Continuing the play by play coverage of design conference season (Design 2.0, SxSW, and IA Summit), Chris Tung shares his notes from the Art Center Design Conference: Radical Craft. The program examined advanced craft as an antidote to slick mass production and mass culture in many arenas. From space explorers to fashion icons. From wizards to information mavericks. From social entrepreneurs to science gurus. Radical Craft explored how science, media, business and technology are driven by craft through the lens of design.
- Keynote (Adam Gopnik, Ricky Jay)
- Vehicle Craft (Dan Neil, Constance Adams, David Gallo)
- Crafting Big Ideas (Jane Olson, Bill Gross, Maurice Cox, Martin Fisher)
- High Tech Craft (Tift Merritt, Danny Hillis, Wolf Prix, Nik Hafermaas)
- Story Craft (Mark Breitenberg, Dave Eggers, Jessica Yu, Bob Mankoff)
- Strategy and Leadership Craft (Jim Hackett, Claudia Kotchka, Jeff Goodby)
- Glamor Craft (Harold Koda, Claudy Jongstra, Isaac Mizrahi)
- Word Craft (Erin McKean, Jimmy Wales, Billy Collins)
- Craft Gets Radical (Theo Jansen, Jonathan "Jonny" Ive, Andy Borowitz)