We are looking forward to 10 new students (5 full-time, 5 part-time, 6 #DesignEntrepreneurship, 4 #DesignResearch) and 1 visiting student, who will start their studies at the HKB MA Design this semester. Welcome, Andreas, Anouk, Ariane, Christina, Florian, Johanna, Kathrin, Patrik, Sibulelo, Stefan and Stefano!

Our student Naho Okamoto was one of four runner ups with her brand SIRI SIRI (@SIRI.SIRI.official) at the Luxury Innovation Award 2020. Congratulations, Naho! The Forbes writes about it: “SIRI SIRI’s signature is to take unconventional materials, such as cut glass for bangles and jewels, and merge them with top-level traditional Japanese handcrafting.” Read more at https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanegirod/2020/08/30/luxury-venture-group-selects-its-first-luxury-innovation-award-start-up-winners/#59d0eb9e198c.





The new Swiss incubator for luxury startups, Luxury Venture Group, has just awarded its first Luxury Innovation Award to competitors across four categories, lending us great insight into where luxury is headed and even where to invest.

Unsere Alumni Xiaoqun Wu und Oliver Hischier haben als Bienvenue Studios eine neue Serie an Prints veröffentlicht. Die fünf Motive sind inspiriert von Flusssteinen aus dem Yangtze River, die aufgrund ihrer leuchtenden Farben begehrte Sammelstücke sind. Heute könnt Ihr je einen der Prints auf Ron Orp gewinnen. Viel Glück! https://www.ronorp.net/zuerich/events/wettbewerbe/gewinne-5x1-riverstone-print.2030399?back_url=%2Fzuerich%2Fevents%2Fwettbewerbe





Ich liebe die Arbeiten des Bienvenue Studios! Seit 2012 kreiert das Grafiker-Duo bestehend aus Xiaoqun Wu und Oliver Hischier wunderschöne Prints, die wilde Elemente der Natur mit strenger Geometrie verschmelzen. Das Ergebnis sind einzigartige Kunstwerke (die viele meiner Wände zieren). Gerade hat...

Our Alumna María Mahd has compiled two super helpful lists of relief organizations and initiatives directly supporting victims of the explosion in Beirut, which you should consider if you wish to donate. Here are the two lists combined in one post. Thank you, María, for your commitment!



“For anyone looking for ways to support people in Lebanon after the massive explosion, we have compiled a small list of organizations and groups working to support some of the most vulnerable communities living in the country, including local communities, migrant workers, and Palestinian and Syrian refugees.



These groups all have a great record and are doing vital work. We encourage you not to donate to the Lebanese state who is responsible for this tragedy. We will try to update the list as we go forward.



Please give whatever you can to one of the below relief organisations (and NOT to any government agencies). Your support will find its way immediately and directly to those in need:



ASHRAFIEH 2020 (Akram Nehme): https://www.just-help.org/c/relieffund



BEIT EL BARAKA (for elderly community): https://www.beitelbaraka.org/



RIFAK el DARB (Joe Tawtal): https://www.just-help.org/c/rifaqeldarb



BAYTNA BAYTAK (housing help): https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-beirut-explosion



IMPACT LEBANON :

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief...



OFFRE JOIE (Melhem Khalaf): https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief



LEBANESE FOOD BANKS: https://lebanesefoodbank.org/



LEBANESE RED CROSS: https://supportlrc.app/donate/



Egna Legna Besidet እኛ ለኛ በስደት: https://www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-medicine-for-kafala-victims-in-lebanon



Migrant Community Center: https://www.givingloop.org/mcc/



Al Naqab center: https://www.givingloop.org/alnaqabcenterforyouthactivities



Sawa for Development and Aid: https://www.givingloop.org/sawafordevelopmentandaid



Al Najdeh association: https://association-najdeh.org/en/

Bank Details:

0023/210210/014- $

Account holder: Association Najdeh

SWIFT: FINKLBBE

IBAN: LB67 0108 0000 0000 0232 1021 0014

Bank name: First National Bank

Address: Tarik al Jadida Beirut



Tadamoun: Solidarity Association for Social Development and Culture: https://www.peaceinsight.org/conflicts/lebanon/peacebuilding-organisations/tadamon/

Bank Details:

ACOUNT number: 0001-136751-012

IBAN: LB55 0108 0000 0000 0011 3675 1012

SWIFT: FINKLBBE

Bank name: First National Bank

Address: Hamra, Beirut



Mouvement Social: http://www.mouvementsocial.org/en/

Account Holder: Mouvement Social

Account number in LBP: 0126 LBP1 5150 1540 6807

IBAN: LB11 0001 0126 LBP1 5150 1540 6807

Account number in $: 0126 USD1 5150 1540 6804

IBAN: LB89 0001 0126 USD1 5150 1540 6804

Swift: FSABLBBX

Bank name: FRANSABANK

Adress: Badaro-Beirut –Liban Vert”

Yay, we have a new canteen: BUFFET NORD by Hans Rufer, Nadia Schweizer and Michael Oehler will open on 27 August at Fellerstrasse 11. We are looking forward to it!

