Further Adventures in Design+ Architecture. Sheffield’s Second Annual Citywide Celebration of— Architectural/Product Fashion/Interior+ Graphic Design. Conferences/Design Trails FilmScreeings/Exhibitions Events +Talks.
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Welcome to Sheffield Design Week, a citywide celebration of design in all its forms produced by MADE NORTH. This is the second year for the event and we are pleased to see the festival grow in terms of the number of events and venues taking part. Sheffield Design Week is a collaborative platform aiming to increase awareness and appreciation of design and develop new audiences. Our programme showcases all disciplines of design, from graphic design to architecture, advanced manufacturing and technology to craft and digital coding. The MADE NORTH Conference is one of the highlights of Sheffield Design Week; this year’s theme is ‘Transformation’ and we are pleased to announce Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum will be speaking alongside Henrik Kubel (A2/SW/HK), Ben Terrett (Gov.uk), Corin Mellor (David Mellor Design), Andy Altmann (Why Not Associates), Jessi Baker (Provenance) with a range of industry leading speakers. Sheffield Design Week is supported by Arts Council England, with headline sponsorship by Sheffield Hallam University. We would also like to thank our key partners and sponsors The Designers Republic™, Sheffield College, Sheffield University, Yorkshire Artsapce, the RIBA, Llama Digital as well as all of our partners and venues for helping to make this happen. Patrick Murphy Director
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Design Week Highlights — Park Hill Presents — Sheffield Design Week 2015 Launch 08 Modernist™ Guide to Sheffield — Launch 10 50th Anniversary of the British Road Sign 05
Please turn over and read from the back for Conference and Film listings
Conference — Conference Schedule 04 Session #1 Invisible Design — Transparency 05 Session #2 The New Maker Economy 06 Session #3 Curated by Transformation 07 Session #4 Design Abroad — British Council — Architecture Design Fashion Department 08 Session #5 Made You Look — Screening 03
Film Programme — 10 Koyaanisqatsi 10 Design is One 11 Playtime 11 Eames: The Architect and the Painter Please check our website for up to date venue information as timings may be subject to change. www.sheffielddesignweek.co.uk ----------------------------
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Sat 13 — Sun 14 / June (11.00 — 18.00) Park Hill (Free)
Park Hill Presents — Sheffield Design Week 2015 Launch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sheffield Design Week 2015 will be launched at Park Hill with a weekend of activities celebrating great design, delicious street food, live music and lashings of craft beers. A collaboration between Sheffield Design Week, Peddlers and Urban Splash, who will be also showcasing the newly refurbished apartments and commercial spaces, it will give the opportunity to literally view the city from a fresh perspective and participate in a summer Street Party in the Sky!
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Patrick Murphy, Director, Sheffield Design Week /
Made North; “What better place to launch our second
Sheffield Design Week than at the design icon that is Park Hill. This is the perfect location to begin our 2015 design programme surrounded by great food from the successful Sheffield enterprise, Peddler and to give an opportunity to see the Park Hill development bringing new life to another area of the city centre, as well as preserving part of our design heritage.” Sheffield Design Week’s Design Platform is a pop up curated showcase of cutting-edge designers and makers set within the spaces of Park Hill. From the internationally respected work of The Designers Republic™ to the finely crafted fashions of Mamnick, there will be a range of products, furniture, homewares, ceramics and print. The weekend will provide the opportunity to see, explore and buy contemporary design in a new environment from 11.00 — 18.00 Saturday and Sunday.
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The Park Hill based weekender will also provide the perfect place for Sheffield Design Week’s launch of the Modernist™ Guide to Sheffield, a printed guide featuring a selection of the best local modernist architecture from the 50s and 60s. Over 40 listings include Park Hill, Moor Street Substation and the Arts Tower showing Sheffield to be a mecca for fans of modernist architecture and design. -----------
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Sat 13 / June (15.00 — 17.00) Park Hill (Free)
Modernist Guide to Sheffield — Launch ™
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Park Hill Sheffield S2 5QX hello@themodernist.co.uk www.themodernist.co.uk ---------------------Specification — A2 (594x420mm) folded to A6 (105x148mm) Full Colour Litho print Each guide will come with a Modernist™ 25mm badge Price — £4 ---------
Modernist™ Guide to Sheffield, is a printed guide featuring a selection of the best local modernist architecture from the 50s and 60s. Over 30+ listings including Park Hill, Moor Street Substation and the Arts Tower show Sheffield to be a mecca for fans of modernist architecture and design. We are delighted to launch this guide at Park Hill on Sat 13 / June 15.00 — 17 .00. There will be a talk by Emma England, Regional Director of RIBA Yorkshire. Copies of the guide will be available to buy. The city of Sheffield embraced the excitement and architectural optimism of the fifties and sixties. It planned and built new revolutionary social housing and architectural developments that invested heavily in a vision for a brave future. Modernism isn’t one style; many different 20th century styles can be characterised as Modernist, but they all can be seen to share certain core objectives: a belief that design and technology could transform society through innovation and planning; a move away from historical references and applied ornament; a preference for abstraction and minimalism. Each guide has a large A2 map that showcases the sites where modernism took root and developed. The Sheffield Guide is a collaboration between MADE NORTH, the RIBA and The Designers Republic™.
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Wed 17 /June — Sat 01 /Aug (Wed, Thur, Fri 12.00 — 17.00 / Sat 11.00 — 16.00) MADE NORTH Design & Craft Gallery (Free)
50th Anniversary of the British Road Sign -----------------------------------------------------------------------------MADE NORTH Design & Craft Gallery Yorkshire Artspace Persistence Works 21 Brown Street Sheffield S1 2BS info@madenorth.co.uk www.madenorth.co.uk -------------------
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Designs shown — Mike Depmsey Tony Brook — Spin ----------------
In 1965 one of the most ambitious and effective information design projects was launched in Britain. The British Road Sign appeared on our streets for the very first time 50 years ago and has occupied an important role in our lives ever since, from instructing us where to go and a safe speed to travel at, to making us aware of any hazards or road works. The signs designed by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert standardised the road network, creating many of the signs we see today and produced two new typefaces: Transport and Motorway. The signage system was launched in 1965 and to celebrate its 50th anniversary we are planning a series of events that connect the north and south of England in 2015. To mark this 50th anniversary we are inviting leading British artists and designers to transform the familiar circle, triangle and square signs. Invited collaborators can create their own content for the signs developing concepts that evolve from current signs’ function of instructing people of speed limits and directions to poetically disrupting our everyday with designs that make us stop, look and think about design and our environment in a slightly different way; less instructions and more pauses for thought.
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We wanted the project to link the North and South of England and so we plan to install a selection of the collaborative signs at MADE NORTH Gallery and in the city during Sheffield Design Week. We are also working with the Design Museum on a launch event for the project during London Design Festival, when a larger collection of signs will be displayed across London. For more information about the project go to — www.madenorthgallery.co.uk 600mm
The Highway 1 M1
My Way A1 Blue line is outline of actual sign
Magenta line shows margin of current outer band, this can be referenced or ignored
Designs shown — Jonathan Barnbrook Mark Bonner GBH Henrik Kubel ------------
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Prog— ramme... ----------------------------------------------Sheffield Design Week takes place 13 — 21 / June 2015. During this period we will see a broad and varied range of design activity taking place in venues, spaces and places. The following programme schedule lists design events ranging from small scale workshops, talks and installations through to a design industry conference, film screenings and exhibitions. The schedule brings together a wide variety of partnerships with venues, event organisers and industry experts from across the north and beyond, intersecting with digital, manufacture and craft. -------------------------------------------------------
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Sat 13 — Sun 21 /June (Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 / Sun 11.00 — 17.00) The Round Building, Hathersage (Free)
David Mellor Street Scene Exhibition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An exhibition of David Mellor’s iconic street furniture designs. One of Mellor’s aims as a designer was to improve the quality of the urban environment. This exhibition of his street furniture of the 50s and 60s illustrates how Mellor - working in parallel to Jock Kinnear and Margaret Calvert - helped alter the appearance of the UK’s streets. David Mellor Design operates on the simple principle that well-designed equipment can improve your life. The company was set up by David Mellor, CBE, Royal Designer for Industry. Mellor is a key figure in British design with an international reputation as designer, manufacturer and shopkeeper. The company’s values are maintained by Corin Mellor who succeeded his father as Creative Director of the company in 2002. Based in Sheffield, the company maintains a tradition of high quality metalwork and uniquely encompasses design, manufacture and retail. Its policy is to build on its inheritance of traditional metalworking skills and Sheffield craftsmanship whilst making the most of evolving new technologies.
