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timeline archive:

a personal collectionof curiosities

Stefano Mirtis

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Brussels

WHOAMI GOES TO GSS

On June 11th, Stefano Mirtiwill be presenting

WHOAMI at the Second Open GSS Conference,

during a session about Narratives and Public

Stakeholder Engagement in relation to knowledge

technologies.

Inthe meanwhile, you can follow Stefanos post on

the GSS blog: http://blog.global-systems-science.

eu/

Learn more about the conference here: http:

//www.gsdp.

eu/nc/news/news/date/2013/05/30/next-gss-

conference-june-10-11th-2013-brussels/
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Autostrada A14 Ancona

In the Tunnel!

Barbara Ghellaand Ghenadie Belan are on their

way toward Bangkok. Here an image from their

stop at Juan Debenedetti's building site (a new

highway tunnel).

You can follow the#milanbangkokon two

#fiatpandatrip, following @bghella on Instagram.
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Istanbul, Turkey

In the Meanwhile...

I didn't follow the details about this widespread

protest in Turkey. I guess I am with the rioters,

but I don't know enough to express any meaningful

thought on the matter.

One thing that is clear to me, is this fact that

these riots are incredibly photogenic. If you

Google under "Istanbul News", a flood of

(photographically) stunning images comes out.

In the last months/years we had riots in Cairo, in

Tripoli, all these so-called "Arab Springs". To

launch a civil war in the Instagram age, is

definitely an interesting theme to think about.

Anyway, back to Istanbul I don't know why and

how, but surely the revolutionar art director is a

cool chap.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Istanbul-Turkey/106012156106461?ref=stream

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Serpentine Pavillion 2013

On Dezeen, there are the first images of this year's

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Japanese architectSou Fujimoto, which was unveiled in London this

morning.

http://www.dezeen.com/.../serpentine-gallery-

pavilion.../
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Aden, Yemen

Il faut tre absolument

moderne

(sometimes we forget...)
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Igoumenitza, Greece

Across the Adriatic Sea

In the meanwhile, Barbara Ghellaand Ghenadie

Belan left Italy on their back. Now somewhere in

Greece, heading Tessaloniki.

You can follow the #milanbangkokon two

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Sassuolo

Raw Edges at Mutina

First stop of our tour of ceramic world is atMutina. A very fascinating (new) company, based

inSassuolo.

http://www.mutina.it/

Very interesting business model: no machines, no

workers. They have Patricia Urquiola as art-

director, a team of talented designers who come

up with new series on regular bases + a network of

local contractors (terzisti) who are activated uponnecessity.

You can have an innovative product, or you can

have an innovative business model (or both).

Mutina is fascinating beacuse it deals with ceramic

tiles like contemporary fashion business. Lots of

new (fashionable) series, quick production, lean

logistic.

Nice trip with Elena Mfoirr, Elio Caccavale, Alberto

Iacovoni,Laura Negrini,Lucia Giuliano, Aurora

Rapalino, Marco Lampugnani, Ko Sliggers + several

others
https://www.facebook.com/aurora.rapalino.3https://www.facebook.com/aurora.rapalino.3https://www.facebook.com/alberto.iacovonihttps://www.facebook.com/aurora.rapalino.3https://www.facebook.com/lucia.giuliano.35https://www.facebook.com/laura.negrini.92https://www.facebook.com/alberto.iacovonihttps://www.facebook.com/alberto.iacovonihttps://www.facebook.com/elio.caccavale.5https://www.facebook.com/elena.mfoirrhttp://www.mutina.it/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sassuolo/104044716298734?ref=stream

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Aden, Yemen

Mangiarottiis alwaysboumboumboum!

InMutina, they haveall kind ofvery interesting

tiles and collections and posh stuff. Of course,

being myself an architect, I was very impressed by

their headquarters. An industrial sbang, built on a

concrete system patented by Angelo Mangiarotti in

the 1960's.

Of course, Patricia Urquiola. We all love

Bouroullec brothers and Tokujin Yoshioka. Raw

Edges, we seen them before. But, finally, Angelo

Mangiarotti rules!

Nice trip with Elena Mfoirr, Elio Caccavale, Alberto

Iacovoni,Laura Negrini,Lucia Giuliano,

Image above: Raw Edges, Tex, Mutina.

More about Yael Mer & Shay Alkalay (Raw Edges)

at: http://www.raw-edges.com/
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Sassuolo

Phenomenon

"...In this collaboration with Mutina, I have

pondered in designing ceramic tiles, which express

the textures of the material derived from nature.

My intention is not to manipulate the appearance

of nature, but to create a design, which stirs one's

heart and imagination and remains deep inside

one's memory.

'Phenomenon' integrates small substances and

produces both depth and expanse. various

expressions, such as honeycomb, snow crystal,

icicle, plant cells evoke one's memory of the

scenery in nature. the flooring series, 'snow',

adopt the texture of japanese paper.

Aurora Rapalino,Marco Lampugnani,Ko Sliggers

Irene Bell, Maria Teresa Rubbiani+ several

others

More about Mutina at: http://www.mutina.

it/primapagina.php?lang=eng
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DesignLibrary Milano

Tonight at Design Library:

Ceramic Futures + More...

We spent two days going around Sassuolo and

various ceramic universes.

Lots of companies, lots of people, lotsof thoughts.

;o

Now, http://www.ceramicfutures.com/is ready

to start.

Join us tonight for a nice evening/talk/chitchatwith some of the most interesting people active in

design world.

WithElio Caccavale,Lucia Giuliano,Matteo Poli,

Ko Sliggers,Alberto Iacovoni, Laura Negrinias

(Tokujin Yoshioka)

Keep reading at: http://www.designboom.com/...

