Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 21 May 2009
Thought I would see how many of you are out there that have twitter accounts. If you are constantly on the pulse of Welsh Art + Design and tweeting about it we want to know, list your account as a comment below and later in the year we will be launching a top ten of most influential Welsh Art + Design twitterer's.
Posted By: niklas7 | Date posted: 11 May 2009
Sitagwave
Ergonamics, a Welsh design company, has made a significant contribution to Sitag, a Swiss office furniture manufacturer, winning the prestigious Red Dot Design Award, for their chair, Sitagwave.
Ergonamics’ intelligent seat back allows the sitter to be continuously supported, to provide comfort and healthy freedom of movement with dynamic ergonomics.
Ergonamics’ intelligent seat back has contributed to the Sitagwave’s innovation and functionality of design features that the judging panel look for within the product design category.
The award is a seal of quality and a label for excellent design that is internationally recognised.
The Red Dot Award stands for belonging to the best in design and business and is the largest and most renowned design competition in the world. Each year an international jury made up of renowned designers and design experts, and this year they have reviewed and evaluated over 11,000 submissions from 61 countries.
Nick Williams of Ergonamics, is currently in discussions with overseas car seat and train seat manufacturers to develop partnerships and explore, not only the potential use of the dynamic ergonomics that the innovation offers, but also additional benefits such as product weight reduction, and therefore fuel efficiencies, in conjunction with reduced seat manufacturing costs.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 01 May 2009
Planning is now underway for Cardiff Design Festival 2009, for anyone who wants to get involved, check out the Cardiff Design Festival website for further details, or comment below and we will send your thoughts on... On behalf of NakedWales happy early fifth birthday.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 20 April 2009
We have now been operating for over two years now, with one of our main goals being to highlight Welsh art & design to an national and international audience. Over the last few months we have been busy working on new opportunities for NakedWales to work on this goal further and go beyond the website and events that we have provided previously.
To this end we want your help, and your guidance. As members of the art & design world we want to hear from you as to what you would like NakedWales to do for you. While we all know a ferrari for everyone would be great, we are really wanting to know if there is anything that as a community we maybe able to bring people. That could fundamentally help you in your practice as designers and artists.
please comment below.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 October 2008
CDF launch at the Senedd
Last night saw the launch of Cardiff Design Festival 2008. We had a great time looking around at all of the work produced by the design agencies, and the free wine went down very well. So what did everyone else think? And don't forget on the Tuesday 14th October we will be having a 'Get Together' at the Waterguard in the Bay. Hope to see you all there.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 04 July 2008
#2
So it has taken us a while but we have finally completed #2 to coincide with our first birthday (ok a bit late). Hope you enjoy and if you have any comments or feedback let us know by emailing us at hello@nakedwales.com.
To get your hands on the issue www.nakedwales.com/mag/ISSUE2_WEB.pdf
hope you enjoy and if you want to contribute next time get in touch.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 April 2008
Creative Wales Awards recognise the very best talent and potential of individual Welsh artists. Funded by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW), Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available for Welsh artists every year and for 2007/08, 16 artists have been awarded nearly £300,000. The awards guarantee artists an income for a period, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks.
Read more at http://www.wai.org.uk/index.cfm?UUID=AD649740-65BF-7E43-3B932CB6539BD815
Posted By: warren | Date posted: 18 March 2008
when product design turns anarchist
Destroy the things you love
“Streaks of light came in through the closed shutters where they worked with the seriousness of creators - and destruction after all is a form of creation. A kind of imagination had seen this house as it had now become.”
From the destructors by Graham Greene
Destruction is a liberating process; both physically and spiritually. Total destruction creates space for new, partial destruction can make new from old, or make something more a part of what went before.
Destruction in terms of a nuclear-war-head-blow-the-shit-outta-them and screw-the-consequences is obviously a short sighted view for us as humanity.
But stop and think about the aftermath…
A few fragmented homo-sapien survivors, scrambling over pock marked landscapes, fighting tooth and nail to survive, chased by super-intelligent cockroach warlords, all scouring the globe for untouched oases.
-Slightly fantastical but still quite intriguing.
The point being the end is not the end. It’s the start of something different.
Now scale that destruction down by about a billion or so and examine what you have in your pockets. Really stare at those car keys, or that mobile phone. Look at the torrid destruction reaped down upon these harmless inanimate objects by you. You are the a-bomb; you are a cataclysm for these objects. But they are yours. Not Bob, Geoff or Osama’s’. -YOURS.
Sure Bobs got the same keys as you, and Geoff has the same phone. You and Osama even bought your car the same week; same model and everything. But each of these objects changes as a consequence of the experiences you put it through. And because it changes it becomes more yours.
According to Bruce Stirling, a futurist thinker, we live in:
“An economy of experiences”
Objects are attainable disposable and not unique. Experiences are qualitative, living events that shape who we are. However these inanimate products can serve as a link to things with more intrinsic psychological value. They are the breadcrumbs that lead us back to the light of ‘that day when…
Why hunt through stalls of perfectly square biscuits when you can have miss-shapes. All biscuits should be misshapes. (Arguably they all are.)
Be the person with paint on your jeans, a rip in your shirt and a crack in your phones screen.
