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Design Research Community Event @EKA

Dear Design Research Community,

As part of the ongoing COD-F project, the Sensorial Design Research Group (Nesli, Azeem, Zaur, Eva & Kristi) warmly invites you to a community-building gathering on April 11th at 12:30 PM in room A502 at EKA (Põhja pst 7). 

In this one-hour session, we aim to explore ways to foster a stronger sense of belonging within EKA’s design research community. We’d love to hear about your experiences—both the joys and the challenges—and brainstorm together on how we can support one another and leverage our collective strengths.

Agenda:
☕ 12:30 – Coffee & tea
💬 12:45 – Open discussion
🔎 13:15 – Conclusion

Come as you are, and feel free to bring along a friend who might be interested! The event will be held in English. 

Looking forward to seeing you there,
Sensorial Design Research Group

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OPEN CALL: Summer Residency: analog/digital/sensorial

After a similar Artist-in-Residence in 2022 where OCAD U recent graduates joined EKA’s designers, artists and creatives in exploring analogue+digital+sensorial approaches, we are happy to open a new CALL for participants in 2024: 

Dates: 12-23. August 2024

Let’s explore the Sensory-based design and artistic opportunities that open up when combining the expertise of Digital Weaving Studio, E-textiles Lab, Digital Prototyping Lab, Ceramics Studio, Leather Accessory Studio, Virtual Reality (VR) Lab!

You will work in teams with students from OCAD U (Canada). Prof. Nithikul Nimkulrat and dr. Kristi Kuusk together with workshop Masters will coach the teams through intensive two weeks of knowledge creation and exchange.

To join us, send a portfolio of 3-5 relevant works and a 150-300 words motivation letter to kristi.kuusk@artun.ee. Package all submission material in one PDF, no larger than 30mb in size. Please use the naming format: LastName_FirstName_EKA_OCAD_ Residency.paf

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Sensorial Design project exhibition at Design Festival display of design and architecture schools

Exhibition “Sensorial Design: ​​feel, move, interact” introduces EAA’s design research project where the new knowledge is extracted from the design process and experience. The exhibition connects recent works of researchers, doctoral students and Master students of EAA which deal with alternative futures of textile, fashion and interaction design. The shown prototypes, for example, enhance the wearer’s self-confidence through sound vibration (in collaboration with TLU), alter the wearer’s self-perception through movement, extend the understanding of empathy when dealing with digital communication channels, and raise the value of mending as well as healing.

Photos: Juhan Riistop

Exhibition can be seen 20.09—26.09.2021

Exhibition official opening:
Mon 20.09 at 18:30
Tue-Sat 12—20
Sun 12—18

@ Põhjala Sixth hangar

More info: http://www.tallinndesignfestival.com/2021-program/international-graphic-design-exhibition-life