INDIVIDUALIZED a participatorical experiment

The project is presented as part of the exhibiton -> DIY – Die Mitmachrevolution for the next 6 months in Frankfurt, then moving for another 1/2 year to Berlins museum of Communication. Here are some impressions of the opening:

Supported by the European Commission, ->Cookies’n'Code is hosting the first “Create Your Own 2011″ event in Berlin — a business symposium and demo exhibition that brings together some of the foremost European thinkers and doers in mass customization, personalization and customer co-design.

This networking event shall provide a hub for discussion, showcase experience and offer participants to expand their network with a focus on start-ups and open-minded entrepreneurs in business-to-consumers (BTC) markets.

Check it out -> cyo2011

Pictures of the event can be seen ->here

Cookies and Code is a multi-disciplinary collective of people exploring collaborative design and co-creation processes.

We are interested in extending Mass Customisation, personalisation and co-creation beyond giving people a choice between pre-designed shapes and their combinations.

This often involves exploring how to use digital technologies (CNC-milling, rapid manufacturing, 3-d scanning, laser cutting etc.) in integrating the prosumer into the process.

Cookies and Code are: Nadia EL-Imam and Susanne Stauch.

On October 14 our book “Kritische Masse – von Profis und Amateuren im Design” was presented at the bookstore ->ProQM in Berlin, Mitte.
->Deutschlandfunk interviewed one of the writers, Florian A. Schmidt about our viewpoint.

We finally made it to edit our texts and get the book finished which then got published by Form+Zweck.
You can purchase it directly from Amazon. Click the pic and read what we think about Professionals and Amateurs in Design.

Texts by Florian A. Schmidt, Peter Lasch, Susanne Stauch, Friedrich Kautz, Fritz Gobbesso
Illustration and Layout by Andreas Töpfer

In the context of the exhibition 300+X isopt got a big spot in the latest issue (2/10 page 47)
*Here is a link to an online summary

read more by clicking the image…

It is 300 years ago, that the first European porcelain company fired their primary pieces. Celebrating this, the *Porzellanikon in Selb, one of the German capitals of porcelain, comes up with the largest exhibition on the topic ever in this continent. (wow!)
The covering theme is *Königstraum und Massenware which is subdivided into several small exhibitions, where isopt is being presented at the *300+X – In Search of Tomorrow’s Porcelain

The opening is 24. April 2010. The exhibition runs until 2. November 2010

I am very proud to be part of it!

*statement

Anja Krieger, a Berlin based journalist posted very nice portraits of the participants of the festival. Check it out *here

I just found these posts on the web. (First time I was twittered!)
*quote, *quote and a *picture

Thanks guys, it was a great session and I was quite impressed of the high level of discussion myself.

The machine that Prof. Heinrich from Clausthal-Zellerfeld has developed in the past years is ready for the market and will be launched at the Ceramitec in Munich this October. Chances are rising to finally get the project realised.