David Mellor The Round Building Hathersage Sheffield S32 1BA Free parking 10 minute walk from the nearest station / public transport Disabled parking Level access / disabled access ramps Disabled toilets Contact — Tel. 01433 650 220 davidmellor@davidmellordesign.co.uk www.davidmellordesign.com ------------------------Exclusive Open Evening Event Tue 16 / June 18.30 — 20.30 Introduction by Corin Mellor, director and chief designer of David Mellor Design. A very special event combining the exhibition of David Mellor’s iconic street furniture designs of the 50s and 60s with a selection of classic vehicles from the Mellor collection. This evening presents a unique opportunity to experience and hear about great design. Free refreshements Discounts on David Mellor products Book online — sheffielddesignweek.co.uk -------------------------
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Sat 13 — Tue 28 /June (Wed — Sat / 12.00 — 18.00 ) Bloc Projects (Free)
One Great Workshop -----------------------------------------------------------------------------71 Eyre Lane Sheffield S1 4RB Events -----Sat 20 / June 12.30 — Industrial Walk led by Chris Bullivant of NOW THEN 15.00 — Artist Talk with Nicola Ellis: Stories from the Steel Industry, past and present Thu 25 / June 18.00 — Stuart Mitchell (Stuart Mitchell Knives) & Joe Smith (Open University / Stories of Change) in conversation.
In the 19th century, the city of Sheffield was referred to as ‘one great workshop’. The network of factories in Sheffield shaped the physical, social and economic landscape of the city. The past, present and future of Sheffield’s industries, large and small, is tied to changing relations with energy in the workplace. The Future Works strand of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project, Stories of Change, based at the School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, aims to uncover stories about the relationship between energy, industry and landscape in the English Midlands. One Great Workshop will focus on the stories of Sheffield and include a design exhibition and range of events.
For times and further events check — blocprojects.co.uk/ supported_projects/ one-great-workshop Part of Sheffield Design Week & the AHRC Connected Communities Festival. -------------------Contact — Bloc Projects 4 Sylvester Street Sheffield S1 4RN Tel. +44 (0) 7419 376401 +44 (0) 7419 376402 info@blocprojects.co.uk -----------------------
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Sat 13 — Sat 20 /June (Mon — Fri 10.00 — 16.00 / Sat 10.00 — 15.00) Butcher Works Gallery (Free)
Aesthetics of Manufacture -----------------------------------------------------------------------------We are delighted to welcome the return of popular talks by The Welding Institute -Sheffield Branch, who will host speakers on the advanced technologies of Laser Additive Manufacturing and Selective Laser Melting and support invited artist, silversmith Ryan McClean, who will explain his use of 3D printing as part of his practice.
“This is a technique that puts manufacturing in the hands of the artist.” — Mark Roughsedge, TWI - The Welding Institute
The process of creation requires a demanding mix of practical and creative skills, and involves an appreciation of many factors including style, functionality, human factors and manufacturing. Our exhibition hopes to give an insight into the product design process- research, sketching, detailing and CAD (computer-aided design) the visuals and the making and testing of models and prototypes. Exhibitors include — Erica Seccombe, Maria Hanson, Owen Waterhouse, Lionel Dean, Victoria Kershaw, Ryan McClean, Coilin O’Dubhghaill
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Butcher Works Gallery 72 Arundel Street Sheffield S1 2NS Contact — Tel. 0114 2525972 gallery@fmc.rmt.org academyofmakers.co.uk/ the-gallery.html --------------Public Talk Wed 17 / June 18.00 — 20.00 (venue as above) An evening of presentations and conversation. Tickets — sheffielddesignweek.co.uk Butcher Works Gallery at Freeman College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust, a UK wide charity specialising in educational and residential provision for young people with learning disabilities. Ruskin Mill Trust provides innovative and experiential education and training for young people marginalized by disadvantage, exclusion or special learning needs. www.rmt.org -----------
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Mon 15 /June (See below for times) Electric Works (Free)
Creative Enterprise — From Start Up To Scale Up -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you need cash to start or grow your creative business? Is your arts organisation looking to expand and diversify in order to become more sustainable? Want to get a taster for how a business advisor can help you and your business? Creative Industry Finance and Transmit Startups are collaborating with Made North as part of Sheffield Design Week to fill you in on everything you need to know about working with a business advisor, and preparing for and accessing loan finance to either start up or scale up your creative business. Book a session with business advisor, or simply hear from our speakers about the ins and outs of accessing finance for new or established creative businesses. Creative Industry Finance is managed and delivered by Creative United and funded by Arts Council England.
Electric Works Sheffield Digital Campus S1 2BJ Sheffield Contact — genevieve.pace @creativeunited.org.uk ---------------------Talks and presentations for creative businesses Mon 15 / June 18.00 — 20.00 Business Advice taster sessions 16.00 — 18.00 FREE drinks and snacks provided. If you wish to attend a business advice taster session AND the talks & presentations you will need to register for both parts of the event. Tickets — www.eventbrite.co.uk/ e/sheffield-creative-enterprisefrom-start-up-to-scale-uptickets-17043469476 -------------------
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Sheffield Institute of Arts Degree Show 2015 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Experience one of the biggest student exhibitions in the north, showcasing outstanding work by our talented artists, makers, designers, photographers and filmmakers. The show attracts the attention of leading national figures in the creative industries as well as art lovers from across the region. Join us in the heart of Sheffield’s creative quarter and experience the extraordinary imaginations of our students. The 2015 event includes work from students in architecture (19 June — 2 July) / art and design research / computing / creative art practice / design and technology education / graphics / fashion / fine art / furniture and product design / games design / interior design / jewellery and metalwork (13 — 19 June) / media arts and communications. Exhibitions are located in Arundel Gate Court, Cantor Building, Harmer Building, Hallam Hall, Owen Building, Sheaf Building and S1 Artspace.
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Exhibitions by Venue — ---------------------S1 Artspace — BA Fine Art S1 Artspace 120 Trafalgar Street Sheffield S1 4JT Opening hours — Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 Wed 10.00 — 20.00 ---------------Arundel Gate Court Creative art practice — MA Fine Art — MArt Arundel Gate Court 175 Arundel Gate City Campus Sheffield S1 2LQ Opening hours — Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 Wed 10.00 — 20.00 ---------------Sheaf Building — Furniture & Product Design — Teacher Education (Design & Technology) Sheaf Building City Campus Sheffield S1 1WB Opening hours — Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 Wed 10.00 — 20.00 ---------------CANTOR Building — Computing — Games Design — Media, Arts and Communications — Graphics — Interior Design Cantor Building 153 Arundel Street City Campus Sheffield S1 2NU
Harmer Building — Jewellery and Metalwork (13 — 19 / June) — Fashion Design Opening hours — Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 Wed 10.00 — 20.00 ---------------Owen Building — Art and Design Research — MA Design City Campus Sheffield S1 1WB Opening hours — Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 Wed 10.00 — 20.00 ---------------Hallam Hall — Architecture (19 — 02 / July) City Campus Sheffield S1 1WB Opening hours — Mon — Sat 10.00 — 17.00 Wed 10.00 — 20.00 ---------------Contact — For general enquiries about the degree show Tel. 0114 225 3156 To arrange a visit for your school or college, contact Kate Jackson on Tel. 0114 225 2152 For press enquiries, contact the University Press Office on Tel. 0114 225 2074 -----------------
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Mon 15 — Sat 20 /June (09.00 — 17.00) Sheffield Hallam University (Free)
Home or Hospital? — How will the design of health technology integrate within our homes? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------An ageing population and pressure on health and social care capacity are driving demand for the design of innovative solutions to support independence at home for people living with long term conditions and disability. Assistive technologies are increasingly proposed as one such solution. Healthcare that previously has resided within the hospital is now extending into our home. The workshop will explore how this might be integrated into our every day life and within our personal home space.
