At the end of May, the 2050 concluded. Among over 100 guest speakers and 27 forums, covering topics like leadership, sustainability, AI, blockchain, media art, UX, graphic design etc, what are the key takeaways? Let’s jump into the time machine and go back to 2050!
What do we ponder on, when we are discussing art during 2050?
Andrea Bandelli
Executive Director of Science Gallery International
World Economic Forum Culture Leaders
Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir
Chair of the Technology Development Fund, Iceland
World Economic Forum Culture Leaders
Art comes from life and goes beyond it, so does design. It has a significant mission to influence and change the life. Andrea Bandelli and Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir not only shared the cases of “technology+design” but also engaged the audience through interesting activities. As what they said, “We talked about creativities, not just some new ‘ideas’, but more dialectical thoughts and more tolerant mentalities to embrace innovations and diversities.”
Nobumichi Asai
Media artist, creative director, technical director
Asai talked about various cases of “Face Hacking”, like Lady Gaga’s appearance on “the Grammy”. In addition to the technology, he displayed the severity of nuclear weapons, the relationship between human and nature, as well as the subsistence of human. His creations are not simply “beautiful” artworks, but the world’s reveal of serious questions instead.
Zhoujie Zhang
Founder of ZZDL & Endlessform
Zhang’s designs always bring people impressions of “BLACK TECHNOLOGY“；nevertheless, there is a softer side behind his “black style”. “I hope people won’t need me anymore, but follow the ways they like and design chairs by themselves in some days.” He has the expectation that in the future, design becomes a part of our daily life.
A Closer Look at Dutch Design
Jessie Brockhoff
Partner at Handelsroute.nl
“Dutch design pays attention on all kinds of social problems, and solving these problems makes design energetic.”
Hessel van Oorschot
Founder & CEO of Tribe of Noise
“Technology is only a tool, not the ultimate purpose of design and innovation.”
Justus Bruns
Co-founder of VOUW and Board Member of Dutch Design Association
“If you can understand the change, you are able to create a better world.”
Govert Flint
CEO & Designer of Enrichers
“Make design a lifestyle and let it be part of the life.”
Creativity in China
Xiaoxi Sun
Founder of PAY2PLAY
“Cover design is definitely not the simple translation of content, or the reduction of the author. It catches reader’s eyes quickly and inspires their imaginations.”
Sha Zhu
Founder of One Thousand Times
“What is the real value of design? It is essentially the work that clients and designers accomplish together.”
Jiaming Su
Founder of Zi Zai Film, Director
“I hope the world can become a little different due to this kind of connections.”
Shirui Ma
Founder of Typo_d Studio
“Design by getting close to the simplest and the most authentic essence.”
Redefine Creativity
Andreas Anderskou
President at Hello Monday
“It’s not about designing something, but what problems design can solve.”
Zhiou Wang
Founder of Blackbow
“You can’t take your eyes off the immersive situation that the fusion of technology and art produces.”
Redefine art and creativity
Emma Conley
Artist & Producer, the Center for Genomic Gastronomy
“We were already at the top of the food chain, so why not designing something for this chain?”
Agi Haines
Designer, artist and researcher
“Although it looks weird, it is tempting to glance. That’s the charm of biological art.”
Daniel Iregui
Founder of Iregular Studio
“When both the real and virtual world become one world, are we going to delete those things we have done?”
Eloi Beauchamp
President & Founder of L’Éloi
“What is the secret of successful design? First, trust your instinct; second, position the market; and third, do your best.”
Experience Matters
Sebastian Mueller
Cofounder and COO of MING Labs
“Solving practical problems with constraints is the difference between design and art.”
William Marks
General Manager of MING Labs
“You can grow quickly by screwing up early, screwing up usually, as well as screwing up within your affordability.”
Marina Du
Business Designer of MING Labs
“Innovation is about trying out for 100 times and succeeding at the 101st time. Design is what makes this process efficient.”
Morihiro Harano
Creative Director & founder of Mori Inc.
“New ideas come from new creative approaches.”
Business, Creativity, and Life
Yu Li
Co-founder of LxU
“Illustrating the recognition of information in the way of design and makes information more vivid.”
Luigi Cavallito
The Stereoteller
“I’m always exploring, new experiences will inspire the life.”
Donald Merks
Strategist & NB Manager East-Asia at Vanberlo
“Design is not about ‘whether it looks good’, but about ‘why it exists’.”
Valentine Makhouleen
Product Designer with ImpactMapper
“The process of design should be more ‘inclusive’ rather than ‘exclusive’.”
Multi-Culture in Creativity
Mike Pearson
Incoming Creative Director of Stink China
Kosai Sekine
Director & Artist of Stink
“When productions are representing the life in an interesting, surprising or valuable way, they are not only about the content or video, but also a connection between brand and audience.”
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