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PechaKucha Presentation

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Shantell Martin

ARTIST in Brooklyn

Collaboration and YOU

PRESENTED ON APR 21, 2010
IN TOKYO @ VOL 72

"Get out of your head and into your body, hell yeah."

A sentiment we love, and one we think you will too as you watch Shantell Martin's presentation about collaborations, done while the artist was based in Tokyo (she is currently based in NYC).

"Presentation of the Day" on February 19, 2013.

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SuperDeluxe for April 2010

BY RYU KONNO
@ VOL 72 ON APR 21, 2010

From the birthplace of PechaKucha Night -- SuperDeluxe in Tokyo -- a review and preview of the daily goings on!

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Science-inspired design projects

BY OSCAR DIAZ
@ VOL 77 ON OCT 27, 2010

While in Tokyo as a participant at this year's edition of DesignTide, Spanish designer Oscar Diaz took us on a tour of various works, each offering an interesting solution to a design question. He also covers his amazing "Rec & Play" project, a collaboration with designer Yuri Suzuki, which was on show at DesignTide.
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Okashi

BY KICHIKO
@ VOL 83 ON JUN 29, 2011

A fun look at designs based on and inspired by okashi (Japanese sweets). The latter part of the presentation offers a realistic take on existing snacks.
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Fantasy World

BY TOKYO GENSO
@ VOL 88 ON JAN 25, 2012

A look at the fantastic works of Tokyo Genso.
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Ears

BY TONY CURRAN
@ VOL 4 ON MAR 17, 2011

Ears are unique to each individual person in shape and size. They are acoustic filters of the world around us and shape the character of the sounds we hear. This presentation looks at what was learned from an artist-in-residency project in Sydney, Australia, which involved drawing studies of 153 different people's ears. This presentation is in English.

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Collaborative Living

BY LON WONG
@ VOL 16 ON JUN 14, 2012

Lon Wong is a member of a new start-up that advocates collaborative consumption, and in his presentation he explains why a lifestyle of consumption is both killing us and pushing us towards better ways of living. (in English)

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FUN Gallery - Art from the Streets

BY BILL STELLING
@ VOL 97 ON NOV 28, 2012

A presentation by Bill Stelling of slides documenting the history of the legendary 1980s New York graffiti gallery. (in English)

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The Fun Part of Architectural Education

BY ANNA UMANTZ
@ VOL 98 ON DEC 19, 2012

Anna has recently moved to Tokyo, where she works at Klein Dytham architecture (yes, home to the founders of PechaKucha), and in this presentation she shares some of the fun aspects of being an architectural student. (in English)

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Samuraidea: How to Use Identity for Collaboration

BY AKIRA UCHIMURA
@ VOL 102 ON APR 24, 2013

In this second PKN presentation by Akira Uchimura -- watch the first one here -- he explores the topic of collaboration. There are 1 billion "Japanese people" around the world, and here he looks at ways of combining that collective power.

"Presentation of the Day" on May 14, 2013.