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DESIGN RESEARCH NEWS Volume 18 Number 6 Sep 2013 ISSN 1473-3862
DRS Digital Newsletter http://www.designresearchsociety.org
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CONTENTS
o Editorial
o DRS2014 CONFERENCE
o Honorary Secretary, Design Research Society
o Calls
o Announcements
o The Design Research Society: information
o Digital Services of the DRS
o Subscribing and unsubscribing to DRN
o Contributing to DRN
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EDITORIAL
Well, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer
break is just ending and term beginning. After its break, DRN
will return to broadly a monthly publishing schedule. If you
would like your event included please ensure that it reaches me
before the month end for the following month's edition.
Below is the final call for papers and other items for the next
DRS conference to be held in the summer of 2014. DRS has, for
more than a decade, encouraged high quality prsentations,
reflected in its published proceedings. Umea 2014 has all the
indications of following in that tradition and with some new
ideas that will encourage further focused discussions. I
encourage you all to consider submission and/or attendance.
Also below is a description of the post of Honorary Secretary of
the DRS. The Society would like to fill this role as soon as
possible. It's a great opportunity for someone who is UK-based
to get into the heart of DRS business.
-- David Durling
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DRS 2014 - Design's Big Debates
International Conference of the Design Research Society 2014
Venue: Umea, Sweden, June 16-19, 2014
Call for Participation
The Design Research Society's 2014 conference invites you to
engage in discussions and debates on the future directions of
design and design research. We welcome you to join us in Umea,
Sweden, 16-19 June 2014.
We believe there is a shared discourse in design, one that
includes all areas of design research, and that is of vital
importance for our understanding and development of the
foundations of design. This discourse is something we share and
cultivate over long periods of time, as it tells stories of past,
present and future trajectories of design and its role in
society.
With an ever-increasing demand for academic specialization and
increasing numbers of highly specialized conferences, there is a
bigger need than ever for a venue where the design research
community can address significant challenges that cut across
domains and big issues that will influence the way our field, as
a whole, develops.
The main purpose of the DRS 2014 conference is to foster and
support a shared design discourse. By focusing on key big issues
in design, we want to create a forum where the questions that
have the potential to change the way we think and do design - its
philosophy, theory, practise, methodology, education, profession
and history - will be discussed and debated.
To create this platform for discussions and debates we want to
open up a wider set of possibilities for engaging and
participating. Thus, the DRS 2014 conference will make use of
multiple publication and presentation formats, including both
established ones such as 'papers' and new ones such as
'conversations', each with its own submission and review process
as set out below.
Now is the time to begin asking yourself: 'What do you think are
the big debates in design?' What would you like this exciting
conversation to be like to really matter to you - and how will
you contribute to make that happen?'
DRS 2014 is hosted by Umea Institute of Design, Umea University,
Sweden. The conference week will give you an opportunity to
experience the nightless nights and sunny days of the Swedish
Midsummer, and the many cultural events of Umea, Cultural Capital
of Europe 2014.
Organisation:
Johan Redstroem, Erik Stolterman and Anna Valtonen (General
Chairs), Carl DiSalvo and Jamer Hunt (Conversations and Debates
Chairs) Youn-kyung Lim and Kristina Niedderer (Papers Chairs)
Information:
More information: DRS 2014: http://www.drs2014.org/
Design Research Society: http://www.designresearchsociety.org/
Umea Institute of Design: http://www.uid.umu.se/
Umea 2014: http://www.umea2014.se/
Call for Papers
The DRS conferences invite paper submissions from any area of
design research. Additionally, papers are invited for special
strands which link into and highlight the conference theme of
'The Big Debates' as well as the DRS Special Interest Groups.
'The Big Debates':
- Less is More: Design for sustainability and climate change -
ecological economic and social implications
- Activism and behaviour change through design
- Affect and effect: the influence and impact of design
interventions
- Innovation & creativity: talent versus activist and community
design
- New Material: genetic material and immateriality as new design
opportunities
- Design ethics: new challenges in the light of changing social
and material values
- Intellectual Property Rights: a thing of the past? -
Interrogating social initiatives, collective knowledge or IP of
the big corporations
The DRS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP themes:
* Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG)
* Special Interest Group for Objects, Practices, Experiences,
Networks (OPENSIG)
* Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group (PedSIG)
* Special Interest Group on Wellbeing and Happiness (SIGWELL)
* Inclusive Design Special Interest Group (Inclusive SIG)
Submission:
We invite papers which offer new or challenging research or views
in design in the widest sense. Papers should be 3000-5000 words
long, not counting the abstract, front matter and references, and
should adhere to the conference paper submission guidelines,
which you can find on the conference website. Submissions must be
in English language. Papers must be submitted by 1 October 2013
through the online submission system, which will be open from
August 2013.
Please note that unlike previous DRS conferences, the review for
DRS2014 is by full papers only.
Timetable for submissions of papers:
Submission System opens: 15 August 2013 Deadline for full papers:
1 October 2013 Notification of accepted Papers: 13 December 2013
Deadline for full paper corrections: 31 January 2014 Final
acceptance of the revised papers: 15 February 2014
Submission guidelines and paper submission system:
http://drs2014.org/en/participation/call-for-papers/
Peer Review:
This is a general design research conference and it is expected
that a wide variety of work and projects will be reported.
Irrespective of the range and stage of your research, the
organisers expect the highest standards of scholarship in terms
of establishing context, explicating the methods of inquiry, and
reporting results that may aid other researchers or
practitioners. Papers will therefore be selected subject to
double blind review by our international review panel. The
criteria for selection are:
- Relevance to the conference
- Originality of the research put forward
- Quality and rigour of research
- Clarity of presentation
Conference Presentation and Proceedings:
Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend and present
their paper at the conference. All accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceedings which will be published
in digital format.
Call for Conversations & Debates
The 2014 Design Research Society Conference is accepting
submissions for workshops, structured discussions, and
experimental session formats that advance conversation around
emergent forms of design research. These sessions have been
conceived as alternatives to the traditional paper/presentation
format, and the ambition of this new format is to provide
innovative venues for project-based research and work that is not
easily captured or conveyed by the scholarly paper. We expect
that any Conversation will consist of 3-5 catalysts who will
present work or structure the experience to facilitate dialogue
and discussion. All sessions will last between 1-2 hours in
length.
