Northern Design Festival - ONE OFFS 18-20 October.

The Northern Design Festival is on from 10-20 October, so there's still a few more days to get your fix of all things create:digital. There are over 35 activities and events taking place in venues across Newcastle, Gateshead & Sunderland. 

Here are some exhibitions and one off talks and workshops taking place from the 18-20 October.

Shipley Late: Craft Digital  - TALK & ACTIVITIES

18 Oct 18.00 – 21.30

Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead NE8 4JB

Michael Eden (photo: Adrian Sassoon)

Art meets digital at the next evening event at the Shipley Art Gallery, when visitors will be able to hear from designers who are working with the very latest digital technology. The Shipley Late: Craft Digital event on 18 October will include the chance to hear from two leading artists who are working in digital art today, plus the opportunity for visitors to work with new technology design and make their own 3D objects with the help of visiting experts. Talks from Michael Eden and Drummond Masterton. Tickets for the event cost £5.95 and are available here or on the night at the Shipley Art Gallery.

Set of Drawers: DiSrUpTiOn – DRAWING & FUN!

19 October 1300 – 1700

City Library, Newcastle NE1 8AX

Set of drawers have decided to celebrate the disruptive nature of digital at their annual Big draw event. These regional doodlers are inviting little and big kids alike to join them in having some drawing fun; amongst lots of silly disruptive activities there will be an elaborate game of Exquisite Corpses. We all know that children need no encouragement to get drawing but they will be rewarded with squash and cake.

Maker Events – Intro to Programming Mobile Devices - WORKSHOP
19 October 1000 - 1600
Centre for Life, Newcastle NE1 4EP
Tickets £20, call to book  0191 232 8210

The Centre for Life is joining forces with Sjoanda Creative for a series of exciting hands-on sessions designed for anyone (aged 12+) with an interest in making cool stuff. 'Make a digital musical instrument' gives participants the chance to construct their own electronic musical instrument whilst 'Introduction to Programming Mobile Devices' will take participants through the basics of coding for mobile devices.

The White Walls

10 – 20 October 10.00 – 18.00 (closed Sunday) - EXHIBITION

Unit 44, Hoults Yard, Newcastle NE6 2HL

Unit 44 will be stepping up to showcase their space for Northern Design Festival. Calling upon their roster of artists, the gallery will be filled with visually enthralling pieces and installations. The focus will be as always on the contemporary art movement in which we exist, however with some added elements for the theme of create:digital including projections, 3D mappings and moving images will feature, alongside more traditional hanging pieces.

MAKLAB

19 October 10.00 - 18.00 & 
20 October 11.00 - 16.00 – TALK & WORKSHOP

Globe Gallery, Blandford Square, Newcastle NE1 4HZ

MAKLAB make extraordinary technology accessible to ordinary people, allowing anyone to be creative and make almost anything. MAKLAB will be running a popup version of their Glasgow studio, come along, learn more about creative technologies and see them in action. More importantly you can have a go designing something small and make it in a couple of hours using their 3D printer and Laser Engraver.


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Northern Design Festival – ONE OFFS 16 & 17 October

Here are just a few of the one off events, activities and workshops taking place over the next couple of days 16 – 20 October, not to be missed!

EX25 Digital – PREVIEW & EXHIBITION

16 October (preview) 1800 - 2100

17, 21 - 24 October 0900 – 1700

Madela Gallery, Newcastle College, Newcastle NE4 7SA

Newcastle College's School of Creative Industries has a national reputation for producing some of the best talent in the UK and across the Globe. This exhibition celebrates the work of alumni from the past 25 years. It will showcase a range of design disciplines including animation, advertising, graphic communication, fashion, photography and 3D. It explores the use of digital design and the influence that modern technological advances continues to have on the creative process; with a showcase of exciting outcomes produced by ex graduates who are leading in their current field of design.

MakerSpace - WORKSHOPS

16 & 17 October from 18.00

Makes Space, 18 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle

Makerspace is a community owned workshop. An eclectic group of makers, creatives, programmers, scientists and engineers designing and making cool things because they love to learn and create.  Think of it as a communal garden shed full of mad inventors!

