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Tetterode Unlocked is our four-part podcast series on Woonwerkpand Tetterode, organised for the occasion of Open Monumentdag Tetterode is a former factory that produced typefaces before it was squatted in 1981, then subsequently legalised in 1986, at the same time as being purchased by the municipality. Shortly after that, ownership passed to the housing corporation Het Oosten. However, the Tetterodians were able to secure a rather remarkable lease arrangement with Stadgenoot in which they have complete control over the inner structure and workings of the building, while Stadgenoot maintains control over the shell. Over the four episodes, tetatet host Charlie Clemoes explores some of the reasons for and unique consequences of this arrangement, through interview with a few experienced members of the Tetterode community, namely architect Mikel van Gelderen, artist and member of the bouwcomissie Chris Baaten and activist Rens den Hollander. The series also draws heavily on Charlie’s engagement with the book…

Tetterode Unlocked is our four-part podcast series on Woonwerkpand Tetterode, organised for the occasion of Open Monumentdag Tetterode is a former factory that produced typefaces before it was squatted in 1981, then subsequently legalised in 1986, at the same time as being purchased by the municipality. Shortly after that, ownership passed to the housing corporation Het Oosten. However, the Tetterodians were able to secure a rather remarkable lease arrangement with Stadgenoot in which they have complete control over the inner structure and workings of the building, while Stadgenoot maintains control over the shell. Over the four episodes, tetatet host Charlie Clemoes explores some of the reasons for and unique consequences of this arrangement, through interview with a few experienced members of the Tetterode community, namely architect Mikel van Gelderen, artist and member of the bouwcomissie Chris Baaten and activist Rens den Hollander. The series also draws heavily on Charlie’s engagement with the book…

Tetterode Unlocked is our four-part podcast series on Woonwerkpand Tetterode, organised for the occasion of Open Monumentdag Tetterode is a former factory that produced typefaces before it was squatted in 1981, then subsequently legalised in 1986, at the same time as being purchased by the municipality. Shortly after that, ownership passed to the housing corporation Het Oosten. However, the Tetterodians were able to secure a rather remarkable lease arrangement with Stadgenoot in which they have complete control over the inner structure and workings of the building, while Stadgenoot maintains control over the shell. Over the four episodes, tetatet host Charlie Clemoes explores some of the reasons for and unique consequences of this arrangement, through interview with a few experienced members of the Tetterode community, namely architect Mikel van Gelderen, artist and member of the bouwcomissie Chris Baaten and activist Rens den Hollander. The series also draws heavily on Charlie’s engagement with the book…

Tetterode Unlocked is our four-part podcast series on Woonwerkpand Tetterode, organised for the occasion of Open Monumentdag Tetterode is a former factory that produced typefaces before it was squatted in 1981, then subsequently legalised in 1986, at the same time as being purchased by the municipality. shortly after that, ownership passed to the housing corporation Het Oosten (now Stadgenoot). However, the Tetterodians were able to secure a rather remarkable lease arrangement with Stadgenoot in which they have complete control over the inner structure and workings of the building, while Stadgenoot maintains control over the shell. Over the four episodes, tetatet host Charlie Clemoes explores some of the reasons for and unique consequences of this arrangement, through interview with a few experienced members of the Tetterode community, namely architect Mikel van Gelderen, artist and member of the bouwcomissie Chris Baaten and activist Rens den Hollander. The series also draws heavily on Charlie’s engagement…

self-taught tools, disciplinary boundaries, organic platform understandings, organization as an alliance, accessing communities, being unfamiliar and tapping local groundedness – “who’s on what?” We’re happy to share a long overdue friendly tetatet conversation with Seth and Akil from RESOLVE. RESOLVE are an interdisciplinary design collective that combines architecture, engineering, technology and art to address social challenges and provide platforms for the production of new knowledge and ideas, whilst collaborating and organising to help build community resilience. https://www.resolvecollective.com/

