Growing a New Understanding of Design
“Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction.” -Francis Picabia Thoughts about design changed direction on +Studio Breakfast. Here is the presentation by our guest, Katharina Moebus. +Studio breakfast 07112012 growing a new understanding km from kmoebus.
Beam Me Up, Fernanda!
The winner of the +Studio’s design competition Beam Me Up, Scotty! is Fernanda Torre with great support and inspiration from her mentor Hrafnkell Birgisson. Fernanda won 2500 € prize from Martela with the concept Life Bits, modular public system for connecting generations and sharing memories, stories and knowledge.
Beam Me Up, Scotty! – Final Prototypes
In Beam Me Up, Scotty! competition three design teams, junior and mentor member in each, provided their solution to the future challenges. The concepts were looking at year 2030 and were based on megatrends such as Prosperity, Aging, Technological Development and Health & Environment. The competition brief was very open and outcomes were anticipated ranging...
Lauri Tolin
Lauri is a talented graphic designer who spends working hours designing apps, mags and ads for iPad and other touchy screens. He has a long track record in corporate graphic design with many top companies in Finland. Lauri has many curious hobbies i.a. fishing, boxing, typography, Nikko cars and german shepherds. www.apply.fi
Niko Hirvonen
Niko is a designer and entrepreneur with an interest in everything digital. He makes websites, online concepts, brands and apps. Niko likes to meet up passionate people and hear about new venture ideas and startups. http://apply.fi http://client.fi
+Studio Springboard training, October-November, 2012
+Studio Springboard is a design oriented hands-on, four day training program giving you concrete tools to take your idea or business to the next level. Identify the opportunity, make it concrete, wrap a brand around it and commercialize and go beyond. To whom? +Studio Springboard is targeted to those who want to understand the value add...
+Studio Breakfast: Co-creating a sustainable city
6. syyskuuta, 2012 (Tilaisuuden kieli on suomi / This time the breakfast will be held in Finnish) Aamiainen 10€. Onko Helsinki tulevaisuuden kaupunki? Mikä on ekokaupunki ja onko Helsinki sellainen? Mitä tehdään jo, mitä pitäisi tehdä seuraavaksi? Miten voimme yhdessä luoda kestävän kaupungin? Tilaisuudessa omien alojensa visionäärit kertovat millaisin tavoin luodaan ekologista ja yhteisöllistä kaupunkia....
+Studio Breakfast: Using design and technology to reshape our urban environment
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 The 7th +Studio Breakfast challenges us to re-think the role of design and technology in reshaping our immediate environments and cities into more meaningful and enjoyable places for all. Our guest Sami Niemelä from Nordkapp will introduce three things that will shape our immediate future and make it ripe for innovation...
Competition phase 1 : COMPLETE
Affermitive, the first phase of the design competition ”Beam me up, Scotty!” is now complete! The three design teams have each chosen a future mega trend, researched their subjects and given a go at the fine art of predicting the future. The contestants created future scenarios, imagining how their mega trend will affect the lifes...
Megatrends
Megatrends are the base of the Beam Me Up, Scotty! -competition concepts. Each team was asked to choose one or two megatrends, create a problem based on them and then design a solution for the problem. The megatrends that the competitors chose are ageing and prosperity, technological development and health and environment. Megatrends are large,...
Story of +Studio
Private design school? Shared office? Creative, multi-disciplinary community with a touch of serious business? When founding the design company Diagonal, Jaakko and Tuomas were brainstorming. They wanted to bring talented people together diagonally. The idea came true in May 2011 when the fellows saw their new studio, the +Studio. An old candy factory in Mestaritalo...
+Studio Breakfast: Learning Revolution
10e (please bring exact change!) Sign up by 17.7. here: http://bit.ly/NlotpD If the weather is great and the temperature in the morning over 22 degrees, in Koff Park. Otherwise at +Studio, Pursimiehenkatu 26c, second floor. This time +Studio Breakfast will be a lesson on new learning environments. Our guest Oskari Niitamo from Koulu will test the...
