20/11/2011
CROSS OVER EXHIBITION
11/09/2011
London Design Week
28/08/2011
19/02/2011
someday...
"Everyone should have one, it belongs to all....it will change our perceptions, change our behaviours..."
This was the attitude I had once upon a time before starting my Masters in London. One can call it naive, but I would point it more as an idealist. I believed that if you were to introduce a new concept to a mass, then it will be explored and cultured into modern society. And this was my selfish act. "what I create, you will use, what I like you will understand why...." Over these past couple of years, encountering students in different fields, ins and outs of tutorials, I have learned that my stubbornness can be quite persistent. Yet, being among designers has allowed me to grasp the concept of "designing for another". Although I have pushed ideas and concepts on many different levels, my climax point was to create a system that had a universal understanding. Once again, "everyone should have one, it belongs to all, it will change our perceptions, change our behaviours..." This is where it ends, as an idea, in an utopian world. Yet, it remains existent, and maybe will be re-introduced in a near future. For now, it remains as an image shared among others. Creating an universal system should not be my concern but a piece that can maybe make you react in horror or curiosity is as successful.
examples on the system that fixes parts of a broken chair
© Niloufar Afnan
This was the attitude I had once upon a time before starting my Masters in London. One can call it naive, but I would point it more as an idealist. I believed that if you were to introduce a new concept to a mass, then it will be explored and cultured into modern society. And this was my selfish act. "what I create, you will use, what I like you will understand why...." Over these past couple of years, encountering students in different fields, ins and outs of tutorials, I have learned that my stubbornness can be quite persistent. Yet, being among designers has allowed me to grasp the concept of "designing for another". Although I have pushed ideas and concepts on many different levels, my climax point was to create a system that had a universal understanding. Once again, "everyone should have one, it belongs to all, it will change our perceptions, change our behaviours..." This is where it ends, as an idea, in an utopian world. Yet, it remains existent, and maybe will be re-introduced in a near future. For now, it remains as an image shared among others. Creating an universal system should not be my concern but a piece that can maybe make you react in horror or curiosity is as successful.
examples on the system that fixes parts of a broken chair
© Niloufar Afnan
16/10/2010
27/03/2010
heightened adaptations
©CSM/Niloufar Afnan/Bharat Bhargava/Sophie Chenevix/Natsai Chieza/Kim Norton
WATCH VIDEO
short clip that reflects our everyday speed in the frame of hair growth
What if our hair was to grow as fast as routine of life?
This video frames this concept, and interprets the growth in new accustomed behaviour.
Whether you chose to clip it off, braid it or nurture it, our relation to beauty varies, and is in constant evolvement.
26/01/2010
Video: Discarded Chair
This video is an experiment that tracks the individuals who pick up
"unwanted" chairs on the streets of NYC.
©The Real Good Chair Experiment/ WATCH VIDEO
"unwanted" chairs on the streets of NYC.
©The Real Good Chair Experiment/ WATCH VIDEO
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