All Proposals should identify the following elements of the
session in a one page Conversation Proposal:
1. A list of key catalysts and their job titles for this session,
their roles, and whether they have agreed to participate
2. A title and short description (1-2 paragraphs) of the thematic
topic that you will address in this session
3. The framing of an organizing research question that you are
posing through this session
4. A description of your plan to incorporate the contributions of
others in the format of the Conversation
Submission format and review process:
Unlike the traditional papers at a DRS conference, these
Conversation Proposals will not be double-blind peer reviewed.
Instead, a subcommittee of the DRS organizing body will review
these proposals to ensure that they meet the criteria outlined
(above). Reviewers will also be looking at originality of topic
and format, as well as feasibility for a successful outcome.
Priority will be given to those proposals that already have
agreements from all catalysts that they will attend the
conference and participate in the Conversation. We are
particularly interested in proposals that bring together diverse
perspectives on the issues and opportunities of design research,
that are experiential in nature, and that will productively
challenge our assumptions of what the topics and forms design
research are or could be.
Contact
Any queries about the conference should be directed to: Petra
Kaeck [log in to unmask]
The Design Research Society is a multi-disciplinary learned
society for the design research community worldwide. DRS was
founded in 1966, and since then has established a record of
significant achievements in contributing to design knowledge. You
can visit the DRS website at:
http://www.designresearchsociety.org
Conference website: http://drs2014.org
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VACANCY FOR HONORARY SECRETARY
Design Research Society
Our esteemed Honorary Secretary, Rebecca Cain, is stepping down
from her post to concentrate on her family. The Society would
like to fill this role as soon as possible.
Does anyone know of someone who might be suitable for this role,
and interested in joining the DRS council? This is a great
opportunity to get to know the people and the business of the
Design Research Society and the community.
Hon Secretary Duties:
- Communicating with council members about all aspects of council
business.
- Attending all council meetings (which are UK-based).
- Organising bi-monthly council meetings.
- Taking and writing meeting minutes and maintaining accurate
records of meetings.
- Organising the Annual General Meeting.
- Organising and running the annual Council elections.
Person description:
The role requires good organisation and written communication
skills, and a commitment to attend all UK-based council meetings.
Experience in running meetings, taking minutes and record keeping
is preferred. The role would suit someone with an interest in
playing a key role in DRS council business. It may suit an early
career researcher, or someone wishing to create new networks
within the design research community.
It is a role that is at the heart of the Society. For further
information, or to make an informal enquiry, please contact the
Hon. Sec. Dr Rebecca Cain <[log in to unmask]> or the Chair
Prof. Seymour Roworth-Stokes <[log in to unmask]> who will be
pleased to help.
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CALLS
10-13 June 2014: International Conference on Computational
Creativity, 2014. Ljubljana, Slovenia
Computational Creativity is the art, science, philosophy and
engineering of computational systems which, by taking on
particular responsibilities, exhibit behaviours that unbiased
observers would deem to be creative. As a field of research, this
area is thriving, with progress in formalising what it means for
software to be creative, along with many exciting and valuable
applications of creative software in the sciences, the arts,
literature, gaming and elsewhere.
The Fifth International Conference on Computational Creativity
will be held from June 10 to 13, 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Please consider submitting a paper and attending what promises to
be a very interesting event.
Computational Creativity is the art, science, philosophy and
engineering of computational systems which, by taking on
particular responsibilities, exhibit behaviours that unbiased
observers would deem to be creative. As a field of research, this
area is thriving, with progress in formalising what it means for
software to be creative, along with many exciting and valuable
applications of creative software in the sciences, the arts,
literature, gaming and elsewhere.
The Fifth International Conference on Computational Creativity
will be held from June 10 to 13, 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Please consider submitting a paper and attending what promises to
be a very interesting event.
Original contributions are solicited in all areas related to
Computational Creativity research and practice, including, but
not limited to:
- Computational paradigms for understanding creativity, including
heuristic search, analogical and meta-level reasoning, and
re-representation.
- Metrics, frameworks, formalisms and methodologies for the
evaluation of creativity in computational systems, and for the
evaluation of how systems are perceived in society.
- Perspectives on computational creativity which draw from
philosophical, cognitive, psychological and/or sociological
studies of human behaviour put into a context of creative
intelligent systems.
- Development and assessment of computational creativity-support
tools, where the software ultimately takes on some creative
responsibility in projects.
- Creativity-oriented computing in learning, teaching, and other
aspects of education.
- Innovation, improvisation, virtuosity and related pursuits
investigating the production of novel experiences and artefacts
within a computational framework.
- Computational accounts of factors that enhance creativity,
including emotion, surprise (unexpectedness), reflection,
conflict, diversity, motivation, knowledge, intuition, reward
structures, and technologies.
- Computational models of social aspects of creativity, including
the relationship between individual and social creativity,
diffusion of ideas, collaboration and creativity, formation of
creative teams, and creativity in social settings.
- Computational creativity in the cloud, including how web
services can be used to foster unexpected creative behaviour in
computational systems.
- Specific computational applications that address creativity in
music, language, narrative, poetry, games, visual arts, graphic
design, architecture, entertainment, education, mathematical
invention, scientific discovery, programming and/or design.
High Level Issues
Papers which, in part or fully, address high-level general issues
in Computational Creativity are particularly welcome, including
notions such as:
- Domain-specific vs. generalised creativity: addressing how the
domain of study may or may not affect the creativity of systems
or the perception of them. This might include discussions of
general, computational, principles related to creativity that can
be applied across domains.
- Process vs. product: addressing the issue of
evaluating/estimating creativity (or progress towards it) in
computational systems through study of what they produce, what
they do and combinations thereof.
- Domain advancement vs. creativity advancement: addressing
issues of the handing over of creative responsibility possibly
leading to lower value artefacts being produced in certain
domains or vice-versa.
- Black box vs. accountable systems: addressing issues of
software describing/explaining what its done, what its produced
and why. How software can employ reflection to enhance its
creative processing and add value to the artefacts that it
produces.
Paper Types
Papers should be up to 8 sides in length, and of course papers
shorter than 8 sides which make a strong contribution are more
than welcome. Papers should be submitted broadly in one of the
following five categories:
Technical papers
These will be papers posing and addressing hypotheses about
aspects of creative behaviour in computational systems. The
emphasis here is on using solid experimentation, formal proof
and/or argumentation which clearly demonstrates an advancement in
the state of the art or current thinking in Computational
Creativity research. Strong evaluation of approaches through
comparative, statistical, social or other means is essential.
