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New! CIRRUS express course in Bergen

Week 4-5 + 7-10, 2017 CIRRUS EXPRESS:

“CONSTRUCTION AND CONTEXT. DIGITAL WEAVING”
Teaching staff: Professor Kari Dyrdal and Associate Professor Jon Pettersen
Host: KHIB
Level: BA and MA
Credits: 9 ECTS (weeks 4-10); 6 ECTS (weeks 7-10)
Application deadline: 1 December, 2016 (more on it below)
Grant: 330 EUR travel (Iceland 660 EUR)/ + 70 EUR weekly allowance

Professor Jon Pettersen would like to invite 2-4 CIRRUS students for either the whole period (weeks 4-10 + seminar 20 January) or the last 4 weeks (weeks 7-10).

“CONSTRUCTION AND CONTEXT. DIGITAL WEAVING”

  • a kick off seminar ‘Making is thinking’ 20 January
  • two weeks core course; guest students who prefer to join will be able to adjust the program according to their background (week 4-5, 2017)
  • week 6 includes no teaching, but the workshop will be open and the technician will be present to assist students
  • four weeks workshop in digital weaving (weeks 7-10); the programme will be adjusted to the group, followed by theory and group/individual tutorials

 

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Aim:

  • Give access to knowledge relevant for artistic development through theory, digital tools and practice in the studio for weaving.
  • To find new ways of building textiles in 2D and 3D by use of construction in combination with materials, textures and colours.

Content:

  • Basic and complex theory on weaves.
  • Construction of weaves and combinations in one or more layers / systems.
  • Methods for developing motives and patterns by using different software: WeavePoint, Photoshop and Nedgraphics (Texelle, Product Creator)
  • Individual tutoring in the process of transforming ideas into the medium of textile.
  • Experiments/ sampling in workshop by using: Digital dobby looms, TC-1, TC-2 and the old jacquard loom with a new digital system.
  • Preparing files for hand-weaving and/or industrial production.
  • Study trip to a weaving factory.

 

The program for week 4-5 will be organized as a core course for internal students with access to the same tools. The guest students who prefer to join will be able to adjust their program according to their background. Week 6 include no teaching, but the workshop will be open and the part time technician will be there.

The program for week 7-10 will be adjusted to the (partly new) group and followed by theory and tutoring in groups and individually.

Apply with a brief motivation letter and a few work samples to tale.vik@khib.no. Please state in the application which period you are applying for!
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Seminar Friday 20th of January 2017:

Making is Thinking

A seminar focusing on thinking and contextualizing through material; to give value to presence, insight and intimacy in experimenting, to investigate and develop a process where the making, the adjustments, the adding and subtracting are vital elements in developing visual and material art.

Location: Marken 37, Red Room, 2nd floor
Seminar leader: Kari Dyrdal: Textile Artist / professor at KHiB
Contributors (to be confirmed):

Per Inge Bjørlo: Painter, sculptor, installation artist
Gunvor Nervold Antonsen: Textile artist / Installation artist. Recipient of Nordic Textile Award 2015
Thomas Pihl: Painter/associate professor KHiB
Ingrid Aarset: Textile artist/associate professor KHiB
Hilde Hauan Johnsen: Textile artist/professor KHiB
Jorunn Veiteberg: Art Historian, Copenhagen

EXPRESS COURSE WITH LIGHTING DESIGNER MALCOLM INNES (EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY, MALCOLM INNES DESIGN, SCOTLAND)

EXPRESS COURSE WITH LIGHTING DESIGNER MALCOLM INNES (EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY, MALCOLM INNES DESIGN, SCOTLAND)

 

2016 November 16 – 20th
CIRRUS seats: 2
VAA Nida Art Colony, Taikos str. 43, Nida 93121, Lithuania
Level: 3rd, 4th year BA and MA students
1,5 ECTS
CIRRUS/Nordplus grant: Travel 330 (Iceland 660) EUR + 70 EUR weekly allowance

 

Please send a motivation letter to Elena Černiauskaitė elena.cerniauskaite@vda.lt by 13th of November

Interior Design Department at Vilnius faculty of Vilnius Academy of Arts invites you to take a part at the creative workshop with the worldwide famous lighting designer Malcolm Innes (http://www.lightartist.co.uk)

Malcolm Innes specializes in architectural lighting, design education, interactive and kinetic art. He helped to earn IALD award (the highest recognition of the lighting design field) to the one of the strongest lighting companies in the world Speirs + Major for the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the interior of Barajas airport in Madrid, public spaces in Glasgow, Copenhagen Opera House lighting solutions.

The natural environment is a constantly shifting wonder of light, shade and colour; with cycles of days and cycles of seasons; subtleties of shifting patterns, colour and other intangible qualities of light allow us to locate ourselves in place and in time. Yet, too often, our man-made environment ignores these natural rhythms and provides the coolness, pattern and variation of a permanently overcast day. However, with skill, knowledge and creativity, practical and pragmatic solutions can be found to enhance the built environment, to tell a story or express a mood, even to enhance nature, but above all to reinsert the dynamic that bad lighting so often extinguishes.

The lighting technical capabilities and local modeling nuances will be presented, the lighting market and the theory of innovation, the use of different light sources, principles, simple and effective ways to simulate lighting will be introduced to you. Small group projects will be created and presented as the final works of the workshop.

The workshop is organized by the VAA VF Interior Design Department.

The event is supported by the lighting solutions company GAUDRĖ

2 students will be selected from Cirrus network partner schools

Express course “Cargo” with illustrator Christoph Feist (School of Visual Arts in Leipzig, Germany)

2016 October 24 – 28th
CIRRUS seats: 4
VAA Klaipeda faculty, Darzu 18, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Level: BA students
1,5 ECTS

Please send a motivation letter and 5 drawings to Lidija Kukliene lydyja1@gmail.com by 28th of September

Graphic Design department at Klaipeda faculty of Vilnius Academy of Arts is hosting Cirrus express course/workshop on drawing/illustration and self-publish magazine.