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City Campus Sheffield Hallam University Howard Street Sheffield S1 1WB Contact — Tel. 0114 225 6753 lab4living@lab4living.org.uk www.lab4living.org.uk ---------------------
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Sun 14 — Sun 28 /June (10.00 — 17.00) Sheffield Winter Gardens (Free)
Design Platform Winter Gardens -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sheffield Winter Gardens Surrey St Sheffield S1 2HH Contact — patrick@sheffielddesignweek.co.uk --------------------------------See a display of Voca Voca candidates work Sun 14 — Mon 15 / June
Design Platform brings together a programme of pop up shops and showcases in the heart of the Winter Gardens. Across a two week period everything from fashion to product design will be on show with the opportunity to buy direct from the maker whilst finding out more about the people behind the work. The full programme is available on the Sheffield Design Week website.
Voca Voca deliver bespoke training to candidates with commercial design industry professionals. Find out more — www.vocavoca.co.uk ------------------
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Fri 19 — Fri 26 /June (Mon — Sat / 11.00—17.00) The Scottish Queen (Free)
Eye Hand Heart -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Designers, Makers and Artists of the Future Sheffield College is proud to Showcase an exhibition celebrating the impressive creative talent of our students. The work on display comes from students aged 16 to 18+ as well as adult learners, spanning specialist areas ranging from architecture to interior, product and surface design, fashion, print, illustration, graphics, applied arts, computer games, fine art and photography. All students featured are progressing on to courses in universities across the UK including Glasgow School of Art and Central St Martins, London
The Scottish Queen 21-24 South Street Park Hill Sheffield S2 5QX Contact — scottishqueenatparkhill@gmail.com --------------------------------Open Evening — Thu 18 / June 18.00 — 20.30 -----------The Sheffield College — News Norton graphics, computer games design and photography degree students end of year exhibition will take place at the workstation during the last week in June. Moving — The Sheffield College Hillborough Campus Sheffield College’s state-of-the-art 8.8 million Centre of Creative Industries opens September 2015, providing industry standard facilities, equipment and skills across the creative sector, providing future skills for employment and continued success in accessing top university courses across the UK. -------------
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Tue 23 — Thu 25 /June (See opp. page for times) Various Venues (FREE)
Sheffield College -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Graphic Design is one of the longest established Design & Visual Arts’ programme areas that The Sheffield College offers. Students have been able to study at all levels: First Diploma, National (and now Extended) Diploma, A-Level and Higher Education for well over 30 years. Graphic Design is the Design & Visual Arts’ discipline most likely to lead to employment and the continued success of The Sheffield College’s provision is reflected by the number of Creative Art Directors, Senior Designers and Design employees that now have successful, long term careers within the region, nationally and internationally. In collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University we are now able to offer the opportunity to develop a career in Graphic Design for school-leavers and FE College graduates through to full BA Honours Degree. Most significantly, our progression rate to Higher Education is consistently 95%+ and our Higher Education graduate employment rate has, over the last two decades, regularly been twice that of the national average from UK Universities. If you want a career in Creative Arts what are you waiting for?
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The Sheffield College D&VA | Design & V
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“The 18+ foundation gave me the skills, confidence and the portfolio that got me in Central St Martins” — Alice Chamberlain (18+ foundation Diploma in Art & Design)
“I didn’t believe the success stories about industry jobs; I applied, was accepted and was the first to get a job in the design industry” — Matt Hudson (FdA Graphic Design, Level 5)
Visual Arts’ Exhibition
The Sheffield College Events — DESiGN & viSuAL ARTS EXHiBiTiON Featuring creative work produced by students graduating from The Sheffield College in 2015 embracing the disciplines of Graphic Design, Photography, Art & Design, Games Development The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row Sheffield S1 2BX iNDuSTRY EvENiNG Wed 24 / June 18.00 — 21.00 Exhibition Open Times — Tue 23 — Thu 25 / June 9.00 — 18.00 daily Contact — Tel. 0114 260 2600 www.sheffcol.ac.uk -----------------Gage Gallery Mon 01 — Sun 14 / June A selection of creative student work by a range of courses from Sheffield College. KiAC The Lion Works 40 Ball Street Sheffield S3 8DB Contact — Tel. 07595 546751 ----------------Our state-of-the-art £8.8m Centre for Creative industries at The Sheffield College opens in September 2015, providing industry standard facilities, equipment and skills across the creative sector, providing future skills for employment and continued success in accessing the top university courses across the uK. -------------
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Mon 15 — Wed 17 /June (Mon — Wed / 13.00—13.45) Millennium Gallery (Free)
Craft Works — Lunch Time Talks -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Following on from last year’s successful CraftWorks conference produced in partnership with the Crafts Council, we now present an opportunity to hear from a range of Sheffield based designer/makers talking about their work. Across the week we will showcase of some of the hottest talents emerging from the steel city of Sheffield. A hub of creativity and industry, Sheffield is a real design destination fostering new makers who challenge the conventions of their craft and materials. Speaker profiles will be available on the Sheffield Design Week website.
Ground Floor Lunchtime Talks Millennium Gallery Arundel Gate Sheffield S1 2PP Contact — patrick@sheffielddesignweek.co.uk ---------------------------------
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Mon 15 — Fri 19 /June (See below for times) Dale Office Interiors (Free)
Using Design to Improve the Experience of Work -----------------------------------------------------------------------------UK employers are under pressure to respond to challenging and rapidly changing business conditions. One dimension of that pressure is around talent attraction and retention. Becoming an employer of choice is the order of the day. We contend that using design to develop the physical asset of workspace - into a talent-attractive strategic tool for growth - is a smart investment. Research from the UK Design Council reinforces this. They found that for every £1 invested in design, businesses can expect a four-fold return in profit. Work settings designed to improve the experience of work will delight, inspire, stimulate, and engage. They have become diverse landscapes populated with user-defined work tools. Interactive neighbourhoods support different user preferences and varied activities of work. Dale Office delivers compliant, thoughtfully designed interiors for companies going through change. Fingers firmly on the pulse of the future of work, we live and breathe office design. These talks are for anybody interested in improving workplace effectiveness. In particular, how that relates to employee engagement, innovation and the future of work. It’s your chance to ask our team any burning workspacerelated questions you may have. We look forward to welcoming you into our space and sharing our best thinking on using design to improve the experience of work.
Dale Office Interiors Elsworth House Herries Road South S6 1QS Opening times — Mon 10.00 — 11.00 and 14.00 — 15.00 Tue 10.00 — 11.00 Wed 10.00 — 11.00 Fri 10.00 — 11.00 and 14.00 — 15.00 Contact — Tel. 0114 233 1115 info@daleoffice.co.uk www.daleoffice.co.uk @DaleOffices -------------
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Polymath #001 by Designed in Sheffield
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Polymath launches as part of Sheffield Design Week: The modern world of Design is an eclectic place of different disciplines, specialisms and markets. As designers, creatives and innovators we need a constant feed of knowledge and inspiration to stay on top of our game and up-to-date with the ever-fascinating and constantly changing landscape around us. Polymath is an evening of 10 minute showcases, giving you an engaging and entertaining insight into different areas from across the Creative Continuum of design, digital, art, technology, film, engineering, music, culture and many more. Some of them you’ll know well, others you might not have even heard of. All of them will be delivered in a way that’ll spark new ideas, provoke conversation and help you solve the challenges you face every day in your business. Join us on the 16th for a beverage and that dose of creative stimulation you keep promising yourself.
