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Bompas and Parr bring jelly to the ss Great Britain!
The fantastic Bompas and Parr are coming to Bristol, to fill the ss Great Britain's floating glass …
The fantastic Bompas and Parr are coming to Bristol, to fill the ss Great Britain's floating glass floor surround with jelly!
Following a national competition and a public vote, the event will be part of 'Museums at Night' – the annual after hours celebration when hundreds of museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites open their doors for special evening events. Friday May 18th to Sunday May 20th 2012.
Also known as the ‘Jellymongers’, Bompas and Parr's previous work includes a jelly copy of St Paul’s Cathedral and a giant jelly cocktail lake.
www.jellymongers.co.uk
www.ssgreatbritain.org/news/wibble-wobble
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RT @tristan__palmer: Great @WEDesignForum talk this evening from Morag Myerscough, feeling typographically inspired now!
Flexible desk/office space BS6
BKL Essence has two self-contained modern office units available to let – 481 sq ft as a whole …
BKL Essence has two self-contained modern office units available to let – 481 sq ft as a whole office, or single desks within the 590 sq ft unit. They are completely new-build, with air-conditioning, serviced lifts, wifi, phone lines, door entry security systems, motion-sensitive CAT-3 lighting diffusers, new carpets and electrics, handicapped loos and ample cupboard storage. Single desks are available at £195pcm all inc (half price for first month), or the whole ground floor unit is available at £760pcm including service charges and secure off-street parking. Next door to the new Boston Tea Party and in the heart of buzzing Montpellier, it's two minutes from Montpellier train station (direct trains to TM and PW) with excellent access to M32/M4/M5. Shared office offers ultimate flexibility, with hot desking and storage available on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Email us for pictures, or come and have a coffee and we'll show you around.
BKL Essence Offices
154 Cheltenham Road
BS6 5AE
Contact:
andyknowles@cubitsurveying.co.uk
07889 894308
Designers really do Love Design
Monday night's first event for WEDF's Five Days of Design was a huge success. More than one …
Monday night's first event for WEDF's Five Days of Design was a huge success.
More than one hundred local designers and lovers of design came together to celebrate why We Love Design at Spike Island's cafe .
We laughed, we (nearly) cried, we met new people, we drank beer, and we learnt how five million lives have been saved down to the re-design of a hypodermic needle, about where our friends and colleagues find their inspiration in everyday life and about what makes our designers tick.
For more information on all of the Five Days of Design events see our Events page and follow us on twitter to get the latest up-to-date info.
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RT @clairesharpe_: WOW @WEDesignForum , WOW!
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Straight from the mouth of a master – Dieter Rams' 1976 speech released http://t.co/YSMLW6iy
The Power of Design
To design (verb) is to create or to devise. It is a process and a way of thinking. A design (noun) has form and function; it is the result of the process of designing. As a people-centred, problem-solving process, design is a strategic tool, and a way to address challenges facing both public and private organisations.
An evening with Morag Myerscough Wed 25 April
WEDF is delighted to have the creator of multi-award winning Studio Myerscough, coming to discuss …
WEDF is delighted to have the creator of multi-award winning Studio Myerscough, coming to discuss her work, influences and inspirations.
Working beyond 2-D, Morag makes places from the spaces that people like to be in, places that stimulate and can make you smile. The eclectic breadth of her work includes numerous exhibitions and interpreting buildings, such as Westminster Academy that was nominated for the Stirling Prize. She is currently working on projects for both the Design Museum and the new Tate Modern extension.
Morag’s talk at the Arnolfini in Bristol will be a look at projects past and present, global and local including recent work with KHBT architects in the new ‘Finzels Reach’ complex, just around the corner from the Arnolfini.
Wed 25 April 19.00 - 22.00, Arnolfini, Bristol
£12.00 / £10.00 concs
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