System description papers
These will be papers describing the building and deployment of a
creative system to produce artefacts of potential cultural value
in one or more domains. The emphasis here is on presenting
engineering achievement, technical difficulties encountered and
overcome, techniques employed and general findings about how to
get computational systems to produce valuable results. While the
presentation of results from the system is expected, full
evaluation of the approaches employed is not essential if the
technical achievement is high.
Study papers
These will be papers which draw on allied fields such as
psychology, philosophy, cognitive science or mathematics; or
which appeal to broader areas of Artificial Intelligence and
Computer Science in general; or which appeal to studies of the
field of Computational Creativity as a whole. The emphasis here
is on presenting enlightening novel perspectives related to the
building, assessment or deployment of systems ranging from
autonomously creative systems to creativity support tools. Such
perspectives can be presented through a variety of approaches
including ethnographical studies, thought experiments, comparison
with studies of human creativity and surveys.
Cultural application papers
These will be papers presenting the usage of creative software in
a cultural setting, e.g., art exhibitions/books;
concerts/recordings/scores; poetry or story readings/anthologies;
cookery nights/books; results for scientific journals or
scientific practice; released games/game jam entries. The
emphasis here is on a clear description of the role of the system
in the given context, the results of the system in the setting,
technical details of inclusion of the system, and feedback from
the experience garnered from public audiences, critics, experts,
stakeholders and other interested parties.
Position papers
These will be papers presenting an opinion on some aspect of the
culture of Computational Creativity research, including
discussions of future directions, past triumphs or mistakes and
issues of the day. The emphasis here is on carefully arguing a
position; highlighting and exposing previously hidden or
misunderstood issues or ideas; and generally providing thought
leadership about the field in general, or in specific contexts.
While opinions dont need to be substantiated through
formalisation or experimentation, justification of points of view
will need to draw on thorough knowledge of the field of
Computational Creativity and overlapping areas, and provide
convincing motivations and arguments related to the relevance of
the points being addressed and their importance.
All submissions will be reviewed in terms of quality, impact and
relevance to the area of Computational Creativity. To be
considered, papers must be submitted as a PDF document formatted
according to ICCC style (which is similar to AAAI and IJCAI
formats).
http://computationalcreativity.net/iccc2014/
Special Issue of CoDesign: CoDesign with People Living with
Cognitive and Sensory Impairments
CoDesign with people living with cognitive and sensory
impairments The main focus of this special issue is on methods
and techniques for codesign with people living with cognitive or
sensory impairments. The issue will collect a number of
high-quality papers describing how existing methods/techniques
were adjusted for people living with impairments, or how
dedicated methods/techniques were developed.
Focus & topics:
The special issue aims to go beyond collecting case studies.
Moreover, it will identify commonalities in current practices to
determine main principles behind adjustments made to codesign
techniques (or behind developing new techniques) for users with
cognitive or sensory impairments. The focus of the individual
papers should therefore be methodological, answering the main
question of how the research approach has been different from an
approach for codesign with users without impairments.
Specific topics to be dealt with may include:
- Specific methods/techniques for codesign that were adapted or
developed for use with people living with cognitive or sensory
impairments
- Sensory stimuli/tools/etc. that were used in codesign sessions
with people living with cognitive or sensory impairments
- Ethical issues when doing codesign with people living with
cognitive or sensory impairments
- The role in the codesign process of both people living with
cognitive or sensory impairments as well as caregivers
- The process of translation and interpretation of data and
insights towards concepts and designs
- Personal interaction with people living with cognitive or
sensory impairments (including issues such as vocabulary,
instruction material, use of language, interpreters, etc.)
- Dealing with the fact that you as a researcher/designer are not
an expert in the area of the specific impairment of your target
group
- Flexibility with respect to the codesign approach
- Collaboration with people with whom it is difficult to relate
and whose world of experience is very different from that of the
researcher/designer
Important deadlines:
Submission of intentions to contribute should be submitted by
October 18, 2013.
Notifications of relevance (and thus invitations to write a full
paper) will be sent by November 29. 2013. Full papers are due by
March 28, 2014. The special issue will be published in the spring
of 2015.
Further information:
Potential authors should contact Karin Slegers
([log in to unmask]) with any questions about the
Special Issue.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/ncdncfp3.pdf
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
The International Journal of Sustainable Engineering CALL FOR
PAPERS Special Issue on: Design for Sustainable Behaviour
Designers shape the development of products, services and systems
which directly impact upon society and the environment. The
application of sustainable design can greatly reduce the
environmental and social impacts of these products, services and
systems. However, many impacts occur during use and often users
struggle to make the link between their own behaviour and the
environmental and social impact that result. Design for
sustainable behaviour is an emerging area of research and
practice which aims to reduce the environmental and social
impacts of products, services and systems by moderating users
interactions with them. This special issue aims to consolidate
knowledge in, and extend the reach of this important field.
The subjects of interest include, but are not restricted to:
Strategies, Methods and Tools for changing user behaviour
Case studies of the application of Design for Sustainable
Behaviour
Ethical implications of changing user behaviour
Evaluation methods for Design for Sustainable Behaviour
Design Process models for implementing Design for Sustainable
Behaviour Industry perspectives of Design for Sustainable
Behaviour
Papers should be prepared according to the instructions for
authors that can be found at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1939-
7038&linktype=44 and submitted using the online submissions link.
Important Dates:
Paper submission deadline: 31 December 2013
Notification of first-stage review acceptance: 31 March 2014
Final submission (for revised papers) deadline: 31 May 2014
Publication: September 2014
Guest Editors:
Professor Tracy Bhamra Loughborough Design School Loughborough
University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK [log in to unmask]
Dr Debra Lilley Loughborough Design School Loughborough
University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK [log in to unmask]
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/tsuecfp.pdf
24-28 March 2014: SIPC '14
The Third IEEE International Workshop on the Social Implications
of Pervasive Computing for Sustainable Living (SIPC '14) in
conjunction with the Twelfth IEEE International Conference on
Pervasive Computing and Communications - PerCom 2014
(http//www.percom.org/)
Budapest, Hungary
Sponsored by IEEE
Background
The mobile, sensory and embedded technologies associated with
pervasive computing are progressively approaching levels of
sufficient accuracy, dependability and suitable cost for real
world deployment and entry into everyday life. The potential as
well as the implications of such technology are significant, with
applications in almost all public, personal and commercial
aspects of our daily routines. Among these application areas, a
topic that has recently gained significant/growing interest among
researchers of pervasive systems is sustainability, or to be
precise, the challenges brought by achieving sustainable living
through pervasive technologies. Sustainability is so pervasive
already in our everyday lives from healthcare and well being, to
energy and architecture, that it lends itself particularly well
to benefit from advancements in pervasive technologies. Consider
the exciting ways in which a fully connected internet-of-things
might support the home where appliances (heating for energy,
fridge for dietary) and the home itself (architecture)
co-interact towards creating a sustainable lifestyle for its
residents.
