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This weekends VV activities

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 18, 2009

Pecha Kucha, anyone?

Don’t miss the VV- Pecha Kucha Night -offering concise presentations in the Japanese manner. Saturday 19 September at Recyclart in Brussels.

With participation of Magnus Jonsson and Ramia Mazé of the Interactive Institute.

It gets started at 20.20, sharp. Bee on time is partly what the Pecha Kucha concept is about…

Pecha Kucha has grown into a worldwide organisation.

PROGRAM

It was a great success in Washington at House of Sweden in May.

Both Saturday and Sunday you have the chance to join guided tours.

14:00 / Design Vlaanderen by Magnus Jonsson of the Interactive Institute.

Be there!

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catch up on last week’s happenings

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 15, 2009

Last Thursday was the opening of Visual Voltage at Design Vlaanderen in Brussels. Followed by a Friday with a crowded workshop and speeches from five experts in the field.

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Video clips from arts and culture website OnCulture.eu

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today: Workshop Attitude, Design & Action

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 11, 2009

‘Attitude, Design & Action’ is the fifth in a series of workshops within the Energy Efficiency project that started in 2008. The workshop, in collaboration with VUB Cross Talks Brussels, deals with the interdependencies between individual behavior, political will, effective incentives, technology expertise & pilot-projects, available tools & transparent interfaces. Among the speakers is Olle Dierks from Interactive Institute, who will talk about “engaging people” and give a guided tour of the exhibition.


program

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crowded opening night

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 11, 2009

Visual Voltage opening night brought more then 300 people together, confronted with design prototypes and art installations visualising energy use. Amongst other TV channels France 3 will broadcast the exhibition and the making of on October 9th. A scientific reporter of De Standaard, Belgium’s national newspaper, will bring a reportage after visiting Sweden to learn about the multidisciplinary production and research context when it comes to sustainable solutions in a broader context. The exhibition has also been featured in the Swedish news program SVT-rapport.
 

 

Artist and project leader from Interactive Institute, Tina Finnäs:

 

“To be in Brussels and be part of Design September that brings together design groups from all over the world and at the same time be part of the Sweden week is a challenging and interesting opporturnity. Climate, environment and energy are some of the important priorities of the Swedish EU presidency. The Visual Voltage exhibition presents a number of innovative sustainable solutions that contribute, inspire and increase awareness”.

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get set - time for design vlaanderen

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 10, 2009

Today, 10 September is the big opening day for Visual Voltage at Design Vlaanderen. Take a look at the Program

Today is also grand opening for  Brussels design happening - Design September

Time for preparations

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don’t we all like a power aware cord?

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 9, 2009

Yesterday I was at the Interactive Institute in Kista, north of Stockholm and caught up on facts about the objects in the Visual Voltage exhibition. Now I want to have a power aware cord at home.

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A phosphorus thread indicates the electricity passing in the cord. A bright blue light indicates high electricity levels, while a dimmer light gives us information of low electricity flow. What an excellent way to detect leakages such as stand-by modes. I got told, a water boiler makes the cord really bright… Have a feeling my toaster might as well. Looking forward to try.

 

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Visual Voltage in Brussels - a part of Design September

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 4, 2009

logo-design-september-09There is a lot going on in terms of design in Brussels the coming weeks: Design September

Launched 2006 within the framework of the Fashion and Design year, the Design September festival brings together fifty events concerned with design in Brussels.

 

For the fourth consecutive year, a crowd of associations, institutions and other independent organisations have tuned up their violins to offer, between 10 September and 2 October 2009, a rich and varied programme.

 

This year once again the festival will invite a broad panel of internationally recognised designers: Tom Dixon, Front Design, Mathieu Lehanneur and Barber Osgerby will thus take over from Ron Arad, Patrick Jouin, David Trubridge, the Bouroullecs, Alberto Meda, the 5.5 Designers, Brendan McFarlane, Maarten Baas, Jurgen Bey and Ora Ito.

 

Extra extra: This year for the first time Design September is organising an international colloquium on packaging design and European awards for design and innovation.

 

Visual Voltage is one of few foreign initiatives.

 

All for now

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Opening in Brussels - one week to go

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 2, 2009

In one week from now you come to seeVisual Voltage in Brussels at Design Vlaanderen

For journalists, there is now a press kit available

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Brussels in 16 days

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: August 25, 2009

Only a fortnight remains until Visual Voltage in Brussels opens up

Program for Brussels

Workshop program

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Design Vlaanderen

By Birgitta Tennander | Published: May 20, 2009

The third stop for the international tour of the exhibiton Visual Voltage - A Design and Art Perspective from Sweden will be shown in Brussels in connection with the Swedish EU-presidency. The Visual Voltage exhibtion will be part of the Design September 2009 Event. It  will be shown at Design Vlaanderen, in Brussels 10 September - 25 October 2009. There will be guided tours of the exhibition during the showing in Brussels and accompaning programme activities. For more info pls contact info@designvlaanderen.be or birgitta.tennander@si.se 

Interior of Gallery Design Vlaanderen, Kolonienstraat 56, Brussels
Interior of Gallery Design Vlaanderen, Kolonienstraat 56, Brussels

Program in Dutch

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Visual Voltage is an exhibition by The Swedish Institute and Interactive Institute.