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SUPERFLEX

September 9, 2010hkcultural hacking, design, social art, social impactNo Comments

SUPERFLEX is a Danish artists’ group founded and directed by Jakob Fenger, Rasmus Nielsen and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen. It has been working since 1993 on a series of projects related to economic forces, democratic production conditions and self-organisation. The artists have examined alternative energy production methods (Supergas) and commodity production in Brazil, Thailand and Europe in […]

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NEOLUDDISM? NEOLUDISM!

August 5, 2010hkcommunity, design, discourse, social impactNo Comments

source: www.benjennings.com.au/images/nl_07.gif Something to welcome or be afraid of. Is there a rise of Neoluddism? Opposed to change and technology replacing humans this term seems to be as anachronoistic as fresh in an Age of ubiquitous technology. Maybe the term Neoludism would be more inspiring… thefreedictionary.com

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BETTER DESIGN FOR THE GREATER GOOD

July 29, 2010hkcommunity, designNo Comments

Design21 – A network for Social Design in partnership with UNESCO spanning Arts & Culture, Poverty, Well-Being, Communication, Education or Aid. A plattform for people and organizations dealing with with different, but overall ethically biased approaches towards Social Design. The networks mission is to inspire social activism through design. “Social change can happen through design!” […]

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