Body sense
Human beings experience life in and through their bodies; With the body we are born and some time later die. The body, often before our consciousness realizes, registers how we are, where we are and what is beneficial or detrimental to us. In mediated presence, which is also dependent on the body, such physical cues are not easily available. Nevertheless, technology invaded human perception of the world around and even of the self. Because the body is the instrument that records it all, because it manifests our mortality and because it's sense for what is good or bad for us is so refined, physical presence is needed when issues of ethical nature are at stake.
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Being Another’s Witness
How does a designer look at the work of his or her fellow colleagues? What are the issues of…
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Facing Decisions
Precisely how does the designer make his/her decisions in the process of design; what leads him or…
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The end of the world
How to imagine the end of the world? Where the land ends and the seas continue, where the weather…
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Here, Everywhere and Nowhere
Do the end-users have a presence in the design process? Being the ultimate client, what impact do…
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The Trio
Is the presence of the manufacturer complicating the existing designer-commissioner relationship?
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Multiple Identities
What is a designer? What is the public notion of this group of professionals whose presence is…
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Patterns are deeply rooted in human beings.
The challenge is to break through them without simply replacing them with new patterns. Because…
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Professionalism means efficiency.
When contact between people takes place on a professional level it is very purposeful. But it…
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Perfection is a standard.
Even an album recording of classical music sometimes consists of hundreds of small fragments that…
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A music lover who has total freedom to choose whatever he wants, will not make a commitment to anything.
His decisions will always be tentative. With an abundance of musical offerings there is little time…
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When there is a lot on offer and an audience wants to choose wisely, venues, bands and artists will have to make it very clear to that audience what they can expect.
The public wants to be assured of a good experience. The margin for surprises becomes as small as…
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Not everyone has the expertise to make the right decision.
In such a case you go by the reviews. Or you pick something with a nice poster. Or you base…
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A concert hall is a specialized place, optimized for a particular experience.
The acoustics are perfect. Temperature and moisture exactly in balance to make sure the piano stays…
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A concert hall can be the place to learn anew how to deal with time.
How to engage with impulses that can’t go any faster than they are coming.
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Honesty benefits from time.
Taking one’s time is no luxury, but indispensable to keeping track of reality. In this world