HOW CAN WE MAKE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THE CREATIVE SECTOR MORE VIBRANT AND ENERGETIC?


For the last few decades, industrial and creative production has increasingly moved
outside Europe. At the same time, concerned consumers and producers are interested
in a more efficient and better use of raw materials at, or close to, their source.
Today the added value of raw materials in Iceland is similar to nations with much lower educational levels. The export value of the gaming industry in Iceland has grown faster than any other industry in the last few years. How can we more efficiently and innovatively produce goods that are well crafted, made from Icelandic materials, using our traditions, heritage and contemporary know-how?


You can view  the presentations and videos of some of the speakers here:

GUÐRÚN NORDAL (IS)
Director of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies and Head of the Science Committee of the Science and Technology Policy Council.
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INGIBJÖRG JÓHANNSDÓTTIR (IS)

Head of the Reykjavik School of Visual Arts.

-Knowhow2 project overview.

-Introduction of two new study lines in textiles and drawing.

-Students' viewpoint: Helga Aradóttir and Orri Snær Karlsson.
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BENJAMIN BOHN (IS)

Art Manager for CCP,  one of the leading gaming software companies in the world, based in Reykjavik.
-Development of concepts
-how, who, what?

-What is the role of the visual artist in a company like CCP?
-What skills are required for a conceptual artist today?

-Feed-back on the new studyline.
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STEINUNN SIGURÐARDÓTTIR (IS)

Icelandic Fashion Designer internationally renowned for her style and fabrics.

-Textile design developed by hands on creation of fabrics.        

-Which skills and knowledge are needed in the Textile Industry in Iceland?
-Feed-back on the new study lines.

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STEVE OGDEN (UK)
Head of Design, University of Cumbria, England.
-Connections between schools and companies/sector in UK.       
-Development in recent years.


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PANEL DISCUSSION 

Previous speakers and Sigurjón Mýrdal Head of Division for Department of Education, Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Baldur Gíslason Principal of The Technical College of Reykjavík and Kristín Gunnarsdóttir from the Icelandic Design Centre.
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HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY (UK) 

Alison Harley, Head of the School of Textiles and Design introduces the exhibit Textiles and Drawing - an iterative process displayed in the National Museum of Iceland.
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JUHANI PALLASMAA (FI)
Internationally acclaimed Finish architect and author 
of The Thinking Hand and The Eyes of the Skin - Architecture and the Senses.
-The Thinking Hand

-How do materials and methods influence the outcomes of art and design?

-What role do materials and skills play in art schools?

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HILDE HAUAN (NO)

Textile artist and Head of Department for Textiles in the Bergen National Academy of the Arts.
-What possibilities have appeared in textiles through new technologies?
-How are textile departments in the western world developing?

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BRYNHILDUR PÁLSDÓTTIR (IS)
Product designer and teacher at the Reykjavik School of Visual Arts and the Icelandic Art academy.

-Possibilities of local materials and methods.


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PANEL DISCUSSION

Previous speakers and Jóhannes Þórðarson, Dean of Design, the Iceland Academy of the Arts, Berglind Hallgrímsdóttir CEO of the Icelandic Innovation Centre and Ian M Mc Innes, Senior Lecturer in Design from the Heriot Watt University. 


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For more information please email to: malthing@mir.is


This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.