RCA "Inspiring Matter" Conference
Innovative Encounters Between Science, Art and Design
Royal College of Art, London
http://inspiringmatter.org
[Sent by Stephen Boyd Davis on behalf of Professor Clare Johnston]
You are invited to attend the inaugural "Inspiring Matter" conference, Royal College of Art, 2-3 April 2012.
Inspiring Matter will provide you with a unique insider's view of how some of the world's leading designers, scientists, artists and anthropologists think and work within materials research and innovation, and enable you to be in at the start of an important new series of materials-based events and research activities which the RCA is launching at the conference.
We have asked our presenters - including physicist Professor Sir Richard Friend (University of Cambridge), Anna Valtonen (ex Head, Nokia design-research, now Rector, Umea Design Institute), architect Mike Davies (Rogers Stirk Harbour) and anthropologist Professor Susanne Küchler (University College London) - to talk frankly about how they work across disciplines, how they tackle the challenges of collaboration, and how they find and apply inspiration in their work with materials.
Having heard these unique experiences and insights, there will be plenty of opportunity for you to share ideas, experiences and questions both with the speakers and with your peers from the worlds of art, design, the humanities and science. Inspiring Matter is the beginning of a new RCA-based community which will facilitate useful and inspiring dialogue across materials-related disciplines. We look forward to you joining us in this initiative, and to welcoming you to the RCA for Inspiring Matter.
How to book your place at Inspiring Matter 2012:
Tickets are £250 for the full two-day conference, documentation and materials design exhibition (2-3 April), plus an opening drinks reception at the Institute of Materials on 1 April, and optional visits to the Science Museum and Kew Gardens' 19th century materials library on 4 April. Please book on-line at the following site:
BOOKING
http://inspiringmatter.org
I very much look forward to meeting you in April.
Professor Clare Johnston
Materials for Living Hub
Royal College of Art
London SW7 2EU, UK
http://www.rca.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7590 4362
Hosted by the RCA's Materials for Living Hub and the Materials and Design Exchange of the Materials KTN.
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