/tokujin-yoshioka.../
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Alexandropolis, Greece

Altars for Known Religions

Barbara Ghellaand Ghenadie Belan are proceeding

on in their Milan - Bangkok trip. Now they are in

Greece.

Here one of those typical roadside altars (there

are thousand of them all over the Balcanic road

system). Every time you have an accident (no

matter if you die or survive), you (or your family)

has to mark the place with a votive offer. Very

interesting indeed

well as Elena Mfoirr, Alessandro Mininno, Bertram

Niessen, Marco Lampugnani, Aurora Rapalino,

Anne-sophie Gauvin+ etc.etc.etc.

http://www.designlibrary.it/.../i-giovedi-del-

design.../...
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Marazzi

Marazzi, Casiglie 1

The day spent at Marazzi, it was truly impressive.

They took us for a tour of Casiglie 1 (they have

two twin factories, huge and endless).

Here the folder with all my pics: http://www.

facebook.com/media/set/

http://www.marazzi.it/en

To give you an idea, the kiln is 160 meters long

and it works 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.

Also, incredible to see so few workers in such an

Thanks toPanagiotis Sifakisfor the explanation!

You can follow the #milanbangkokon two

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Marazzi

Effetto Legno

(Wooden Effect)

The most impressive thing out of our visit at

Marazzi, is this new (extremely advanced)

product. It took them years, but they were finally

able to produce a ceramic tile that looks like

wood. Very perfect effect. Digital print + 3d effectfor a perfect result.

This is very interesting. Because they produce

million of these tiles, and people really like (buy)

them.

From technological point of view it is perfect.

From commercial point of view, it is even more

perfect. The only thing that is odd is this fact that

all this story goes against any possible design

enormous universe.

More at: http://www.ceramicfutures.com/
http://www.ceramicfutures.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marazzi/189663214394689?ref=stream

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Reggio nell Emilia

Elena Mfoirr's House

(or, the Collector's House)

Then, we took a stop (from one ceramic factory to

another).

principle.

To spend an enormous amount of energy to be

able to have ceramic tiles looking like something

else.

Very disturbing, very interesting. Lots of things to

think about!

More at: http://www.marazzi.it/en

More at:http://www.ceramicfutures.com/
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Sassuolo

Gio Ponti and Alberto

Rosselli: Triennale Tile

for Marazzi

Another nice fragment from our trip into ceramic

worlds.

Gio' Ponti & Alberto Rosselli's Triennale tile

Elena Mfoirrinvited us to have a glass of

Bourdelois champagne at her house. Superlike. She

collects all kind of special things. Vintage comics,

music, photographs, books. Some more records,

some more music, Luigi Nono original musical

scores + lots of other things.

Very special stop, indeed!

Thanxthanx!
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Notting Hill, United Kingdom

Alan Fletcher's Archive

Synthesising the graphic traditions of Europe and

North America to develop a spirited, witty and

very personal visual style, Alan Fletcher is among

the most influential figures in British graphic

design as a founder of Fletcher/Forbes/Gill in the

1960s and Pentagram in the 1970s.

Keep reading at Alan Fletcher's Archive on-line:

http://www.alanfletcherarchive.com/

Very nice archive, you should spent some time on

it!

More about Alan Fletcher:

(Marazzi, 1960).

More at: http://www.marazzi.

it/it/blog/triennale---design-gio-ponti

More on the Ceramic Futures project at:

http://www.ceramicfutures.com/

https://www.facebook.com/CeramicFutures

https://twitter.com/CeramicFutures

http://statigr.am/tag/ceramicfutures/
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Murder is my business.

Weegee was the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig (June

12, 1899 December 26, 1968), a photographer

and photojournalist, known for his stark black and

white street photography.

Weegee worked in the Lower East Side of New

York City as a press photographer during the 1930s

and '40s, and he developed his signature style by

following the city's emergency services and

documenting their activity.

Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic

scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death.

Weegee published photographic books and also

worked in cinema, initially making his own short

films and later collaborating with film directors

such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/...

/guardianobituaries...
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Keep reading at: http://en.wikipedia.

org/wiki/Weegee

Here the link to the "Murder is my business", now

in Reggio Emilia: http://www.mostraweegee.it/

Thanx to Elena Mfoirr!

Ipsala, Turkey

At the Turkish Border

Barbara Ghella reports: "Some problem for Ghena

at the Turkish border"

You can follow the #milanbangkok on two

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Atomium

Stefi goes to Bruxelles...

Tomorrow I go for three days to Bruxelles toexplain to EU people what we are doing (between

Whoami, Design 101 and other various things

related to new forms of education).

Very excited (I am). Because I will go up theAtomium (never been there before).

What I will talk about? Having to make a concise

description it could be something like:

Confucius taught us a very simple truth: "If I hear,

I forget. If I see, I remember. If I make, I

undertstand". This was true 2500 years ago as well

as today.

But today we have new and social media. Does this

imply some changes in the above mentioned truth?

What kind of changes? Positive, negative, both?

Think to McLuhan. "The medium is the message" hesaid.

But, what happens when the community becomes

the message?

---
https://www.facebook.com/missyatomium?ref=stream

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Glyaka, Turkey

A Lost Market

Some more images from Barbara, now deep into

Turkey.

You can follow the#milanbangkokon two


If you are curious about this conference, here the

relevant links:

http://blog.global-systems-science.eu/

http://www.gsdp.eu/.../next-gss-conference-

june-10-11th.../

Here what I will present:

http://blog.global-systems-science.eu/?p=1408

http://blog.global-systems-science.eu/?p=1465

The next post will appear tonight.
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