In Episode 2/2 of ‘After the Maestro’ with Xenogothic, Wyrd Signal and Tom K Kemp, the Pineal Gland, Toxiplasma-gondii, Spermatazoa and Heart face a profoundly existential threat to their newly reformed anatomy. Biological processes are re-rerouted, secrets are unearthed, and the future of the emancipated City hangs in the balance. In this special edition of tetatet, artist Tom K Kemp is joined by writer and blogger Matt Colquhoun (@xenogoth, @buddieswithoutorgans) and hosts of the podcast Wyrd Signal (@wyrdsignalpodcast) to play a session of his roleplaying game ‘After the Maestro’, set within an ‘anthropomorphised anatomy’, as seen in animations like ‘Once Upon a Time.. Life’, ‘Osmosis Jones’ and ‘Cells at Work!’. Players adopt the roles of groups of microbial and cellular workers during the aftermath of a successful labour emancipation within the inner body, where the ‘Maestro’, or centralised vital force of the body, has been removed. Each session of the game generates a new narrative of anatomical and…

In Episode 1, of ‘After the Maestro’ with Tom K Kemp, Matt Colquhoun and Wyrd Signal, we meet the emancipated coalition of the Pineal Gland, Toxiplasma-gondii, Spermatazoa and Heart, and are introduced to the challenges of the post-Maestro City. Radical actions are taken, agency is questioned, and biological, social and physical laws are re-written. In this special edition of tetatet, artist Tom K Kemp is joined by writer and blogger Matt Colquhoun (@xenogoth) and hosts of the podcast Wyrd Signal (@wyrdsignalpodcast) to play a session of his roleplaying game ‘After the Maestro’, set within an ‘anthropomorphised anatomy’, as seen in animations like ‘Once Upon a Time.. Life’, ‘Osmosis Jones’ and ‘Cells at Work!’. Players adopt the roles of groups of microbial and cellular workers during the aftermath of a successful labour emancipation within the inner body, where the ‘Maestro’, or centralised vital force of the body, has been removed. Each session of the game generates a new narrative of anatomical and social…

On invitation from The Palace of Typographic Masonry, fanfare represents the Playground of the In-Between. This playground creates space for chatting, gossiping, and sharing. Based on questions given to all contributors of The Palace of Typographic Masonry, the Playground of the in-between presents a soundscape and set of jingles and 14 vocal advertisements that hijack and play a part in the official museum audio tour. Playground of the In-Between is designed and developed by fanfare, (Miquel Hervás Gómez & Freja Kir) sound made together w/ Fabian Reichle. The Palace of Typographic Masonry is an imaginary museum for graphic design. Within the narrative of a building with nine departments (Sign, Symbol, Ornament, Construction, Poetics, Game, Order, Craft and Practice), the project continuously develops new additions in which a certain aspect of graphic design is highlighted. The Palace is initiated by Richard Niessen.

On invitation from The Palace of Typographic Masonry, fanfare represents the Playground of the In-Between. This playground creates space for chatting, gossiping, and sharing. Based on questions given to all contributors of The Palace of Typographic Masonry, the Playground of the in-between presents a soundscape and set of jingles and 14 vocal advertisements that hijack and play a part in the official museum audio tour. Playground of the In-Between is designed and developed by fanfare, (Miquel Hervás Gómez & Freja Kir) sound made together w/ Fabian Reichle. The Palace of Typographic Masonry is an imaginary museum for graphic design. Within the narrative of a building with nine departments (Sign, Symbol, Ornament, Construction, Poetics, Game, Order, Craft and Practice), the project continuously develops new additions in which a certain aspect of graphic design is highlighted. The Palace is initiated by Richard Niessen.

On invitation from The Palace of Typographic Masonry, fanfare represents the Playground of the In-Between. This playground creates space for chatting, gossiping, and sharing. Based on questions given to all contributors of The Palace of Typographic Masonry, the Playground of the in-between presents a soundscape and set of jingles and 14 vocal advertisements that hijack and play a part in the official museum audio tour. Playground of the In-Between is designed and developed by fanfare, (Miquel Hervás Gómez & Freja Kir) sound made together w/ Fabian Reichle. The Palace of Typographic Masonry is an imaginary museum for graphic design. Within the narrative of a building with nine departments (Sign, Symbol, Ornament, Construction, Poetics, Game, Order, Craft and Practice), the project continuously develops new additions in which a certain aspect of graphic design is highlighted. The Palace is initiated by Richard Niessen.

