

Sweden

Master’s in Industrial Design

University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business

U.S.

MBA

University of Cincinnati

U.S.

Master’s in Design

 

http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/dschools_2009.html

Interview: What to Ask, What to Hear

PLAYBOOK: BEST PRACTICES

Why are you interested in working with us? This will demonstrate whether the candidate has done his research, has a clear understanding of your company’s mission and product, and his expectations of design’s contributions.
What do you have to offer us? This question will elicit the candidates’ understanding of the aggregate of her education, experience, and passions. It should also tell you what the candidate would feel empowered to accomplish within your organization, as it allows them to demonstrate their understanding of your needs and desires.
What project in your portfolio are you most proud of and why? It almost doesn’t matter which project they select, it’s the “why” that’s important. You want to hear their business reasons for selecting a particular project—metrics about brand building, lower cost, new materials, new vendors, profits, innovations enabled—as well as how customer focused it is and how well it enhances customer experience. You do not want to hear: “It looks cool,” although whatever it is should look great—beautiful if possible. You also want to hear the story of the project—the ability to tell stories about the work is a very important part of explaining and convincing.
How do you learn about consumers (or customers)? Recent graduates can speak to watching people select and buy things and asking buyers why they made the selection they did, or asking customers coming out of a movie theater about their comfort during the experience, or watching people trying to insert their credit card in an airport ticket kiosk and following them through the process of seat selection, baggage check, and so on. Designers with 3 to 5 years of experience, depending on where they worked previously, will be able to speak to working with ethnographers and other research specialists and to participating in observing consumers and getting their input in the design process or sharing design concepts with them.
How do you stay on top of trends? You want to hear about the dozens of magazines they subscribe to personally, that are available to them at work, or that they look at online; the conferences they attend; the sites and blogs they look at; the trade shows they attend; the people in their network who are experts in another field. You also want to know about interests from outside the design world.
If we asked the people you work with what it’s like to work with you, what would they tell us? You want to hear insightful observations of how they are perceived by co-workers and managers, perhaps, “It would depend on who you ask. X would tell you that I am very difficult because I am so demanding. Y would tell you that he loves to work with me because I stay focused on what needs to be done,” and so on. You don’t want to hear: “I never asked.”
What would you do if your recommendation for a solution was rejected? You want to hear: “That would never happen because I keep everyone in the loop throughout the process.” Or, that they would seek to realign the thinking of the decision-makers through presentations on how they arrived at the recommendation and subsequent discussions.

What to Ask, What to Hear

By RitaSue Siegel

Before an employer schedules an interview with a designer fresh out of an undergraduate program, or a designer with a graduate degree, a written job description stating the objectives of the position, the responsibilities, and the qualifications required should be prepared. If the employer is looking for graduates who can cross boundaries, the questions asked are designed to uncover evidence that they can do that and/or have done it, not just that they want to.

The interview is a discovery process, for the employer as well as the candidate. (The candidate has a whole series of questions to ask too.) The employer’s questions will be determined by the position description. Develop a set of questions to discover whether a designer has the qualifications, the ability, and interest to achieve the objectives of the position and assume the responsibilities.

The interview process itself really shouldn’t differ from that for any other interview. As always, the key is to design every question to suit the candidate and the open position. But there’s always room for a rule of thumb, so here are eight must-ask questions that should factor into every interview —and what you should look for in the answers:

RitaSue Siegel is president of RitaSue Siegel Resources, a company specializing in the recruitment of design leaders

http://www.businessweek.com/playbook/06/0928_2.htm

JOB: Gensler, Graduate designer, 27th May 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Designer – Architecture
Job Location:	London
Description
Job Description Under supervision of a licensed architect, responsible for initial design development through construction documentation for architectural, master planning, work space interiors, educational, and hospitality projects Work from detailed sketches to produce computer generated graphs, charts, overlays and construction drawings using AutoCAD, Revit, FormZ, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, 3DStudioMax, SketchUp, Cinema4D, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat Use hand rendering techniques in pen and pencil and watercolor to communicate design concepts; analyze sketches, notes, site survey of existing conditions and other input material to determine best approaches for completion of drawings, space planning, and preparation of materials palette Coordinate drawings with MEP, structural, civil, electrical, mechanical, and telecommunication consultants to incorporate engineering systems into architectural designs and secure client approval on plans, elevations and materials palette; other duties include site visits and progress meetings, evaluation of bids, review of submittals/cut sheets on materials, appliances, equipment and furnishings.   Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or foreign equivalent, with coursework or curricular internships to include work space interiors, master planning, educational and hospitality projects, ranging from initial design through construction documentation, using Cinema 4D, 3DStudioMax, SketchUp, and Adobe InDesign, and including graphic presentations using pen and pencil and watercolour hand rendering techniques. This role will be for a limited duration in the first instance. Closing date for all applications is 27th May 2013 Please submit your CV and work samples.   More information: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=GENSLER&cws=1&rid=3500

JOB: Junior Designer. Retail. Architecture, Interior design, 31 May, London.