Who cares about signal strength? You’ll try and make the call anyway. Or stand waving your arms like a lunatic sending the message. Because here’s the money-maker:
In a throw-away society, emotional value gains precedence.
If you want people to love and keep your designs make them emotionally indispensable.
Your mum wouldn’t throwaway a crayon drawing you did when you were four, but she hurls hundreds of pieces of paper out a week.
So I say we go forth and hurl our I-pod’s from the roofs of skyscrapers until their within an inch of their USB-plug-and-play-minimalist-full 65k-screen lives.
Then cello tape 'em back together and love them more for it.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 14 March 2008
So #2 is in full swing we have already had a great response but we still need your help. We now have a deadline of May so about a month and a half until deadline. So if you feel you want to contribute in anyway by writing an article, taking some photos anything you fancy get in touch and we can place it in the magazine.
Thank you all form the Naked Wales team
Posted By: aadam2alex | Date posted: 28 February 2008
Usually the goal of advertising is to persuade the potential consumer to do something, generally to buy a product or service. In this process, you are at one side of the picture and the consumer at the other and whatever happens in between will be your efforts to persuade the consumer to buy from you. To formulate an Online Advertising Campaign that works, it is of course; best to be completely familiar with the other side of the picture - that is - your online consumer. There are countless variables that can affect online consumer behaviour ranging from their demographics to social and cultural factors that influence them.
As an advertiser, you need to know why your online consumers are buying, what they are buying, and how they go about buying certain products.
In a Live Chat environment where Live Chat Agents are constantly monitoring your website, with enough training they know your online consumers' behavior like the back of their hands. From which geographical location are they coming in, which languages do they speak, which products/services are they most interested in, which price tags are affordable for them and which cultural or social constraints affect them.
In technical terms, Live Chat Agents can see the IP Addresses of online consumers to get their location, see the keywords they searched for to get to your website to find the product/service they are looking for and much more. Agents can tell which pages consumers are getting stuck on, what makes them abandon a shopping cart and which products could consumers not find easily on the website. By chatting with them - Live Chat Agents get to know the other side of the picture as intimately as possible. These agents can draw online consumer profiles for your company and help in data gathering of your consumer, knowing exactly on a personal basis what each online consumer wants.
This extensive knowledge of your online consumer's behavior will lead to targeted advertising, for small segments of online consumers with specialized advertising messages - even done on a one-on-one basis with a personal touch every time a Live Chat takes place between an agent and an online consumer. This knowledge base might change the way you display your products, the way you write content for your website and most of all, the way your advertise.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 January 2008
Redevelopment plans for one of Wales’ most popular arts centres have received a major boost with the announcement by the Arts Council of Wales of a £1.75 million Capital Lottery Award.... http://www.chapter.org/11273.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 January 2008
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has released its draft Art Form Strategies today for a consultation period that will last until 25 February 2008.... http://www.artswales.org.uk/viewnews.asp?id=736
Posted By: conkadesign | Date posted: 05 December 2007
independent front cover 20/11/07
Conka Design’s ‘Plisgo’ coffee table has come top in an article discovering the best coffee table furniture in The Independent. Featuring on the front cover and inside the paper on November 20th the article has put together ‘ten of the best’ coffee table designs from around the world, both past and present.
The Plisgo table originated as an in-house concept but went into production to cope with the demand shortly after it was first exhibited by Conka.
Other designers recognised in ‘the ten best’ include world famous Giulio Cappellini, Laccio and Charles and Ray Eames……a nice place for Conka to be.
More info on the Plisgo: www.conkadesign.co.uk
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 04 December 2007
Safle formed from CBAT, the Arts & Regeneration Agency and Cywaith Cymru – Artworks Wales. Has recently been launched.... further details
http://www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/136848/New+Welsh+arts+body+launched+.html
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 19 November 2007
Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company Podravka that has to be baked in an oven before it can be read. Called Well Done, the report features blank pages printed with thermo-reactive ink that, after being wrapped in foil and cooked for 25 minutes, reveal text and images...
http://www.dezeen.com/2007/11/13/well-done-a-food-company-annual-report-that-has-to-be-cooked-first/
http://www.bruketa-zinic.com/indexen.php
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 12 November 2007
#1 Magazine
Following a fantastic launch of the first magazine from Naked Wales: #1 at Glo Bar in Cardiff. It’s now available online…
http://www.nakedwales.com/MAG/ISSUE1_WEB.pdf
You also have the opportunity to own a piece of history, buy purchasing a limited edition copy of the magazine. Only 50 copies of the limited edition were printed most of which have now found there new home all across the UK, but there are still a few left!!!
Buy a limited edition for £10 per copy, please e-mail hello@nakedwales.com for more information.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 09 November 2007
Naked Wales - launches #1 at Glo Bar, Cardiff
So what did everyone think? We had a great time and it was good to see how many people turned up. So thank you to everyone who came to the launch of #1. It was a great night for us and putting faces to some of the contributors was particularly pleasing. We must also thank our sponsor’s, glo bar for the hospitality and INKA for printing our flyers. It was a struggle but hopefully we got something out that everyone feels could go on and become a regular magazine representing the Wales Art + Design scene?
