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* Beyond Green: SlowLab *
Last week I was in Amsterdam to present WORN_RELICS© at Beyond Green 2009 with the central theme of Good Design. The day was filled with inspiring lectures but the one I enjoyed the most was Carolyn Strauss from slowLab. She titled her talk Slow Design and focused not only on the slowing down and repairing of objects or products but urged us as designers to take some distance and start looking at repairing behaviour, relationships and in essence, society. She talked about the need for both slow and fast knowledge to best understand how we can create change and that this change can also happen in small places. In short she reminded us that being a designer is a huge responsibility! The was also a short an interesting video presentation by Monique van Heist talking about her new project called Hello Fashion: a collection which no longer changes with each season but instead the timeless designs are added to a catalogue and are continually available. In between the presentations visitors had the chance wander around the exhibition space in which up and coming designers had their work on display and could also exchange a piece of clothing in the Swapstore. Clare McNally and myself presented WORN_RELICS© in the middle of the Swapstore. We asked all ‘swappers’ to write down the story of their garment before handing it in so the new owner took home not only a pre-loved piece of clothing, but also a little part of its history. We also offered visitors the chance to become part of the online archive by creating a profile about a special piece of their clothing. We hope to see lots of new profiles on the site very soon!
www.slowlab.org
www.moniquevanheist.com
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