rootoftwo activity on the web
idware.co.uk
identityware 1.0 is envisioned as an experimentation lab for net art and an e-commerce site for rootoftwo’s design-forward, fashion-conscious brand of identity clothing, monitor pets, and blank space converters. rootoftwo has been developing a series of virtual products which explore the colonisation of the web by both indie and corporate commerce sites. As a means of displaying a catalogue of our virtual products and a way of ultimately engaging in what e-commerce is (its promise and its failings).
fastuk.org.uk
Fast-uk is an artist-led organisation dedicated to promoting and encouraging artists that use digital and or electronic technologies in some part of their practice. Founded in 1998 by Keith Brown to support sculptors working with 3D computer technologies, Fast-uk has evolved to support the creative application of technology to practices stemming from or working between the boundaries of sculpture, architecture and industrial design. Based in Manchester, Fast-uk aims to form important partnerships with artists, educational institutions and other organisations. Fast-uk supports those working in this area through exhibition opportunities, networking and by creating increased interest among curators, funders, and the general public.
artcore.ws
An artist-led, non-profit organization set up to facilitate the exhibition Intersculpt:Ohio01. This was an interactive international exhibition featuring the work of artists using advanced digital technologies to create video, installation, robotics, audio, sculpture, and digital imaging pieces. This was the fourth biennial of Intersculpt, which was held simultaneously in Brisbane, AU; Hong Kong, PRC; Manchester, UK; Paris, FR; Wanganui/Wellington, NZ; New York, NY; Tempe, AZ; and Dayton, OH.
v1b3.com
V1B3 (Video in the Built Environment) is an artist-led project that explores the impact of media in the built environment through curated site-specific interventions, presentations and published documentation. Video in the Built Environment was initiated by Mat Rappaport, Conrad Gleber & rootoftwo to explore the proliferation of video screens and projections and their impact on urban space. Their collaboration is open to other artists, architects and designers interested in similar issues.
productscotland.com
Product Scotland is a network of designers with affiliations to Scottish Universities and Art Colleges. Our mission is to initiate and support communication by practitioners and academics in product design and to advance public understanding of the significant shifts taking place in the product design sector and in the wider culture. This network has the following aims: 1) To support practitioners work in product design within a Scottish context and internationally; 2) To provide information services, promote critical debate and aid research and development in contemporary product design practice 3) To build awareness for the product design sector in Scotland.
designedobjects.blogspot.com
John's blog about the transdisciplinary discourse evolving around the creation of genuine innovation in object type and form – a new object grammar - of aesthetic and critical possibilities for designed objects.