Name: The Mirror: Section Z
Start: 2018-05-07T08:00:00+07:00
End: 2018-05-11T17:00:00+07:00
Location: Online

30 April | STAMMTISCH in Kuala Lumpur

April 24April 24 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

WHEN I WORKED a day job, in architecture, I found out about 'The Great Good Place,' a book and idea of Ray Oldenburg's, who called one's "first place" the home and the "second place" the workplace. Wikipedia says his 'third places,' 'are "anchors" of community life and facilitate and foster…

Architecture

April 17April 20 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

'What's your design style?' From 7 August, DK offer an 8-week online programme, ARCHITECTURE. It's designed for architects, designers and practicing artists who want to be able to succinctly, genuinely, and meaningfully answer this question for new audiences. First impressions count. You only get 11 second to make that first impression,…

1 June | ‘Briefly in Sheffield’

April 17April 23 by A. Spaice

A. Spaice

A NEW ZINE, 'BRIEFLY in Sheffield,' is set to release in June. Pre-order here. Set in England, November 1998 and May 2016. Creative nonfiction based on real life encounters, S P A C E tells stories in third-person narrative. ‘Briefly in Sheffield’ is part of the larger series, S P A…

S P A C E || Zines

April 11April 22 by A. Spaice

A. Spaice

NEW. Zines. Creative nonfiction pieces. Are now for sale here at Design Kompany's site, exclusively. These were created at Atelier S P A C E, a popup, roving, zinemaking atelier that seeks to interconnect people in hyperlocal narratives. We write them, on the spot. With the people who take part.…

Protected: S P A C E || Disjointed and awkward real life conversations

April 10April 10 by A. Spaice

A. Spaice

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A Nomadic Existence x Dead Poets Society

April 10April 22 by A. Spaice

A. Spaice

VISAS. RULES. WIFI CAPACITY. Coffee, cafes, open-mindedness. Looking for the kinds of places where you can go in the world and just hang out, write, or work, from the comfort of your desk-that-goes-where-you-do? DESIGN KOMPANY is offering a short course that's completely online from 7 May called 'The Cojournal Project:…

2PiR

April 6April 6 by A. Spaice

A. Spaice

THIS MONTH in S P A C E, DK are sharing the new collection, Circumference. It's a selection of short articles DK had first shared in our eZine S P A C E. The pieces were written from January through December, 2016, the 'Year of the Circle.' During that time,…

New tracks for April & May online workshops

April 5April 9 by Jas Plac

Jas Plac

HERE IS A QUICK outline of what's happening in April and May, in case you feel like applying to join DK in one of our new writing streams. Things have evolved since the 2014 cojournal, with the new suite of stories unfolding at Design Kompany's active spaces just for conversations…

Welcome Mirror Section Z. This is Chuck Close on practice, doing

April 4April 7 by Jas Plac

Jas Plac

ADVICE to young artists, this time from photographer Chuck Close. (A detail of one of his giant, floor-to-ceiling self-portraits is clipped above.) Very cool technically, if you have a chance to see these sometime, I recommend it. Also, Close is all about process, One particular quote about getting down to…

Protected: What is Atelier S P A C E?

April 1 by Dipika Kohli

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S P A C E || Computing

April 1April 1 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

'THEY JUST...' 'Yeah, well.' 'Well, you know I can't really judge. I've been doing the same thing all day.' 'Computing?' 'Yeah.' 'I mean, if it was ten years ago, and MA and I were hanging out having our meetups on Tuesdays like we used to, all those many lovely weeks,…

3 April | SELF

March 27April 2 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

IN A PAST ISSUE OF S P A C E I WROTE, 'I STAYED UP far too late last night reading a short story about loneliness.' I had no idea this topic would come to dominate a month of real life conversations on the road in Southeast Asia over the…

S P A C E || Fresh starts

March 23March 23 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

THIS IS THE BEGINNING. Again. Of a new chapter. In which __ might happen. Or not. Other things that you don't expect to happen might fall into place of __. Which means, that when we start designing these new beginnings, that we have to be open to the possibility of…

Designing the next

March 22April 12 by Jas Plac

Jas Plac

Update: April 12. Very warm thank-you to those who helped me think carefully about the writing for the letter to ask for funds for the Finland programme. I am going to circle back to you individually, so hang on there for a bit, and I will give you the personal report on what's…

Protected: S P A C E || New adventures in place and space

March 20 by Dipika Kohli

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Protected: S P A C E || The as-yet not fully known legacy of Stephen Hawking

March 20April 6 by A. Spaice

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Hoity toity jargon-happy boringness, academics and obfuscation

March 19April 12 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

'IT WOULD BE UNINTERESTING, is why.' 'What? You always kind of start from left field, I feel, with no grounding, scene setting, stage, or the like.' 'That's... just clutter.' 'No. It's context.' 'Oh.' 'Not many people would be this patient, you know. Writing has to grab you, hook you in..'…

Seeking collaborators, cohosts in KL, Riga, Oulu, and Helsinki

March 18April 16 by Jas Plac

Jas Plac

HERE ARE SOME of the programmes where we are seeking collaborators, applicants, and partners. http://designkompany.com/for-co-hosts/ MAKING OUR WAY TO N. EUROPE in the coming weeks to host Atelier S P A C E around and about in Finland. This means starting the process of following up on all…

Diary of Atelier S P A C E in pics

March 18March 18 by Jas Plac

Jas Plac

STARTING THIS WEEK, we are sharing the updates to the journey of Atelier S P A C E. through a new mailing list. I wanted to just acknowledge all the very many people I have met who have been a part of this, so far. Thank you, you know who…

Notes on Synthesis and Form

March 16March 16 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

This originally appeared on our blog in 2016, and more recently, in S P A C E as a conversation-starting prompt. Amazing things came from that thread, so I wanted to share it here. Mostly for EC. AUSTRIAN-BORN architect Christopher Alexander says in Notes on Synthesis and Form, that achieving…

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