Almost one hundred years after the birth of the original Bauhaus manifesto, our means for artistic production and collaboration have fundamentally changed. Which developments in the creative sector should we consider for our re-edit of the Bauhaus idea? This lightning talk collects inspiration and provides a perspective for a Digital Bauhaus in the 21st century by showcasing contemporary practices at the intersection of art, technology, culture and business.

2. INSPIRATION
FOR
A
DIGITAL
BAUHAUS.
WEIMAR,30.6.2014

3. MATTHIAS
WEBER.

4. BAUHAUS-
UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE
MEDIA ART
& DESIGN.

5. MY TOPIC TODAY
INSPIRATION
FOR
A DIGITAL
BAUHAUS.

6. THE DIGITAL
BAUHAUS IS
MORE THAN
COLLABORATION.

7. THE DIGITAL
BAUHAUS IS
AN EDUCATIONAL
CONCEPT.

8. THE DIGITAL
BAUHAUS IS
A CRITICAL
MINDSET.

9. THE DIGITAL
BAUHAUS IS
ALREADY
HERE.

10. BAUHAUS
UNIVERSITY
MEDIA FACULTY.

11. BAUHAUS
UNIVERSITY
MEDIA FACULTY.
&
K3 MALMÖ.

12. WEIMAR
1996/97
PIONEER SPIRIT.

13. WEIMAR
1996/97
MEDIA CULTURE
MEDIA ARTS AND DESIGN
INTERDISCIPLINARY
WORKSHOPS
LABS
COLLABORATION
NO BASICS
BLANK PAGE OF PAPER

14. DRAFT
YOUR OWN
JOB DESCRIPTION.

15. MALMÖ, SWEDEN
1998
DIGITAL
BAUHAUS.

16. 1998: THE
MANIFESTO.
IMAGE GOOGLE BOOKS

17. PELLE
BY PELLE EHN.
VIDEO YOUTUBE

18. THE VISION.
„An arena, a meeting place,
a school and a resesarch centre for
creative and socially useful
meetings between art & technology.“
– Digital Bauhaus Manifesto (1998)

19. THE VISION.
MAKE ARTS &
TECHNOLOGY
MEET.
CREATE
THINGS THAT
MAKE SENSE
TO ORDINARY
PEOPLE IN
THEIR
EVERYDAY LIFE.
MAKE
ARTEFACTS TO
REFLECT ON
THEM.

20. THE
ORIGINAL
BAUHAUS
IDEA
REVISITED.

21. SHAPING
A
NEW
SOCIETY.

22. TRANS-
FORMATION
OF SOCIAL
REALITY.

23. THE K3 SPACE
WAS DESIGNED
AROUND
THE MANIFESTO.

24. K3 MALMÖ
UNIVERSITY,
SWEDEN.
PHOTO BY LUDDITE / CCBY

25. STUDIO BASED
SUPERVISION.
PHOTO BY BLUE_BOY/CCBY

26. 2003
I WENT TO K3
MALMÖ
UNIVERSITY.
THIRD
CULTURE CAFE.
PHOTO BY LUDDITE / CCBY

27. THE INTERACTIVE
INSTITUTE,
STUDIOS FOR
SPACE AND
NARRATIVITY,
MEDEA ETC.

28. AFTER 5 YEARS
THE
COMMERCIAL
PRESSURE GOT
TOO STRONG.

29. THROWBACKS.
„It‘s not a dance on roses.“
– Pelle Ehn on Living Labs Sat ServDes 2014 keynote

30. THE
INTERACTIVE
INSTITUTE
HAD TO SHUT ITS
DOORS.

31. THROWBACKS.
„In many ways it worked quite well.
Things started to happen.
The humanistic and user orientation?
Maybe it was too idealistic.“
– Pelle Ehn at ServDes 2014 keynote

32. THROWBACKS.
„MEDEA is about to close, too, because
of the neo-liberal notion of innovation.
There is so much pressure to do business
as usual. That makes it very difficult to
hold up a Digital Bauhaus in these days.“
– Pelle Ehn at ServDes 2014 keynote

33. AFTERMATH
A FAILURE?

34. NO!

35. K3 & DIGITAL
BAUHAUS SET
THE FOUNDATION
FOR A CREATIVE
HUB IN MALMÖ.

36. K3 & DIGITAL
BAUHAUS SET
THE FOUNDATION
FOR A CREATIVE
HUB IN MALMÖ.
PHOTO: JUUL FROST ARKITEKTER

37. THE
CONFERENCE
MEDIA
EVOLUTION
MINC
K3

38. 1. MINC
PHOTO: RUMRUM INTERIOR DESIGN

39. 6 MONTHS
FREE
WORKSPACE
FOR YOUR
NEW BUSINESS.

40. PHOTO: MINC

41. 2. MEDIA
EVOLUTION CITY
PHOTO: JUUL FROST ARKITEKTER

42. MATCHMAKER
&
MEANINGFUL
MEETINGS.

43. 2. MEDIA
EVOLUTION
MEDIA
EVOLUTION
CITY
PHOTO BY MEDIA EVOLUTION / CCBY

44. MOVING AROUND
INSTEAD OF
MOVING OUT.

45. 2. MEDIA
EVOLUTION
CO-WORKING.
PHOTO BY MEDIA EVOLUTION / CCBY

46. OFFICE SPACE.
PHOTO: MEDIA EVOLUTION

47. OFFICE SPACEOFFICE SPACE
PHOTO: RUMRUM INTERIOR DESIGN

48. 2. MEDIA
EVOLUTION
MEETING PLACE!
PHOTO BY MEDIA EVOLUTION / CCBY

49. HOSTS 500
PEOPLE
WORKING IN
100+ COMPANIES.

50. 3. THE
CONFERENCE
IMAGE: THE CONFERENCE / MEDIA EVOLUTION

51. A GATHERING
OF
CREATIVE
MINDS.

52. 3. THE
CONFERENCE
PHOTO BY MEDIA EVOLUTION / CCBY

53. AUGUST 19-20
GO THERE,
SEE FOR
YOURSELF.

54. BACK
TO
WEIMAR.

55. MAY 30, 2014:
DESIGNING
CREATIVE
COLLABORATION.

56. „A
NEW
BAUHAUS
MOMENT.“
(S. OLMA)

57. HALTUNG.

58. „CRITICAL
DIFFERENCE
TO
THE
PRESENT.“
(P. OSWALD)

59. LET‘S
GET
STARTED.

60. „DIGITAL
BAUHAUS
DESIGNERS
OF ALL
COUNTRIES
UNITE!“ (P. EHN)

61. THANK YOU!
MATTHIAS@
ITSTHEGLUE.COM
@CHECKDISOUT