Spring 22 Resources & inspirations
2022.05.16. Our seasonal list of resources & inspirations is back! In this edition, you will find our latest inspirational finds from a new generation of bio-based materials, craftsmanship that combines the digital & the physical & nonetheless, the tale of an artist that uses vibrational sounds as a form of healing… Enjoy!
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WATCH: Films & documentaries
Spotlight on French movie director Chris Marker. Watch "La Jetée (1962)" an intriguing and dystopian tale of post-nuclear war experiment and time travel or, the sublime collage-like documentary "Sans Soleil (1983)" here.
Uncover the universe of master of avant-garde Peter Tscherkassky in his experimental short film “Train Again”. All aboard a phantasmagoric journey into the flickering mechanics of moving images here!
LISTEN: MUSIC / PODCASTS
Discover a few trend and forecast podcasts that we love such as Future Tense, The Future is everything by the WSJ and Moonshot.
Our favourite pick:
Listen and buy the newly released cassette of Montreal-based electronic musician/sound wizard YUNAM, here (and check out the other releases on Chez Kito Kat label for more cosmic sounds!).
See: art / design / Fashion
Patented Futures reimagines nondescript patent filings from tech corporations as forward-looking designs — mapping the vast promises and implications of tomorrow’s wearable technologies. Read more about it here.
Meet Auroboros, the first fashion house to merge science and technology with physical couture and digital-only ready-to-wear.
Lights on Joseph Töreki, the designer pushing the boundaries of craftsmanship in both the digital & physical worlds, here.
Art in the liminal space of Virtual Reality as seen by VR artist Samuel Arsenault-Brassard. Read his recent interview on Liminul, an mtl-based platform that emphasizes the abstract and the fringe here.
Take a look at the mesmerizing experimental projects of London-based Zünc.studio, here.
Our favourite picks:
The artist and the healer. Learn about the practice of contemporary artist Guadalupe Maravilla who uses the powers of vibrational sound as a form of healing here.
Tendril collaborated with AOI and CYPHER to create a high-fidelity immersive gallery experience for digital art collectors. See a preview here.
LEARN
TOOLS & Workshops
London-based Substance wants to give creative agencies the insights they might need to help clients build organizations with purpose. Learn more about them here.
Online creative workshops for all on Daisie, here.
Our favourite pick:
Future learning. Enroll in the Masterclasses on trends and foresight by the renowned London-based agency, the Future Laboratory, here.
Read: books & publications
Discover Afilasi (æfilæsi), a collective digital library focusing on the accessibility of extracted texts and fact-based notes about the othered.
Take a peek at the art publications of Societe Berlin, here.
Our favourite pick:
Zines Frenzy, from Brooklyn. Uncover TXTBooks’ amazing zines archive here.
Manufacturing & Materiality
Manufacturing innovation at its finest. Discover the outstanding 3D-printed work of the Rotterdam-based New Raw Studio here.
Very Peri: Digital Meets Physical. View the latest colour trend according to Pantone here.
Turning science fiction into reality by giving you the power of invisibility? Discover the invisible shield here.
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