Category: Faculty of Design

Open lecture by Samson Shafran: “Post-Digital Decadence:Les Fleurs du Mal”, on Monday, June the 4th at 11.00 Estonia Pst 7, room 429. The lecture will be concerned with addressing digital 3D modelling, Rapid prototyping (3D printing), their influence and augmentation of the creative process and the correlation between the artist / craftsman individual style and the aesthetical vocabulary derived from the digital making process.

This futuristic exhibition at Tallinn TV Tower tells a story of the planet Shift, through which the Estonian Academy of Arts students have moved the traditional boundaries of fashion. The exhibition will highlight 12 unique shifts that lack all practical connections with the world and are bound for the future instead.

Participating artists: Sandra Luks, Mari-Ly Kapp, Pamela Põld, Marleen Afanasjev, Elsbeth Tiisler, Kaia Kuusmann, Katrin Aasmaa, Kerttu Reinmaa and Aleksandra Tsusovljanova, Kirke Talu

Artists’ supervisors: Liisi Eesmaa, Anu Samarüütel-Long and Piret Puppart

Shift project manager: Sirli Pohlak

Graphic designer: Vahur Vogt

Photo material: Cärol Ott

Exhibition organisers: Hannes Rüütel, Külli-Triin Laanet and Edvard Hiietam

Course supervisor: Maiu Rõõmus

Dates:  13-17 August 2018

Volume: 40 hours, 2 ECTS

Location:  Estonian Academy of Arts

Number of participants: max 13

Cost: FREE (Please note that this course is meant for higher education students only)

Registration deadline:  6th of May

In addition to the general required materials, candidates are expected to submit a letter of motivation explaining why they are applying and what is their experience with 3D printing so far (max A4).

The Department of Ceramics at the Estonian Academy of Arts invites you to participate in an international Clay 3D Printing workshop. Ceramics have properties that allow it to be used in the most disparate fields. We usually don’t consider that ceramics are all around us, not just in kitchenware, but also in bathrooms, swimming pools and public interiors, and that stoves and fireplaces, even houses, are made of fired clay. Top-quality ceramics can be found in medical equipment, audio technology and air and space industry. Clay is sensitive, flexible and versatile material with its’ own technological limits which the participants will learn during the workshop.

3D printing in clay allows us to print three-dimensional objects or models at lower cost and more easily. For ceramists, it represents a new technological possibility, while for others it gives a chance to convert digital sketches into real three-dimensional objects. During this course, participants will learn the technical skills of 3D printing and printing in clay: creating G-code and STL files, plus preparation of the clay and printing. The aim of the course is to use innovative thinking to discover new ways of printing, using clay and the printed ceramics. The end of the workshop will feature a pop-up exhibition of the objects created.

The workshop is aimed at ceramics, architecture and design students, but admission is open to all students who have had experience with 3D printing and know how to create 3D files. Every participant needs to bring their own laptop. All other materials are provided, and students may keep the objects they print.

Homework assignment for selectees:

1) students will be asked to bring one of their 3D-file, print ready

2) students will be asked to come up with a design they would like to execute in the workshop. They will be asked to give a presentation on the design in person. As in a hackathon, they will then set to work on the problem.

More information and link to registration form: https://www.artun.ee/summeracademy/clay-3d-printing/

Dates:  6-11 August 2018

Volume: 6 days, 3 ECTS

Location:  Estonian Academy of Arts

Number of participants: max 22

Cost: FREE (Please note that this course is meant for higher education students only)

Registration deadline:  6th of May

Students applying for a slot in this workshop are asked to submit a CV and cover letter describing why they wish to participate and whether they have any old article of clothing to bring with them to Estonia. The cover letter should also reveal why they are interested in restoring textiles and haute couture.

Aim of the course:

• bring a disappearing specialized manual skill to Estonia and teach it to Estonian and international students
• restore articles of clothing in the collection of some Estonian museum and thereby contribute to the preservation of an exhibit item with historical value.

Course content:

The course provides practical and theoretical knowledge of how to restore old clothing – selection of fabrics, stitches and seams, treatment of the material, how different materials age, how to care for and restore different fabrics. In the course of the workshop, students will learn about the internal structure of haute couture clothing, allowing them to later create period-specific silhouettes or re-interpretations of them – pattern solutions for textiles, materials. The course will provide knowledge and skills that can be used to get closer to the secrets of high fashion. All of the participants in the course will be able to restore a part of dresses brought in by the lecturer.

The course teaches handicraft skills that have become a rarity, something highly sought-after among professionals. ˇFewer and fewer people practise these skills in a world dominated by modern fashions. Today clothing made 40, 50, even 100 years ago are held in high regard, as they involved the use of original patterns, hand stitching, high-quality tailoring. To this point, the creation of such clothing have remained shrouded in arcane mystery – they seem easy to imitate at first glance but it is impossible to achieve the right effect without knowing what is going on “under the dress.”

The course is mainly meant for fashion design, theatre design, restoration and design students.