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Tue 16 /June (18.00 — 19.00) Cantor Lecture Theatre (Free)
Jefferson Sheard Memorial Talk — Bryan Jefferson -----------------------------------------------------------------------------As part of Sheffield Design Week and in conjunction with the launch of the Modernist Guide to Sheffield, Tom Rhys Jones of Jefferson Sheard Architects will be giving a talk on the life and work of their founder and former RIBA President, Bryan Jefferson. Jefferson was born in Sheffield in 1928 and, following the death of his father in the first blitz on the city, was sent to be educated at Lady Manners School, Bakewell before studying architecture at the University of Sheffield. Upon graduation he joined the new practice set up in Derby by the distinguished Irish architect Major Sam Morrison before being sent back home to open the practice’s Sheffield office. The Sheffield venture metamorphosed via Morrison Partners and Jefferson into Jefferson and Partners and, by 1957, with the arrival of Jefferson’s friend and fellow alumnus Gerald (Gerry) Sheard, into Jefferson Sheard and Partners. Early commissions included a series of private houses in the Huddersfield area - something of a hotspot for progressive residential design at that time with Peter Womersley’s Farnley Hey having been recently completed - but Jefferson’s bigger opportunities arose back in Sheffield where post-war reconstruction and a radical remodelling of the city was gathering momentum. Perhaps the most enduring - and, certainly, the most talked-about - of Jefferson’s major buildings was one of the first, the immaculately detailed Brutalist behemoth of an electricity substation commissioned by the CEGB in the early 60s. Commended in the 1968 Financial Times Architectural Awards and statutorily Listed Grade II in 2013, this is one of Sheffield’s best-known landmarks, floodlit by the Council in 2010 and greatly loved or reviled despite a large part of the citizenry having no idea what goes on within! The switching-on of the floodlighting was the occasion of Jefferson’s last official visit to his home city and an abiding memory is of him signing copies of the artist Jonathan Wilkinson’s specially commissioned painting of the building whilst surrounded by a new generation of admirers eager to meet its creator.
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No less starkly dramatic, but less visible, was another grittily utilitarian public work, the City Council’s Olive Grove depot, displaying a similarly skilful touch in its detailing, following which the practice embarked on a series of less muscular but still elegantly nonsense-free developments such as a Cinema and Entertainment complex on Pond Street (known to subsequent generations of Sheffielders as the Fiesta, Roxy or O2), offices for the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (now the AEU) and for Eagle Star and the Probation Service. — Excerpt from Bryan Jefferson’s obituary written by Tom Rhys Jones, published in the AJ and RIBA Journal in 2014. ------Jefferson Sheard is a leading team of architects working out of offices in Sheffield, London, Peterborough and Manchester. With almost 60 years’ experience of working in sectors as diverse as retail, education, transport and healthcare, the practice puts creative ideas to great use where they improve space and the experience of space users, balancing form and function; technically excellent and design conscious in equal measure. www.jeffersonsheard.com -----------------------
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Open Studio — Race Cottam Associates -----------------------------------------------------------------------------As as part of Sheffield Design Week, Race Cottam is opening its Sheffield studio to give visitors an insight into the design process behind current projects and selected recent work. Race Cottam Associates is a leading architectural practice based in the heart of the St Vincent’s Quarter in Sheffield. Having been established in the city for over 20 years, the studio strives to make a positive impact on the built environment both locally and nationally with a diverse range of specialisms in education, health, retail and environmental projects. As part of Design Week, Race Cottam is opening i ts Sheffield studio to give visitors an insight into the design process behind current projects and selective recent work. For more information visit www.racecottam.com
Race Cottam Associates 3 Vincent House Solly Street Sheffield S1 4BB Limited parking may be available subject to availability. For enquiries please contact the office 24hrs in advance of the event. Contact — Tel. 0114 2737050 lcottam@racecottam.com www.racecottam.com -----------------Rethinking St Vincent’s — Urban Regeneration Design Workshop Wed 17 / June 16.00 — 18.00 Race Cottam Associates Once a vibrant community at the centre of the city’s industrial age, the historic quarter of St Vincent’s fell into decline through slum clearances and World War bombings. Now on the verge of a new wave of regeneration, the quarter is in a prime location for future development. Join local architects Race Cottam Associates for an afternoon of creative re-imagining as they look to revitalise this historical quarter of the city. For more info visit — www.racecottam.com ------------------
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Designing Quality of Life Into The City — Why Sheffield Should Go Dutch -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Matt Turner of Cycle Sheffield explains how the Dutch approach of designing freedom to move into their urban spaces affords families a quality of life and freedom which is the envy of Europe. Prepare to be educated, inspired and ready to push for change in Sheffield! We campaign for Sheffield to be a city where cycling is seen as a genuine travel choice for everyone. We are the eyes and ears of Sheffield’s cycling community and talk with the local politicians, local space and transport planners and agencies such as the police. We make sure cycling is on the political agenda, influence policy and fight poor decision making. Join us and help us make our city one of the most bike-friendly in the UK.
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This is an experimental form of product design. Concerned with identity — mine, yours, theirs, its individually, collectively, socially. Exploring duality and alternative function through narrative, metaphor, surprise, invention disinformation. Provocative and playful. This exhibition has been created by Darren Richardson, Artist/Designer based at Yorkshire Artspace. He says about the work: “The work invites active engagement, seeking to undermine complacent attitudes: the possibility of the improbable. This is an expression of my disillusionment with… product design entwined with consumerism, advertising, and over-production, democracy and the continuation of government… institutional practice.” Set within the context of design for health, prosthetic possibility is a promotion of emotional and physical wellbeing. A dialogue, a pathway to salvation, it represents the beginning of a strategy of extraordinary design.
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Gripple -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Gripple Ideas Hack Day — Gripple are offering a unique opportunity to be creatively inspired and learn from their market leading innovation and problem solving methods. Take part and bring your own ideas or challenges. Gripple is a multi-award winning UK manufacturing company where genuine innovation lies at the heart of everything they do. They’ve developed a reputation for delivering market leading innovation into a range of industries as well as investing in their own dedicated Ideas & Innovation Team based at their head office in Sheffield. Take Part — The Gripple Ideas Hack day gives creative minds the chance to visit ‘The Juicer’, a space where creativity and ideas generation are paramount and where accelerated innovation quickly turns ideas into realities. The day includes a tour of their purpose built creative workspace, incorporating cutting edge engineering workshop, 3D printing and rapid prototyping facilities and you can get to meet their crack team of designers and engineers. Experience the journey from initial idea, through concept generation, to building prototypes in the fully equipped workshop. This intensive day is also just the start of your ideas journey, as some of the best innovations will be selected to develop further in Gripple’s own ‘Incub’ incubator as part of a year long project working with Sheffield Design Week and Gripple.
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156 Arundel Street Sheffield S1 4RE Parking is widely available throughout the city centre and the gallery has disabled access. Contact — hello@justdogoodshit.com ------------------------Private View Fri 19 / June 18.00 — 21.00 General View Sat 20 / June 10.00 — 17.00 ------------------------Participating studios — Cafeteria www.thecafeteria.co.uk DED www.dedass.com Defeye www.defeyecreative.co.uk DMSQD dmsqd.com Dust www.du.st Field www.field-design.com Jaywing jaywing.com Kiosk letskiosk.com Nick Deakin totallyokay.co.uk Side by Side www.side-side.co.uk We are thisisweare.com Curated by Side by Side and featuring the best Sheffield talent. Our hope is that Just Do Good Shit eventually becomes a wider platform for encouraging & showcasing creativity. -----------------------------------
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Forgotten Spaces— The Association Young Creatives for Environment 2015 Conscious Building ------------------------------------— Conference ------------------------------------This year’s AECB conference will be held on 19th and 20th June 2015 at The Edge, University of Sheffield. A lively and informative programme is being developed with the School of Architecture who have an excellent track record in many aspects of environmental issues in architecture. See below for details of the workshops and presentations confirmed to date.
Do you have or can you find a community space, not too large, that you could explore and develop? What would you do with that space? How could you creatively develop and improve the site for use by your school,college or local community? The aim of the competition is for you to design and develop a site and give it a fresh look and explore potential solutions for reusing the site. Prizes 1st prize — £600 2nd prize —£400 3rd prize — £200 Each team will also win individual design kits consisting of high-quality technical drawing stationery. For more information about the competition, download our competition brief and registration form from our key documents section. Harmer Building Sheffield Hallam University Howard Street Sheffield S1 2BW Contact — If you’d like to know more about the Forgotten Spaces Young Creatives Competition 2015, please contact Tristan Van Den Bosch at t.v.bosch@shu.ac.uk www.shu.ac.uk/forgotten-spaces ------------------------------
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Cityscapes -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sheffield Winter Garden Surrey Street Sheffield S1 2HH Performances start 12.00 at the Winter Gardens and ends at Sheaf Square and Cutting Edge Sculpture outside the train station. Follow the performance from the Winter Gardens through Millennium Gallery (Avenue space), down Howard Street and onto Sheaf Square. ---------------------------
Dance Network Sheffield is proud to present ‘Cityscapes’ a unique ‘pop up’ dance performance in collaboration with choreographer Gerry Turvey. Watch the city come alive through dance in a sea of movement and colour which will transform pathways, benches, galleries and fountains into a new world of exciting images. This surprising pop up dance performance will take place in different parts of the city in which you will see unusual spaces and places illuminated by dance. Performers include professional dancers and a company of local community performers. The Dance Network Sheffield is committed to providing opportunities for local professional dancers to unite in creative collaborations across the city.
