Hidden Art . Newsletter for Designer-Makers
Hidden Art in Milan | Hidden Art
at 100% Design | 'Best Of’
at Tent | Hidden Art Select kids at Geffrye Musuem | September Networking Session – Utilising the Web | Hidden
Art Open Studios | 100% Futures Winner | Are you inspired by different
cultures in your work? | 2012 Olympics and Procurement for Merchandising - Specialist Interest Session | Hidden Art Shop Submission Dates | China Market Penetration Briefing | The Product Design Workshop – Working with Chinese Clients | Export Opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe |
ID Magazine Annual Design Review | Unlock Your IP Potential
August 2008
To access and participate in all the Hidden Art services and initiatives detailed in this newsletter, you must be a paid Hidden Art member. Full membership details and application form can be downloaded
here or buy your membership online at
www.hiddenartshop.com.
HIDDEN ART OPPORTUNITIES
Hidden Art in Milan, April 2009
Hidden Art will
be returning to the SaloneSatellite for the fourth year during the Milan
Furniture Fair 2009.
SaloneSatellite is the ideal show for young aspiring designer-makers wishing to
launch a prototype, gain potential press coverage and make contacts with
manufacturers. If you are interested in showcasing at the event with Hidden
Art, application information and downloadable application forms can be found
online at
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/milan09.
Please note
that you need to be a London or Cornwall Member and 35 years old or younger to apply for
this opportunity.
The
deadline for applications is 5pm,
28 August 2008.
See
Hidden Art during the London Design Festival 2008
Hidden Art
at 100% Design
Hidden Art will return to 100% Design for the 12th
year in September 2008.
Exhibiting the work of 13 designer-makers including
Hidden Art Select 2008, as well as work from Hidden Art London and Hidden Art
Cornwall designer-makers.
Hidden Art Select kids will also be launched at the show.
For more details on the designer-makers visit
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/100percent.
If you want
FREE
entry to 100% Design please visit
www.100percentdesign.co.uk/hiddenart
and complete the online registration before 12 September.
Online registration after
this date allows entry for £15. Entry to the show otherwise costs £20.
'Best Of’
at Tent
A
collection of Hidden Art members will be participating in an exhibition curated
by Scene, Lina Meier and Something From Nothing.
Hidden Art Select kids at Geffrye Musuem
Hidden Art Select kids teamed
designer-maker Ella Doran up with St. Paul’s Way Community School
pupils, Jewel Ahmed and Zahanggir Hussain. The trays that resulted from
this collaboration will be
showcased at the Geffrye Museum from 16 September 2008, including
information
about the processes used.
September Networking Session – Utilising the Web
Wednesday 3 September 6-8pm
This
Networking Session, held at Hidden Art, looks at how designer-makers can make the most
of emerging internet technologies, utilise the internet as a platform to be
seen and sell from and discover new developments in online marketing.
All Hidden
Art members can attend the monthly Networking Sessions for FREE. If you
have not already done so, please reserve your place
here.
Hidden
Art Open Studios
The Hidden Art Open Studios Event, now in its 15th
year, is aimed at helping designer-makers make direct sales to the public
in the lead up to Christmas, through opening the doors to their studios, or
having a stall at a Hidden Art Fair.
The deadline for applications is 5
September 2008, but apply early to secure your place and maximise
your publicity opportunities.
100% Futures Winner
Jonas Wagell
An
exclusive competition, open only to Hidden Art members, gave away space within
100% Futures for a designer-maker to exhibit a concept piece.
We
are excited to announce that international member Jonas Wagell from Stockholm,
Sweden is the successful applicant for 2008.
Jonas will be presenting A House
of Jonas Wagell; an installation with his own work showing the aesthetical
relationship between products, furniture and architecture.
This will be a study
of how objects relate to space, and how spatial conditions are constituted by
architecture.
For
more details please visit
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/100percentfutures.
Last year this competition was won by Scabetti.
Are you inspired by different
cultures in your work?
If so, we would like to hear from you – publicity
opportunity.
Dieneke Ferguson (Hidden Art’s
Chief Executive) is taking part in New Design magazine’s ‘passionate about’
feature. The feature will be image-led, over a double page spread. Her passion
is the fusion of different cultures and multiculturalism and she is keen to
include images of work from Hidden Art members in the submission. She would
like to hear from designer-maker members whose work is inspired by different
cultures, or consists of a fusion of different cultures. This could be in the
form of techniques, forms, themes etc. If you fit the bill, then email Dieneke
Ferguson
dieneke@hiddenart.co.uk
at the latest by Tuesday 2 September with a couple of lines about what is
multicultural about your work as well as a low res image.