Let us know what you think about the magazine, and for those of you who could not attend the evening there are still a few limited edition copies of the magazine left, so if you want to know more about the Design scene in Wales or you just want to support Naked Wales for future events get in touch hello@nakedwales.com and we will send you a magazine out for £10.00 + postage.
Alternatively if you want to help on #2 then please get in touch.
Finally we must apologise for our mass emailing before the event. We learnt that our email system had a technical glitch so sorry if you got thousands of emails from us. We were just keen to see you all.
Almost forgot during the evening there was a prize draw for copy 1 of #1 and the winner was:
BLUE 68 – being Kutchibok.
We will get it in the post to you in the next few days.
Thanks once again
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 16 October 2007
The Electronics Tattoo film expresses the visual power of sensitive technology
The Electronics Tattoo film expresses the visual power of sensitive technology applied to the human body. The film subtly leads the viewer through the simultaneous emotional and aesthetic transformations between two lovers.
http://www.design.philips.com/probes/projects/tattoo/index.page
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 26 September 2007
#1
"Remember, remember the 5th November the Gunpowder treason and plot"
Following on from the success of the website launch Naked Wales brings you #1. On the 5th of November we will be hosting the launch of #1 which will be our first electronic art + design magazine for Wales. Informing and showing what has been going on in Wales’ design scene in the last three months. So if you would like to meet like minded people, talk about design problems over a drink or two!!! come along to the lanuch at Glo Bar Churchill Way Cardiff 6pm - til late. entrance free.
Everyone welcome, so if you want to try and get to know abit more about the Cardiff design scene, or if you would prefer to try and blag a job by selling yourself to one of the many design agency directors, then the launch of Naked Wales #1 is the place to be.
We hope to see you there.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 31 August 2007
A RANGE of furniture inspired by some of Wales’ most significant historic sites has gone on display at the London New Designers Show.
Up-and-coming furniture designer Cathy Evans, from Pontyclun, is displaying her first exhibition at the prestigious event.
To read more visit...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=gothic-fantasy-castle-inspires-young-furniture-designer&method=full&objectid=19713010&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 31 August 2007
Vacant shops in Pontypridd have been transformed into art galleries in the All Over the Shop festival this week.
A unique blend of installation, film, painting and interactive digital media is being shown in shops, taken over by the artists, in the Taff Vale Precinct until Saturday, September 1 and in the Circle Gallery at the Muni Arts Centre until September 29 (paintings only).
CF37 Artists Network - a thriving community of artists - has recently been established in Pontypridd, and many of their new artworks are included in the exhibitions, which celebrate the diversity and high quality of work currently produced by local talent. Those participating include promising new graduates, emerging artists exhibiting internationally and critically acclaimed mid-career artists.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Digital Media Co-ordinator, Ann Hayes, said: "There is something for everyone in this stimulating and highly accessible festival, including figurative and abstract painting, sculpture, installation, and digital media.
"Themes explored include the absurd nature of domestic routines, human creativity verses Artificial Intelligence and (not forgetting) shopping!
The festival also features an interactive film installation by Inga Burrows, senior lecturer in Media at the University of Glamorgan and an innovative interactive screen-based game called SodaRace.
This project is part of the Arts and Town Centre Regeneration Programme for Rhondda Cynon Taf - a partnership programme between the Council's Development and Regeneration and Cultural Services departments and the Arts Council of Wales.
It was initiated by the artists' network and is supported by the University of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf Cultural Services Digital Media Programme and the Arts and Town Centres Regeneration Programme
Cllr Graham Thomas, Rhondda Cynon Taf Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Tourism, said: "The creative industries are a recognised growth sector in Rhondda Cynon Taf and we are delighted to be supporting local artists in presenting this exciting exhibition.
"We hope many people will drop in to see the works on show when they are in Pontypridd."
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 30 August 2007
Firstly we would just like to thank everyone for all of their support from the design community over the last few months.
We have now started collecting the articles together from all of our contributors for the magazine which will be published in November. We have a deadline of the end of September for all articles to be in by. If you would like to contribute in writing an article then please email us on hello@nakedwales.com. So if you have recently been to a fantastic exhibition or you have just read a great book and feel that you would like to let other people know, then please get in touch.
Posted By: Valintino | Date posted:25 August 2007
Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valintino Guxxi
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 17 August 2007
While slightly off beat we felt we should report that two German physicists have claimed to have broken the speed of light, as a possible Seminal moment in Human development the inner child within is ignited and we all start thinking about Star Trek and travelling through space to visit far far away galaxies.
The Two German Scientists conducted an experiment using microwave photons, which travelled instantaneoulsy between a pair of prisms that had been moved upto 3ft apart. the discovery came from their investigations in a phenomenon called quantum tunnelling, which allows sub-atomic particles to break apparently unbreakable laws.
The discovery has been covered in New Scientist magazine, and it seems we will see how this one develops.
Source
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/08/16/scispeed116.xml
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 14 August 2007
Whilst the weather at this year’s Royal Welsh Show was a total washout, it has just been confirmed that public event recycling figures reached the highest on record in Wales. This has been put down to new recycling bins located throughout the showground, designed and produced by Cardiff-based design company, The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR).