The SNSF supports the Sinergia project “Participatory Knowledge Practices in Analogue and Digital Image Archives.” The project is concerned with the handling of large quantities of ethnographic photographs using artificial intelligence and will be led by the University of Basel. We congratulate our lecturer Ulrike Felsing, who is involved in the project as co-applicant, and our alumnus, Max Frischknecht, as a doctoral student, and wish them all the best for their research! http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/Liste_finanzierteSineriga_2019.pdf

Ein Videoportrait unserer Alumni Wu und Oliver aka. Bienvenue Studios! 🤩





● Portrait d'artiste Culture Valais - Bienvenue Studios ●

Bienvenue Studios s’inspire de la 🐚nature et souhaite, avec ses magnifiques réalisations graphiques, réintroduire la nature dans les lieux de vie. Ici, vous découvrirez comment et sur quoi travaillent Oliver Hischier de Brigue et Xiaoqun Wu de Shanghai.

-> https://bit.ly/2N3n6F3



Interview : Valentin Zimmermann / Culture Valais

Réalisation : Alexandre Bugnon / Societe-ecran.media

#culturevalais #valais #CVKW #portraitdartiste #künstlerporträt #BienvenueStudios #OliverHischier #WuXiaoqun #SocieteEcranMedia

Today the Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB / Haute école des arts de Berne HKB has reopened its buildings for the students and we are looking forward to meeting our students again soon for the colloquia! Please keep to the security measures and stay safe. 😷





💡Licht am Ende des Tunnels // Nicht nur die strikten Massnahmen gegen das Coronavirus, sondern auch das Semester neigt sich dem Ende zu. Noch immer sind die Gänge an der Fellerstrasse relativ leer, aber wir freuen uns, euch schon bald wieder begrüssen zu dürfen. Wir wünschen allen Studierenden ganz viel Glück bei den Semesterabschlüssen! 🍀

See you soon, häbid Sorg ✌

Our Bib is back! 🤓😷📚





Ab 11. Mai 2020 und bis auf Weiteres ist die HKB Mediothek für Studierende und Mitarbeitende wie folgt geöffnet:

Montag 9–13 Uhr | Donnerstag 13–17 Uhr.

Freihandbereich, Lesesaal und Recherchestationen sind abgesperrt, Medien müssen über den NEBIS Katalog bestellt werden, können aber vor Ort abgeholt und zurückgebracht werden. Der NEBIS Kurier ist noch nicht aktiviert. Postversand zum NEBIS Einheitstarif von CHF 5.- ist weiterhin möglich. Alle Ausleihen wurden bis zum 8. Juni 2020 verlängert, Mahngebühren fallen in dieser Zeit keine an.

The Swissdesignnetwork SDN has launched an open call for workshops. Each year they grant CHF 2000 each to two young researchers or research groups from the Swiss Universities of Art and Design to conduct a workshop, event or other similar public activity. Learn more about the requirements at https://swissdesignnetwork.ch/news/open-call-workshop-grant-swiss-design-network.





We are happy to announce: the Swiss Design Network Workshop Grant for promising design researchers.

Follow the link for more information and the application guidelines and procedure.



We're looking forward to your applications. Application deadline is the 5 June 2020



Please feel free to share this post and spread the word!

You have any questions shoot us a message.



https://swissdesignnetwork.ch/news/open-call-workshop-grant-swiss-design-network

Our alumna María Mahdessian is currently working on “ReclaimFutures”, a tech and culture conference that was initially due to take place in Lausanne in September, but now will be hosted online. The conference is focused on post-capitalist desire, utopian exploration, through the lens of computing and ecology and is intended as an antidote to so-called “innovation” oriented technology conferences. Sounds intriguing? Register as a speaker or listener at https://reclaimfutures.org/.





ReclaimFutures is a technology and culture conference exploring post-capitalist desire, utopian horizons, alternative computing and ecology..