“Great Opportunity” – Junior Designer – Retail – London – Perm – £20/22K

Recruiter: Velocity Recruitment

Posted: 03 May 2013

Closes: 31 May 2013

Location: London

Sector: Architecture

Category: Architect, CAD Technician, 3D Visualiser, Architectural Assistant, Architectural Technician, Interior Designer

Job Type: Permanent

Salary £20/22K

Further information

Junior Designer – Retail – London – Permanent – £20/22K

Our client located in North London is a leading retail fashion brand with a special focus on designing modern and cutting edge luxury stores. The client is a well-known retail brand which work includes brand positioning, identity design and interiors, through to graphic design and photographic art direction.

This is a fantastic opportunity for junior designer seeking a challenging and rewarding career with one the UKs leading retail fashion brands where you will be rewarded and given the opportunity to grow and become a valuable team member whilst being involved in some exciting projects both in the UK and overseas. You will need retail design experience or have served an internship with a retail biased studio combined with an innovative and inspiring approach to your work.

Skills required:

• Proven retail design experience. (Internship or Honors)
• A portfolio that demonstrates creative thinking and flair.
• Excellent conceptual and visualising skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.

In return our client offers an inspiring and fun working environment and the opportunity to work with a vibrant team, enabling you to develop your career and acquire new skills.

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Please contact jon@velocityrecruitment.co.uk for more information Or call Jon Janes 0207 415 7182

http://www.careersinconstruction.com/job/736424/-great-opportunity-junior-designer-retail-london-perm-20-22k/?utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=jobfeed&utm_campaign=Job%2bExtract%2b-%2bLive&ProcessedTrackID=4

 

COMPETITION: MoMA, 14th edition. Who wins a competition?

Hello,

this time I decided to introduce the competition published by MoMA a while ago. They announced a winners only a couple of days ago. I thought it is worth of investigation what makes a design or architecture proposal successful while competing with a number of others. Let’s take a look at a brief of a competition firstly and then let’s take look at the winning proposals so that we can learn from them and become successful entries by themselves.

Young Architects Program International

Now in its 14th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 is committed to offering emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year’s winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation at MoMA PS1 that provides shade, seating, and water. The architects must also work within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling. HWKN, drawn from among five finalists, will design a temporary urban landscape for the 2012 Warm Up summer music series in MoMA PS1’s outdoor courtyard, .

Jury Process

To choose an architectural firm for the Young Architects Program at MoMA PS1, deans of architecture schools and the editors of architecture publications nominate some 30 firms comprised of students, recent architectural school graduates, and established architects experimenting with new styles or techniques. The group is asked to submit portfolios of their work for review by a panel including Glenn D. Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art, Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1, and Barry Bergdoll, Chief Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA. The panel selects five finalists who are invited to make preliminary proposals for the designated site; the chosen winner is announced in February of each year.

Jury

Glenn Lowry, Director, The Museum of Modern Art
Kathy Halbreich, Associate Director, The Museum of Modern Art
Peter Reed, Senior Deputy Director, Curatorial Affairs, The Museum of Modern Art
Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art
Pedro Gadanho, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art
Klaus Biesenbach, Director, MoMA PS1 and Chief Curator at Large, The Museum of Modern Art
Peter Eleey, Curator, MoMA PS1
Pippo Ciorra, Senior Curator, MAXXI Architecturra, National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI), Rome
Jeannette Plaut, Director, YAP CONSTRUCTO
Marcelo Sarovic, Director, YAP CONSTRUCTO

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Party Wall by CODA

Summer 2013

The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 announce CODA (Caroline O’Donnell, Ithaca, NY) as the winner of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in New York. Now in its 14th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 is committed to offering emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year’s winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation at MoMA PS1 that provides shade, seating, and water. The architects must also work within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling. CODA, drawn from among five finalists, will design a temporary urban landscape for the 2013 Warm Up summer music series in MoMA PS1’s outdoor courtyard.

The winning project, Party Wall, opening at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City in late June, is a pavilion and flexible experimental space that uses its large-scale, linear form to provide shade for the Warm Up crowds, in addition to other functions.

