BITTER ORANGES Ausstellung. Afrikanische Bootsflüchtlinge als Erntearbeiter in Kalabrien. Die Fotoausstellung bietet Einblicke in deren Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen. Sie ist das Ergebnis eines dreijährigen ethnographischen Projektes. Mostra. Profughi africani negli aranceti calabresi. L’esposizione fotografica, risultato di un progetto etnografico triennale, offre uno sguardo sulle condizioni di vita e di lavoro dei profughi. 11. – 28.1.2016 …
HIRING: PRODUCT DESIGNER as Teacher & Researcher (closed)
We are looking for a designer, who wants to engage in eco-social issues by the means of product design, as a teacher and researcher at the Faculty of Design and Art, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen. Deadline: December 7. Find the official call here in English, there in Italian and on that page in German language. …
Teach Cultural Anthropology (closed)
We are looking for a an dedicated personality, who wants to engage in teaching Cultural Anthropology to the students of the Master in Eco-Social Design in the summer semester 2015/16 (Feb 29 – June 22) at the Faculty of Design & Arts, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. The teaching in the Master is centered around projects, to …
Teach Web & Media Design (closed)
We are looking for an excellent designer, who wants to engage in teaching WEB & MEDIA DESIGN to the students of the Master in Eco-Social Design in the summer semester 2015/16 (Feb 29 – June 22) at the Faculty of Design & Arts, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Deadline: November 30, 12:00 (UTC+01:00) Find the official call …
Presentation of MA Eco-Social Design & more
Wednesday, 14.10.2015 | unibz 4th floor in building F 14:00-17:00 Introduction to the Master in Eco-Social Design & presentations by all teachers of the winter semester 2015, and their relation to the annual topic /ESSEN/ALIMENTARE/FOOD/ with Prof. em. Adelheid Biesecker, Eco-Social Economics | Lisa Borgenheimer, Information Desig | Kris Krois, Visual Communication | Giorgio Laboratore, …
Sociology for Eco-Social Design & more
The Faculty for Design and Art of unibz invited 6 candidates for the Professorship in Sociology of culture and communication with a focus on design and communication for eco-social transformation 5 of them are doing public lectures within the next two weeks (as part of the hearings). You are welcome to come, listen and see: …
Teach Product Design in MA Eco-Social Design (closed)
We are looking for a designer, who likes to engage in eco-social issues by the means of product design with particular attention on the fields of materials and production. Deadline: August 26, 12:00 (UTC+01:00) Find the official call here in german and there in italian (on the page search for “Design und Materialien” respectively “Design …
Watch & read Eco-Social Design according to Ezio Manzini
The talk of Ezio Manzini on Design for Social Innovation organized by the MICA’s Center for Social Design impressed me. Manzini is making an effort in connecting the dots. For me he succeeded in narrating a complex field in an concise and compact way, without oversimplification. Now i am reading his book Design, When Everybody …
MA Eco-Social Design starts on October. Apply until 8 July
apply now or never — at least not this year. And help to spread the message to interested people and parties. Read more about the Master in Eco-Social Design on its web page, the latest newsletter, get updates and spread via FB + twitter. Sustainable Greetings Kris >< Krois
3 Bücher zu Eco-Social Design
Bücher zum Thema gibt es viele, doch müsste ich mich heute auf 3 beschränken, würde ich folgende wählen – auch weil sie sich wunderbar ergänzen: “Transformationsdesign. Wege in eine zukunftsfähige Moderne” von Harald Welzer und Bernd Sommer ist dabei, weil die Authoren präzise und eloquent Leitlinien für zukunftsfähige Gestaltung skizzieren. Dabei stellen sie zunächst die …
Interview zum Master in Eco-Social Design
Nina Kirst: Warum ist so ein Studiengang notwendig? Kris Krois: Die Konsumorientierung bringt unsere Gesellschaft an ihre ökologischen und sozialen Grenzen. Es braucht neue Muster des Wirtschaftens und Lebens – und wir glauben, dass Designer hier eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Dabei geht es nicht in erster Linie um ökoeffizientere Produkte, sondern um Lebensstile, Werte und …
what the hell is nanotourism?
nanotourism is a platform to research and produce participatory, locally-oriented, non-intrusive strategies as an alternative to the current environmental, social and economic problems of the booming tourism industries. To get more concrete answers, join the DoD TALK, tuesday, 9th of June at unibz (F0.03) with architect and illustrator Silvia Susanna, who co-developing the BIO50}hotel during …
10.6. @ unibz: Serge Latouche: Growth is the Problem, not the Solution
Serge Latouche is a fore-thinker of degrowth. The French economist / social scientist / philosopher / activist speaks in at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano on the campus Brixen-Bressanone, next wednesday, 10th of July, 18:00-20:00, Aula Magna If you don’t know Latouche and get a taste: What is degrowth? “By „degrowth“ we understand a downscaling …
TODAY, 19:00: Snark – space making
“snark – space making si occupa di design relazionale, di processi decisionali e di co- progettazione, percorsi partecipati e di comprensione di fenomeni complessi.” What the hell does this mean? Come and find out: By Design or by Disaster TALK: 26.5.2015 19:00 | unibz | F0.03
Call for Professorship in Design Research | Deadline: 16.11.