On invitation from The Palace of Typographic Masonry, fanfare represents the Playground of the In-Between. This playground creates space for chatting, gossiping, and sharing. Based on questions given to all contributors of The Palace of Typographic Masonry, the Playground of the in-between presents a soundscape and set of jingles and 14 vocal advertisements that hijack and play a part in the official museum audio tour. Playground of the In-Between is designed and developed by fanfare, (Miquel Hervás Gómez & Freja Kir) sound made together w/ Fabian Reichle. The Palace of Typographic Masonry is an imaginary museum for graphic design. Within the narrative of a building with nine departments (Sign, Symbol, Ornament, Construction, Poetics, Game, Order, Craft and Practice), the project continuously develops new additions in which a certain aspect of graphic design is highlighted. The Palace is initiated by Richard Niessen.

On: self-definition, ownership, intellectual property, distribution of profits, scalability of models, play and the merits of hierarchical and non-hierarchical organisations. Happy to share this fanfare tetatet talk with Louis Schulz from the London based multi-disciplinary collective, Assemble (https://assemblestudio.co.uk/) The conversation is part of tetatet – Making it Work, a series of talks that explores the obstacles and drives that sustain creative practices in different surroundings. While this investigation is rooted in observations from fanfare’s immediate surroundings, the conversations extend to different cities and countries, to discuss the understanding that the struggle to sustain a creative practice is universal – as is the tendency to forget that creative work is still work. The conversations have evolved from the original tetatet episodes from 2017, which sought to address the concerns shared by fanfare and it’s peers and collaborators. Bridging their backgrounds in architectural…

About solidarity, hybrid business plans, doing the boring work so other people don't have to, the Concorde syndrome and deciding to decide to leave Some of the topics covered in our conversation with Esen Karol of Manifold Press (https://manifold.press/) tetatet is the sound channel of fanfare and hosted by Charlie Clemoes & Freja Kir, with a crisp jingle by Fabian Reichle

Educational responsibilities, learning conditions, positioning skills, and international influences. The focus on learning derives from the observation of design initiatives which are driven by the desire to convey and circulate knowledge. Seen in this light alternative educational structures, experiential learning curves, and a drive for approaching learning in an activating, playful and reflective manner is the centre of attention. Freja Kir (fanfare) and Femke Dekker in conversation with: David Bennewith (Gerrit Rietveld Academie), Jurgen Bey (Sandberg Instituut), Roosje Klap (Royal Academy of Art the Hague) ➰ 🔵 Seductive, navigating, narrating skills. The field of graphic design contains powerful tools that direct our everyday life and ways of sharing knowledge. With this in mind, we dedicate a focus to graphic design projects that dare to explore the ways of forming, sharing, triggering and parasiting communication solutions. "Unlearn" presents one out of three conversations produced for the fanfare…

Hijacking platforms, navigating visitors, re-owning spaces, graduating displays and audience limitations. ➰ 🔵 Whether naming it as "selecting", "curating", "editing", "publishing", or hosting, the attention to the display shines a light on curious ways of presenting content. This section focuses on the intermediary role of graphic design for bridging information, navigation and space. Here we include projects that activate the relevance of the audience, participants and social interactions. Freja Kir (fanfare) and Femke Dekker in conversation with: Yana Foque (Kunstverein), Richard Niessen (The Palace of the Typographic Masonry), Frederique Pissuis (Cosmos Carl) ➰ 🔵 Seductive, navigating, narrating skills. The field of graphic design contains powerful tools that direct our everyday life and ways of sharing knowledge. With this in mind, we dedicate a focus to graphic design projects that dare to explore the ways of forming, sharing, triggering and parasiting communication solutions. "Display" presents one out…