2012 Olympics and Procurement for Merchandising - Specialist Interest Session
Tuesday 9 September 6-8pm, at Hidden Art
With
a focus on the coming 2012 Olympics and procurement for merchandising, learn
about the exciting CompeteFor website, tendering opportunities, and updates about
the Innovative Routes to Market programme, followed by networking.
Hidden Art Shop Submission Dates
The Hidden Art
Shop,
www.hiddenartshop.com, are
next accepting submissions for inclusion online on 12 September.
OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE HIDDEN ART
PLEASE NOTE: Hidden Art does not vet individual listings and cannot be held responsible for any resulting loss or injury.
China Market Penetration Briefing
16 September 2008
Creative
Connexions, based in London, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Delhi, works with
UK creative businesses to develop market opportunities in China and India. At
this briefing, Creative Connexions' London and China team will provide you with an
overview on how the furniture,
jewellery and interior accessories markets work in China and
the market potential for foreign designers. We will also give you valuable
information of how businesses work in China in the creative industry and
practical advice on how to approach and work with Chinese clients. There will
also be a discussion about how Creative Connexions might be able to help you to
penetrate the Chinese market.
For more details visit
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/trainingopportunities.
The Product Design Workshop – Working with Chinese Clients Deadline: 5 September
The Product Design Workshop – Working with Chinese Clients, is part of the UK Design in
China Seminar jointly organised by Creative Connexions and TECAtech. The
date of the seminar is Monday 22 September
2008. As part of the London Design Festival 2008, this is the first event
in a series of high profile discussions looking at what UK design can achieve
in China and what specific design criteria apply when designing for the Chinese
market.
This seminar will explore the different approaches to
innovation and design between the UK and China, providing insights into the
differences and illustrating some of the opportunities and challenges for
design firms working in China.
The seminar will take place at Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP and is divided
into four sections.
For more details visit
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/trainingopportunities.
Export Opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe
A series of seminars focusing on Czech
Republic, Poland & Bulgaria for companies new to these markets and those
wishing to expand their presence or develop their products or services.
Targeting especially the creative industries and environmental services, these
events will share the latest information and advice from the UKTI’s
international trade team, Embassy and Chamber of Commerce colleagues.
For more details please visit
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/trainingopportunities.
ID Magazine Annual Design Review
I.D. is now
accepting entries into the 2009 Annual Design Review. Winners will
appear in the July/August 2009 issue of I.D— the Annual Design Review
issue.
Since
1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product,
furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the
obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the
evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and
visual culture. Each year, the featured work is chosen by a jury of
leading practitioners, who, along with I.D.'s editorial team, focus the
abundance of submissions into a clear survey of the state of design.
Unlock Your IP Potential
9 October 2008 4 -8pm at the Design Council
ACID
is holding an interactive seminar in a joint initiative with ACID Trade
Association Partner the British Contract Furnishing Association and DMH
Stallard, an ACID Accredited Law firm.
Focusing
on intellectual property issues within the contract interiors
sector, discover how to capitalise on your intellectual property assets
and maximise the earning potential of your designs, with additional
advice on design protection and interactive case studies.
For more details visit
www.hiddenartlondon.co.uk/trainingopportunities.
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Hidden Art we encourage any feedback you are willing to give. We are
always looking to improve the service we provide you with. If you have
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other aspect of the company, feel free to email them to
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About Mazorca Projects and Hidden Art
Hidden
Art is a membership organisation that supports and promotes
designer-makers, while offering companies and members of the public
access to original design. Hidden Art is the trading name of the
not-for-profit support organisation Mazorca Projects.
Mazorca Projects Ltd receives
funding as well as support in kind from the public and private sectors. For
2008 this includes:
100% Design, Arts Council, British Chamber of
Commerce for Italy, Canary Wharf Ltd, City Fringe Partnership, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP (Solicitors), East London Business Alliance,
Esmée Fairbairn, Geffrye Museum, London Development Agency, London Design
Festival, London Metropolitan University (Metropolitan Works and Polymer
Centre), Salone Satelite and UBS Investment Bank.
Mazorca
Projects makes every effort to provide information, which is relevant,
and as complete, up-to-date and accurate as possible. However, neither
Mazorca Projects (nor any of its employees or subcontractors) can be
held responsible for any errors or omissions.
