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THE CIRRUS ADMIN MEETING IN OSLO

Delegates discussing during a coffee break. The annual administrative meeting of Cirrus took place in the newly housed school in Oslo. The meeting was well attended and many new issues were brought up, but maybe the most discussed were the changes that are happening to design in the world generally and secondary to the design [...]

October 21, 2011   Posted in: ADMINISTRATION, NEWS, Reeports from Meetings of Heads, Reports from meetings of coordinators  Comments Closed

AUTUMN MEETINGS IN LAHTI

Cirrus members on a tour through the Lahti school The administrative annual meetings (Meeting of Coordinators and Meeting of Heads) of the Cirrus network took place by the invitation of the Lahti School of Design this autumn. The format of these meetings has become rather similar every year and is generally accepted as good. Apart [...]

October 8, 2010   Posted in: ADMINISTRATION, NEWS  Comments Closed

A POSITION IN CHINA FOR NORDIC COOPERATION

A position as Programme Manager at the Nordic Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai, is now open for applications. The Nordic Centre has recently moved to its brand-new facilities – the ‘Nordic Centre Building’ – at Fudan University’s main campus in Shanghai. The Centre is quickly developing into a key collaboration platform for its Nordic member universities [...]

October 8, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: NEWS  Comments Closed

OPEN DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NORDIC DESIGN SCHOOLS

The Nordic countries have been invited to be guests of honor at the 2011 Paris Book Fair on March 17-21 at Porte de Versailles Conference Center. The decision was made by the Syndicat National de l’Edition, or SNE, French Publishers Association , in an Nov. 4, 2009 meeting. The Nordic Council of Ministers has incorporated [...]

September 21, 2010   Posted in: NEWS  Comments Closed

LOCATION TJÖRN

An exciting international workshop will take place at the Nordic Watercolour Museum, during October 18th -22nd  2010. The workshop is a collaboration between the museum, HDK and Lund University. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore the techniques of watercolour. The theme for the workshop is “LOCATION TJÖRN”. Tjörn is an island at the [...]

September 14, 2010   Posted in: COURSE REPORTS, NEWS  Comments Closed

VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN NUUK, GREENLAND

By the invitation of NAPA – The Nordic Institute in Greenland – and funded by Cirrus, KHiO in Oslo, LHÍ in Reykjavik will run an intensive course in visual communication in Nuuk during the first week of September. The course has a special operational website. Here is a link to it. The course will concentrate on [...]

August 21, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: COURSE REPORTS, NEWS  Comments Closed

NEW RECTOR AND VICE-RECTOR IN BERGEN

The Bergen Academy has appointed a new rector and vice-rector. Cirrus wishes them the greatest of success in developing a very interesting school. Here is a link to the news from KHiB

August 13, 2010   Posted in: NEWS  Comments Closed

RAFLOST-PIKSLAVERK IN ICELAND

The Iceland Academy of the Arts workshop in cooperation with Nordic schools All events are free of charge. Here are websites to the workshop: RAFLOST PIKSLAVERK 14.5, 10:00-17:00, SUM workshop, ÚtgerĂ°in 14.5, 20:00-22:30, Concert – Lars Graugaard & TĂ­mahrak, ÚtgerĂ°in 15.5, 14:00-17:00, Arduino workshop – HakkavĂ©lin, ÚtgerĂ°in 15.5, 20:00-21:00, Dance, Music and Electronics – HnoĂ°, [...]

May 12, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: COURSE REPORTS, NEWS  Comments Closed

MASTER SHOW IN BERGEN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

Invitation to the Degree Show in Design 2010 at Bergen National Academy of the Arts “Designing the Social World” Opening: Wednesday 28 April at 6pm Exhibition period: 28 April – 9 May 2010-Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday at 12 – 4pm How do spatial surroundings influence welfare in a reception centre for asylum seekers? What [...]

April 22, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: NEWS  Comments Closed

Lera pĂ„ NÀÀs – Amazing anagam, Sommarkurs pĂ„ HDK Göteborg

I Är inviterar Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk  till vedbrÀnnings-workshop vid skolans fÀltlaboratorium belÀget pÄ NÀÀs, ca 3.5 mil utanför Göteborg. Förutom en unik ugnspark med ett antal vedugnar finns dÀr ocksÄ en fin verkstad i en mycket vacker omgivning med bl.a. ekskog och badsjö. Kursen kommer att ledas av keramiker Morten Löbner Espersen, frÄn Danmark, professor i keramikkonst pÄ [...]

March 1, 2010   Posted in: NEWS  Comments Closed