It also presents specific challenges affecting societal
implications, which raises the issue: is pervasive computing for
sustainability 'socially straightforward'? Hence, research
exploring the intersection of pervasive computing and
sustainability is timely. While many technologies have already
been developed quite successfully from a technological
perspective, their social impact and adoption are still
understudied. A main reason being that the pace of current
technological development is often much faster than the
exploration of the societal impact, which takes longer to
manifest. This leads us to a number of key questions and drivers:
- Is applying pervasive computing technologies to sustainability
as clear as we expect?
- What are the societal implications of current research efforts
in pervasive computing for sustainability?
- What issues need to be addressed, and how, to ensure that
pervasive computing for sustainable living is in itself socially
sustainable?
In light of this, the intention of this workshop is to focus on
and explore the social implications of pervasive computing for
sustainable living. By examining this area, we aim to develop
theories, methods and guidelines to encourage the technology to
achieve maximum benefit, with minimal consequence. This will lead
to guidance for the wider pervasive computing and sustainability
communities, and provide sufficient time to consider the impact
of the technology being designed and developed.
Topics of Interest
The workshop aims to discuss the social implications of pervasive
technology used to support or facilitate a number of
multi-disciplinary areas for sustainable living, including (but
not limited to):
- Energy Consumption, Management and Generation
- Personal Health Care and Wellbeing
- Education, Learning and Games
- Life-Logging and Tracking of Objects
- Architecture, Urban Design and Transport
- Nature, Rural and Urban Lifestyles
- Communal and Organisational aspects
- Domestic, Work and Recreational Activities
- Governance, Justice and Accountability
- Trust and Privacy
- Information Accuracy and Dependability
Within these areas, the workshop also invites papers which adopt
different approaches and outcomes, including:
- Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks/Models
- Guidelines, Design Principles and Lessons Learnt
- Social, Legal and Ethical Considerations
- Completed Projects, Works-in-progress and First Steps
- System Assessment and Evaluation
- Experimental Design
- Ethnographic Observations/Studies
- Position and Review Papers
Participation
Potential workshop attendees are invited to submit papers of up
to 6 pages that addresses at least one relevant social
implication of pervasive computing and discusses how researchers
can influence the direction of development. In order to submit a
paper, please proceed to the conference management system and
follow the link 'Authors' in the upper menu. You will receive a
confirmation email after finishing your submission. The papers
will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the programme
committee, and chosen according to their relevance to the scope
of the workshop, the quality and originality of the submission,
and their ability to stimulate and balance discussions. The
organizers will try to consider as many submissions as possible
to help assemble a large community of researchers interested in
the social challenges of pervasive computing. Papers will be
included and indexed in the IEEE digital libraries (Xplore),
showing their affiliation with IEEE PerCom.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: October 30, 2013
Notification: December 21, 2013
Camera Ready Papers: January 27, 2014
Workshop: 24th or 28th March, 2014
http://www.sipc2014.blogspot.com
14-16 April 2014: Shapeshifting: Transformative Paradigms of
Fashion and Textile Design
In September 2011 the fashion theorist and practitioner, Otto von
Busch, delivered a paper at the ISEA conference in Istanbul. Its
title alerts us to something immediately contemporary and vitally
important in developing a perspective on fashion practices and
theories. Von Busch abuts the three words fashion, hacking and
shapeshifting in a way that points to some paradigmatic shift in
how we now have to find our bearings with technologies, clothing
and cultures. Von Busch opens his ISEA presentation, Fashion
Hacking as Shapeshifting with the simple and direct observation:
Fashion is transformation. It is a promise of becoming a vessel
of shapeshifting, a craft with which we can navigate across the
currents of the social. It is a promise. This suggests, as with
all promises, it is futural, to be accomplished. And like all
promises, we always run the risk of this promise being broken,
its un-fulfillment. Between transformations, promises and
shapeshiftings we are disposed and composed to all of the risks
that go by the name fashion. Shapeshifting is a capacity or
potential of sentient beings, a capability of organisms to
auto-transformations, as responsive agency to their setting. To
explore these concerns with cultures of transformation,
navigations of the social and technologies of the transversal
hacker, the one who unpicks in order to deliver our futures, the
Auckland University of Technology will host the inaugural
ShapeShifting: Fashion and Textile Design Conference, in April
14-16, 2014. The conference theme, ShapeShifting: An
international Conference on the Transformative Paradigms of
Fashion and Textile Design, will include papers, panel sessions,
workshops, performances, exhibitions and social events engaging
designers and academics. The conference will take place at The
Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland and at sites across the city.
The ShapeShifting Conference is presented by the Department of
Fashion and Textiles at the School of Art & Design in partnership
with the Textile and Design Lab at Colab, AUT University,
Auckland, New Zealand.
Keynote speakers confirmed to date include:
Nick Cave, Designer and Professor, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
Ying Gao, Designer and Professor, University of Quebec at
Montreal
Otto von Busch, DIY-demagogue, Assistant Professor of Integrative
Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design, and at Konstfack
University College of Art, Craft and Design in Stockholm.
Elaine Ng Yan Ling, smart materials artist and designer
Call for Paper Presentations & Creative Works
ShapeShifting will explore Fashion and Textile Designs relation
to the ability of an organism to change its shape into another
form or being and to speculate on how the future of Fashion and
Textiles could be transformed. Design practitioners, educators
and theorists are invited to submit abstracts of 500 words for
papers, panel discussions or creative works around the following
suggested themes:
1. Ambiguous & Automated Forms: obscured or enigmatic
silhouettes, experimental pattern-cutting, displacement design
(chronological & physical), mechanised clothing.
2. Surface & Structural Transformations: alchemy/hybrid forms,
disruptive patterns/ camouflage, bio-mimicry, shape-memory,
illusion, fibretronics, e-textiles, smart fabrics.
3. The Fashion System & The Ephemeral: Identity, prescience,
paradoxes, politics.
4. Transformational Strategies: Consumerism, services,
social/media interfaces, sustainability, experiences,
customisation, adaptation, transformation, agility.
Submission Details
Abstracts due by 30 September 2013
Submissions will be made through the conference website
Review of abstracts notifications for conference presentation by
15 November 2013
Submission of full papers for publication in post-conference
proceedings by 15 May 2014
Conference proceedings will be published online
Please contact Mandy Smith [log in to unmask] or Frances Joseph
[log in to unmask] if you have any queries.
