Keynotes

 

Thursday 15th June 2006

Opening

Official opening of the ETHICS2006 Cumulus conference by Christian Gellerin, director of l'École de Design Nantes Atlantique, in presence of Mr Jacques Auxiette, president of the Pays de la Loire regional council, Mr Patrick Mareschal, president of the Loire-Atlantique department, Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault, president of the Nantes Metropole urban community and city mayor, Mr Jean-François Gendron, president of the Chambre of Commerce of Nantes St Nazaire, Mr Yrjö Sotamaa, president of the Cumulus association and Mr Yann Rolland, president of « L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique ».

 

Strategic Design Trophy

The Strategic Design Trophy will award companies from the West of France for their design policy, in 6 different categories :
• Strategy : small and medium entreprises
• Innovation
• Marketing
• Sustainable development
• International policy

 

Introduction to keynotes

Anne-Marie Boutin, director APCI-Agence pour la Promotion de la Création Industrielle

 

Keynote Speech #1:Ezio Manzini

“Design and social change. A bottom-up perspective towards sustainability “ World’s leading expert on design for sustainability, with a focus on scenario building toward solutions encompassing both environmental and social quality, E. Manzini is professor of Industrial Design at Politecnico di Milano, and the author of several design books. Latest publication : “Sustainable Everyday“ (with F. Jégou).

Keynote Speech #2: Thierry Gaudin

French prospectivist, author of several books about prospective and innovation, including “Our specie’s odyssey“ (1990) and co-founder of the “Prospective 2100“ association.

 

 

Friday 16th June 2006

Parallel sessions:

Parallel Session 1 (Room Sottsass)

Morning – Chair: Alain Findeli (Research director in design - Université de Montréal, invited Professor at the University of Nîmes)
1 designmatters @ Art Center College of Design: Design Advocacy and Global Engagement: M. Amatullo, E. Clark, M. Breitenberg, USA
2 Sustainable Design Education: U. Tischner, B. de Voss, Netherlands
3 Design for local development. Building a design approach based on a situated perspective for the territorial capital resources, S. Maffei, B. Villari, Italy
4 Challenges of Universal Design, M. Szentpéteri, Hungary
5 Mirroring Mission and Practice, R. Somerson, P. Walker, J. Dunnigan, USA

Afternoon – Chair: Brigitte Borja de Mozota (Senior lecturer - Paris X Nanterre)
6 New Concept for Design Business in Development Context Pambili, S. Miettinen, M. Harteveld Becker, Finland/Namibia
7 Sustainable Development + Design for All, K. Sahlqvist, Sweden
8 Lifestyle Based Housing, S. Jacobson, Finland
9 The Strategic Design Perspective - taking Design to the next level, J. Rasmussen, Denmark
10 Service design for the innovation of the quality local produce chain: plat- form of innovation for food intermediation, A. Meroni, E. Manzini, Italy

Parallel Session 2 (Room Engelbart)

Morning – Chair: Pete Kercher (President of the European Institute for Design and disability)
1 Social and Sustainable Design: two practical approaches to local sustainable development in low-income communities, I. Carniatto, F. Carneiro, D. Fernandes, Brazil
2 Sustainable Freedoms, Dialogical Capabilities and Design, E. Manzini, C. Cipolla, Italy
3 Redesign teaching and learning, R. Menzi, M. Loetscher, Switzerland
4 Design to improve life, B. Wetton, Denmark
5 Attractive sustainability, Kjersti Kviseth, Tore Gulden, Norway

Afternoon – Chair: Anne-Marie Boutin (director of l’Agence pour la Promotion de la Création Industrielle)
6 Cradle to cradle design, K. Kviseth, M. Braungart, Norway/Germany
7 GAZE DIVISION: subverting stereotypes celebrating difference, I. Damerell, Norway
8 Digital Eco-Sense: An Innovative Terrain, D. Fleming, G. Lynch, Australia
9 Teaching the importance of redefining the problem, humanistic visions and values in design for disabled workers, K. Stoeren Wigum, R. Emmerhoff, Norway
10 More of Less - Ethics and it’s Embodiment in Design, Ian Grout, Scotland

New members fair
A reserved area for the introduction of the new Cumulus members.