The new bins, which can best be described as dynamic, engaging and bright, were designed to address the lack of event recycling in Wales. In a very tight timescale, PDR took the project from design to production using their in-house expertise and facilities, and successfully exceeded all objectives set out by their clients - Waste Awareness Wales and Cylch.
Clearly segregated through colour coded bin covers and eye-catching graphics, PDR designed bins to accommodate cans, plastics, compostables and residuals – leaving no excuse for event-goers to ignore recycling!
Ashley Bryant, Senior Designer at PDR commented “Whilst the design fulfilled all of the basic functional requirements such as ease of installation and consideration of storage when not in use, our main aim was to make it distinctive and easy to use, to engage the public and promote recycling”.
PDR, a design and development centre at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), also cut production costs by an impressive 35% and implemented an effective new sponsorship scheme that was snapped up by top High Street Retailer Marks and Spencer at the show. Sponsoring companies are now featured on a raised flag, which creates more prominent exposure for the company, whilst making recycling points more distinctive. All cash generated from sponsorship will be used to support future recycling initiatives.
Ruth Llewellyn, Wales Recycling Manager at Cylch commented, “The distinctively eye-catching new bin covers turned the ugly metal oil drums into easily identifiable beacons of recycling. The amount of material collected for recycling has increased dramatically compared with 2006. It could be said this is a result of the new striking bin covers developed by PDR. The new covers will be used at other events to promote a consistent recycling message.”
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 10 August 2007
The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR) has recently become one of the first design and development centres in the UK to offer the latest breakthrough in 3D technology to businesses.
As the first portable, hand-held scanning device on the market the 3D Handiscan allows users to capture data in a single continuous scan, and generate digital models from any physical shape or form in a record-breaking timeframe and accuracy.
The application of such advanced technology has significant implications for automated reverse engineering, with the ability to re-create complex products or components which would have been impossible to achieve through conventional engineering and design methods. It is also ideal for emerging applications such as the production of customised devices and automatic recreation of legacy parts.
PDR, widely recognized as a European leader in the fields of product design and production, is unique in it’s concentration of leading-edge facilities and knowledge, and has always maintained history of revolutionary application of the very latest technologies and processes.
It is one of just 3 companies in the UK to own a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) Machine, and the only company in the UK to offer it commercially. As the only machine to make it possible to produce 100% dense stainless steel parts from custom metal powder, the SLM machine can achieve the finest details such as thin vertical walls of less than 100 µm.
Jarred Evans, Commercial Manager PDR commented, “this is reflective of our philosophy to offer world class expertise and cutting-edge technologies all under one roof. We are continuously investing heavily in prototyping and batch manufacturing technologies to work with data submitted or created at PDR to offer a range of solutions to companies who require anything from 1 to 5,000 parts per annum quickly and accurately. By offering capabilities that are unique to PDR, we aim to provide creative and practical solutions that add value to our client’s offering and help them prosper in the most profitable, competitive and cost effective way”.
PDR has the resources and capabilities to take products from concept to successful production and launch all in-house. Services offered include research and analysis, product design, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, and graphics design and branding. For further information contact Angela Spiteri on 02920 416725.
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 10 August 2007
Cardiff-based product design and development centre PDR (The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research) has just become the first design company in Wales to receive an International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for its outstanding design work.
A bariatric hospital bed developed for Nightingale Beds, the ProAxis Plus, is the epitome of great design, and since its launch has increased Nightingale’s sales figures by 286%.
With most bariatric beds failing to consider patient and carer health risks – the ProAxis Plus has been cleverly engineered to maintain a functionality that is among the safest, user friendly and most practical on the market. Its ergonomically designed mattress and electronically controlled functions optimise patient comfort whilst alleviating the potential for manual handling injuries.
Nigel Quinn, Managing Director of Wrexham-based Nightingale Beds commented, “Since The ProAxis Pressure Area Care System was introduced into the market, I am delighted to be able to say that the response to date has exceeded all our expectations. The quality of PDR’s work throughout the project proved to be exceptional and their support through all phases was first class”.
With over 1,600 entries from 30 countries, winning an IDEA is the ultimate compliment from the design industry and defines a design as the very best in business. Winners are selected by a panel of top international designers and only pioneering products that have the ability to thrive in global markets are selected. Other notable winners this year include Apple and Kodak.
PDR, a design and development centre at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), has bagged a total of 5 prestigious international awards over the past 2 years – more than any other UK company. Jarred Evans, Commercial Director of PDR commented, “This is a fantastic result for our talented team who surpassed competition from some of the world’s most innovative companies. I am delighted to showcase the exceptional expertise we have at PDR and in Wales on such an international level”.
PDR is a multidisciplinary design and development centre and has the in-house resources and capabilities to take products from concept to successful production and launch. Services include developmental research, product design and development, prototyping, low volume rapid manufacture, graphics, marketing and branding. For further information contact Angela Spiteri on 02920 416725.
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 10 August 2007
Whilst the weather at this year’s Royal Welsh Show was a total washout, it has just been confirmed that public event recycling figures reached the highest on record in Wales. This has been put down to new recycling bins located throughout the showground, designed and produced by Cardiff-based design company, The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR).
