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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GET INSPIRED

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

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.

Our favourite picks:

  • Fully circular. Discover two of our recent innovating material finds; Honext by a Barcelona-based startup and Tômtex, a new generation of bio-based material with the vision to act as a sustainable alternative to faux and animal leather.