23.06.2022
Les faussaires d’éclipses
Martin Zambaz explores a little-known historical episode, namely the blackout during the Second World War in Great Britain, when artificial lights were banned to protect towns and cities from German air raids.…
Category : Space design
23.06.2022
Technospace
The intangible elements comprising its architecture
Techno and rave culture, which grew and inundated the world at the beginning of 1990s, are the entry points for this study. The phenomenon of collective dancing, new formats of parties, music…
23.06.2022
Karelle Ménine : rencontres entre le poème et la ville
In the city, the passer-by, in turn a stroller, a tourist and – more often than not – a worker in a hurry, is confronted with an overabundance of textual material: advertising…
23.06.2022
Les nuits fantastiques
L'utopie du festival d'Avoriaz
A planned settlement from the 1960s in Haute-Savoie, Avoriaz gained a strong identity in the popular imagination as an isolated, futuristic winter-sports resort made up of wooden towers and car-free streets thanks…
23.06.2022
ISSUE #13 – Theses of today and tomorrow
As the academic year draws to a close, ISSUE invites you to discover a selection of exemplary theses written by graduates from the various master's programs at HEAD – Genève in 2021…
12.05.2022
Design of the Mind
Gadgets, Cinéma, Manipulations mentales et Espionnage
Cold War spy films bear witness to a polarity between overt technophilia and a critique of technology’s hold on the human mind. In this text, which prefigures an exhibition that Alexandra Midal…
11.05.2022
Architecture without new architecture
Architecture has long been synonymous with construction. The realisation of the destructive dimension of such an enterprise on a global scale is now pushing architects to consider other ways of pursuing their…
Fashion Design, Jewellery and Accessory, Fine arts, Research Institute for Art and Design, Space design, Visual communication
09.05.2022
ISSUE#12 – De/production without cons/des/truction
How can art and design practice be combined with ecological issues? Does production necessarily imply a form of destruction? What forms might a turn towards deproduction take? This feature considers these issues…
07.04.2022
Talking Heads – matali crasset
A time for restitution
matali crasset is an admired designer, known for her public commissions and numerous editions with brands. In this Talking Heads event hosted by Alexandra Midal, crasset addresses the more subterranean and essential…
20.01.2022
Talking Heads – La voix dans tous ses états
With Véronique Auguereau, Philippe Peythieu, Olivier Lebrun, Marge & Homer Simpson
Actress Véronique Augereau and actor Philippe Peythieu are the voices behind the French Marge and Homer Simpson. For this Talking Head, Augereau and Peythieu sit down with graphic designer Olivier Lebrun, author…