Working Groups:

WG 1, 2: Room Duchamp
WG1. Leader Forum (On separate invitation only)
Chair: Rector Professor Robin Baker, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication London, UK
Welcome by Cumulus President Yrjö Sotamaa, Rector of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Keynote speech by Angela Dumas
Discussion, Future Planning, Summary by the chair
WG2. X-Files
Chair: K. Dierks, L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique
Introduction to the French design education system by F. Cœur, French Ministry of Education, deeper collaboration between Cumulus members
Chair : A. Schoonbrodt, Politecnico di Milano
Presentation of the CREDO workshops in Fontevraud by K. Dierks.
WG 3, 4: Room Warhol
WG3. Cumulus Staff Development in Art Schools and Universities
Chair : Marjolijn Brussaard, Director of the Centre of Staff Development, Utrecht School of the Arts
WG4. Cumulus Benchmarking
WG 5, 6: Room Viénot
WG5. Cornerstone of research: Ethics in art and design research
Chair: P. Sivenius, Research Institute, UIAH
O. Naukkarinen, UIAH, K. Støren Wigum, Akershus Univ. College
WG6. Practice, Research, Design Forum (P.R.E Design Forum)
Chair: Anke Coumans of the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (HKU)
Maziar Raein of Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (KHiO),
Ulrik Jungersen & Thomas Leerberg of Designskolen Kolding
WG 7, 8: Room Panton
WG7. Visual Communication Design
Chair: Marja Seliger, professor in graphic design, University of Lapland
Professor Michael Hardt, Bergen National Academy of the Arts
Discussions and plans for the future (next meetings, seminars, important issues etc.)
WG8. Redesigning teaching and learning in Design
Presentation of the two week tutorial held in Zürich by HGK Zürich and SoDA magazine.
Chair: Renate Menzi (HGKZ) and Martin Lötscher (soDA)
WG 9, 10: Room Colombo
WG9. Presentation of the « Remembering the Future » project by the participating partners
Chair: co-ordinator, professor Pirjo Hirvonen.
Speakers: teacher Saskia van Gelder (DAE), professor Kärt Summatavet (EAA), Agnes Talu (EAA), Sampo Lehtinen (UIAH) and Chris Bartels (DAE)
WG10. Cooperation of art teacher training units: IP Socrates project
Chair : Til Groenendijk
Speaker: Marleen van Aarendonk

 

Saturday 17th June 2006

 

Lecture: Lars Engman Ikea Designer

Design Manager, IKEA of Sweden AB
Multidimensional innovation : So what is design? At IKEA we translate contemporary design ideas into everyday products. We apply multidimensional thinking and innovation throughout the whole process.
First of all, beautiful products are not all that difficult to develop – producing them at an affordable price is the real challenge.
The IKEA vision : a desire to create a better
everyday life for as many people as possible.
The business idea : a wide range of well-designed and functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can
afford them.

 

CREDO: exhibition of the workshop

CREDO (« Cooperation in Research and Education for Design Opportunities ») is a series of international design workshops organised by L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique, in cooperation with Cumulus, the Pays de la Loire regional council, and the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. This is a preliminary show of the results of the 1st session held in Fontevraud from June 10th to June 16th, focused on the theme « To believe ».

 

Visit of the Royal Fontevraud Abbey

The Royal Fontevraud Abbey is the ideal get-away to combine work with pleasure. Founded in 1101, this historically and architecturally well-known place is one of the showpieces of the Val de Loire region – The abbey is classified as world heritage and nowadays serves as a cultural centre and residence for creators. After a guided visit enjoy the subtle, carefully shaded poetry, and rhapsodic melodies of troubadour musicians (XIIth and XIIIth century), by « Diabolus in Musica ».

 

Concert at the Royal Fontevraud Abbey

The contribution of « Diabolus in Musica » - a group of troubadour musicians playing music and vernacular poems from the XIIth and XIIIth centuries –reflects the aesthetics, ambiance as well as tastes of the XIIth century courtly society. The recital « Flors Aiglentina » is performed by 2 solo cappella singers (soprano and tenor), who are accompanied by medieval instruments: the lute and harp.