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Sheffield School of Architecture Summer Exhibition -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sheffield University School of Architecture Floor 16 The Arts Tower Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN Contact — Tel. 0114 222 0399 ssoa@sheffield.ac.uk www.shef.ac.uk/architecture --------------------------Opening event Fri 19 / June 17.30
The annual exhibition of work by students of the University of Sheffield School of Architecture, featuring a wide range of design projects by students on our Degree, MArch and Masters courses. The school has a strong understanding of its place in the city of Sheffield, and projects created by the students really knit with the local identity. There is a strong emphasis on making within the school — both emphasised through the students’ model making, the topics of the projects and the school’s live-build work.
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Bank Street Arts — Castlegate Festival Bar Sat 20 / June 10.00 — 11.00 Sun 21 / June 11.00 — 16.00 Festival Bar with hot & cold drinks plus try some delicious tapas and relax in their renovated Georgian Courtyard. Fruits of the Orchard Exhibition Contemporary artwork drawing, painting and photography by volunteers at Bank Street Arts. Pop Up Shop An eclectic mix of artists, writers, jewellers and individual creative practitioners. -------------On the Streets of Castlegate — Sheffield’s Waterfront Tour with Simon Ogden Sat 21 / June 12.00 — 14.00 Meet at Exchange Place Studios. To book email — simon.ogden@sheffield. gov.uk or Tel. 0114 2734189 Castlegate Flora & Fauna Tours with artist Helen Stratford Sun 21 / June 12.00, 13.30 and 15.00 (starting from Castle House) Free but booking essential email — contact@helenstratford. co.uk A Short Walk Round an Old Building With Friends of the Old Town Hall Sun 21 / June 13.00 Meet outside the Old Town Hall, on the corner of Castle St and Castle Green. Guided History Walk around the Old Town Hall and Bank Street Sun 21 / June 15.00 Meet outside the Old Town Hall, on the corner of Castle Street and Waingate For more info — www.sheffield.ac.uk/ castlegatefestival -------------------
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Exchange Place Exchange Place & Castlegate Festival — Pop Up Shop Sat 13 — Sun 14 / June Thu 18 — Sun 21 / June 11.00 — 16.00 Showcasing the work of artists based at Exchange Place Studios; everything from prints, ceramics, jewellery, toys, furniture to fashion accessories. Also a programme of mini workshops run by the artists. Studio Tours Wed 17 / June Visit a range of designer/ maker studios. Tours start at fixed times from 10.00, 13.00 & 16.00 with pre booking being essential. Contact — lianne@mellorware.co.uk Exhibition / Trail Sat 20 / June 10.00 — 17.00 Sun 21 / June 11.00 — 16.00 The SOUP Collective & artists from Exchange Place present ‘Flux’ Exhibition and Arts Trail includes artists interventions and performances and the ‘Castlegate Mice’ dotted around Castlegate for you to hunt for. ------------------
Castigate Vibrancy Workshops Workshops should be booked in advance by emailing the relevant designer Sat 20 / June — Build A Small Machine 11.00 — 12.30 FREE / Ages 7+ Email — mistergilesgrover@gmail. com Mosaic Making 10.00 — 12.30 £2 / Ages 10+ Email — artwithlizzy@gmail.com Creative Card Making 10.00 — 12.30 Adults Only 14.30 — 17.00 Family Session £20 per adult, 1 child FREE £5 per additional child Email — lyncarruthers@yahoo.com Pottery Class 10.00 — 12.30 £12 all ages Email — artwithkrishna@gmail.com Sun 21 / June — No-Sew Feather Fascinator 11.00 — 12.30 £10 / All ages Visit — www.imogensimagination. co.uk Creative Card Making 10.00 — 12.30 £20 per adult, 1 child FREE £5 per additional child 14.30 — 17.00 Family Session Email — lyncarruthers@yahoo.com Summer Lantern Making 10.00 — 12.30 £2 all ages Email — artwithlizzy@gmail.com -----------------------
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Little Kelham — Urban Design for the Future -----------------------------------------------------------------------------The Bakery (Marketing Suite) 17 Alma Street Kelham Island Sheffield S3 8RY Contact — Tel. 0114 303 1320 www.littlekelham.com littlekelham@citu.co.uk ----------------------
Citu is a sustainable developer, building ‘Little Kelham’ the UK’s largest low carbon housing development in Kelham Island, Sheffield. Once completed it will consist of 153 timber framed 1-4 bedroom, digitally enabled, family homes with gardens. These super insulated low carbon houses mean residents won’t need conventional heating. During Sheffield Design Week, Citu invite visitors to ‘The Bakery’ to view the range of homes available and discuss the plans for the area which showcases the role of design in urban development. Design — Challenging Convention Groundbreaking design comes from thinking differently and challenging convention. Our design team considers every inch of space to bring simple and smart design features to each house. By making use of space and light, playing with heights and voids, and creating communal gardens they create a unique aesthetic in materials that are built to last.
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The Heeley Shed — Take Part -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Heeley Park view Road Heeley S2 3DJ Contact — Tel. 0114 255 6119 info@heeleydevtrust.com www.heeleydevtrust.com ----------------------
Peter & Paul are working with Heeley Development Trust to launch a campaign to raise money to maintain & improve the Heeley Park. Peter & Paul have teamed up with NORMA & Heeley & Meersbrook Woodcraft Folk, as together we wanted to give the Heeley People’s Park a proper launch & something real. We’re using our collective skills to design & build a Heeley Shed to be used by the People’s Park and owned by the people! We’re launching the shed at the Heeley Festival, 20th June, so come & check it out. The Heeley People’s Park is a beautiful community run park with some big plans. They want to raise funds for a permanent stage, for more places to play, boulder and bike, relax and gather. But these are things they can only achieve if we all get together and give. In fact, if we don’t all give, residents and businesses alike, we lose it altogether - just keeping the park as it is costs £45,000 each year. That’s a very lean £1.23 per square metre per year, making Heeley People’s Park one of the most efficient parks in this city. But if we want more for this place, we have to make more.
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CREATIVE CO-OP Sheffield’s new MAKE, WORK, PLAY space Work has started on renovating 7 Grade II listed terraces on Glossop Road in the heart of the city. Our not-for-profit creative co-op is pioneering new ways to support and grow creative business. Come and join us, we open in November 2015. Cafe Bar Deli & Beer Store Art & Design Retail Gallery Space 50 Seat Event Space Roof Top Terrace 25 Studio Offices Maker Space 20 Co-working Desks Meeting Rooms Bookshop www.theroco.org weare@theroco.org @weareroco
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Fantastical Cities Children’s Workshop -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Calling all budding architects and builders! Join us for a fun filled day at Harland Works where you can create your very own Fantastical City inspired entirely by your imagination. There will be a range of different art materials to explore and use to design and build miniature skyscrapers, bridges, monuments, towers and much more. All materials will be supplied with refreshments available to buy throughout the day. We look forward to seeing you for lots of family fun!