21-25 June 2014: Designing Interactive Systems 2014
Vancouver, BC, Canada
IMPORTANT PAPER DEADLINES
January 19, 2014, 11:59 pm PT: Submission deadline
February 28, 2014: Review deadline
March 17, 2014: Author notification
April 13, 2014, 5:00 pm PT: Camera ready deadline for accepted
papers
THE CONFERENCE
The ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) is the
premier, international arena where designers, artists,
psychologists, user experience researchers, systems engineers and
many more come together to debate and shape the future of
interactive systems research, design, and practice.
The theme of the conference is "Crafting Design. We see the
confluence of phenomena that may constitute new approaches and
new foci in HCI and interaction design. The re-emergence of hand
skills is evident in the development of multi-touch and full body
interfaces. DIY and Maker cultures have become a widespread
phenomenon in which craftsmanship of the maker matters. Wearable
computing revisits the use of traditional craft in new way and
the (technologically) self-constructed self is another kind of
democratic craft. Documentations of the self where we create
enduring records of everything from social encounters to our
heart-rates become designed vehicles for abstract mirrors of the
self.
DIS 2014 will be held in the beautiful, dynamic, and
international city of Vancouver, located on the west coast of
British Columbia, Canada. DIS 2014 will be hosted by a
collaboration of the Simon Fraser University's Faculty of
Communication, Art and Technology, the School of Interactive Arts
+ Technology, the Interaction Design Research Centre, and
Virginia Tech's Center for Human-Computer Interaction.
CALL FOR FULL AND SHORT PAPERS
DIS 2014 is an interdisciplinary conference, encompassing all
issues related to the design and deployment of interactive
systems. We reflect this broad engagement with the field by
encouraging submissions that consider the following, from a broad
range of researchers and practitioners within the field of
interactive systems design research and practice:
- Design Theory, Methods, and Critical Perspectives: Methods,
tools, and techniques for engaging people; researching,
designing, and co-designing interactive systems; the use of
critical and cultural theory to understand, critique, and reflect
on design products and contexts as well as design practices.
- Experience: Places, temporality, people, communities, events,
phenomena, aesthetics, user experience, usability, engagement,
empowerment, well-being, designing things that matter, diversity,
participation, materiality, making
- Application Domains: Health, ICT4D, children-computer
interaction, sustainability, games/entertainment computing,
digital arts, new media
- Technological Innovation (systems, tools, and/or artifact
designs): Sensors and actuators, mobile devices, novel artifact
design, hybrid materials and surfaces, bio-electric systems,
multi touch and touchless interaction, social media, personal,
community, and public displays
Full and short papers published at DIS 2014 are ACM archival
publications and represent a significant contribution to the
field of interactive systems design, research and practice. DIS
2014 is a prestigious conference which makes competition between
submissions high, so submit your best work to this venue.
http://www.dis2014.org
IDEA JOURNAL 2014
DESIGN ACTIVISM: Developing Models, Modes and Methodologies of
Practice
GUEST EDITOR: Dr. Lorella Di Cintio
CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
Academics, research students and practitioners are invited to
submit design research papers and critical project works that
engage interior design/interior architecture theory and practice
with the topic of Design Activism: Developing Models, Modes and
Methodologies of Practice
PROVOCATION
The living conditions of First Nations communities, food-security
concerns, access to clean safe water, domestic violence
seemingly disparate subjects can be, and are being, connected to
interior design teaching and practice. Such issues are
particularly linked to the ongoing discussions of designers
working within the new global design paradigm. There is evidence
that a range of worthwhile initiatives have been undertaken by
design professionals who choose to pursue socially responsible
practices, and by educators and practitioners who are
intentionally shifting away from a focus on pure aesthetics and
market-driven practices.
Dissatisfied with what they perceive as an over-emphasis by the
design community on aesthetics, and its failure to meaningfully
address the design needs of at-risk and low-income communities,
several academics and practitioners have started to incorporate
social-justice issues into their design research and teaching -
while a number of independent design practitioners are involving
themselves in activism.
Design activism is a combined entity of aesthetics and ethics. It
is trans-disciplinary, it incorporates mixed media, and it is
inspired by the ethics of socio-political activism and community
building. Several design activists have partnered with the design
profession and specific political agencies to create design
solutions that meet the needs of politically, economically, and
socially disadvantaged communities, but initiatives are sporadic.
In order to make what are now essentially grassroots initiatives
a part of the mainstream, models and methodologies for action
need to be developed within the design academy. As guest editor,
this call is shaped by my desire to make ethics a more central
component of interior design practice and pedagogy.
This journals theme calls for a re-thinking of interior design
pedagogy and a review of current practices found in design
activism. For instance, the author(s), could consider and
highlight noteworthy projects of scholars whose pedagogy and
critical work is linked with activism, and/or respond to
pedagogical shifts found in the field of design activism,
particularly as they emerge in and relate to the discipline of
interior design/interior architecture.
The goals of this call are two-fold: to promote debate,
discussion and theorization among designers, design academics and
various segments of the general public about the place of ethics
and activism in design, and to contribute to the development of
knowledge that focuses on embedding design activism into the
design curriculum and design profession. The overall objective of
the call is to encourage a shift towards activism in interior
design theory and design education.
IDEA JOURNAL accepts :
DESIGN RESEARCH PAPERS that demonstrate development and
engagement with interior design/interior architecture history,
theory, education and practice through critique and synthesis.
The focus is on the documentation and critical review of both
speculative research and practice-based research
REFEREED STUDIOS that present the nature and outcomes of refereed
design studios which have either been previously peer reviewed in
situ and/or critically discussed through text and imagery for the
IDEA JOURNAL.
PROJECT REVIEWS that critically evaluate design-based works which
seek to expand the nature of spatial, temporal and theoretical
practice in interior design/interior architecture and associated
disciplines.
VISUAL ESSAYS that demonstrate and present speculative research
and practice-based research through visual media.
BOOK & EXHIBITION REVIEWS to encourage debate into the emerging
literature dedicated to the expression and expansion of the
theory and practice of interior design/interior architecture.
REGISTRATION OF INTEREST: Authors are invited to register their
interest in submitting a paper on the form following and forward
by email to the Executive Editor, Suzie Attiwill by 21 October
2013. Registration of interest is not refereed. The
acknowledgement of registration facilitates development of a
proposal to full research paper, refereed studio, visual essay or
project review by providing formatting guidelines and publication
standards to registrants.