Generosity of reproduction, organisational structure, explorative freedom and publishing as democratic business The focus on "connecting" devotes space to collaborative design practices where tools and networks are used for the benefit of expressing, exploring or manifesting opinions into a societal context. As the field of design reacts to societal and technological developments, we devote attention to the collaborative nature of the graphic design discipline. By borrowing from various disciplines, these projects draw on graphic design tools to transform aesthetics, purposes and meaning into shared systems. Freja Kir (fanfare) and Femke Dekker in conversation with: Anja Groten and Juliette Lizotte (Hackers & Designers), Roger Willems (Enter Enter/Roma Publications), Karolien Burrman (NXS and Paradyme) ➰ 🔵 Seductive, navigating, narrating skills. The field of graphic design contains powerful tools that direct our everyday life and ways of sharing knowledge. With this in mind, we dedicate a focus to graphic…

unsexy administration / marginal stories / sugar-coating / obscure making / humour / and strategies on not being strategic : On this note, we are happy to share this fresh conversation with Slavs and Tatars The conversation comes along with their contribution “Who are you” to the fanfare series: The Art of Documenting Art. The work can be visited on appointment with fanfare during the month of October, after which only the documentation will remain. tetatet is the sound channel of fanfare and hosted by Charlie Clemoes & Freja Kir, with a crisp jingle by Fabian Reichle https://fanfarefanfare.nl/category/talks/1753-tetatet-13-slavs-and-tatars

We happily introduce this friendly and easygoing Summer tetatet talk with Andrea Garcés and Luca Carboni about their newly formed Sardinian located studio and independent publishing practice, Oreri. During a moment of Summer break and auto reply, part of the fanfare team went on excursion to investigate the (rather suiting summer break) topic and future fanfare inc. edition of Pause and Leisure. Occupied with beach research, pecorino cheese, and archaeological visits, a good chunk of time was spend in company with the two Oreri founders. Andrea and Luca together connect backgrounds related to design, translation, and independent publishing, which though the conversation come to reflect, nuances, drives, and urgencies considered when starting a studio practice. Along with these topics the conversations goes around: poetry and language local global movement roaming education systems tools and design services new markets and the importance of belonging. Credits: The setting of the conversation took place an…

For the month of January the design and farming collective The Soft Protest, Digest have taking over fanfare and carried out their research within this context. For this episode of tetetat we spoke to its founders Nickie, Jeremie, and Robin. The conversation move from meta topics on food industry, such as governmental and global impact, to unfold more specific dutch meals, the relevance of storytelling and specifically the Dutch surroundings in which fanfare is based and the research and residency of The soft protest took off. This conversation took place in parallel with the first fanfare residency made in collaboration with the international artist residency M4 gastatelier. The residency is launched to support curiosity and urge for room for sharing thoughts, beliefs, and concerns through explorative visual communication. List of farms visited by The Soft Protest, Digest: — Boederij de boterbloem (Lutkemeerweg 262, 1067 TH Amsterdam), for small scale well produced vegetables — Fruituin van west (Tom…

For the final day of fanfare’s Manifesta commununal breakfast conversations we spoke to Mariateresa Setaro, curator and Director of Triad, a charitable organisation whose stated aim is to develop and support artistic practices globally, by commissioning and staging new projects with upcoming artists addressing today’s most important social, political and cultural issues. For Manifesta, Triad has organised an exhibition of Einat Amir’s work Enough About You, which runs until November 2018. https://thetriad.org.uk/ Produced by Charlie Clemoes and Freja Kir

Following our final Manifesta breakfast conversation, we took the opportunity to talk to our host Sara Gianguzza along with her partner Jacopo and their friend Pedro, all of whom had been passing through throughout the days we were present in Palermo. Taking advantage of Sara’s local knowledge in particular, we delved a little bit deeper into local knowledge, graphic design survival, history of the city and speculations on its future. Produced by Charlie Clemoes and Freja Kir

After our second day of breakfast conversations we sat down with our chef Nickie Fenja Sigurdsson to talk about the food she’d been preparing. Since it represents a refreshing little interlude, be prepared for a more irreverent, unstructured conversation, which with creative freedom provide insights to conversational foods, and streetmarket interactions. Produced by Charlie Clemoes and Freja Kir