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Anthony’s story — I left school at 16 with a place at art college which I wasn’t able to take – it just wasn’t what happened on a Leeds council estate in the 1980s. I was apprenticed as an engineer, then got into joinery and worked in London for many years. I finally enrolled at Leeds college of Art in 2000 to study furniture design. In early 2010 I took the plunge and created my first range of bespoke furniture. My pieces are usually in plywood, using intense colours and contrasting shapes. I also have a range of affordable, accessible designs for the home and hospitality markets. We have restored and refurbished what was once a dilapidated old building in Haworth, to create Damside Mill, a fully-equipped studio with space to host regular studio classes and showcase our products. The Creative Industry Finance programme was an opportunity to really build the business. Exhibitions are a real catalyst for our sales, offering great exposure to the design world. The first loan enabled us to grow our exposure internationally. Recognition that we are a valuable and sustainable business is important to us. Sustainability was crucial when Damside caught fire just when we’d got it all up and running. We lost all our work but we started again and brought it back to life. As a result, I reassessed the way I produce furniture and I’ve been able to significantly increase my capacity to deliver more pieces in a year and the quality is probably even higher now. Working again with Creative Industry Finance is helping us to move to the next level again. We’re now purchasing the Mill, consolidating our product range, reaching out to new retail partners and taking stronger steps overseas with new marketing and an invitation only design fair in Shanghai on the cards for early 2016. I feel immensely privileged to be able to do this for a living, as the freedom to express myself means everything to me. I still get a buzz when someone likes my work and takes the time to say so. www.anthonyhartley.com ----------------------
Creative Growth — Are you looking to build your creative business? Perhaps opportunity beckons and you need a bit of help and investment to ensure you make the most of it? Creative Industry Finance is an innovative programme combining business support from people who know the creative industries inside out with a panel of lenders attuned to the ways of the creative world. Creative Industry Finance has helped a range of creative companies move their businesses forward including Anthony Hartley, a furniture designer based in Haworth, West Yorkshire. He’s been supported by the Creative Industry Finance programme with free business advice and access to loan finance of £25,000. Can we help you develop and grow your creative business? Get free expert business advice & access to loan finance from £2,500 upwards. Visit our website www. creativeindustryfinance.org.uk to find out more and check if you’re eligible to apply. Creative Industry Finance is managed and delivered by Creative United and funded by Arts Council England.
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Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of British Road Signs with an exploration of the work of designers Margaret Calvert and
Jock Kinnear in a road sign size publication. Featuring an introduction by Deyan Sudjic and an extensive interview with Margaret about her life, work and the design process; type samples and development images for the Transport font created specifically for the signs; and 50 exclusive re-imaginings of some classic road signs by 50 international designers and artists.
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We talk to 10 leading UK music industry designers about their work and how the changes in our consumer habits impact
on how we hear and visual the music we soundtrack our lives to. The interviews are recorded and will be released as a Ltd Edition 10-track vinyl LP with a TDR™ gatefold sleeve, facsimile covers of the Various Artists’ favourite own work, stickers, t-shirts and badges! STOP PRESS — watch out for some special remixes
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Eames — The Architect and the Painter ------------------------------------The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Synopsis — Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life - from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age - has been less widely understood. Narrated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. The film uses extensive interviews to frame the story. There are eight subjects, including Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of TED, Irish architect Kevin Roche, and screenwriter Paul Schrader; Lucia Eames and Eames Demetrios, Charles Eames’ daughter and grandson; and three former Eames office designers: Jeannine Oppewall, Gordon Ashby, and Deborah Sussman.
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Venue — Cantor Lecture Theatre Cantor Building Sheffield Hallam University 153 Arundel St Sheffield S1 2NT
A user’s guide to the modern world according to Jacques Tati. The films of comic genius Jacques Tati take us on a tour of modern life, pitting Monsieur Hulot against the cities, buildings, cars, trains, furniture and gadgets that define our era. Synopsis — Playtime is French director Jacques Tati’s fourth major film, and generally considered to be his most daring film. It was shot from 1964 through 1967 and released in 1967. Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PlayTime. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PlayTime is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion. To make the film, Tati built his own Paris. He and architect Eugëne Roman created a minimetropolis at Saint-Maurice, to the south-east of the capital. It was no ordinary film set: it contained two steel and concrete buildings, its own power plant, tarmacked streets and working traffic lights, plus several towering trompe l’oeil facades. Many factors contributed to the difficult two-year shoot, which began in October 1964: bad weather destroying part of the set, Tati’s perfectionism and tendency to reshoot, and financial problems that necessitated the prime minister, Georges Pompidou, intervening to rescue the production. Run Time — 123 minutes
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Mon 15 / June (17.00) Sheffield Hallam University (FREE)
Koyaanisqatsi
--------------------------------------Koyaanisqatsi contrasts the tranquil beauty of nature with the frenzied hum of contemporary urban society Synopsis — Drawing its title from the Hopi word meaning ‘life out of balance,’ this renowned documentary reveals how humanity has grown apart from nature. Featuring extensive footage of natural landscapes and elemental forces, the film gives way to many scenes of modern civilization and technology. Given its lack of narration and dialogue, the production makes its points solely through imagery and music, with many scenes either slowed down or sped up for dramatic effect. Prepare to experience a truly remarkable film, a cinematic masterpiece so extraordinary that it regales the senses, stimulates the mind and actually ‘redefines the potential of filmmaking’ (The Hollywood Reporter). Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio, innovative cinematographer Ron Fricke and Golden Globe-winning composer Philip Glass have created a ‘spellbinding [film] so rich in beauty and detail that with each viewing it becomes a new and different film’ (Leonard Maltin), ‘Koyaanisqatsi contrasts the tranquil beauty of nature with the frenzied hum of contemporary urban society. Uniting breathtaking imagery with a hauntingly evocative, award-winning score, it is original and fascinating’ (People) ‘One of the greatest films of all time’ (Uncut). Run Time — 85 minutes ----------
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Fri 19 / June (17.00) Sheffield Hallam University (FREE)
Design is One
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In 1965 Massimo brought the Helvetica typeface to the U.S. Notable projects include: New York’s subway signage and maps; the interior of Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp Center; Venini lamps; Heller dinnerware; furniture for Poltrona Frau; and identity programs for Knoll International, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ford, and American Airlines. Synopsis — Italian-born Lella and Massimo Vignelli are among the world’s most influential designers. The work covers such a broad spectrum that one could say the Vignellis are known by everyone, even by those who don’t know their names. Throughout their career, their motto has been, ‘If you can’t find it, design it.’ Their achievements in industrial and product design, graphic and publication design, corporate identity programs, architectural graphics, and exhibition, interior, and furniture design have earned worldwide respect and numerous national and international awards for over 40 years. Leaders on the frontline of the design profession, the Vignellis continue to be mentors to other designers. Their archive is being housed in a new building - The Vignelli Center for Design Studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology, which will enable future generations to appreciate the Vignellis’ contributions. Many from the world of design - from architects Richard Meier and Peter Eisenman to graphic designers Milton Glaser, Michael Bierut, and Jessica Helfand, among others speak about the Vignellis’ work and tell us anecdotes. The film brings us into the work and everyday moments of the Vignellis’ world, capturing their intelligence and creativity, as well as their humanity, warmth, and humor. Run Time — 86 minutes ----------
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Session #3
Made You Look — Screening
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Made You Look is a documentary about the UK DIY graphic arts scene of the 21st century. Via candid interviews with top British creatives, publishers and agency owners we explore the fact that more people than ever seem to be turning to analogue means of creating things, even though we are living at the height of the digital era. Hear the Director speak about his reasons for making the film. ------------------------------
Synopsis — The last 15 years has seen a boom in the UK graphic arts and illustration industry, with a DIY scene emerging and prospering alongside new and affordable leaps in technology. So much of our lives is now spent in the virtual digital realm, so what will become of the tactile objects we all hold so dear? Will we see books disappear in our lifetime? And why are more and more creatives moving away from the computer and getting back to using their hands to create art, both commercially and for art’s sake. Made You Look is a documentary which sets out to explore the landscape of the commercial arts in the 21st Century. It’s a film that gives an insight into how modern creative people feel about the challenges and triumphs of living in a hyper digital age. This film is a rare and candid insight into the work of some of the UK’s top creative talent, including beautifully shot footage of artists at work and play in their own creative environments. madeyoulookdoc.co.uk @lookandyes -----------
Anthony Peters
(Content Director / Concept) Anthony is a muti-disciplined creative who has over ten years experience in the graphic arts and has worked with clients such as Shortlist, New Scientist, Nobrow, HSBC, Macmillan Cancer Charity & John Lewis amongst others. His work has been exhibited in London, Los Angeles, New York, Milan and Paris. Look and Yes Films — Look and Yes is a collective of Directors, Art Directors, Graphic Designers and Animators whoís only mantra is to work on things that they really enjoy doing! “We carefully select which projects we get involved in purely on the basis of whether a project will challenge us creatively and professionally, we know when a project is right because we don’t have to think twice about taking it on!” lookandyes.co.uk ----------------
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Session #4
Design Abroad — British Council — Architecture Design Fashion Department
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Tzortzis Rallis (Graphic Designer)
Tzortzis Rallis is a graphic designer based in London. He studied graphic design and fine arts in Greece, Spain and UK. After finishing his Masterís studies in London, he has been working as a freelance designer. In his personal practice, he uses visual communication to engage in social and political initiatives. He supports grassroots collectives in Greece, he is a co-designer of The Occupied Times of London and co-founder of the Occupy Design UK. Tzortzis is currently a PhD student at the London College of Communication, undertaking a practice-led research on modern agitational graphics. cargocollective.com/tzrallis ----------------------------
Jane Hall (Architect / Assemble)
Assemble are a collective based in London who work across the fields of art, architecture and design. They began working together in 2010 and are comprised of 18 members. Assemble’s working practice seeks to address the typical disconnection between the public and the process by which places are made. Assemble champion a working practice that is interdependent and collaborative, seeking to actively involve the public as both participant and collaborator in the on-going realisation of the work.
