New Work

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New Work Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch designswarm.com riglondon.com

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Presentation to Hyper Island Master Class October 5th 2011.

Transcript of New Work

  • 1. New Work Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch designswarm.com riglondon.com
  • 2. My name is Alex . Im a designer & entrepreneur . @iotwatch
  • 3. I design smart products . Products that relate to the web.
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  • 5. Electronics Rapid prototyping Prosthetics Plastic surgery Robots Internet of things Innovation
  • 6. When you meet a stranger what do you say you do? 1 post-it
  • 7. A painter, sculptor, architect , musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer , inventor , anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist & writer.
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  • 9. Horticulturist, architect , political leader, musician, inventor , archeologist & paleontologist.
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  • 11. A poet, novelist, artist, filmmaker, dramatist, designer , boxing manager, diarist, ballet scenarist, illustrator & playwright.
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  • 13. Former professional athlete, actor, director, businessman, investor & politician.
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  • 15. A business magnate who owns more than 400 companies. His first successful business venture was a magazine called Student at age 16.
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  • 17. I will try to make 3 points:
  • 18. Learning. Breaking. Redefining. Collaborating.
  • 19. We are re-learning how to make things . We are breaking industrialised innovation . We are redefining media online . Collaboration is necessary.
  • 20. Why?
  • 21. Industrialised nations are often industrialised because of manufacturing.
  • 22. Manufacturing has defined economic growth.
  • 23. Manufacturing has defined political strength.
  • 24. Manufacturing became a hobby.
  • 25. Manufacturing became working class.
  • 26. What does this have to do with being digital?
  • 27. Everything.
  • 28. We are re-learning how to make things & we are learning about ourselves with new technological goggles .
  • 29. We are re-learning how to make things .
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  • 31. Kickbee sends a tweet when the baby is kicking.
  • 32. Botanicalls texts you when your plants are thirsty .
  • 33. Botanicalls texts you when your plants are thirsty .
  • 34. Bubblino blows bubbles when a hashtag is used.
  • 35. Electronic component site / community.
  • 36. Monthly magazine by OReilly.
  • 37. Teaching children how to program with blocks.
  • 38. Squishy circuits are play doh electronics.
  • 39. Material resources / community.
  • 40. Material resources / community.
  • 41. $600 open source 3D rapid prototyping machine.
  • 42. 600 open source 3D rapid prototyping machine that makes itself.
  • 43. Online design / prototyping services.
  • 44. Data Decs: Christmas tree decorations based on your data.
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  • 47. We are learning about ourselves .
  • 48. 1990
  • 49. 1998
  • 50. 2007
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  • 52. We are using the tools for good .
  • 53. 1912
  • 54. 2008
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  • 56. EyeWriter allows this graffiti artist to still work.
  • 57. Bottom up pharma / medicine.
  • 58. Sharing your worries.
  • 59. We are using the tools for strange .
  • 60. iCat: emotionally responsive robot
  • 61. Robots are for the army.
  • 62. Robots are for the home.
  • 63. Robots are weird.
  • 64. We are re-learning how to make things. We are breaking industrialisation. We will redefine success .
  • 65. So maybe
  • 66. We will rethink media production. We will look to break corporate silos. We must look for inspiration everywhere. We must redefine what innovation looks like.
  • 67. Questions? Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch designswarm.com riglondon.com