Join us for Welcome Wednesday, a night of meeting fellow makers, exchange knowledge, show off creations, and even use the workshop facilities. Then come down to 3D Thursday to learn about 3D printing. Our discussions have a range of themes from how to design objects for printing to how to build a printer.

Dreamland - EXHIBITION

17 October 17.30 – 20.30

26-31 Back Goldspink Lane, Newcastle NE2 1NU

Dreamland is a series of images, which create a curve in reality. A collaborative work between photographer Sasa Savic and digital artist Graham Taylor, Dreamland is a vision of many different fantasy worlds. The reality is photographed, taken apart and reassembled in order to be presented as an entirely new form of realism. PLEASE REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE DREAMLAND EXHIBITION TICKET

A Cup of Attaya - WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION

17 October  - WORKSHOP

10 – 20 October - EXHIBITION

B&D Studios, Commercial Union House, 3rd Floor, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 6QE

A showcase of the work and expertise of Attaya projects, a Newcastle-based digital media arts company specialising in interactive art installations, consulting in physical interaction design and workshops on creative technologies. Attaya Projects will inhabit the living space of B&D Studios, redecorate it with interactive installations and a chill-out salon area, propose creative workshop activities and welcome visitors with a nice cup of West-African Attaya tea. Creative Uses of Mobile Phones In the Arts and Social Sector - 17 October: drop in at B&D Studios and play a game of 100 Things (there is a delicious prize for anyone who can’t take part), have a cup of tea and a chat with Andrew Wilson about using all sorts of personal mobile technology in the arts and social sector, and in all sorts of contexts from mental health to Augmented Reality games for family groups. Andrew has been using mobile technology creatively since 2000, and he’s learned from a lot of mistakes along the way. The previous record for 100 Things is 35, set in London. Can Newcastle beat that? Come along and take part!

Daisy de Villeneuve: Run Colour Run - TALK & EXHIBITION

17 Oct 18.00 – 21.00 – TALK at Northumbria University

Design Building Northumbria University, Campus East, Newcastle, NE1 8ST

14 Oct– 3 Nov  - EXHIBITION at Laing Art Gallery

Best known for her eye-catching designs for the likes of the V&A, Nike, MOËT, Chandon and Topshop, designer and illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve is creating a series of portraits in her distinctive colourful style for Great North Run Culture 2013 featuring at the Laing Art Gallery.  

On 17 October Christopher Hodge, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication at Northumbria University, chats to Daisy about Run Colour Run at the Northumbria University. Free but you must register online here.

The Craft of Computational Design 

– EXHIBITION

14 - 18 October 9.00 – 17.00 

Design Centre Gallery, University of Sunderland SR1 3DS

Andrew Richardson, Carl Gregg and the design work of Roger Thomas examines the use of computation within the context of creative practice, exploring the process of using computer code as a way of making artifacts using the 'raw material' of programming language and digital interaction.

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Laura McKay awarded 'Design for Good' at Design Event MART

Laura McKay at Design Event MART 2013

 @LauraEMcKay

As I hover around Laura’s work collecting as many photos as possible, I notice an eager gentleman to the right of me scoping the room for Laura to enquire about her desk.

I watch attentively as she explains her design, the functionality of her work and price of each piece.

Laura explains to me she’s just arrived from Northumbria University where she’s taking her Masters in Multidisciplinary Design Innovation.

Only recently graduating in July with the Design Event MART being the second exhibition she’s showcased at, Northern girl Laura describes local shows as a safer environment, “it’s scary in a bigger city I feel you’re more likely to be lost in the crowd” she says.

For this 22 year old the amount of interest in her work she’s received is

overwhelming, with big name brands such as John Lewis interested in her unique slop desk.