Gian Luca Amadei (Session Host, Design Programme Manager, British Council) ------------
Holly Jayne Smith (Fashion Designer)
Holly Jayne Smith’s works take its inspiration from people and human nature. She has an interest in human psychology within social environs, specifically related to how an individual’s descision making is influenced by their immediate surroundings and shaped by pre-conceived ideas. These themes are conveyed within highly coloured, adapted sportswear silhouettes that overpower the body. Intricate panelling, cut-outs and lighthearted details are combined with a free use of intense yet harmonious colour pallets and print design to create her signature aesthetic.
How important is it for designers and architects to experience a different environment or cultural context? Can being exposed to a different design community have an impact on their practice, influence their design methodologies and stir their creative instinct? Designers who have recently participated in British Council residencies reflect on their experiences overseas and explore how these opportunities have influenced their practices. The session will be followed by a panel discussion and will also provide an opportunity for designers wishing to apply for residencies run by the British Council’s Architecture Design Fashion department in various countries including Brazil, Iceland and Morocco. -----------
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assemblestudio.co.uk --------------------
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Curated by Transformation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------How can visual communication transform? This session, facilitated by Matt Edgar and Pam Bowman from the Sheffield Institute of Arts, focuses on the transformative nature of graphic design and illustration. Selected practitioners present and discuss recent projects that have had a transformative impact. -----------------------
Matt Edgar & Pam Bowman
(Section Hosts, Sheffield Institute of Arts)
Andy Altmann (Founder Why Not Associates)
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Edgar and Bowman head up the Graphic Design course at Sheffield Hallam University. They established the ‘Curated by’ lecture programme as a key part of the visual communication courses within the Sheffield Institute of Arts. The initiative provides a platform for sharing influences and discourse around the discipline for both students and the wider design community across the region. curated—by.org @SHU_Graphics ------------
Danny Antrobus (The Better with Data Society)
Danny Antrobus (The Better with Data Society)
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Matt Edgar & Pam Bowman (Section Hosts Sheffield Institute of Arts)
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Danny Antrobus is the co-founder of The Better with Data Society, founded in January 2014 as a social enterprise to build on the long-standing work of the open data community in Sheffield through the Open Data Sheffield group. Their aim is to increase civic engagement with data, through work with data publishers to increase the amount of open data available across Sheffield city region, and to work with the people and organisations who can make good use of data to improve social, economic and cultural life in the region. The Better With Data Society is the host organisation for ODI Sheffield, the Sheffield city node for the Open Data Institute. 2015 has seen them collaborate with Sheffield City Council to make the air in Sheffield better with open data through their ‘Air Quality+’ open data initiatives.
Andy Altmann
(Founder Why Not Associates)
On leaving the Royal College of Art in 1987 Andy formed the multi disciplinary design group Why Not Associates with fellow graduates Howard Greenhalgh and David Ellis. In over 25 years of experience Andy has worked on projects ranging from exhibition design to postage stamps via advertising, publishing, television titles, commercials, corporate identity and public art. Why Not Associates clients include the Royal Academy of Arts, Malcolm Mcclaren, Pompidou Centre, Royal Mail, Nike, Paul Smith, Virgin Records, Antony Gormley, BBC, Channel 4 and the Tate Modern. In 1991 Why Not Associates collaborated with Edward Booth-Clibborn and Rick Poyner to edit and design Typography Now: The Next wave which became the most significant, most referenced, best selling survey of typographic trends and thinking of its time. A monograph was published in 1998 by Booth-Clibborn editions documenting the first ten years of their work. A second was published in 2004 by Thames and Hudson which documented another five years. They still strive to push the boundaries of graphic design and more recent projects collaborating with artist Gordon Young have moved them into the world of public art. In June 2013 a retrospective exhibition was held of their work at the GGG gallery in Tokyo.
whynotassociates.com @whynotassoc ------------
blog.opensheffield.org @dantrobus ----------
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Paul Beech
Chris Dymond
(Session Host — Digital producer / Strategist) Chris is an independent digital producer, strategist and innovation specialist, who splits his time between project work, consultancy and producing events and workshops on technology-related topics. He has been working in digital media and technology for over 20 years, managing digital projects for some of the world’s biggest firms. Chris runs a strategic digital transformation and innovation agency called Unfolding, where he has recently led an effort to develop a ‘Smart City’ strategy for Sheffield. He also co-produces the annual TEDxSheffield event and is a director of a new kind of school that offers specialist curricula in both engineering and creative digital media. unfolding.co.uk chrisdymond.com @chrisdymond ------------
Andrew Sleigh
(Researcher, writer and producer) With a background in design and grassroots innovation, Andrew discovered the Maker Movement 5 years ago and never looked back. Co-founding the UK’s first community-run ‘Mini’ Maker Faire in Brighton in 2011, he’s seen first-hand the rise of this global phenomenon, and has been investigating, documenting and enabling makers ever since. With an interest in the personal, social and economic impact of making, Andrew has consulted for the likes of O’Reilly, Royal College of Art, and Samsung, as well as developing events and services in the aim of his own mission – to make more makers. Andrew was one of the researchers on Nesta’s recent UK makerspaces mapping project, which set out to create a comprehensive snapshot of the state of makerspaces in the UK in 2015. --------------------------
(Co Founder Pimoroni) Paul is a designer, hacker & maker. He is one half of Pimoroni, the company most known for the creation of the Pibow case. He designed the Raspberry Pi Logo, launched the UK’s first kickstarter - the Picade - and became the design lead for the Foundation. As well as researching and developing award-winning work in Interactive DVD1, Paul works with the GIST Foundation to spread geek knowledge. He wants everyone to be able to understand, hack, reuse and recycle the things around them.
Makerspaces, fablabs, and community workshops are experiencing huge growth across the country, increasing from just a handful ten years ago to nearly a hundred across the country today. What opportunity do they hold for designers and how can technology create opportunities? --------------------
pimoroni.com @guru -----
Jessi Baker
(Founder of Provenance) Jessi is an Art and Science hybrid; she has a Master’s in Engineering from Cambridge University and Design from the Royal College of Art. Across the US and Europe, she has worked with brands on technology and digital design strategy including Adidas, The Four Seasons, The Guggenheim Museum, Will.I.Am, British Airways and Louis Vuitton. She is an associate researcher at the Intel Institute for Sustainable Cities. Jessi is a regular speaker at conferences and tech events on the subject of Future Technology and Social Impact. A graduate from Telefonica’s Wayra incubator and supported by the Open Data Institute, Provenance has recently received funding from both the Technology Strategy Board and the European Union as well as angel investment. Provenance is one of the first projects to build on revolutionary blockchain technology to log and trace the life-cycle of products. This technology means a step change for the authenticity of information about the origin of products. There is massive potential for this new digital technology to enable every product to come supercharged with a seamless digital passport that empowers the secure sharing of information about the product’s origin. For the first time, customers will have access to truly reliable information giving them the choice to purchase original products manufactured under fair conditions.