The ISO container has become a symbol of the global trade. It has become a familiar sight at the edges of the inhabited areas in all countries of the world. During this hands-on workshop we will investigate where are containers in and around Klaipeda and what stories do they tell us. How can we convey these stories with drawing/illustrating.

Each participant will design a poster / double page for a self-published magazine.

The workshop consists of joint lectures and visits as well as of group work with final presentations. All participants will be briefly introduced to the history of Klaipeda and could also put hands on self-drawing, iliustration, self-published magazine making process.

The short and intensive format of these courses allows students to immerse themselves in the creative life of Klaipeda and collaborate with Klaipeda faculty students while building a network of contacts.

4 students will be selected from Cirrus network partner schools and are entitled to CIRRUS scholarship (330 EUR travel/660 Iceland) + weekly allowance 70 EUR.

Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University, Sweden, ranked best in the world

 

Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University, Sweden, ranked best in the world

Both the prestigious Red Dot and iF rank Umeå Institute of Design (UID) at Umeå University as the best design school in Europe and the world. The school’s premises, in-house and external staff, and its focus on relevant collaborations with companies and the design profession are some of the factors that the school’s students believe are the underlying reasons for their school’s success.

“When you leave Umeå, you not only leave with a wide palette of skills, but also with a great network”, says Rebecca Daum, an Austrian student who is taking her second year of the Master’s programme in Advanced Product Design. “You will find UID alumni in all relevant design agencies and departments all over the world.”

When asked why Umeå Institute of Design have received so many design awards and so much international attention over the years she says:

“The projects we carry out focus on problem areas that matter and are relevant for the people in our time. In addition to that, the university environment provides you with everything you need for a successful project, whether it is facilities or staff.”

This year, Rebecca received two iF student awards for two projects that she worked on during her first study year at the school.

“The school invites people from the industry as collaboration partners. From these people we get knowledge and relevant feedback on our work,” says Rebecca Daum.

Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University has been ranked highest in Europe and America by Red Dot for several years. But it is the first time for the school to grab the first place in the iF ranking that also includes design schools in Asia. The ranking is based upon the student achievements in the two design competitions the past five and three years.

Thomas Degn, programme director of the Master’s programme in Advanced Product Design:
“A closer look at the Red Dot and the iF rankings shows that Umeå Institute of Design is the only design school to have placed itself in the top ten of both rankings,” he says. “That is another proof that the school’s continuous focus on relevant user and societal problems and challenges is appreciated by the international designer community. We teach our students creative tools and work methods and the importance of having a responsible attitude to the trade, and both are considered highly relevant to the profession.”

“In my mind, one of several reasons behind the success of our institute is that we are trying to creatively challenge ourselves,” says Thomas Degn. “We trust our students and support them in their individual development. We are also striving towards being an inspiring collaborative partner to society at large, as well as Swedish and international companies. That encourages a positive development among teachers and to the school. That’s also what makes it so much fun to work here.”

 

CIRRUS mapping results

CIRRUS mapping results are published!

For nearly 3 years CIRRUS chair, Lone Dalsgaard André, with the help of each member of CIRRUS has been investigating and mapping design education in the Nordic and Baltic countries, in CIRRUS member institutions. Now the data is available as a tool to all of us in CIRRUS.
CIRRUS members, deans and coordinators can find a folder with the results here (sign-in required, invitation sent by e-mail on August 22, 2016).

Dual City: London – Copenhagen

We are proud to announce our Summer School initiative. KADK – The School of Design and Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design are collaborating to offer an exciting two-week program this summer: Contemporary Digital Print For Fashion. Travel to 2 global design cities Copenhagen and London this summer and join an intensive academic programme at Central Saint Martins in London  and KADK – The School of Design in Copenhagen.

London and Copenhagen, are two dynamic fashion and lifestyle capital cities that provide ideal summer study abroad locations to compare and contrast the exhilarating design culture of northern Europe.

The Dual City Summer Program offers nondegree, noncredit courses open to all adult students, regardless of their experience. The short, intensive format of these courses allows students to immerse themselves in the creative life of London and Copenhagen, explore the latest trends, and collaborate with design students while building a network of contacts from around the world.

Session 1 Course Dates

London: 4 July – 8 July 2016
Copenhagen: 11 July – 15 July 2016

Open Call: TEACHERS SEMINAR 2016/17

CIRRUS board invites network members to apply for hosting a CIRRUS Teachers seminar in academic year 2016/17.
Application deadline: June 26, 2016
Please send your short brief/motivation to: sandra.sule@artun.ee

The Teachers seminar usually gathers teachers of design fields preferably under one umbrella with a certain topic/discussion point of interest.
The seminar should ideally last for two days and offer the teachers in CIRRUS a possibility to share ideas and knowledge about pedagogical and didactic approaches of teaching design and crafts today, gain knowledge regarding subject field in partner academy and have a good time together with other Nordic and Baltic colleagues. Ideally Teachers seminar bonds can also lead to intensive courses and curriculum development (but this is not a must).
The Teachers seminar may take place in line with one of the CIRRUS intensive courses or the network meeting.
The CIRRUS network will support related costs of the host in lump sum of 3000 EUR. This is meant for covering coffee breaks and lunches and any material costs related to the seminar.
Information about previous teachers seminars:
https://pesa11.artun.ee/cirrus-teachers-seminar-aho-khio-january/ (hosted by AHO and KHIO in 2014/2015)
https://pesa11.artun.ee/cirrus2016meeting/ (hosted by University of Lapland in 2015/2016)