Laura's award winning desk

Taking inspiration from old school desks, not only is the work flooding in for the recent graduate but at the opening evening she won Confessions of a Design Geek “design for good” award

Laura at Design Event MART

By: Alexandra Chapman, University of Sunderland student

Jessica Hogarth featuring at Design Event MART

Jessica Hogarth at Design Event MART 2013

@JessHogarth 
www.jessicahogarth.com

At the humble age of 25 Jessica has firmly made her mark on the design world.

Graduating in 2010 she quickly fell into her first full time job, but less than a year into it she left. Jessica didn’t like the fact that she couldn’t see her designs develop from start to finish.

Four months later an American textiles company; P&B textiles wanted to collaborate to create a range of quilt work and cushions which were mass produced and sold internationally.

Jessica said collaborations with big companies such as John Lewis and P&B textiles gives her the opportunity to see her work manufactured into different items that she can’t afford to produce herself. A collaboration she’s particularly excited for is working with Graham & Brown, 12 home-grown British designers will create limited edition wallpaper for the brand which will be released in January.

Unlike Laura, Jessica enjoys the business side of her own company as much as the design elements. Jessica proudly tells me she even creates and handles her own accounts so she can track how her business is doing.

The majority of the shows Jessica has attended previously have been trade shows, so the main attraction to the Design Event MART for Jessica was the fact that the exhibition was for the public where her work can be appreciated by anyone.

Jessica at Design Event MART

By: Alexandra Chapman, University of Sunderland student

Northern Design Festival - Pre event Interview “Shipley Late - Craft Digital”

Celebrate Digital Design with Shipley Art Gallery “Shipley Late - Craft Digital”

Friday 18 October

18.00 - 21.30

Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead

Northern Design Festival is bringing you the latest session in the Shipley Art Gallery’s series of ‘late talks’ celebrating all things design and digital.

The talk aims to discuss the latest innovations in 3d design and technology. The speakers will try to analyse the effect the digital age continues to have on design as well as predict what the future may hold for the industry.

Tall Bloom by Michael Eden. Photograph Adrian Sassoon

Michael Eden, a ceramics and 3D printing artist, got involved with the talks in order to explore the world of digital design. He said:

 “The world of craft and design is changing rapidly; the boundaries are blurring, offering exciting opportunities to create ‘impossible’ objects with new tools such as 3D printers. And makers are responding, there’s a new generation of designers getting down and dirty with messy materials and crafts people hacking technology, making it do what we want it to.”

"We intend to discuss in depth the definition of craft and demonstrate that CAD software is just a tool - like a hammer and chisel.”

Drummond Masterton, course leader of 3D design at Falmouth University is the second speaker at the event, an expert in intricate pattern work and the subversion of the CNC milling process. He creates designs that go against the grain; by purposefully slowing down the manufacturing techniques, he is able to develop a unique and highly detailed texture to produce visually stunning pieces.

Michael continued: "We have the increasing ability to create new, bespoke products catered to consumer preferences and tastes. Future developments could see massive changes in the way we produce things that could change our day to day lives on a wider scale.  Body parts are already being grown in labs, and vital life-saving technology could be printed on a 3D machine similar to the ones we use now. The potential for accessibility is unbounded."

Maklab 3D printers will also be present at the event, offering young graduates and design enthusiasts the chance to design and print their own pieces of art using the latest 3D technology.

Tickets are £5 from the Shipley Art Gallery on the night or £5.95 when you book online with Eventbrite. Spaces are limited. More information 

By Alexe Gunn

Northern Design Festival Talks & Workshops 15-20 Oct 2013

Well here we are in the final 6 days of the Northern Design Festival on in venues across Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland from the 10 – 20 October. Get out and about and enjoy some of the events, activities and talks that make up the festival. The majority of events are free too so come on and support Northern talent.

