Article by Alice
Rawsthorn for the International Herald tribune covering the
Adhocracy show at the inaugural Istanbul Design Biennial. An image
of
Stratigraphic
Manufactury by Unfold was used on the cover page.
A version of this article appeared in the online edition of the New
York Times, you can read it here:
In
the shifting world of product design the user now has a
voice.
from the article:
The new design and manufacturing systems, including 3-D
printing, enable objects to be made at such speed and so precisely
that the specifications of each one can be customized to adopt a
shape or style chosen by its eventual user. Mr. Grima has invited
some of the designers who are pioneering the development of these
technologies to participate in “Adhocracy,” a program
of exhibitions, workshops and performances scheduled throughout the
biennial.
Among them are Thomas Lommée and Jesse Howard, who work in
Brussels and Amsterdam respectively, and Unfold, a design group in
Antwerp, Belgium, co-founded by Claire Warnier and Dries
Verbruggen. Meanwhile, Cyrus Kabiru, Norbert Okec and other
participants in the Maker Faire Africa events in Lagos, Nairobi and
Cairo are to take up residencies in Istanbul where they will forge
collaborations with Turkish designers, manufacturers and
artisans.
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