The new bins, which can best be described as dynamic, engaging and bright, were designed to address the lack of event recycling in Wales. In a very tight timescale, PDR took the project from design to production using their in-house expertise and facilities, and successfully exceeded all objectives set out by their clients - Waste Awareness Wales and Cylch.
Clearly segregated through colour coded bin covers and eye-catching graphics, PDR designed bins to accommodate cans, plastics, compostables and residuals – leaving no excuse for event-goers to ignore recycling!
Ashley Bryant, Senior Designer at PDR commented “Whilst the design fulfilled all of the basic functional requirements such as ease of installation and consideration of storage when not in use, our main aim was to make it distinctive and easy to use, to engage the public and promote recycling”.
PDR, a design and development centre at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), also cut production costs by an impressive 35% and implemented an effective new sponsorship scheme that was snapped up by top High Street Retailer Marks and Spencer at the show. Sponsoring companies are now featured on a raised flag, which creates more prominent exposure for the company, whilst making recycling points more distinctive. All cash generated from sponsorship will be used to support future recycling initiatives.
Ruth Llewellyn, Wales Recycling Manager at Cylch commented, “The distinctively eye-catching new bin covers turned the ugly metal oil drums into easily identifiable beacons of recycling. The amount of material collected for recycling has increased dramatically compared with 2006. It could be said this is a result of the new striking bin covers developed by PDR. The new covers will be used at other events to promote a consistent recycling message.”
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 August 2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) invites expressions of
interest for the following framework procurement:
Design, print, copywriting and distribution and storage framework
The ODA and LOCOG require a panel of suppliers specialising in a range
of marketing, design and communications services for internal and
external audiences.
The services are split across four categories:
- Design and creative services
- Print services
- Copywriting/proofreading services
- Distribution and storage services
Please note that ODA and LOCOG have mandatory pre-qualification
requirements, these are detailed in the Contract Notice and Part 4 of 4
- Project Information.
Further information:
Those expressing an interest must complete a pre-qualification
questionnaire (PQQ) via the eTendering section of the London 2012
website at http://london2012.net/re?l=evvvq1Ifthd1dI0
Interested bidders may only express interest via the eTendering section
of the London 2012 website. Expressions sent by any other means will not
be accepted. Suppliers are advised to submit expressions of interest
(EOI) at the earliest opportunity in order to allow sufficient time for
completion of the PQQ.
The deadline for expression of interest and completed PQQ submissions is
12pm (noon) on 27 August 2007 via the eTendering portal.
Those successful in qualification will be invited to tender.
Please continue to check the business section of the London 2012 website
at www.london2012.com/business for the latest information on the 2012
project.
Best regards,
The London 2012 Team
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 27 July 2007
Design graduates have been showing off their skills to potential employers.
At a special portfolio clinic, organised as part of the Cardiff Design Festival, established and experienced designers from across Cardiff gave advice and guidance to this year’s design graduates.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=design-festival-gives-grads-job-hunt-advice&method=full&objectid=19520224&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 27 July 2007
So you're six years old and you love playing with building blocks and you think the coolest job ever would be to play with building blocks for a living.
Iwan Lloyd Roberts of Pwllheli, Wales, got to live out that fantasy Wednesday when he was invited to the Montreal headquarters of Mega Brands, makers of Mega Bloks, for a brainstorming design session.
http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=cc40d18a-5c8b-47df-a991-88e3df3a8b65
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 20 July 2007
Fress Awards logo
Categories include:
Fashion Design
Textile Design
Graphic Design
Product/Industrial Design
The Awards
The Ffres Awards are open to all second and third year undergraduates studying fashion, textile, graphic or product/industrial design in Wales or second and third year Welsh undergraduates studying design outside Wales. Ffres 2008 is sponsored by IKEA, Peacocks, Rough Trade Records, HBOS and Gelert.
Prize
£1000 cash prize awarded by Design Wales in each category plus exciting prizes from the sponsoring companies.
Deadline for entries: 7 January 2008
For more information and to download briefs go to:
www.ffres.co.uk
or have a look at us on myspace
www.myspace.com/ffresawards
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 19 July 2007
An extract taken from the Western Mail 18.07.07 p.11
According to a new survey by engineering company Atkins, 88% of British adults think more women should be involved in designing our towns and cities.
Most of the people questioned believed buildings would be more user-friendly and practical and better places to live and work, if more women were involved in their design and construction.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 18 July 2007
Here is abit more information as to how we think this is going to work.
Rules of engagement:
It is hoped that writers will work with photographers and these will then work with graphic designers.
The writers may have a design background and would like to bring up a general topic that would be of interest to people, or if they so wished they could write about something i.e. a design agency, a product or project.
Deadlines for submitting work will be the last day of October at 12 noon.
NakedWales is currently a voluntary community of people so there will be no payment for any contributions, however all contact details of contributors/credits will be listed in the PDF publication. The PDF publication will be sent to all subscribers, newspapers and all major design media outlets.
All work submitted is at the contributors risk in terms of copyright, NakedWales will not accept any responsibility for libellous claims etc.
