Link | blog.developmentxdesign.org
Cafe of Equivalent$
The Cafe of Equivalent$, a lunch food stall selling food at cost equivocal to food affordability in the producing countries – the research to tailor the pricing for the project is not complete but – soup and bread in Mozambique for a worker earning $2 a day costs 20 cents , 10%daily wage – applied to the average bonus-earning-banker soup and bread from the cafe stall costs $181.67, £111.20
This intervention is an attempt to create a transparency in an opaque world of money, making material the physical possibilities of using financial resources for need rather than profit. Nominated for the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010.
kennardphillipps is a collaboration working since 2002 to produce art in response to the invasion of Iraq. It has evolved to confront power and war across the globe. The work is made for the street, the gallery, the web, newspapers & magazines, and to lead workshops that develop peoples’ skills and help them express their thoughts on what’s happening in the world through visual means.
Link | KennardPhillips
FCI Pop-Up Shop, Orlando
A social and cultural experiment is taking place in Orlando until 14 December 2009. The FCI Pop-Up store is a concept retail space that is leaving a few locals perplexed. Is it because of the affordable prices? Or is it the clash between art and design in one room? The intention is to bring affordable art and objects to everyone and show that creativity can brighten up a street and boost local economies.
Only one week left to purchase original artworks on canvas or paper (including locally inspired art), vintage furniture, greeting cards and other curiosities.
FCI Pop-Up Shop at the City Arts Factory - 29 S. Orange Avenue Orlando FL
DESIGNTIDE Tokyo
According to DESIGNTIDE Founder Masaki Yokokawa: “During wealthy times, people create a lot of things that we do not need. Now, times are tight; we create things we only really need. That’s exactly the way design should be.”
Link | DESIGNTIDE 09 | Japan Times Interview
CITIZEN: Citizen
CITIZEN:Citizen reflects upon and engenders the current observations within culture, offering the notion that objects and products can act as insights into our cultural preoccupations.
Link | CITIZEN: Citizen
