Totemcollective

Forest of Light

TotemCollective will be at Columbia College Chicago from the 10^th to 18^th October that entire week conducting workshops and lectures in addition to discussions of design and copyright.

The two worlds that never the less have quite many surfaces of contact rises some interesting questions regarding the world of ideas and their rightful owner, if such a one exists.

-          Can you own an idea?

-          Where lays the difference between inspiration and copying? 

-          Which position do we take as designers in a world where everything is being copied?

-          How do we survive as designers in a copy-world?

-          Are we basically pro or against copy?

-          In which way can we make use of copies in our world?

-          Can we create designs that people are able to copy without being criminalized?

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Totem participated in a workshop held by Digital Urban Living, CAVI and Martin Professional on media facades at Danish Design Center (DDC) in Copenhagen. The aim of the workshop was to develop visual and interactive experiments to explore the potentials of large media screens in public space. The experiments were conducted on six large screens – making a total of 24 square meters – installed in the windows at DDC in the center of Copenhagen.

TotemCollective created an installation using the human body as a curser to navigate in Google earth. A camera located on the roof of DDC was tracking people’s movements within a marked zone.

Collaboration with architect Mikkel Kjærgård Christiansen.

TotemCollective is developing a lighting installation in collaboration with Yoke Interaction Design for CO2PENHAGEN.

Through the installation, we will remind the visitors of human impact on climate and show how technology and LED lights can be merged to create amazing visual effects.

Visitors will be invited to play with the appearance of the light on interactive platforms.

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CO2PENHAGEN

TotemCollective have been working as consultative designers for the City of Copenhagen in optimizing the workflow at the Citizen Service Centers.

The Totem Design System was centered on dialogs with the employees and the citizens. Through observations, workshops and interviews we adjusted the workspace and created a new flow in the interior.

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The artist group, Superflex, has invited us to do a new set of furniture for “COPYSHOP” – a project currently hosted by The Art Gallery of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Warning display at dangerous junctions

We are designing a warning display to prevent right-turn accidents involving bicycles and lorries.

The See-mi technology facilitates communication between lorries, bicycles and traffic lights at dangerous junctions. By means of this communication, the driver of a right-turning lorry is made aware of the risk of cyclists on his right side. This gives the driver an additional chance of avoiding dangerous situations.

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This is a new way to use prefab construction in architecture.

Light and images can travel through the concrete by integrating fiber optics. This opens up a whole new world within architecture.

Designed in collaboration with Innovation Lab

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