Winter Resources & inspirations list
2020.11.27. Once again, we decided to share a list of inspiring sources to help you stay creative and productive during this challenging phase that we are still affected by in one way or another. Stay well. Stay safe. Stay creative.
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GET INSPIRED
WATCH: Films & documentaries
Learn about The Cinematography That Changed Cinema, here.
Delve into Film noir: Scarlett Street (1945) or, watch the futuristic masterpiece Metropolis (1927), by none other than Fritz Lang.
A retrospective of the acclaimed movie director Wong Kar Wai who makes mesmerizing mood pieces that swirl around themes of time, dislocation, and the yearning for human connection. Watch it here.
Our picks:
Tokyo Noise documentary (2002): a sensory journey through the thoughts of some of Tokyo’s inhabitants & prolific creatives, here.
The Japanese Artist Who Sends His Work to Space, aka Azuma Makoto. Watch “Flower Punk” documentary, here.
LISTEN: MUSIC / PODCASTS
Modern Makers podcast, here.
Architecture, feminisms & intersectionality with F-Podcast, here.
Clever, a podcast about clever design and beyond.
Becoming wise, big conversations with wise and graceful lives. Reset your day. Replenish your sense of yourself and the world, here.
Our pick:
Mes Enceintes font Défaut, l'excellent blog francophone de découvertes musicales et couverture de la scène locale Montréalaise.
Listen to their latest playlist: Dystopian Dreams - vol 2, here.
See: art / design
Virtual visit at Montreal-based Never apart’s latest exhibition: Laundy Project, here.
Robotic garments? Discover Montreal-based Ying Gao's stunning work, here.
Our pick:
Discover the outstanding work of Montreal-based Concrete Cat, a team of dedicated artists pushing the boundaries of what can be made from concrete. See it, here.
Read: books & publications
Zine Time: Discover NL/BL-based Subbacultcha latest publications, here.
Air Structures, by William McLean, Pete Silver & Will McLean. A recommendation by visual artist, Marion Paquette. Learn more about her inspiring work here!
LEARN
Domestika (Online courses about design and craft, Spanish language with English subtitles)
Bio-Form: rethinking sustainable furniture and circular manufacturing with Space 10, here.
Our pick:
Material recipes to make at home or how to become a material activist, here.
