Oct
4
2010
Syuzi Pakhchyan is a passionate user experience designer, robotics instructor, writer, blogger, founder of Fashioning technology network, soft circuits and electronics addict, tool master, sparkle maker, and sewing machine’s best friend…

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Aug
1
2009
Marija Mojca Pungercar is the founder of Socialdress clothing brand and workshop platform based on open source principles carried out in arts and crafts field.

Photo: Nada Zgank (c) + excerpt from Socialdress fabric
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Jul
21
2009
Damir Bedalov and Mladen Donadini are fashion designers behind the manifesto Eco-design (in Croatian: Eko dizajn), project established in 2008 on sustainable and ecological approach to the clothing production and though, the culture of clothing.

Umbrella Dress, dress redesigned from umbrella
Eko dizajn (c)
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Jan
17
2009
You know, I’m not attached a lot to cell phones (I have it because of the people I like, not for myself… most of the time I leave it at the bottom of my bag or a pocket…)… but my computers… my computers are certainly a sort of my friends… sure, they both have names (as many people do it) … Emily and Corto… Emily is Asus Eee, and Corto is Fujitsu Siemens.
(No. I’m not a Mac user anymore. Sorry! I used to be at the beginning of the century, but I needed for my work PC. Yeah, I know… I’ve betrayed all open minded middle_wanna_be_high_class_population or digital bourgeoisie. Just kiddin’… OK?! )
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Feb
14
2008
Whereas I’m surfing from 1996 through many different web sites and portals covering the issues of ‘art and culture’ (whatever it means!), I’m really enjoying the development of World Wide Web now, because it’s more participatory oriented then before. Just several years ago the situation was slightly different, especially from the cultural sector point of view. Continue reading
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