Work to be produced on pages measuring 267 mm (h) x 180 mm (w), with 3mm bleed at PDFX quality each article can be no less than 1 page and no longer than 4 pages.
Sample subjects to be covered in this issue (very broad at the moment)
1. The Bay is the Devil, We wont almost a VOX POX on why you work in the bay and on the reverse side why other people don’t want to be in the Bay.
2. Round up of Cardiff Design Festival 07 and what is planned for next year.
3. Getting into the design scene, how people first got there first job etc.
4. book review (any suggestions?)
5. bar review (where do designers like o hang out?)
6. film review (any ideas?)
7. Round up of London Design Festival, The whole of the festival will be to big for one article so it is proposed that it be split into areas (Tent London, 100% Design, fringe events etc)
8. Social responsible design.
9. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS??
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 16 July 2007
We are looking for people to contribute to a totally free publication. The pdf magazine is hoped to inform and show people what has been going on in Wales' design scene in the last three months. The magazine will be sent out four times a year to all registered users and also to all major newspapers and design related media.
If you would like to contribute through design, writing, photography, then please get in touch hello@nakedwales.com
We are also looking for people to write reviews on books and up and coming arts events. So once again if you are interested in contributing in anyway let us know.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 July 2007
NakedWales Set
So the Festival is over for another year. This time though it went out with a bang. Cardiff Design Festival's Recycled Ballroom was a great evening that shouldn't have been missed, great food, music and the longest table I have ever seen. The mixture of suited and booted and fancy dress really helped in creating an even more surreal feeling to one that was already up there, with the setting being a disused warehouse in the old NEG buildings.
The building was absolutely huge and when seen for the very first time is very impressive. The unique event brought together all aspects of the design scene in Wales. This year the festival also presented a few awards for the best within the showcase, awarding prizes for sequence and sda among others. So heres to next year, onwards and upwards. And who could hate an evening that was capped off with an ice cream vendor driving in to give us all a nice 99er for desert.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 19 June 2007
Credit: Graham Sanders
We would like to say a special thanks to everyone who attended and supported last nights launch of NakedWales.com. It was a great turn out with over 70 people attending, and was considered by many to be an event long overdue. We feel we achieved what we set out to with regards to bringing the art and design community together and getting everyone talking.
We would like to particularly thank Hartley Wilprint, UWIC, @Wales, City Canteen and AT Computers for their backing on the night, and also the Newpart gang for their love and support.
The feedback that we received from everyone for our Good, Bad, Ugly poll was great, and all you comments have been taken on board for our future work on NakedWales. Some of the responses we had were:
GOOD
"Great website, interesting comments / start for Cardiff and South Wales."
"It's nice to have somewhere for designers in Cardiff to talk. Hopefully gossip will spread among the site."
"It's a great site, well designed, with interesting, useful contentówell done guys!"
BAD
"The website is a bit slow and some information needed updating."
"Competitions, discounts, images to showcase, games and a bilingual e-news letter wanted."
UGLY
The site is excellent. We would love to artwork for magazines etc. Great chance to establish a dynamic design community. The site has lots of potential to expand if contributors flow regularly. The site is entirely reliant on contributions from browsers If the contributors die out the site could fade.
Now for the important stuff...the raffle winners!
In 1st place is BLUE 59 GISA NARRACOTT
In 2nd place is BLUE 40 OWEN SMITH
In 3rd place is BLUE 31 VICTORIA JONES
To collect your prizes please make arrangements (hello@nakedwales.com) to pick up the prizes from our offices in the bay. Please note that we will need 2 forms of I.D., passport and a utility bill with your name on. Just incase you try and pull a fast one!!!!!!
Many thanks also to Otley Brewing Company, Worn By t-shirts, jafor, ACID and Hoffi for contributing to the prizes! We love them all!
We will be looking into the responses and hopefully creating a list for people so sign up to to become regular contributors to the site so watch this space.
Posted By: Staziker Jones | Date posted:11 June 2007
http://www.aintnodisco.com
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 10 June 2007
I’ve been around a while and worked in a few agencies in Wales and London. Over the years I have noticed a number of common factors within many studio’s, which I’m afraid to say extends past the lack of taste of good music and a somewhat thirst for jazz and blues music and the undying need for great visual stimulus that dawns every wall. Bright colours, brick walls and more often of not an MD with substantial hair loss problems.
I must say that when I awoke this morn, an interest was bestowed upon me: a thirst to find a common object that adorns the many studios across Wales or even the world. Here are just some of the common items I’ve noticed along the meandering path of my career to date.
- The Ikea glassware and cups.
- The iconic Aeron Chair, bequeathed to the longest staying staff member.
- Numerous copies of Design Week, who’s recruitment pages are ripped and torn.
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 10 June 2007
DEPADOVA, together with designboom, promotes an international design competition. participation is open to applicants from every country in the world,to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.
http://www.designboom.com/premiomagistretti.html
Posted By: Adam Winstone | Date posted:07 June 2007
What happened to Cardiff Agency 6721? Did I miss something? Where have they gone? have they turned into Cardiff Photomarathon, as the 6721 website would suggest?
Can anyone shed some light on this odd disappearance?
Adam Winstone
Concerned designer.