The porous façade is affixed to a tall self-supporting steel frame that is balanced in place with large fabric containers filled with water, and clad with a screen of interlocking wooden elements donated by Comet, an Ithaca-based manufacturer of eco-friendly skateboards.

The lower portion of the Party Wall’s façade is capable of shedding its “exterior,” as 120 panels can be detached from the structure and used as benches and communal tables during Warm Up and other diverse events and programs such as lectures, classes, performances, and film screenings.

A shallow stage of reclaimed wood weaves around Party Wall’s base to create a series of micro-stages for performances of varying types and scales. At various locations under the structure, pools of water serve as refreshing cooling stations that can also be covered to provide additional staging space or a shaded area from the direct sunlight.

Party Wall’s steel-angle structure is ballasted by water-filled “pillows” made of polyester base fabric that will be lit at night to produce a luminous effect. Party Wall acts as an aqueduct by carrying a stream of water along the top of the structure. The water is projected from the structure, via a pressure-tank, into a fountain that feeds a misting station and a series of pools.

The other finalists for this year’s MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program were Leong Architects (New York, NY, Dominic Leong, Chris Leong); Moorhead & Moorhead (New York, NY, Granger Moorhead, Robert Moorehead); TempAgency (Charlottesville, VA, and Brooklyn, NY, Leena Cho, Rychlee Espinosa, Matthew Jull, Seth McDowell); and French 2D (Boston, MA, and Syracuse, NY, Anda French, Jenny French).

http://momaps1.org/slideshow/view/324

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/yap/newyork.html

COMPETITION: A new central London HQ, 27 June

COMPETITION: A new central London HQ, 27 June

I just been looking at competitions to expand my portfolio and increase the opportunities for employment. Here is another great chance to do that introduced by RIBA. SOunds as a great opportunity for any interior designer, architect, interior architect or a graduate.

Architects and designers around the world invited to design new HQ for the Metropolitan Police Service

Date:

20 May 2013

Press release contact:

Julia Davies
T: +44 (0)113 203 1490
E: julia.davies@riba.org

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is delighted to announce the launch of a new design competition on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to create a new central London HQ – replacing their existing New Scotland Yard building.

The new HQ, to be called Scotland Yard, will involve the redevelopment of the existing and currently unoccupied Curtis Green MPS building located on the Victoria Embankment, London, SW1.

The Curtis Green Building named after architect William Curtis Green sits within the Whitehall Conservation Area between the Norman Shaw Building and the Ministry of Defence. It faces onto the Victoria Embankment with views across the River Thames to London County Hall, Westminster Bridge and the London Eye.

The Invited Design Competition provides architects/practices with the opportunity to produce a design for the renovation of this landmark in one of London’s most important and historic areas – to provide a modern, flexible and secure office environment for the MPS.  The Curtis Green redevelopment will provide a state-of-the-art HQ for the MPS that also respects the heritage and location of the building and the need to deliver value for money for the MOPAC and the Met.

Roger Harding MPS – Director of Real Estate Development said: ‘The opportunity to create  a modern efficient working environment for the Met’s future headquarters, with world-class architecture that provides value for money and is alive to the history of the building provides a wonderful challenge. We look forward to working with RIBA as the competition progresses and to seeing the designs. The transformation of Curtis Green fits with our wider objective to deliver a more efficient and higher quality estate which meets the operational needs of the Met and is significantly lower in cost to run.’

The original building, constructed as an annexe to the original New Scotland Yard, had no significant front entrance. A new modern, efficient and highly visible entrance and reception will be an important part of the design.

Expressions of interest (EOI) are sought from architects/practices worldwide, following which up to five architects/practices will be invited to develop concept designs for the project. Each of the short-listed architects/practices will receive an honorarium payment of £6,000 (+VAT) and be invited to present their proposals to a Judging Panel at a final assessment. The Judging Panel will include architect Bill Taylor, Taylor Snell acting as the RIBA Adviser.

For further details about the Curtis Green Metropolitan Police Service New HQ Building and how to register for the competition please visit www.architecture.com/competitions and follow the link to Live Competitions. Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is2.00pm on Thursday 27 June 2013.   

Exhibit: Free range, London, summer

 

Free Range is an Old Truman Brewery special project set up by Tamsin O’Hanlon to provide new creative graduates with the opportunity to showcase their work on an international level. Since its inception in 2001, Free Range has become the number one platform and launch pad for the next crop of creatives to showcase their work to both public and industry. Attracting visitor numbers to rival the largest art events, the annual Free Range exhibitions present the work of thousands of art, design students in several distinct categories including: fashion, art, graphics, photography and interior design.

Free Range is the best place to spot the latest trends and newest talents.

http://www.free-range.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.pl?yearID=18