IMPORTANT DATES / DEADLINES
Call for contributions: August to October 2013
Registration of interest including 50 words and image if
appropriate due by 21 October 2013
Acknowledgement by mid November 2013
Submit full draft for review by 24 February 2014
Peer-review: March to June 2014
Notification by mid July 2014
Revisions by author(s) returned to Executive Editor by 31 August
2014
Journal published early 2015
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10-11 April 2014: 4th International Conference on Professional
Doctorates. 'The evolving doctorate: meeting the needs of
practitioners and professions'.
Jointly hosted by UK Council for Graduate Education and Middlesex
University. A warm welcome is extended to those interested in
professional and practice-led doctorates and who would like to
attend and/or run a session at the 4th International Conference
on Professional Doctorates (ICPD-2014). The interest in practice
oriented doctorates has grown steadily over the last few decades,
so that research and developments in this area have attracted
colleagues from a wide variety of subject areas. ICPD-2014 will
be of interest to those delivering doctoral programmes at the
leading edge of doctoral education internationally, as well as
those who support and participate in these programmes, together
with anyone wishing to learn more about the latest developments.
The conference will be grouped around the following three themes
and we would encourage and welcome proposals for sessions where
delegates offer particularly innovative, thought-provoking and
challenging ideas including, for example, multi- and
trans-disciplinary approaches to doctorates, widening
participation and issues around practice knowledge.
Conference themes:
1. Professional Practice and Professional Associations
2. Pedagogy
3. International Quality Issues
Closing date for abstracts:10th October 2013 (This is a revised
submission date) More details, plenary speakers and booking:
http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/profdocs
METHODS IN PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
GUEST EDITOR
Pieter Vermaas
Philosophy Department, Delft University of Technology.
INTRODUCTION
Methods to do science as they emerged in the natural sciences and
humanities have been an enduring topic of philosophical analysis
and criticism, defining an on-going endeavour in philosophy of
science. Methods to do design as developed in engineering and
architecture have been considered in philosophy as well, yet in a
more incidental manner, and without materialising a separate
branch of philosophy of design. Still, it can be argued that a
philosophy of design and its methods, in analogy to philosophy of
science and its methods, is called for.
When emphasising the differences between science and design,
design methods present a novel topic for philosophical analysis
and reflection. Design, in contrast to science, is not aimed at
knowledge that is true about or instrumental to the
predictability of natural and social phenomena; design rather is
aimed at creating effective and efficient solutions to realise
goals. In traditional forms of design these goals are primarily
practical goals, and the solutions technical artefacts and
buildings. In contemporary forms of design the focus is broadened
to realising also social, environmental and policy issues, and
solutions may consist of courses of actions, services and
institutional arrangements. And by this broadening design is
evolving into a general activity, called design thinking, for
arriving at innovative responses to a wide range of problems.
Design is a means to realise goals, and is increasingly seen as a
novel general means to address problems. Philosophy should have
an interest in it for understanding how design shapes our world
and our actions, and for contrasting design to other general
problem solving approaches. Design methods are spelling out how
to do design and, to some extent, what design is.
When de-emphasising the differences, existing work on scientific
methods may be brought to bear on philosophical analysis and
reflection on design and its methods. First, science, like
design, includes creating physical configurations and courses of
actions to realise scientific goals, as in the experimental
sciences, to test hypotheses and theories or to prove and
reproduce the existence of natural and social phenomena.
Methodology for doing experiments can be taken as not yet
recognised instances of design methodology. Second, design, like
science, is about producing phenomena, be it now artificial
phenomena, yet still phenomena that are made to exist in our
natural and social world. Design methods are, moreover,
increasingly seen as research methods themselves for collecting
knowledge about these natural and social phenomena, as, e.g.,
methods for research through design. Third, design methods, like
scientific methods, are to be assessed and evaluated for whether
and how they realise their goals. Design methods have emerged in
engineering and architecture in a rather piecemeal fashion
advancing different basic conceptual schemes to describe design
with, and leading to an instrumental toolbox of methods to draw
from in design. Individual methods are taken as validated by
their track-record of successes, yet criteria to assess the
effectiveness or efficiency of methods individually or in
comparison are lacking. Attempts to arrive at common conceptual
frameworks or general theories of design are not systematically
made, or argued to be better discarded as modernisms. Still there
is a call in design research to overcome this instrumental
toolbox perspective on design methods, and arrive at research
methodology to validate design methods in more systematic
manners.
Design methods can increasingly be seen as similar to scientific
methods, and it may make sense to see them as the different faces
of a general methodology, by referring to the emergence of
technoscience or to newer disciplines as information and computer
science. Such an overall perspective provides philosophy a realm
for comparative analyses of methods in the (experimental)
sciences and the design disciplines, for comparative analyses of
knowledge production by scientific and design methods, and for
comparative analyses of the validation of scientific and design
methods.
CALL
Philosophy & Technology invites authors to submit contributions
to its special issue Methods in Philosophy of Design and
Philosophy of Science with work on design and its methods.
Contributions may be about understanding and demarcating design,
and on design methods, using work on scientific methods in
philosophy of science. Contributions are welcomed from all
traditions in philosophy and beyond, ranging from older work on
the natural sciences to newer work on the experimental and social
sciences, and ranging from foundational to post-phenomenological
approaches. Contributions may be programmatic to philosophy of
design and may be presenting new results and arguments.
TIMETABLE
December 1st 2013 Deadline paper submission
March 1st 2014 Deadline reviews papers
Summer 2014 Deadline revised papers
HOW TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT
Please go online at http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ for
submitting a manuscript for review for the special issue. Log in
as an author in the editorial system (you may have to register if
this is the first time you log-in). Choose first Submit New
Manuscript and second SI on the Philosophy of Design from the
pull-down menu.
Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by the journals procedures
for original academic publications. Articles in Philosophy &
Technology have typically a length of up to 10.000 words.
For any further information please contact:
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9-11 April 2014: ServDes2014 Call for Papers
ServDes2014 Service Futures
Lancaster, UK
ServDes, The Conference on Service Design and Service Innovation,
is the premier international research conference exploring
service design and service innovation. Submitted contributions
are subject to a double-blind peer-review process. Accepted
contributions will be published electronically in the conference
proceedings and selected best papers will be published within
special issues on Service Design in The Design Journal
(http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/journal/the-design-journal/) or the
Managing Service Quality journal
(http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=
msq).