More information and link to registration form: https://www.artun.ee/summeracademy/the-anatomy-of-couture/

Dates:  20-25 August 2018

Volume: 6 days, 3 ECTS

Location:  Viljandi, Estonia

Number of participants: max 22

Cost: FREE (Please note that this course is meant for higher education students only)

Registration deadline:  6th of May

In addition to the general admissions requirements, candidates are expected to submit a letter of intent describing their interest in attending the workshop, and a PDF portfolio including documentation of at least one project relevant to the use and/or attributes of wood.

This 6-day workshop Wood and Design in the lush woodlands of Viljandi, Estonia, focuses on the design aesthetics, ecology, and sustainability of wood. Exploring the material properties of wood through its use in design, the workshop invites participants to build a set of functional wooden objects for outdoor living with the simplest of means. Participants will utilise wood, as a naturally-occurring renewable material, in two forms: solid slab and left-over scraps from local lumber mills. The workshop is therefore not only community-inspired, with materials sourced or found locally, but also meets the ever-growing need to reclaime and recycle waste wood.

Level:

2nd and 3rd year BA students and MA students in Interior Architecture, Furniture Design, or the equivalent.

More information and link to registration: https://www.artun.ee/summeracademy/wood-and-design/

Dates:  6-10 August 2018

Volume: 40 hours, 3 ECTS

Location:  Tallinn, Estonia

Number of participants: max 20

Cost: FREE (Please note that this course is meant for higher education students only)

Registration deadline:  6th of May

Aimed at design students; no programming skills necessary.

In addition to the general required materials, candidates are expected to submit a letter of motivation explaining why they are applying  and outlining their experience with Interaction Design so far (max A4). Students are expected to bring their own sketchbooks, markers and laptops.

Over the course of a week you will learn about the foundations, history and possible futures of interaction design within a studio environment. This 5-day hands-on workshop provides a solid foundational knowledge of user experience (UX) design  for new practitioners, as well as an in-depth exploration of interaction design for experienced designers. The course gives participants space and guidance to delve deeply into theoretical and practical aspects of interaction design by investigating contemporary issues and proposing design solutions.

Through a series of lectures, films, historic case studies and studio practice, participants will explore the nature and aesthetics of interaction design in the digital and physical space, in individual and group studio practice from ideation and the iterative design process to presentations and critique.

Learning outcomes:

• Learn about design foundations, theory, history and practice
• Understand how to look at problems from social, technological, economic and cultural perspectives
• Practice design research and synthesis
• Learn how to be creative in the digital realm
• Improve your ability to present your design concepts
• Practice working individually and in small teams

More information and link to registration form: https://www.artun.ee/summeracademy/interaction-design-tomorrow/

Dates:  6-10 August 2018

Volume: 40 hours, 3 ECTS

Location:  Tallinn, Estonia

Number of participants: max 20

Cost: FREE (Please note that this course is meant for higher education students only)

Registration deadline:  6th of May

Aimed at design students; no programming skills necessary.

In addition to the general required materials, candidates are expected to submit a letter of motivation explaining why they are applying  and outlining their experience with Interaction Design so far (max A4). Students are expected to bring their own sketchbooks, markers and laptops.

Over the course of a week you will learn about the foundations, history and possible futures of interaction design within a studio environment. This 5-day hands-on workshop provides a solid foundational knowledge of user experience (UX) design  for new practitioners, as well as an in-depth exploration of interaction design for experienced designers. The course gives participants space and guidance to delve deeply into theoretical and practical aspects of interaction design by investigating contemporary issues and proposing design solutions.

Through a series of lectures, films, historic case studies and studio practice, participants will explore the nature and aesthetics of interaction design in the digital and physical space, in individual and group studio practice from ideation and the iterative design process to presentations and critique.

Learning outcomes:

• Learn about design foundations, theory, history and practice
• Understand how to look at problems from social, technological, economic and cultural perspectives
• Practice design research and synthesis
• Learn how to be creative in the digital realm
• Improve your ability to present your design concepts
• Practice working individually and in small teams

More information and link to registration: https://www.artun.ee/summeracademy/interaction-design-tomorrow/

On the impact of designers in different organisational structures.

In the second open seminar for IxD.ma, and the first ever for IxDA Tallinn, we invite Ine Marie Vassøy, a Service Design lead from Cisco, to talk about working as a designer in small agencies versus big companies.

Ine is a Service Designer from Norway. She has years of experience working with different agencies, designing services for sectors such as healthcare, telecoms, energy, and finance. She holds an MA in Interaction Design from the Umeå Institute of Design, and has held senior positions in several internationally renown agencies, including Designit in Norway, Fjord and Spotless in London. Currently she is working for Cisco Systems Inc., where she is designing services for the future of collaboration.

Interaction design (IxD) is a theme that has emerged to address the ongoing advancements in technology and the way it relates to people. At IxD.ma we keep a broad view on the field, and cover more areas than what is related to digital technology.

The event is free and open for everyone. Please RSVP on EventBrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-seminar-critical-design-tickets-43316677348

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Lecture by Jaroslav Johan Polanecky (Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem) about design and education including glass design in Czech Republic.

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See also:
http://fud.ujep.cz/kdtu/pedagogove/