Open_collab:
Global / Local
Introduction
Open_collab is an international collaborative workshop created by renowned designer Patrick Thomas (Berlin). It encourages experimentation and collaboration through design.
On March 14, 313RGB, Wayne Smith and Okay Kiosk will present the Australian edition of Open_Collab as part of Melbourne Design Week 2020. Participants and industry professionals will work together, responding to the theme of ‘Global/Local’. Participants will get a unique opportunity to learn from each other, utilising random image-making processes that provoke unexpected juxtapositions and chance encounters.
O_C Workshop — Warsaw, Poland
O_C Workshop — London, UK
Details
Saturday
14 March 2020
Workshop
10:00am—4:00pm
Opening
5:00pm—7:00pm
43 Derby Street
Collingwood
43 Derby Street Collingwood
Collaborative workshop & opening.
Share and Learn
Open_collab: Global/Local features a full day workshop lead by Industry Mentors, followed by a free opening showcasing artwork produced on the day. The whole event will be documented with a printed publication for sale after the day.
The workshop is aimed at students, educators and professionals at any stage of their careers. It will help participants to appreciate the importance of teamwork and allow you to view your own work from a new perspective, demonstrating what we are capable of achieving when we work together to reach a common goal. Purchasing tickets to this unique event connects you and Melbourne with the broader worldwide design community by taking part in Patrick Thomas’s Open_collab project.
O_C Workshop — AGI Open, Rotterdam, Netherlands
O_C Workshop — Hanoi , Vietnam
Open_collab Team
Open_collab: Global/Local brings together a broad mix of Design talent from Australia and beyond, to be industry mentors at the workshop.
Sean Hogan
Trampoline
Sean Hogan
Trampoline
Simon Bent
Studio-io
Simon Bent
Studio-io
Jacinta Lippold
JAC&
Jacinta Lippold
JAC&
Rida Abbasi
the Spiral
Rida Abbasi
the Spiral
Darren Song
Darren Song
Olivia Chen
Studio Chen Chen
Olivia Chen
Studio Chen Chen
Paul Allworthy
Paul Allworthy
Wayne Smith
WSD
Wayne Smith
WSD
Chris Norman
313RGB
Chris Norman
313RGB
Magda Ksiezak
Okay Kiosk
Magda Ksiezak
Okay Kiosk
Melbourne Design Week
Open_collab: Global/Local is part of Melbourne Design Week 2020, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
Co-Presented by:
Supported by:
About the Creator
Patrick Thomas
is a graphic artist, author and educator currently living and working in Berlin. Thomas utilises multidisciplinary techniques in his work including over-printing, processing and coding - making commentary on socio-political movements.
He is a professor at ABK - Stuttgart, member of Alliance Graphique Internationale, exhibited artist across five continents and published Protest Stencil Toolkit through Laurence King Publishing.
Follow on Instagram
@xpatrickthomas
About the Organisers
313RGB (Chris Norman)
is a multidisciplinary creative and Design Lecturer. As 313RGB he has produced large scale events and exhibitions including: Up Over Down Under™ — an exhibition of The Designers Republic™ with agIdeas International Design Week and Sound to Light in conjunction with MONA for Dark Mofo.
Wayne Smith
is a Designer and Design Educator working for various studios and cultural institutions across Australia and the UK. He predominantly works in music, the arts and social enterprises.
Okay Kiosk (Magda Ksiezak)
is a Polish born creative who combines design, photography and animation under the alias of Okay Kiosk. She runs workshops combining paper-craft and stop-motion animation at RMIT.
Worldwide Learning
Open_collab Workshops have taken place in countries across the globe including:
AGI Open
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ABK/Visual Relation Studios
Warsaw, Poland
Chelsea College Of Arts
London, England
Dortmund University
Dortmund, Germany
UNIRSM
San Marino, Italy
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Fustic
Hanoi, Vietnam
Acknowledgement of Country
Open_collab: Global/Local acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate: the Wurundjeri people and Elders past and present of the Kulin nations.
Acknowledgement of Country
Open_collab: Global/Local acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate: the Wurundjeri people and Elders past and present of the Kulin nations.
Details
Buy Tickets
opencollab.eventbrite.com.au
Saturday
14 March 2020
Workshop
10:00am—4:00pm
Opening
5:00pm-7:00pm
43 Derby Street
Collingwood
37° 48' 25.308'' S / 144° 59' 3.9084'' E
Melbourne Design Week
Open_collab: Global/Local is part of Melbourne Design Week 2020, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
Co-Presented by:
Supported by:
Worldwide Learning
Open_collab Workshops have taken place in countries across the globe including:
AGI Open
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Design Indaba
Capetwon, South Africa
ABK/Visual Relation Studios
Warsaw, Poland
Chelsea College Of Arts
London, England
Dortmund University
Dortmund, Germany
UNIRSM
San Marino, Italy
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Fustic
Hanoi, Vietnam
About the Creator
Patrick Thomas
is a graphic artist, author and educator currently living and working in Berlin. Thomas utilises multidisciplinary techniques in his work including over-printing, processing and coding - making commentary on socio-political movements.
He is a professor at ABK - Stuttgart, member of Alliance Graphique Internationale, exhibited artist across five continents and published Protest Stencil Toolkit through Laurence King Publishing.
Follow on Instagram
About the Organisers
313RGB (Chris Norman)
is a multidisciplinary creative and Design Lecturer. As 313RGB he has produced large scale events and exhibitions including: Up Over Down Under™ — an exhibition of The Designers Republic™ with agIdeas International Design Week and Sound to Light in conjunction with MONA for Dark Mofo.
Wayne Smith
is a Designer and Design Educator working for various studios and cultural institutions across Australia and the UK. He predominantly works in music, the arts and social enterprises.
Okay Kiosk (Magda Ksiezak)
is a Polish born creative who combines design, photography and animation under the alias of Okay Kiosk. She runs workshops combining paper-craft and stop-motion animation at RMIT.
Acknowledgement of Country
Open_collab: Global/Local acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate: the Wurundjeri people and Elders past and present of the Kulin nations.