CHRIS FREMANTLE

What art have I seen? London Design Biennial

Posted in Exhibitions, Uncategorized by chrisfremantle on June 14, 2023

Comments made to friends in a group chat when asked what we were doing in London

So we’re in the London Design Biennial which is gougingly expensive to get into and not all that…

Hoping for really good examples of design thinking but actually either over-explaining on lots of text boards or mostly showy without substance.

Polish display on how to recycle window units for Ukraine was on point.

Taiwan display was really a political promo for Taiwan, small, large, clever, diverse, etc.

The USA display juxtaposed photos of national parks with vr renditions from pokemon (?) They made a book, claiming it’s the first of its kind, which you could look at thru your phone. The National Park image would then appear as the other one and vice versa… My explanation has lost interest in itself… 😂 🤣 😂

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Thinking about failure

Posted in CF Writing, Failure, Research by chrisfremantle on October 24, 2014