Mirror2018 – Design Kompany

2 July | DK’s online photography x writing workshop-salon

Dipika Kohli

NEXT MONTH, we're going to host an online conversation called 'Slow Moment.' It's designed for writers, photographers and people who practice slowing in all its many, many forms. In this post, I'm going to tell you a little bit about how the online projects here at DK work, and also,…

Zining in Finland

June 11June 17 by Dipika Kohli

Dipika Kohli

THIS MONTH I AM IN FINLAND. I'm in a small part of the middle of it, close-ish to Oulu, and about six hours north of Helsinki. It's called Kärsämäki. Will be sharing this photozine later on this summer. The reason I'm here is to make it. Making a zine…

The Mirror Section Z

May 5 by Jas Plac

Jas Plac

DK ARE INVITING a handful of new guests to participate in our online forum-workshop, The Mirror. Just six spots, details are here. (Note: a new eligibility requirement applies, please apply only if you’re new to DK in 2018.) New. That’s what we like, around here. Keeps it interesting. Airy. Fresh. …

Protected: S P A C E || Muße

April 21July 14 by Dipika Kohli

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Protected: S P A C E || How to build your creative confidence

April 7April 7 by Dipika Kohli

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New tracks for April & May online workshops

April 5April 9 by Jas Plac

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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 4May 28 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…

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March 20April 6 by A. Spaice

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Notes on Synthesis and Form

March 16March 16 by Dipika Kohli

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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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March 12April 1 by A. Spaice

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March 8April 7 by A. Spaice

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A song for Jean Rhys, a letter from Rilke

March 7March 12 by Dipika Kohli

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FIVE OF US. Wrote a poem together. And I'm going to send it to just the five of us, and that's it. It's called A Song for Jean Rhys. Jean Rhys inspired the work, in a big way, of hosting The Mirror. Writing needn't be about mass producing, or selling,…

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March 5April 11 by Jas Plac

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February 27April 16 by Dipika Kohli

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January 28March 13 by Jas Plac

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Protected: S P A C E || The prospect of beauty

January 14January 14 by Dipika Kohli

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Protected: Journeys

January 14March 13 by Dipika Kohli

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January 14March 24 by A. Spaice

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January 14March 24 by Dipika Kohli

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