Blooming Algae workshop was held as a collaboration between Atelier Luma head of research Henriette Waal, Giulio Vinaccia from Creative Mediterranean Cairo and designer Mevce Çıracı, held at İstanbul Bilgi University, as a part of 4th İstanbul Design Biennial.
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Under the supervision of designers Henriette Waal (NL) and Mevce Çıracı (TR) 25 design and photography students from Luca school of Arts (Genk,BE) explored the local context and cultural heritage of Genk to experiment with algae materials in relation to the global cleaning product company Ecover.
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An early Grand Tourist, Thomas Howard, the 14th earl of Arundel travelled in Italy in the 17th century with architect Inigo Jones. His travels along with Thomas Coryat’s travel book Coryat’s Crudities (1611) have set precedent for trips undertaken by many young European men and women. The Grand Tour became the culmination of a classical education. After his travels in Italy Jones was appointed the Surveyor-General of the King’s Works and introduced ideas of ancient Rome and Palladio to Britain.
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Camekan, the four week guest designer program, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, with the support of the EU's Common Cultural Heritage: Preservation and Dialogue between Turkey and the EU-II and in partnership with Karlsruhe University of Art and Design, was held between January 31 and February 28 2021.
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