For this episode we spoke to artist, writer and dominatrix Reba Maybury, in advance of her participation in a series of events fanfare co-curated with NXS as part of the /b/channel series, which were in turn timed to coincide with the launch of the third issue of NXS (available at http://nxs.world/#issue3) which features an essay from Reba. More details of this series can be found in the ninth episode of tetatet featuring Karolien Buurman and Juliette Lizotte from NXS (available here: https://soundcloud.com/fanfarefanfarefanfare/tetatet-9-nxs). The conversation with Reba was recorded the day before the /b/channel event, way back in February. As this suggests, it ended up falling by the wayside due to a busy schedule for our fanfare inc. side project (episodes for which can also be found elsewhere on our Soundcloud profile). Now, taking advantage of the relative summer lull, we’ve managed to finish it off. In addition to songs selected by Reba, the episode features short excerpts from the reading she gave…

Reba Maybury reading Dining with Humpty Dumpty at the NXS /b/channel event at fanfare in Amsterdam. Produced by Charlie Clemoes and Freja Kir

Lyudmila Savchuk – RU, activist & journalist Lyudmila Savchuk investigated a ‘troll factory’ in Russia undercover for two months, where she saw “the groundwork of the Kremlin propaganda machine with [her] own eyes”. She saw “how the trolls actually work”. Savchuk is an expert and frequent speaker on Russian disinformation. She is behind a research project on the political coverage in Russian media and is writing a book on the role of Russian propaganda during the American elections. https://nordic.businessinsider.com/journalist-who-infiltrated-putins-troll-factory-warns-of-russian-propaganda-in-the-upcoming-swedish-election---we-were-forced-to-create-fake-facts-and-news--/ Edited by Charlie Clemoes for Hackers and Designers

Lucas LaRochelle – CA, designer (Queering the Map) Lucas LaRochelle is a multidisciplinary designer, artist, and researcher using their work as a tool to both critique contemporary culture and explore tangible alternatives. Their work uses digital media, graphic design, clothing and wearable technology as a means of examining and manipulating the interactions between the (queer) body, technology and the built environment. They received a certificate in Co-Design from the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in 2016, and are currently completing their BFA in Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University. Their project, Queering The Map, received an Honorary Mention for the 2018 Prix Ars Electronica, and has been featured on CityLab, Broadly, AIGA Eye On Design, I-D, Paper, INTO, Yorokobu, Numerama, and Project Myopia amongst others. Their work and writing has been published in Échelles, Perfect Strangers and Accent. http://lucaslarochelle.com/ https://queeringthemap.com/ Edited by Charlie Clemoes for…

Anastasia Kubrak – RU/NL, designer & researcher (User-Agent) Anastasia Kubrak (ænəsteʒə kubrak; born 10 January, 1993) is a designer and researcher based in Rotterdam. In her work she focuses on social and political implications of emerging technologies, surveillance economies and algorithmic governance in urban space. Her projects have been exhibited by Van Abbemuseum, Baltan Laboratories, WORM, Chaumont Biennale de Design Graphique, and her writing has been published by The Institute of Network Cultures, Nichons-nous dans l’Internet and Design Academy Eindhoven #TVClerici Reader. http://anastasiakubrak.com/about.html Edited by Charlie Clemoes for Hackers and Designers

Our use and understanding of notions such as truth and reality in recent years have been heavily challenged. “White Lies”, “Fake News” and “Alternative Facts” are catch phrases The notion of truth needs to be reconsidered within journalism, digital humanities, computer science, engineering, art and design practices. What are the tools and technologies capable of, that we are building, using and updating, and therefore constantly reaffirming? Do we really know? Do we need to know? The 4th edition of the H&D Summer Academy (HDSA2018) was given the title: Fake it! Fake them! Fake you! Fake us!... H&D and calls for taking truth into own hands. Hackers & Designers kicks off the Summer Academy workshop program by inviting hackers/designers/makers/artists to come together to establish a critical perspective on truth as such, and to work with multiple truths. Invited speakers are: Lyudmila Savchuk – RU, activist & journalist…

