In the course of preparing a studio for Aalto University in Helsinki, OK Do has been exploring new ways to teach design. While the discipline’s increasing significance in society is indisputable, design faces a pressure to become more critical and philosophical both about itself and the world around it. As a reaction, alternative design education is emerging somewhere in between disciplines as well as at the borderlands of academic institutions and the contemporary professional field – after all, changing the way we practice requires altering the ways of education. Starting from Antwerp, where Anna Mikkola interviewed Boy Vereecken, the founder of Monitor MEMEX, Back to School series sets out to review the most interesting manifestations of ‘the new school of design’. …(more)
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"For the OK Talk brunches, we asked the guests to bring over a breakfast ingredient each so that we can cook together with them in the morning and sleep more during the night."
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"By applying artistic perspectives to scientific processes and results, it is possible to make science more approachable – and perhaps more useful for the lay people."
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When asked why Armi Ratia decided to base Marimekko in Finland out of all places, she stated that she was "not amused by easiness".
Anna Mikkola
Designer, Berlin reporter
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Back to School
Research Through Practice – Monitor MEMEX Founder Boy Vereecken on Oeuvre and Design Education
Articles Export Series: Back to School / 17-01-2011 -
Science Poems
The science of making Science Poems
Articles Export Series: Science Poems / 13-06-2010Anna Mikkola, a Berlin designer and friend with a particular interest in books and exhibitions, approached Anni Puolakka and Jenna Sutela of OK Do with an idea of doing a project on the life of publications. As it happened, OK Do was just planning Science Poems, their first book and exhibition, which felt like a natural point of departure for common ventures. So, the three ended up in a discussion about the both. …(more)