Contemporary Art Society & Design Event -Behind The Scenes. TOUR
15 Oct 18.30 – 20.00
Globe Gallery, Blandford Square, Newcastle NE1 4HZ
Come and find out more about Design Event, organisers of the Northern Design Festival and the Illustrate and Design Event MART exhibitions. The talk will be given by Design Event's Curator Olivia Ahmad. The Contemporary Art Society is a dynamic network interested in contemporary art, craft and design, working with cultural partners across the North to deliver a diverse programme of events.FREE, but book tickets via email to rebecca@contemporaryartsociety.org

 

Attaya Projects Showcase: Applied DigitalCreativity at the Northern Design Festival
WORKSHOP: 17 Oct 14.00 - 17.00
B&D Studios, Commercial Union House, Newcastle 
Attaya is the name of a West-African tea and the name of the Newcastle-based digital media arts collective, Attaya Projects, which presents their creative work and expertise at this inaugural showcase. During the coming week, 14- 19 October, Attaya are displaying interaction design projects and dynamic installations in tandem with creative workshops. The showcase and all events are free and open to the public. They take place at B&D Studios as part of the Northern Design Festival. Visitors are welcomed with a steaming cup of West-African tea and cookies.  Attaya's showcase answers the Design festival's theme of Create:Digital by highlighting the process of working with digital technologies in design. The featured work includes projection mapping on 3D objects, product design with 3D printing, and electronic textiles.  This Thursday 17th, from 14:00-17:00, Attaya will hold a children-friendly drop-in afternoon workshop called 100 Things, during which participants will take part in a city-wide game based on text messaging. Cake and Attaya tea will be served. 

Daisy de Villeneuve: Run Colour Run
TALK: 17 Oct 18.00 – 19.30, Design Building Northumbria University Campus East NE1 8ST
EXHIBITION: until 3 Nov. Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge St, Newcastle. NE1 8AG  
Best known for her eye-catching designs for the likes of the V&A, Nike, MOËT, Chandon and Topshop, designer and illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve is creating a series of portraits in her distinctive colourful style for Great North Run Culture 2013. Talk, Q&A  - Christopher Hodge, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication at Northumbria University, chats to Daisy about Run Colour Run. It’s free but please register to attend.

 

D&AD Creative Brief-In
TALK: 18 Oct 12.00 – 14.00
Newcastle College, SPACE HE Centre, Rye Hill Campus. Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
D&AD's New Blood Awards give you the chance to work on industry-set briefs for renowned global brands. The talk is on at 12.00 where you can hear from leading creatives on the current themes, trends and practices to help you develop your responses to the briefs.  This is followed by a workshop which is sold out.  This talk is for students, recent graduate and the under 24s. 

Maker Events – Programming Mobile Devices
WORKSHOP: 19 Oct – 10.00 – 16.00
Life Science Centre, Newcastle NE1 4EP
The Centre for Life is joining forces with Sjoanda Creative for a series of exciting hands-on sessions designed for anyone (aged 12+) with an interest in making cool stuff. 'Make a digital musical instrument' gives participants the chance to construct their own electronic musical instrument whilst 'Introduction to Programming Mobile Devices' will take participants through the basics of coding for mobile devices. Tickets £20 includes lunch.

 

MAKLAB  - WORKSHOP/TALK
19 Oct 10.00–18.00
20 Oct 11.00–16.00
Globe Gallery, Blandford Square, Newcastle NE1 4HZ
MAKLAB make extraordinary technologyaccessible to ordinary people, allowing anyone to be creative and make almost anything. MAKLAB will be running a popup version of their Glasgow studio, come along, learn more about creative technologies and see them in action. More importantly you can have a go designing something small and make it in a couple of hours using their 3D printer and Laser Engraver. 

Aether and Hermera 'Fluidity'
TALK: 15 Oct 18.30 – 20.00
Newcastle City Library, Newcastle NE1 8AX
‘Fluidity’ is an interactive lighting installation which visualises the ‘gender experiences’ of the festival’s audience. Aether & Hemera’s installation consists of dynamic lighting scenarios that elaborate on audience’s gender perception expressed on a chromatic scale, transforming the Central Library into a colourful and dynamic environment. Join us on 15 October to ask ‘Can we change our mind about gender?’. Inspired by Dr.Hilton’s research, we discuss Aether & Hemera’s ‘Fluidity’ challenging perceptions of gender, investigating more inclusive and richer representations Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

The full festival programme is available here.