In Focus: Design Lab 2022
In Focus: Design Lab
Between 21 and 28 October 2022, a diverse group of design enthusiasts and creatives gathered in Stelplaats for the Design Lab called 'Performative Graphics', led by Belgium based design practice Atelier Brenda. This is what the inspiring week looked like.
Published on
9.1.23
Through practices of collaboration, brainstorms and conversation, Lab participants experimented in small groups and subsequently re-intepreted their works as a collective.
Through practices of collaboration, brainstorms and conversation, Lab participants experimented in small groups and subsequently re-intepreted their works as a collective.
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By giving as much importance to the conceptual as the analytical process, the group was involved in the creation of different visual outputs for the Lab’s festive closing party from start to finish. The freedom to experiment while being inspired by the surroundings and content of the Lab, resulted in a visual identity that perfectly captured the spirit of Leuven’s future night club.
After a grand collective diner, the Lab week was given the proper closing it deserved through a small-scale yet full-fledged club night based on the week's learnings. The Design Lab participants eagerly took care of some essential restaurant & clubbing attributes. The napkins, cushions, posters and floor paintings are merely a glimpse of the boundless creativity that the participants brought to the table.
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A special thanks goes out to all Design Lab participants and coaches Nana Esi and Sophie Keij.
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“What’s so amazing about dance floors is bringing together all of these people that are different, but you have this one shared interest, which is that you want to be in this moment in time together.”
“When I go party, one thing that bothers me is that performance is often seen as something just to spice up the night. I always imagine what if performance is an integral part of the party.”
"Clubbing has undergone enormous commercialisation and standardisation. It’s important to stage these works in a way that rethinks or reactivates clubbing as an important cultural experience."
“It’s really nice if a club night can be different things. It can be dancing, it can be talking, it can be resistance, getting out of your comfort zone. It’s almost like a Gesamtkunstwerk”.
“The idea was to find a language throughout space or some kind of movement that can give the club a feeling of passing of time. It’s not as static as a place."
"I think one of the first things we decided to do is to come dancing here and to feel what's going on, what works very well, what could be better, what have we learned from it, but how can it also be different?"
"Party spaces can be overwhelming. I’ve often experienced being at a club and sitting on the cold concrete floor with everyone else."
"The perfect club is when you have the best people inside, a diverse dance floor where people feel represented.”
“Care is the most important expression of community: making sure everyone feels comfortable, trusted and supported among like-minded people.”
"It's seven in the morning, you have all of these people around you that you've never met before, yet they feel like your best friends. Then you realise you still have another twelve hours to party. I live for those magical moments!"
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"Coming here is like coming home to my extended family, but then for like 24 hours. It really feels like home away from home to me."
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"In my 3 years of working here, I have seen so many things change. It's been amazing to see this ongoing experiment that Horst Club has become."
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"Coming here is like coming home to my extended family, but then for like 24 hours. It reallly feels like home away from home. to me."
"Clubbing has undergone enormous commercialisation and standardisation. It’s important to stage these works in a way that rethinks or reactivates clubbing as an important cultural experience."
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