We are looking for a expert in Design Research, who wants to engage in transdisciplinary collaborations in the context of eco-social transformations. Teaching will happen in our project-oriented study programs, among others in the Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design). Requirements: professorship (or equivalent position) outside Italy. For more information please download the official call here …
Professorship in Sociology (closed)
Preliminary Request for Expressions of Interest*: In 2016 we will set up a new professorship in Sociology*. We are looking for a sociologist, who wants to engage in transdisciplinary collaborations with designers in the context of eco-social transformation. Teaching will happen in our project-oriented study programs, among others in the Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal …
Hiring: Information Designer & Visual Story Teller (closed)
We are looking for a designer, who likes to engage in eco-social and political issues by the means of information design and visual story telling. Deadline: June 8th. Find the official call here. In case you have trouble understanding the bureaucratic language and the procedure, please do not hesitate to ask for help. At the …
It’s getting hotter, do more about!
Multiple crisis urge us change.The congress Think More About in Brixen-Bressanone (South Tirol, Italy) presents diverse things that can be done now and brings together diverse actors, who a engaging in Eco-Social Transformations. The program is rich and inspiring. Don’t miss it.
To Do: Die neue Rolle der Gestaltung in einer veränderten Welt
LEZIONE APERTA 18.05. 19:00 unibz F0.03 Der Designer Florian Pfeffer hat ein wildes Potpourri aus inspirierenden Projekten, Methoden und Ideen zusammengestellt. Der Hermann Schmid Verlag hat es veröffentlicht. Die Verlegerin Karin Schmidt-Fridrichs sprechen gemeinsam über “Die neue Rolle der Gestaltung in einer veränderten Welt”. Das Buch kann ich jedem Gestalter ans Herz legen, am …
Guest Lecture | 8.5. | unibz: Diverse Economies and Alternative Spaces
8.5. | 10.00 – 12.00 | unibz | Campus Brixen | Aula 1.50 Prof. Giorgos Gritzas & Prof. Karolus Kavoulakis Diverse Economies and Alternative Spaces. An Overview of Approaches and Practices Die beiden griechischen Wissenschaftler befassen sich in Theorie, Forschung und Praxis mit verschiedenen Möglichkeiten und alternativen Formen des Wirtschaftens vor dem Hintergrund der multiplen …
Sustainability Transitions – Putting New Theories to Work on Food and Agriculture Challenges
Vortrag von Prof. Clare Hinrichs, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University/US) Dienstag, 28. April 2015 │ 19:00 | Universität Innsbruck SoWi – Universitätsstrasse 15 Fakultätssitzungssaal Ost │3. Stock │Raum-Nr. 36 In ihrem Vortrag beschäftigt sie sich mit der Frage welchen Beitrag die sogenannte ‚sustainability transition theory‘ im Zusammenhang mit dem beobachtbaren sozialen Wandel am Landwirtschafts- und Lebensmittelsektors …
Teach “Modeling and Digital Fabrication” (closed)
Job advertisement: At the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bolzano we will start a Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design)* in the winter semester 2015/16. Therefor, we are looking for a specialist in “Modelling and Digital Fabrication”, who wants to engage in our project-oriented and multidisciplinary teaching model. Teaching languages …
Teach “Moderation and Participation” (closed)
Job advertisement: At the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bolzano we will start a Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design)* in the winter semester 2015/16. Therefor, we are looking for a specialist in “Moderation and Participation”, who wants to engage in our project-oriented and multidisciplinary teaching model. Teaching languages can …
Teach “Eco-Social Economics” (closed)
Job advertisement: At the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bolzano we will start a Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design)* in the winter semester 2015/16. Therefor, we are looking for a specialist in Eco-Social Economics, who wants to engage in our project-oriented and multidisciplinary teaching model. Teaching languages can be …
intense & inspiring GLOCAL DESIGN SPRING 2015
Here are some impression from the Glocal Design Spring 2015 the charming video&interview team edited. More structured videos will follow. . GDS15 was intense, inspiring and a confirmation that with our upcoming Master in Eco-Social Design we are heading in the right direction.