Key dates:
31st October 2013: Deadline for all contributions
15th December 2013: Notification of acceptance with suggestions
for revision
31st January 2014: Final submissions uploaded to website
9-11th April 2014: Conference in Lancaster
http://www.servdes.org/
9-11 April 2014: QPR
QPR Quality in Postgraduate Research enters its third decade
with its 11th biennial conference, which will be held in the
beautiful setting of Adelaide, South Australia, from April 9th to
11th 2014. QPR is the worlds longest-standing conference on
doctoral education. Anyone with an interest in this area is
invited to attend, and proposals are invited for papers and
posters.
CALL FOR PAPERS
QPRs purpose is to bring together scholars, practitioners,
policy-makers, and managers and university leaders involved in
the development and delivery of doctoral education.
To celebrate our third decade we return to our roots rejecting a
narrow managerial focus to address quality throughout the
postgraduate system. Papers are therefore invited in areas
including, but not limited to:
- the student experience
- supervision practice and the pedagogy of supervision
- assessment
- research degrees outcomes
- the management of research degrees
- governmental and institutional policy on research training
- research degrees and the employability and research skills
agenda
- the research and scholarship of doctoral education.
Comparative studies are particularly invited.
CONFERENCE DETAILS
The conference will be held adjacent to Adelaides CBD in its
heritage-listed parklands in the National Wine Centre of
Australia. Paper submissions are now open through the EasyChair
system and registration and venue details will soon be available
from our web page. See:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=qpr2014
To join the mailing list to receive email notifications about the
conference, go to http://www.qpr.edu.au/?page_id=6804
SPECIAL EDITIONS OF JOURNALS
Note that the conference organisers are actively seeking special
editions of appropriate journals which would showcase papers from
the conference.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
The conference organisers invite proposals for Special Interest
Groups (SIGS) in specific aspects of the scholarship, practice,
policy and management of research degrees with the aim of
creating active discussion groups and building enduring
communities of practice to further QPR-related interests both at
and between our conferences.
Proposals for SIGS should be made to
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honorarium is available to aid the establishment of up to 3
additional SIGS. One successful doctoral writing SIG is already
in operation. Details can be found here:
http://doctoralwriting.wordpress.com/
6-10 October 2014: 13th Biennial Participatory Design Conference
Please join us in beautiful Namibia for the 13th Biennial
Participatory Design Conference
Submissions deadlines:
Full papers 28 Feb 2014
Short papers 10 Mar 2014
Doctorial Consortium 10 Mar 2014
Industry Cases 10 Mar 2014
pART installations 10 Mar 2014
Tutorials 10 Mar 2014
Workshop 10 Mar 2014
http://www.pdc2014.org
https://www.easychair.org/utils/wild.cgi?
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FORMakademisk New Issue Published - MAKING Conference Notodden
2012
This volume of FORMakademisk is a special issue which features
articles based on presentations made at Making - an International
Conference on Materiality and Knowledge, Notodden, Norway on
September 24-27, 2012.
We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit
our web site to review articles and items of interest.
Marte S. Gulliksen and Siri Homlong
Special Issue Editors and Section Editors FORMakademisk
Janne Beate Reitan
Chief Editor FORMakademisk
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FORMakademisk
Vol 6, Nr 2 (2013): MAKING - Materiality and Knowledge conference
Innholdsfortegnelse
https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk/issue/view/67
Redaksjonelt
Editorial. Making, Materiality and Knowledge
Marte S. Gulliksen, Siri Homlong
Making and the sense it makes
Mikkel B. Tin
Inviterte Artikler
Explorative Materiality and Knowledge. The Role of Creative
Exploration and Artefacts in Design Research
Kristina Niedderer
Making sense. What can we learn from experts of tactile
knowledge?
Camilla Groth, Maarit Mkel, Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen
Artikler
Situating Creative Artifacts in Art and Design Research
Nithikul Nimkulrat
Intermingled Bodies. Distributed Agency in an Expanded
Appreciation of Making
Terence E. Rosenberg
Konferanser
Jubileum og visjoner - 75 r p Notodden
Jostein Sandven
https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk.
OJS-USERS
OJS - Open Journal Systems UK - users list
This list is used by UK OJS (Open Journal Systems) users (or
potential users) to share experiences and knowledge about
supporting Open Access journal publishing in Higher Education.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ojs-users
9, 10-11 October 2013: Relating Systems Thinking & Design 2
Theme: Emerging Contexts for Systemic Design
The second RSD symposium will take place at the Oslo School of
Architecture and Design (AHO) 9-11 October, 2013. The symposium
is a meeting of roughly 50 researchers and scholars committed to
developing discourses and methods in this emerging field, with a
schedule of presentations and workshops being held at AHO.
We also invite up to 100 non-presenting participants who may wish
to attend and participate in discussions and dialogue as part of
this developing international community of practice and scholars.
The symposium is free of charge, but is hosted as a working
conference without the typical amenities of a revenue-based and
sponsored event.
The schedule includes up to 50 presenters in 5 thematic tracks.
The schedule consists of a day of workshops and two days of
presenter discussions based on reviewed and accepted abstracts.
9th October: Workshops
1oth - 11th October: Symposium
Overview of Symposium:
The emerging renaissance of systems thinking in design responds
to the increasing complexity in all challenges faced by designers
and transdisciplinary innovators. Our worlds have become too
complex for linear and goal-driven management, resulting in
hopelessly complicated social, economic, and political systems.
The global demand for sustainability, democratic economies, and
the emerging social arrangements for better education,
employment, and development have become too complex for
conventional thinking.
In re-examining the relationship of systems thinking to design we
believe it possible for systems thinking and design praxis to
develop the foundations for new, interrelated practices. This
synergistic relationship will launch a new generation of
systems-oriented thinkers empowered with the creativity and
perspectives of design thinking. As educators and researchers, we
also seek better theoretical foundations and rigor in design
thinking.
Organizing Committee
Birger Sevaldson, AHO, Institute of Design http://
birger-sevaldson.no
Harold Nelson, University of Montana
Peter Jones, OCAD University, Toronto http://designdialogues.com
Alex Ryan, Ph.D.
Linda Blaasvaer, AHO
http://systemic-design.net
18 October 2013: (a)Dressing the Ageing Demographic
A One-day symposium exploring ageing and dress
Royal College of Art, Kensington Campus, London
Issues explored include: the constitution of age identities in
dress; the fashion industry and the ageing demographic; clothing,
shoes and ageing across the life-course.
