At
@ado
by
@MINI
in Brooklyn, Nassia Inglessis of
@studio_ini
created
#UrbanImprint
. The installation cites future cities as an energy source that fueled her inspiration for an exhibit created with traditional materials. Learn more at .
#futureofdesign
.
Emma Riley of
@lonelywhale
urges us to: 1. Stop promoting single-use plastics. 2. Apply integrated communications tactics within ocean health, water health and environmental awareness. 3. Pass the ban on something, maybe it’s a straw.
#WaterFutures
Yesterday, we launched
#WaterFutures
, a yearlong research program in Brooklyn that addresses and explores the consuming water crisis. Today we're excited to announce our global Water Futures Design Challenge, open to designers of all disciplines:
Marine biologist, policy expert, conservation strategist and founder of
@oceancollectiv
,
@ayanaeliza
tells us: “One ton of plastic is being dumped in our ocean every four seconds.”
#WaterFutures
"Are we looking at what happens when reason snaps off in slumber, or at the visions generated when reason itself begins to dream?" - A 3-part synopsis on Francisco Goya's meditation on monsters by
@cabinetmagazine
for The
@ADO
Journal.
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As his first furniture piece launches at The A/D/O Shop, creative entrepreneur
@benjaminedgar
explains why this is “the year to step into object design.” Full story on
Last month we launched
#WaterFutures
—a yearlong research program challenging designers to solve the global drinking water crisis. Learn more and apply to be a part of the challenge at
On The A/D/O Podcast - “What’s the point of doing your job if you’re not making this world a better place? ” -
@verevangool
Associate Director of
@ideascity
@newmuseum
opens up about the future of work and a "Hippocratic Oath" for designers and architects:
This month, we’re inviting experts in design, art and animal studies to talk about their ultimate friendships. Featuring a presentation by
@psahre
on his graphic memoir and the unique relationships that shape his work. RSVP for our June 12 Seminar:
Little Sun’s (
@LittleSun
) eye-catching
#solar
gadgets provide light for those without access to electricity, and help raise awareness of affordable
#energy
for all. Full article on .
#futureofdesign
What does the future of mentorship, knowledge and technology look like for creative superpowers Paula Scher of
@pentagram
and
@NeilHarbisson
of Cyborg Arts? Find out at our Design and Research Seminar on September 12 with
@NellyBenHayoun
. Get tickets:
On The Journal: Writer
@arnonyy
and
@mitpress
contributor, Aaron Schuster, wrote stories inspired by last month’s Homo Sapiens, I Hear You seminar on disaster management.
Part of our collaboration with
@CabinetMagazine
.
/Read:
This month's
#WaterFutures
talk focuses on water contamination and how cities will need to adapt, with author and
@PrincetonPEI
Visting Professor
@a_j_dawson
. RSVP for May 30:
"Falling into the energetic worlds that
@WadeJeffree
and
@letasobierajski
create is enjoyable... and weird. Somewhere between Bauhaus, Pop Art, and Japanese Game graphics...” Read more about their work and see it IRL at A Party For All on 2/14.
On The Journal.
#WaterFutures
curator,
@JVWITHERS
has spent the last decade reframing water issues and questioning the ways we use and value water. She's now calling on designers of all disciplines to join the cause. Read:
On Feb 7, Thomas Werner
@TWProjects
, curator, editor and Photography Program Director at
@parsonsdesign
, discusses the influences behind his book "The Fashion Image". Photo: French Cowboy.
On The A/D/O Podcast - Our panel of experts from May's Seminar including MoMA's
@curiousoctopus
discuss fear and their thoughts on its manifestation in art and today's culture. Listen in:
On April 18,
@Sirsargent
,
@YoungParis
, Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels and Isolde Brielmaier will discuss and debate the influence and future of Contemporary African Art. Co-hosted by
@amrefusa
. Free and open to the public. RSVP:
On Dec 11, join journalist
@Marjon_Carlos
for a conversation with designer/artist
@vigilismdesign
on his latest installation "Inner Sanctum." The piece explores the eminent domain and gentrification of our boroughs and is on view at A/D/O through Jan. RSVP
Through the quiet, yet revolutionary, field of biomedical visualization, medical illustrators communicate universally how our bodies work via specialist imagery. Full story:
#ado
#futureofdesign
“The curiosity was, if I can teleport people with new technology, can I get them to see global issues in a different way?” - VR Creator,
@gaboarora
shares how he attempted to modernize storytelling at the United Nations in our monthly Podcast:
Artist and innovator
@SRoosegaarde
has created a new body of futuristic, fluorescent work that asks his boldest question yet: what responsibility does each individual have towards the environment? Full story on .
#futureofdesign
#environment
We open this month's Design and Research Seminar with a presentation by the United Nations' first-ever Creative Director
@gaboarora
on his latest VR and UN projects. RSVP for July 12:
“You have to go beyond your little area–your craft–to get unstuck.”
@nellybenhayoun
spoke with Magenta,
@hugeinc
’s publication, about her creative process and leading our monthly research seminars.
#WaterFutures
presents a talk by
@ColumbiaGSAPP
professor
@aAcciavatti_sc
on water filtration methods and how designers can take a holistic approach to deal with wastewater and drinking water issues. RSVP for July 10:
@janboelen
and Charlotte Dumoncel d’Argence explain why now is such a critical time for the design world to shift the discourse around the “depressing” subject of borders. Full story on
#futureofdesign
#borders
#ado