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Indepth Arts News:
"The Spirit of Design: Fifieth Annual Conference"
2000-06-14 until 2000-06-17
International Design Conference in Aspen
Aspen, CO,
USA United States of America
An international group of both young and established designers from the
worlds of graphic, media, product design and architecture will be joined by
visual artists and writers as well as a philosopher of mathematics, a leading
Buddhist scholar, an anthropologist and a cognitive scientist. In order to
investigate whether and how design contains, clarifies or encodes
meaning(s), the conference will begin with a discussion of Consciousness
and Creativity. A discussion of the healing powers of art by Russian artists,
Komar and Melamid, will be followed by a presentation by Tibet House
founder, Robert Thurman, on the Architecture of Enlightenment.
At a time when our sense of reality and purpose is constantly being
challenged by ever-changing scientific theories and technological
innovations, the International Design Conference in Aspen will
investigate the intangible qualities that comprise the essence and the
spirit of design.
The Spirit of Design will take a holistic approach to understanding the
soul of design, a multi-faceted topic with a myriad of viewpoints.
The four-day event will bring together a group of speakers from widely
divergent professional disciplines to explore a theme whose breadth and
complexity will challenge the definitions, expectations and assumptions of
the speakers and audience alike.
Each of the following three days presentations will focus on a different broad
themes:
The Inner Spirit/The I
Beauty, Aesthetics and Perception
Meaning and Making.
Within these themes, speakers will consider a range of topics including:
The architecture of enlightenment
The healing powers of art
Qualia: the essence of red and a state of mind
Subtraction and reduction as a spirit-inducing design philosophy
Can spirit exist within the construct of virtual reality NULL
Bringing spiritual practice to architecture
My life as a robot
21st century tea ceremony
The artist as geomancer
Joie de faire: the necessity of making
Design as conservator of cultural traditions and values
The experience of a chair
The making of emptiness
The biology and evolution of beauty
From genesis to birth: the life of an idea
Class/age/gender/race: biases in the eye of the beholder
The factory of ideas
Designing beauty
Each topic will include a visual presentation by or about designers whose
work embodies these notions.
Afternoon sessions will provide the opportunity for formal presentations and
informal, interactive discussions set in seminar rooms and on the grass under
shady trees.
The IDCA Student Program is a long tradition and students will find
opportunities to meet speakers, Board members and other students.
Of special interest will be the series of tea ceremonies in contemporary
structures designed for the conference in which every element is designed
from the activity to the vessels and the tools.
The IDCA Film Program extends the conference theme with the complete
screening of ńThe Decalogueî by legendary Polish filmmaker, Krzysztof
Kieslowski.
It is the hope of the IDCA that if we can reach a greater understanding of
the manner by which design transmits meaning the design community will be
in a better position to bring about positive change in the quality of peoples
lives.
We invite you to join us. Spirit of Design is the final conference in the trilogy
honoring the Aspen Idea of the integration of body, mind and spirit. It begins
the celebration of the 50th anniversary of IDCA and concludes the 50th year
celebration with 50 Years of Talking Design in June, 2001.
International Design Conference in Aspen
P.O. Box 664, Aspen, CO 81612
tel: 970-925-2257
fax: 970-925-8495
Email: info@idca.org
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