March
23 - 26, 2005
Stories
From The Source: Radical Craft, the Second Biennial Art Center
Design Conference in Pasadena, with Theo Jansen and Claudy Jongstra.
Art Center College of Design will convene the premiere international
event that will bring together innovators in technology, architecture,
business, media, and science for a provocative look at the meaning
of craft in our world today. Launched to critical acclaim in
2004, the prestigious Art Center Design Conference is a biennial
event that serves as a catalyst for rethinking the pivotal role
of design in society today and into the future. Once again,
the South Campus Wind Tunnel’s magnificent raw exhibition
and performance space, now LEED-certified, will be the venue
for the Conference’s main stage presentations.
Stories
from the Source: Radical Craft will examine the most advanced
examples of craft in architecture, the arts, science, technology,
storytelling, fashion, food, magic and more.
Over three exhilarating days, Radical Craft will explore the
extremes of craft, including:
* satellites and space exploration
* invented worlds in stagecraft and animation
* digital-game wizardry
* haute couture vs. “UnFashion”
* craft in the service of humanitarian need
* the art of the 30-second story
* new paradigms of industrial production
* sleight-of-hand craft
* extreme custom car design
* crafting the news
Over 30
design luminaries, emerging leaders, and internationally known
speakers will assemble to present their stories over the four-day
gathering. Speakers include: Constance Adams, chief architect,
Synthesis International; Tord Boontje, high-tech innovator;
Dave Eggers, author and editor, McSweeny’s; Dr. David
Gallo, deep-sea explorer; Jeff Goodby, co-chairman, Goodby,
Silverstein & Partners; Jim Hackett, CEO, Steelcase; Jonathan
Ive, design senior vice president, Apple Computer;Theo
Jansen, artist/engineer; Ricky Jay, sleight-of-hand master;
Harold Koda, Costume Institute curator, Metropolitan Museum
of Art; Claudy Jongstra, felt engineer;
Claudia Kotchka, vice president, design innovation and strategy,
The Procter & Gamble Company; Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor,
The New Yorker; Erin McKean, editor, New Oxford American Dictionary;
Tift Merritt, singer songwriter; Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer;
and Jimmy Wales, founder, Wikipedia. The Conference Moderator
is renowned news correspondent and author John Hockenberry.
About
Theo Jansen
Artist/engineer creating wind-powered mechanical creatures that
stroll the beaches of Holland; his immense multi-legged animals
“evolve” into more efficient walking machines with
each successive generation.
About
Claudy Jongstra
Dutch felt engineer and alchemist of raw materials; shepherd
raising 200 rare Drenthe Heath sheep; textile designer extraordinaire.
Co-presenting
sponsor of the 2006 Art Center Design Conference is GE. Additional
sponsors and partners to date include: Target, Steelcase, Maharam,
The Procter & Gamble Company, Aquent, Wells Fargo, WIRED
and Metropolis.
For more
information and registration, please visit the Art Center website
at www.artcenter.edu/designconference or call 626.396.4229.
In 2005,
Art Center College of Design marked its 75th year as a leader
in art and design education, and set the stage for the next
era of growth. Art Center has distinguished itself as a center
of innovation, educating art and design professionals to be
creative thinkers capable of inspiring change in society by
solving problems through design. Looking toward the future,
Art Center continues to develop its educational curricula, enhance
its facilities and contribute to bettering our society.
Art Center
College of Design (www.artcenter.edu) offers undergraduate and
graduate degrees in a wide variety of art and design disciplines,
as well as Public Programs offering design education to all
ages and levels of experience. Integral to Art Center’s
core curricula is a commitment to providing its students with
the skills to embrace change and address real-world issues.
Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California,
with classes held at both its Hillside and South campuses.
Contact:
Christine
Hanson
Director, External Communications and Media Relations
Art Center College of Design
626.396.2394
christine.hanson@artcenter.edu
www.artcenter.edu
