Bits ‘n Pieces is a traveling exhibition of work by international designers, architects, computer scientists, and material and technology researchers. It will showcase projects still in their development stage, as well as furniture, architecture, jewelry, graphic design and products that anticipate the next phase of the digital revolution, focusing on how society is imbued with, shaped by and shapes technology.

In October last year PSFK wrote about Mark Jenkins and the Outsiders exhibition. Often creating works that question social etiquette, the public installation artist recently released a number of videos capturing various responses from passers by.

A collective of social entrepreneurs, activists, policy-makers and social thinkers convened at RebootBritain on July 6th to discuss the challenges and opportunities currently facing the country. Organized by the UK-based National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), the public event included an activity in which participants were challenged with developing their own idea of what would help to reboot Britain using LEGO bricks.

Based on the notion that building with the hands inspires different ways of thinking, the exercise generated a collection of playful, yet significant images to inspire dialogue and action, arguably applicable to more than just [...]

Guys! We’re coming back! On April 2, 2009, PSFK will host PSFK Conference New York in Battery Park. The event will be a celebration of the most creative ideas and inspirational organizations emerging from the city – people we write about on our daily news site.
Tailored for creative professionals, strategists and the media, we will host 12 lectures and panels in topics that include arts & culture, design, digital & mobile technology, marketing & advertising, social media and publishing.
Attendees come to our events to share ideas with likeminds; so beyond the talks we will curate interactive experiences in the venue [...]

FX from Ruby Pseudo’s team shares “23 New York Teenagers You Ought to Know About“, an inspiring set of young folk who “are all amazing at what they do” – whether it be photography, design, music, acting or art. While barely (or not even) adult, these kids have more self-made accomplishments under their belt than most twice their age. Here’s a few:

Hannah Khymych, Photographer: Ukraine import Hannah has the accent that throws you off, and the talent that turns you on. She’s a junior in High School, but that doesn’t hold her back from real life real work. She’s also [...]

Guy Limone is a Paris-based artist whose works offer fresh, perspective-shifting ways of looking at the world around us. Some of his most notable pieces bring census data to life through creative illustrations comprised of figurines and installations. The piece above, called ’My 225 Square Meter in Paris’, reflects the average living space of a Parisian in 2004. The piece below, part of his exhibition “Inferencias” on show at GACMA in 2008, depicts the growth of Spain’s population through hand-painted, brightly colored figurines engaged in various, sometimes absurd, activities.

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From 2005-2007 The Homeless Museum of Art, aka HoMu, was housed in Director Filip Noterdaeme’s Brooklyn Heights walk-up apartment. When the landlord found out about the museum, and the visitations became as intrusive as a homeless person camped out in the front door well, the museum, fittingly, found itself without a home.
HoMu was created by Noterdaeme—a trained artist and curator himself—to critique an art world where artists often pander to the rich and art museums become houses for larger and larger gift shops and corporate logos. As he told the New York Times, “I am not anti-museums. But [...]

Friends We Love is a compelling collection of videos and photos following artists and creators from a diverse panorama of modern life as they move from inspiration to expression.
Conceived, produced and directed by Mike Vargas and Moni Pineda, these insightful ten-minute portraits ultimately pay tribute to the greatness in the working lives of the producers’ favorite people.
Friends We Love takes viewers on a journey through a myriad of trades and disciplines, each narrated by a distinctive personality. The series includes a wide array of subjects ranging from painters, musicians and stylists, to choreographers and entrepreneurs – all sharing their [...]