provenance.org jessibaker.com @ProvenanceHQ @jessibaker -----------
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Session #1
Invisible Design — Transparency
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------This year is the 50th anniversary of the designs of the British road signs by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. MADE NORTH has created a project that celebrates this special anniversary and links the north and south by creating events within Sheffield Design Week and London Design Festival in September. This session looks at how design can transform our behavior and actions or simply make life easier in terms of accessing, enjoying and understanding real or virtual environments. -------------
Deyan Sudjic (DIRECTOR, DESIGN MUSEUM)
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BEN TERRETT (goV.UK)
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Deyan Sudjic
(Director, Design Museum) Deyan Sudjic is Director of the Design Museum in London. Founded in 1989, the Design Museum is the leading museum of modern and contemporary architecture and design. Before joining the museum in 2006, Deyan was Dean of the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design at Kingston University, visiting professor at the Royal College of Art and the Academy of Applied Art in Vienna and the Observer newspapers design and architecture writer. In 1999, he was Director of the Glasgow UK City of Architecture and Design programme and in 2002 he was Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale. He was Editor of Domus magazine from 2000 to 2004, and Founding Editor of Blueprint magazine from 1983 to 1996. Deyan has written many books on design and architecture, including The Edifice Complex (Penguin, 2006) and The Language of Things (Penguin, 2008). His most recent book, Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture, was published by Orion in 2010. In 2004, Deyan was awarded the Bicentenary Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for the promotion of design and was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was made an OBE in 2000. www.designmuseum.org @deyandesign ------------
Ben Terrett
henrik kubel (A2/SW/HK)
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(Gov.uk) Ben is Director of Design at the Government Digital Service where he leads a multi-disciplinary design team working across government on GOV.UK. He joined the Cabinet Office in 2012 when GDS was set up to deliver the recommendations in Martha Lane Fox’s ‘Digital by Default’ report. Prior to that he was Design Director at Wieden + Kennedy, the advertising agency. Ben is also a Governor of University of the Arts London and advisor to the London Design Festival. He co-founded the VC backed Newspaper Club exiting the business in 2015 with a sale. He’s won various industry awards including the Design Museum’s Design of the Year and a D&AD Black Pencil.
www.benterrett.com noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com gds.blog.gov.uk @benterrett -----------
Henrik Kubel
(A2/SW/HK) Henrik graduated from Denmark’s Design School in Copenhagen in 1997 and received his MA from Royal College of Art in 2000 where he is currently a senior visiting lecturer at the School of Communication. Kubel is currently working closely with Margaret Calvert on digitising and expanding her and Jock Kinneir’s Transport Alphabet. In 2000, upon graduation he formed design and typography studio A2/SW/HK (based in London) with fellow graduate Scott Williams. In 2010 the duo established A2-TYPE to distribute a decade’s worth of specially crafted fonts. Kubel has recently designed custom fonts for Expedia, Airbnb, The Independent Newspaper and associated magazines, Royal College of Art, UK Government (in collaboration with Margaret Calvert), Amplify, Aperture magazine, SteensenVarming, Afterall Journal, RIBA Journal, Motorola, Optimum, Faber & Faber, Friends of the Earth, Wallpaper*, Traveler magazine and Harvard University Press. In January 2014 the team won a TDC Typeface Award for their Amplify fonts, 4 months later they were awarded a D&AD Yellow Pencil for their custom fonts for The Independent Newspaper in London. Both Henrik and Scott are members of Alliance Graphique Internationale, AGI. A2 publish their fonts internationally through Village in New York, Playtype in Copenhagen and the studio’s own label A2-TYPE in London. a2swhk.co.uk
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Corin Mellor
( David Mellor Design) Corin is director and chief designer of Sheffield-based David Mellor Design, the company founded by his father, the influential designer David Mellor, CBE Royal Designer for Industry. A hugely versatile designer in his own right, Corin trained in product design at Kingston and worked for the London architects YRM before joining his father. He became Creative Director of David Mellor Design in 2002 and is responsible for special product development within the company. As well as designing everything from knives and tableware for the company he also undertakes varied special commissions. Recent work includes state gifts, ceremonial silver, public seating and a bridge for Sheffield Hallam University currently being built in the city. He is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, a Freeman of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire and a Guardian of the Sheffield Assay Office. www.davidmellordesign.com -------------------------
CORIN MELLOR (DAVID MELLOR DESIGN)
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Thu 18 /June Pennine Lecture Theatre, Sheffield Hallam University
Conference Schedule —
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------10.15-10.40 Registration & Coffee --------------------10.50 Welcome and introductory talk ---------------------------11.00 — 12.45 Invisible Design This session looks at the importance of design in our lives and environment. This year is the 50th anniversary of the British Road Sign designs by Jock Kinneir & Margaret Calvert, and this session looks at how design can transform our behaviour and actions or simply make life easier in terms of accessing, enjoying and understanding real or virtual environments or objects. Section hosted by Deyan Sudjic, Director, Design Museum. Before joining the museum in 2006, Deyan was Dean of the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design at Kingston University, visiting professor at the Royal College of Art and the Academy of Applied Art in Vienna and the Observer newspaper’s design and architecture writer. A respected author and design journalist, Deyan was editor of Domus magazine from 2000 to 2004, and Founding Editor of Blueprint magazine from 1983 to 1996.
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Section hosted by Matt Edgar and Pam Bowman, Sheffield Institute of Arts. Edgar and Bowman head up the Graphic Design course at Sheffield Hallam University. They established the ‘curated by’ lecture programme as a key part of the visual communication courses within the Sheffield Institute of Arts.
Section hosted by Chris Dymond. Chris is an independent digital producer, strategist and innovation specialist, who splits his time between project work, consultancy and producing events and workshops on technology-related topics
How can visual communication transform? This session, facilitated by Matt Edgar and Pam Bowman from the Sheffield Institute of Arts, focuses on the transformative nature of graphic design and illustration. Selected practitioners present and discuss recent projects that have had a transformative impact.
Makerspaces, fablabs, and community workshops are experiencing huge growth across the country, increasing from just a handful ten years ago to nearly a hundred across the country today. What opportunity do they hold for designers and how can technology create opportunities?
15.30 — 17.00 Curated by_ Transformations
13.30 — 15.00 The New Maker Economy
Speakers — Jessi Baker — Founder of Provenance Paul Beech — Co Founder Pimoroni Andrew Sleigh — Researcher, writer and producer -----------
Speakers — Andy Altmann — Founder Why Not Associates Danny Antrobus — The Better with Data Society ----------17.00-17.45 Design Abroad How important is it for designers and architects to experience a different environment or cultural context? Can being exposed to a different design community have an impact on their practice, influence their design methodologies and stir their creative instinct? Designers who have recently participated in British Council residencies reflect on their experiences overseas and explore how these opportunities have influenced their practices.
Speakers — Henrik Kubel — Co founder A2/SW/HK Ben Terrett — Director of Design at the Government Digital Service Corin Mellor — Director, Chief Designer, David Mellor Design ------------------
Session hosted by — Gian Luca Amadei — Design Programme Manager, British Council SpeakersTzortzis Rallis — Graphic Designer Jane Hall — Architect / Assemble Holly Jayne Smith — Fashion Designer ---------------------------------17.45 Break -----------18.15 — 20.00 MADE YOU LOOK Section host Anthony Peters, Director of the film. Made You Look is a documentary about the UK DIY graphic arts scene of the 21st century. ------------20.00 Talks Close -----------------
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The MADE NORTH Conference is one of the highlights of Sheffield Design Week, with movers and shakers in creative, digital and design industries responding to the 2015 theme of ‘Transformation’ . We are pleased to announce that Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum will be speaking in a design session also featuring Henrik Kubel, Ben Terrett and Corin Mellor. The conference is a must-book event for anyone who wants to meet and hear leading creatives in graphic design, product/industrial design, architecture, technology and craft worlds. We have designed this year’s conference in four separate sessions and you can buy tickets for each session or choose a full day pass which includes all content and lunch.
MADE NORTH
Conference— Deyan Sudjic/Henrik Kubel Ben Terrett/Corin Mellor Chris Dymond/Jessi Baker Paul Beech/Andy Altmann Pam Bowman/Matt Edgar Jane Hall/Danny Antrobus +more
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