Unmaking Things @unmakingthings
UNMAKING THINGS is a blog run by the students on the V&A/RCA History of Design programme. These are their tweets. #historyofdesign #unmakingthings unmakingthings.rca.ac.uk London, UK Joined September 2011-
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Our newest post is up! A book review of The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Manual for Visual Communication by Ruben Pater....and how it is situated against problematic figures in the Graphic Design world. Review by @Pooski_pie
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We have a special post today of some students’ reflections on the fire at Notre Dame this week. Please join us in thinking about objects, history, and their meaning on a personal and universal level 📸 Ruth Connolly #Notre_dame_de_Paris
Have you ever been confronted by thoughts of life post-human? In ‘Jennifer Taylor: performing the post-human’ by Emily Hartless, this concept is discussed through a case study of performance art based in Wales. Check it out now on our site! unmakingthings.rca.ac.uk #performingart
One of our very own! We couldn’t be more proud 🥰 If you’re in London please come to the Performance Festival at the V&A!
One of our very own! We couldn’t be more proud 🥰 If you’re in London please come to the Performance Festival at the V&A!
The first installment of ‘Chair(s) with Gregor’ is now up! This series is an ode to the ‘most sold chair ever’: The Series 7 by Fritz Hansen. You’ll wish you were sitting in it while reading this piece: unmakingthings.rca.ac.uk #designhistory #v&a #rca #fritzhansen #series7chair
‘Change My Mind: The V&A Should Have Acquired the MAGA Hat Too’ by Petra Seitz Discussing topics of Rapid Response, PC Culture, and the role of The Museum in an era of high political tension. Read now at unmakingthings.rca.ac.uk #designhistory #historyofdesign #vamuseum #rca
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Stolen. Send them back. ✌🏾️
Interactive Histories’ is the first theme for 2018. Submissions welcome! Our poster is by History of Design’s own, Alex Constantine.
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Materials used to research tile design for the brand new @V_and_A courtyard. More in my essay for the summer print edition of @DisegnoDaily
Congrats to our 2017 graduates today at Convocation!
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Huge congratulations to all involved in @RCA @V_and_A History of Design Symposium tonight @unmakingthings
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