Posted By: Daniel Ashman | Date posted:09 May 2007
Conka design, a new product design company based near Cardiff have scooped two prestigious awards at the Wales gala final stage of the Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Conka’s continual push for sustainable design and environmental awareness has been acknowledged by Shell LiveWire, organisers of The Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards when the dynamic young team scooped two out of the three awards of the evening which included an additional award from the Welsh Assembly Government that recognized the wider contribution made by the company to society with best social, community and ethical objectives.
Conka Director Chris Facey said “Winning these awards is an amazing achievement for us, we have worked extremely hard over the past seven months and to get some recognition for this is great. To win the ‘Social Responsibility Award’ as well as being runner up for the main award is brilliant. Being part of a generation aware of the problems with the environment, we strive to make sustainable products for ourselves and our clients.”
Conka, who have recently been in the news with their unique outdoor cigarette bin designs, called the ‘cigibins’, started up only seven months ago and are going from strength to strength. The company already boasts an impressive client list, taking on project after project and they recently secured a large international design contract from a company based Dubai. Their own in-house product range is due for launch later this summer, and will be sold by many online retailers and on their own website, where you can also see their current and past projects: www.conkadesign.co.uk.
Posted By: Valintino | Date posted:08 May 2007
Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valintino Guxxi
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 01 May 2007
We will officially be launching NakedWales during the Cardiff Design Festival. If you are interested in the art & design scene and fancy meeting other like minded people come along for a chat and a few drinks. Register today to be entered into our prize draw.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 18 April 2007
As part of the design festival there are plans afoot for a portfolio clinic for graduating students.
The idea is that students from different disciplines submit CVs – those who get over that first hurdle then get a 15/20 minute folio session with a ‘professional’ giving them constructive criticism and advice.
Those whose cvs are not up to scratch get a group workshop on how to prepare a cv.
If you are interested in taking part either as a graduate or a professional who is prepared to give up a morning or afternoon (or both) of your time in June, then please email info@cardiffdesignfestival.org for further details
The venue is Cardiff Audi showrooms Cardiff Gate – date: w/b 18th June TB
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 17 April 2007
Calls for the Cardiff Design Festival 2007 showcase have begun with the deadline for submissions being the 2nd May. This is the first time that people have been asked to pay to submit, it is hoped that this money will help with the funding for this years and also next years Cardiff Design Festival.
The categories this year are:
* Advertising
* Fashion and textile design
* Furniture design
* Graphic design, packaging, branding
* Interior design and life style accessories
* Product design
* Web, motion graphics, and new media design
To make a submission follow the below link.
http://www.cardiffdesignfestival.org/design
Posted By: Hoffi | Date posted: 13 April 2007
Cardiff Design Festival 07 Logo
It’s that time of year again when the design scene in Wales gets all of a flutter and starts to become a noticeable hive of activity, with the Cardiff Design Festival looming in early June.
Organisers of the annual event have teamed up with Cardiff design agency Hoffi to forge this year’s festival website. The website which can be found at www.cardiffdesignfestival.org will be the main route of submission for the 2007 design showcase, providing the chance for designers in Wales to glow, show off a little and be recognised for their work through 2006 - 2007.
Andrew Thomas designer and co-founder of Hoffi said: “For us the Cardiff Design Festival website encompasses the freedom and flexibility of the whole 18 day event, we wanted to show Welsh design in an environment that allows it to be appreciated; by enabling visitors to flow horizontally through the website as if they were strolling through a gallery setting, reinforcing this welsh showcase event.”
The Festival is convened and facilitated by Cardiff School of Art & Design at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) in collaboration with partners from the creative industries and other public bodies and private businesses.
“The enthusiasm for this celebration of good design has grown in the most exciting way over the last two years. This year’s festival promises to be more ambitious and wider reaching than ever before. The website designed by Hoffi reflects the intentions of the festival to be provocative and celebratory.”
Olwen Moseley, Festival Director and Director of Enterprise of Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC.
The Cardiff design festival takes place from the 7th – 24th of June 2007 in various locations in and around Cardiff city centre. Please visit the website for information on events and submission of design pieces.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 05 April 2007
The Cardiff Design festival dates have now been confirmed. The festival will open on the 7th of June and run through to the 24th of June. It is hoped that the festival will build on the success of the last two years. Plans so far include:
- Best of Welsh Design showcase
- Student graduate shows
- an exhibition of the Design Wales ‘Ffres’ student
- competition winning entries.
- The bilingual design awards dinner
- School workshops
- WonderCulture Designers Markets
- Design students portfolio clinic
- Sustainable Design regional event in collaboration with Design Wales
- Design dining
- Typography exhibition
- Design Talks
- The Recycled Grand Ballroom Design party
- Design Austria – Austria’s Design awards exhibition
- Satellite events around the city and beyond.
If you would like to let people know about an event that you are hoping to hold during the festival then please let the festival know through their website www.cardiffdesignfestival.org
Hope to see you all there at some of the events.
