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[Herald Design Forum 2018]‘Designers’ new role is to ask questions about new frontiers of existence’

Instead of using design to provide solutions to problems, designers increasingly ask questions about parameters of their work and push the frontiers of new technologies and human behaviors, according...

Sept 16, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Liberated from strictures of structure, Junya Ishigami begets new realms of nature

Under Japanese architect Junya Ishigami’s poetic imagination, architectural designs are seamlessly fused into nature and resemble hypnotic visions of fairytales, or some earthy scenes out of film “Av...

Sept 16, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Limited access to Korean architecture explains lack of international prize winners from Korea: Martha Thorne

Architectural design is becoming increasingly important as issues related to the environment and densely populated areas grow, according to Martha Thorne, executive director of Pritzker Architecture ...

Sept 15, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Smaller buildings, higher ceilings and diversified structures for schools: Yoo Hyun-joon

Though we have all attended different schools at different times, the schools are likely to be similar in shape and structure. But architect Yoo Hyun-joon challenges this norm, arguing that school a...

Sept 15, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] MMCA director Bartomeu Mari says museums will relate more to design

Bartomeu Mari, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, says areas of fine arts will crossover into the areas of design and architecture. During his lecture at the seco...

Sept 15, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Breathing life into plastics: Choi Jeong-hwa

“Your heart is my art,” designer and installation artist Choi Jeong-hwa said. “Public art is about making memories and experiences for everyone.” At a lecture titled “Life Life” at the Herald Design...

Sept 15, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Premium Talk 2018] Empowering youth a mission for PNT: Princess Dana

In a world where cultural heritage constantly impacts human beings and the way they live their lives, it is a mission for organizations like Petra National Trust to empower and inspire youths to appr...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] ‘Originality, core value in new era of fourth industrial revolution’

The speed of technology has already overtaken the human ability to act and think, but the domain of feelings remains unaffected, suggesting that emotional interpretation will become the essential tas...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] ‘Space composer’ highlights context in spatial design

With the arrival of the 21st century, innovation has increased connectivity among people to an unprecedented level, redefining communication. Speaking at the Herald Design Forum 2018 at Dongdaemun D...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Designer Martino Gamper talks about ‘Not Just a Chair’

Chairs are much more than just chairs, according to Italian furniture designer Martino Gamper. “I think chairs tell a lot about us, how we live and how we make things,” said Gamper in his lecture ti...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Heatherwick highlights design’s role in bringing people together

Buildings should bring people together instead of dividing them, says British designer Thomas Heatherwick, founder of Heatherwick Studio. “Our team, consisting of some 200 people, tries to think fro...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Simplicity is ‘interpretation’ of complexity: Red Dot Founder

The simplicity of a product design derives from outstanding treatment of complexity of the modern-day product brimming with high-tech features, Red Dot Founder and Chief Executive Peter Zec said in h...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Cultural heritage provides assets for design: Princess Dana

The cultural heritage of the world provides assets for design, says Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, who also serves as president of the Petra National Trust. “Cultural heritage unleashes creativity. ...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Herald Design Forum kicks off

Herald Design Forum 2018 kicked off Friday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Distinguished speakers, design experts and government officials are among those participating in Asia’s leading design festival...

Sept 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Asia’s leading design forum starts two-day festival

Herald Design Forum 2018 kicks off at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Friday for a two-day run under the theme “Designing Future.” The eighth edition of Asia’s leading design forum, organized by...

Sept 13, 2018
Arts&Design

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