Tracey Ingram • 11-12 MAY
Winners
11-12 May 2022
IE Tower: P.º de la Castellana, 259E (Torre Caleido) 28046 Madrid
Jennifer Douglas was awarded first place in the fine art category for her light-based installation The Voice of Silence. The work employs a Morse code sequencer, cable, Perspex, light bulbs, steel, household paint and paint tins. It formed a central part of the larger exhibition entitled A Short Score. The title phrase alludes to a section of musical notation whose component parts can be reassembled into endless new formations of melody, rhythm and composition. The repetitive flicker of the flashing light bulbs suspended within The Voice of Silence create a mute musical fusion of rhythm and light. The flashing lights spell the word Fantastica through a Morse code of on and off flickering. Although the word itself is not immediately known, the sequenced movement of light seems to suggest a recognizable attempt at communication. The 3D Design award went to Chris Natt, whose socially conscious design, Sting, is a practical tool to help avoid disease in the third world. In addtion, his Stimuli light has been designed to offer an alternative experience that enables people to remain more in touch with aspects of their surroundings through mood lighting. The resulting project was an experimental piece of design drawing inspiration from the behaviour of plants and how they respond to changes in their environment such as sunlight exposure, moisture and temperature. An animated short film by Simon Cartwright and Jessica Cope landed them the winning spot in the film category. Made in a potting shed in Ilkley, The Astronomers Sun tells the story of a young man, accompanied by a mysterious mechanical bear, who visits an abandoned observatory to confront memories of his past and follow his father on a journey into the unknown. The film was animated frame by frame with stop motion puppets – the same technique used in Fantastic Mr Fox, Coraline and Wallace and Gromit. The films special effects were made using a combination of optical, hand drawn and digital processes. Rachael Hewson won the fashion award for her knitwear, which she says ‘should envelop the wearer, and be comforting and carefree without a compromise on style. My aim is to design knitwear that is sophisticated, beautiful and wearable. In order to achieve this I seek to combine unique textures with luxurious yarns, creating a new take on traditional knitwear.’
PROGRAM
11 MAY
10:00
Robert Thiemann
WELCOME
The ambitions of The Next Space
10:15
Juan Prego
Introducing Design Thinking
Our lead facilitator pictures the two-day journey
10:30
Kick-off
11:00
Talk 1 - Jenny Lee
People first
Why homes should be designed with people to make them sanctuaries for people
11:30
Miguel Oliveira (pCon)
Think, visualize, order
How software can support interior designers and architects to make the most of their creative design process by saving time to specify furnishings
11:45
Make-a-thon
Talk 2 - 13:00
Jaime Gonzalo
Seamless convenience
How tech can make residences more responsive to changing needs and circumstances
13:30
Gudy Herder (Eclectic Trends)
Leave No Trace
A hands-on introduction to material trends: how to make spaces tactile, inhabitable and future-proof?
14:00
Lunch at IE Tower
15:00
WOW concept Madrid
Site visit
16:30
Roca Gallery Madrid
Site visit
16:45
Talk 3 - Cara Eckholm: (Nabr)
Revolutionizing Ownership
Can the process of customizing, financing and purchasing a home be similar to buying a car – including post-purchase upgrades through an app?
17:15
Talk 4 - Lekshmy Parameswaran and László Herczeg
Caring communities
How our homes can empower us to connect, self-organise and care for each other as we live, work and age
17:45
Make-a-thon (continued)
19:30
Cocktail and day closing at Roca Gallery
12 MAY
09:30
Talk 5 - Beatriz Jacoste
Transformative food
How a revolution in food production will transform the way we design habitats
10:15
Make-a-thon (continued)
12:00
Talk 6 - Mireia Luzárraga and Alejandro Muiño
Adaptive architecture
Why spatial fluidity and ambiguity can make houses future-ready