Benjamin Ball will be traveling to Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage in March 2014 to participate in the “BLING” lecture series.

BLING

The 2013-2014 lecture season

This season the Alaska Design Forum presents BLING, a lecture series exploring the role of ornamentation in contemporary design. Is it “less is more” or “less is a bore?” Many of the world’s current leading designers manipulate materials and the laws of physics to bring beauty to an object or building. Perhaps it is the materiality of the thing itself – it’s expression and articulation – that signifies culture and meaning.

BLING Lecturers

Please note: unlike recent seasons, the format for BLING lectures will be Juneau on Tuesday, Fairbanks on Wednesday, and Anchorage on Thursday.

January 21-23 Steinnun Sigurd Fashion Designer / Reykjavik
February 25-27 Fuhrimann Hächler Architect / Zurich
March 4-6 Ball-Nogues Studio Integrated Design / Los Angeles
March 18-20 Will Alsop Architect / London
April 8-10 Supermachine Designers / Bangkok, Thailand
April 15-17 Solid Objectives Architect / New York

BLING Art Installation

May 2014 Oliver Hess Artist / Los Angeles