Posted By: julian | Date posted: 22 March 2007
It was quarter past 6 and with the roadworks surrounding Newport at the moment, really did not think we were going to make it there in time. We got there just, and even had time for a drink before the event began. I personally really enjoyed the evening and felt Martin Raymond views on current design and the emphasis on product and furniture really suited me down to the ground, the question of sensory design and emotional design being a really interesting if complex issue. Onto Wally this is the first time I have ever heard Wally speak and thought his views on attitude to be of great interest and one day wonder if there will be a brand that encompasses every part of ones life? The final section of the evening was the Ffres awards which I feel were a great idea to be attached to such a large event, I would have liked to know a bit more about the project briefs and maybe see the products, textiles themselves. To get a real sense of the work that had gone into them, I suppose though that is the case with all award ceremonies though.
So what did everyone else think of it?
Posted By: julian | Date posted: 22 March 2007
Its nearly the new financial year and so the marketing departments of the large commercial and government groups are asking for tenders for their new literature, brand, interiors and furniture. While I know it is an age old issue. naked wales maybe be the ideal vehicle to ask should designers produce work for free for these type of tenders?
any responses are welcome...
Posted By: Steve Hemmings | Date posted:19 March 2007
Brushdoctor - by studio sda
For its outstanding design, Brushdoctor designed by Cardiff design consultancy studio sda has now received one of the most coveted design prizes worldwide: the ‘red dot’. This quality seal for excellence in design is awarded annually in the international ‘red dot design award’ competition by a jury of experts and only goes to products with a particularly sophisticated and innovative design.
Brushdoctor is the result of a year of research, design and development by studio sda, after Cwmbran businessman Will Harris came to them with a common consumer problem: how can I clean a paintbrush?
The design itself is a liquid agitating device that cleans paintbrushes quickly, cleanly and most importantly is environmentally friendly. Using a patented method of mixing air and water, Brushdoctor uses only 1 litre of water, taking 3 minutes to work, where current preferred methods are time-consuming, use anywhere up to 100 litres of water and create huge amounts of waste and mess.
Senior Product Designer at studio sda Matt Blofeld said, “Winning the red dot award is due reflection on studio sda commitment to creating a simple product designed to solve a common problem the world over. It puts Brushdoctor in the company of previous winners that include international names such as Kenwood, Bosch, Toshiba, Fiskars and Philippe Starck.”
Brushdoctor came runner-up in the Sky One / Vodafone program ‘More Big Ideas’, and this represents a success for a design ethic based on the blend of form, function and user experience.
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 11 March 2007
Work by a Mid Wales artist has attracted the attention of the Japanese - and will now go on show in a joint Japanese/British art exhibition in London next week.
As well as having her work on show, Anne Collins, a glass artist, will also be interviewed and have her work filmed by a Japanese TV company for an arts programme.
She was invited to take part in the exhibition by Kazumi Morita, East-West Artists and Culture Club (EWACC) chairman, after he had seen her work on her website and liked it.
Anne said: “This is the most amazing opportunity for me. Not only will I be exhibiting at my first major London exhibition, but there will be future opportunities for showing my work in Paris and Japan.”
Anne will be displaying eight-10 3D works and three wall pieces at the show at The Light Gallery, Porchester Place, London, from Monday until March 18.
Also exhibiting will be four Japanese artists.
EWACC was formed in 1996 and has more than 400 members worldwide. Group exhibitions are organised regularly in London, Paris and Japan along with “studio swops” for artist members between Japan and the UK.
Anne’s studio is in Llanerfyl, Powys, and is open to the public by appointment. She also holds regular fused glass workshops.
She can be contacted on 07970 709247 and her work can be seen on the internet at www.warmglassart.co.uk
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 07 March 2007
Arts Council of Wales awards grant towards the development of a new Multicultural Arts Centre in Cardiff Bay… http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=189
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted:06 March 2007
Cardiff-based PDR, (The National Centre for Product Development & Development Research) has just won another highly prestigious international design award for work with a Carmarthenshire based healthcare company.
The iF Design Awards is considered to be one of the most important design competitions worldwide and attracts over 1,800 entries from 30 different countries every year. Previous winners have included Sony, Nokia and Apple.
The Award winning ‘Nacur Nasal Spa’ designed for Nacur Healthcare Ltd alleviates sinonasal symptoms and viruses such as the common cold, allergies, chronic infection and congestion. With its new improved design, packaging and branding, Nacur now has better access to more medical centers and pharmaceutical companies across the globe.
PDR, a research institute within UWIC University, has bagged a total of 4 international awards over the past 2 years. The centre offers a range of research, design and engineering services.
Jarred Evans, Commercial Director at PDR said, “This goes to show that some of the best international talent can be found right here in Wales and displays how competing at a global level is not down to the size or financial strength of an organization’
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 05 March 2007
Following on from the success of the Cardiff Design Festival 2006 planning for the 2007 event are underway. Watch this space for further details. www.cardiffdesignfestival.org
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 March 2007
with the announcement that the Design Council is stepping in to help steer the project towards its next phase of planning... www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/134061/Plans+for+Design+Centre+move+on.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 March 2007
100% Design founder Ian Rudge sounds confident. And for good reason. After months of industry speculation, he has finally stepped out with his business partner Jimmy MacDonald to unveil their long-anticipated start-up, Tent London... http://www.designweek.co.uk/liChannelID/6/Articles/133824/The+more+the+merrier.html
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