Speakers
Professor Julia Twigg, University of Kent
Professor Jenny Hockey, University of Sheffield
Dr Sonja Iltanen, Aalto University, Helsinki
Dr Katrina Dankl, University of Vienna
Professor Clare Johnson, RCA
Dr Clare Padjowski, RCA
Dr Christina Buse, University of Kent
Jo-Anne Bichard RCA
Other Speakers from Industry
There will also be an open session for delegates to introduce
their own work. The day will end with a reception and book launch
for Fashion & Age
Register at: http://adressingageingdemographic.org/
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4-5 October 2013: The Stuff Between Us: Designing Interactions
Beyond the Object
Zurich University of the Arts
The design of a technology is also always the design of an
interaction. Hence the subject of design goes beyond formal
aspects, appearances, and interfaces of technologies to concern
the interactions, behaviours and qualities of life that emerge
from them. As designed interactions influence individuals and
societies, technology cannot be considered neutral. This
necessitates that the political, social and psychological effects
of technology assume a more prominent position within the ethical
and social discourse surrounding design.
This symposium explores the current state of the design of
interactions from three perspectives. First, from the perspective
of interacting within technologies, not only in terms of more
effortless control or reactive responses, but also in terms of
their mediating effects and influence. Second, from the
perspective of interacting through technologies. Technological
artefacts increasingly mediate interpersonal communication and
thus, human relationships. The promise of new communication
channels, for example, often lures us into a private world that,
rather than allowing us access to the world's knowledge,
reinforces our pre-existent views. Third, from the perspective of
thinking about possible or alternative ways of living through
fictional and speculative design objects, which thereby become
objects of debate and forms of interacting with possibilities of
existence.
Speakers include: Langdon Winner (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute), Heather Horst (RMIT University), Raiford Guins (Stony
Brook University), Don Slater (London School of Economics),
Noortje Marres (Goldsmiths), Usman Haque (London), Francois Roche
(New-Territories), Fiona Raby (Royal College of Art) and Jason
Tester (Institute for the Future).
The Symposium is organised by Karmen Franinovic, Zurich
University of the Arts, and Bjrn Franke, University of Applied
Arts Vienna
thestuffbetweenus.zhdk.ch
GLOBALCIRCLE
The Global Circle
The Global Circle consists of philosophers sympathetic to the
idea that philosophy should tackle, and promote awareness of,
global problems - global intellectually, and global in the sense
of concerning the planet and the future of humanity.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/globalciricle
Reinventing Architecture and Interiors - Conference Book
Interior Educators (IE) is the national grouping of Interior
Architecture and Design Schools in the UK. Last year held its
annual conference in London: Reinventing Architecture and
Interiors.
The book from the conference is now available with articles
offering a range of social, political and cultural reading of
building reuse: Reinventing Architecture and Interiors: a
Socio-Political View of Building Adaptation.
A sample article is published at: http://architecturemps.com/
News on next years conference will be available shortly:
http://interioreducators.co.uk/
http://www.libripublishing.co.uk/
Fetishism in Fashion
By Lidewij Edelkoort
The newest publication from Frame Publishers is a book about
fashion which delves into the world of contemporary fetishism.
Its release coincides with the Mode Biennale Arnhem 2013.
Fetishism in Fashion by internationally-renowned trend forecaster
Lidewij Edelkoort explores the world of fashion through a
fetishistic lens to reveal an instinctive future for style and
culture.
The reference book investigates the evolution of taste from birth
to adulthood, the elevation of shoes through ever-higher heels,
the psychology of branding, the effects of infantilism, the power
of the colour black, the fetishising of objects, and the
interaction with skin and the body.
With visually-rich and sometimes shocking photography and
essays by established authors discussing art, clothing, design,
textiles, food and beauty, this in-depth publication sheds new
light on the fetishism phenomenon.
More than 50 fetishes are illustrated by inspiring visuals from
the likes of Leigh Bowery and Erwin Olaf, boundary-stretching
works from designers such as Formafantasma and Alexander McQueen,
and eye-opening essays by Susan Pit and Valerie Steele, amongst
others.
Bolder, crazier and more outlandish fashions are on the horizon,
making this new book a key reference in a new era of
experimentation and intense creativity, unveiling the intimate
ties that bind us.
Features
- The content of the book may shock, but also inspire and excite
- More than 50 fetishes are illustrated by inspiring visuals
- Filled with articles and imagery covering a wide range of
contemporary issues relating to fashion, fetishism and society
- Includes short stories written by author and trend forecaster
Lidewij Edelkoort, as well as contributing authors and experts
- Beautifully packaged, the book is entwined with a rubber band
- Official catalogue of the Mode Biennale Arnhem 2013
About the author
From her creation of innovative trend books and audio-visuals
since the 1980s to lifestyle analysis and research conducted for
the world's leading brands today, Lidewij Edelkoort (1950) has
pioneered trend forecasting as a profession. She announces the
concepts, colours and materials which will be in fashion two or
more years in advance. She and her closely-knit team interpret
the evolution of society and the signals of consumer tastes to
come, without forgetting economic reality. Web: edelkoort.com
About the publisher
Best known for the production of Frame magazine, which has become
an icon to interior designers worldwide, Frame Publishers is also
responsible for the architecture magazine Mark and the art and
visual culture magazine Elephant. It has a catalogue of high
quality books aimed at design professionals and students, ranging
from architecture titles like Float! to inspirational
publications like Where They Create. Web: frameweb.com/books
About Mode Biennale Arnhem
Mode Biennale in Arnhem, the Netherlands is an event that
provides insight into the current position of lifestyle and
fashion, fashion design and fashion culture on an international
level. The fifth edition of Mode Biennale (9 June to 21 July
2013) has been curated by Lidewij Edelkoort with a theme of
'Fetishism in Fashion'. In collaboration with co-curator Philip
Fimmano and with the assistance of Willem Schenk, visitors to the
Mode Biennale will be led through the extraordinary and currently
unexplored territory of fashion and fetishism. Web: moba.nu
For a full set of high resolution images and further information,
please contact:
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MOOCS-UK
Moocs News and Discussion UK
UK based discussion group to share research and news around the
use of Massively Open Online Courses (Moocs)
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/moocs-uk
Rosenfeld Media has released print + ebook title Design for Care:
Innovating Healthcare Experience
This book aims to connect the healthcare and design communities.
The world of healthcare is constantly evolving, ever increasing
in complexity, costs, and stakeholders. Rapid technological
change, practice development and organizational transformation
present huge challenges to policy making and system design.
http://designforcare.com
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