WORKSHOP.boisbuchet

AUGUST.2009

During the first week of August, our class went to the Domaine de Boisbuchet - a country estate in the southwest of France where workshops are hosted by the Vitra Design Museum and the Centre Georges Pompidou. The week we were there had 3 workshops going on, all with Spanish designers leading them - coincidentally. Our group was with Gala Fernandez for the Back to Basics workshop. We started by taking and developing photos with pinhole cameras, then my work progressed to working with fabric on a large scale. The other designers present were Hector Serrano and Cul de Sac. *kb

VIDEO.boisbuchet

WORKSHOP.materials

JULY.2009

We had a workshop with Jane ní Dhulchaointigh - a creator of new materials - to do the very same...We spent the week exploring and experimenting with materials to help us develop our thesis projects. First we were to choose 3 objects - then we destroyed the objects to start us off on creating new materials. I focused on working with tableware and dishware, including creating a flexible teapot and dishes with fabric and silicone. *kb

VIDEO.materials.workshop

VIDEO.basel.and.frankfurt

TRAVEL.frankfurt

JUNE.2009

Frankfurt is a city full of museums and interesting architecture...so, naturally, we went museum hopping and building gawking! We saw the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Applied Art, the Städel Museum and many more. We also attended Techtextil & Material Vision, a Materials & Textiles fair. *kb

TRAVEL.basel

JUNE.2009

We travelled to Basel to see the Art Unlimited and Design Miami fairs. We also went on a bike tour around the city to see the architecture, and took a tour of the Vitra Design Museum & Campus, seeing the exhibit of the Campana Brothers. We also visited the Schaulager - a storehouse with a large gallery space for the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation´s collection of art. *kb