Louis Center – AU, (Peer-to-Peer Web Berlin) Louis Center is a developer investigating the possibilities of p2p web browsers, and how artists can use them to extend their own creative practices and solidify the DIY/independent frameworks they operate within. https://louis.center/p2p-browsers-creative-publishing/ https://peer-to-peer-web.com/about

On the second day of fanfare’s Manifesta communal breakfast conversations we talked to initiator, curator, and writer Rikke Jørgensen. With an overall focus on the conditions of creative labor, this talk concerned the use of networks as a creative method. For Manifesta's collateral events Rikke, together with her Italian colleague Valentina Gioia Levy, is putting together the public programme ”Art & Connectography. Remapping the Global World Through Art” which through a interdisciplinary selection of installations, lectures, and collaborations directs focus to ”mobility, migration, political geography and global culture in a local context”. Before turning our mikes on, we already shared a coffee with Rikke, during which the conversation naturally led to her first edition of Arts & Globalization held in Copenhagen, and prior to this the initiative Nørrebro Art Salon, a place for cultural conversations. Both of which you can find more information about on the links provided in the show notes. As we proceeded,…

For this first conversation we sat down together with Zeno Franchini from Marginal Studio and Helia Hamedani from the project Border Crossing (details below). This third round of traveling interviews coincides with the participation of fanfare inc. at the collateral events of Manifesta12 in Palermo. During this presentation fanfare inc. installed a display of multiple printed flags, sustainable furniture made of sicilian fruit boxes, and a three day­ open communal palermo breakfast. As with the previous presentation at It's a Book in Leipzig, we presented a lively organic instalment of fanfare inc. an a annual creative research project looking into the conditions of nomadic design labour. Taking place this year, in five different cities, the focus of this edition of fanfare inc. is tools. Along with the annual catalogue, the project brings together a travelling display, a website, and this series of conversations presented through the fanfare tetatet podcast channel. Marginal Studio…

The fair is going on, the fanfare display is actively changing shape, the catalogues have sold out, and a constant flow of visitors have past by Libros Mutantes. This is Sunday, the last day of the fair, and audience is similarly exhausted upon several days of participation and inspiration. In this context, we speak to Andrea Gonzalez, a young designer and radio host based in Madrid. Though Andrea has been involved in various projects of interest, our overall conversation returns to the need for creating networks within the creative scene of Madrid, the cultural responsibility of institutions, and design as a tool to gather people. Andrea addresses the complexities of creative processes in amid of a conservative political climate, as well as the realities of sustainability amongst young Madrid based designers. This second edition of traveling interviews coincides with fanfare's visit to Libros Mutantes. As with the previous presentation at It's a Book in Leipzig, we presented a lively organic instalment of…

Following the talk with Roberto we arrive to the fourth conversation of the series with Libros Mutantes organisers Silvia Bianchi and Ricardo Juráres, who were on a tight schedule before the opening of their annual event when we spoke to them. Libros Mutantes is a Madrid based independent design studio and annual celebration of independent publishing. Our conversation takes place at La Casa Encendida in a flux between instalments and last minute preparations of the fair. To call Libros Mutantes a fair might in theory not pay the event justice. The concept of Libros Mutantes contains workshops, parties and talks and so, more than anything else they’re an initiative generating space for networking, collaboration and surprising encounters. Broadly speaking, this is also the topic of our conversation, which along with information about the origin and aim of the fair, discusses how cultural production in Madrid possibly can flourish and generate a platform for people to collaborate and grow from. This second…

In a central part of Madrid we find the studio of Roberto Vidal, a curator and graphic designer based in Madrid. Overlooking a beautiful 18th century building, the studio is located in a part of Madrid which has become increasingly expensive and touristy in a rather short span of time. Through his position as director for the IED department of visual communication, Roberto travels a lot and holds a thorough insight to design in various European countries. But rather than talking about this, our conversation immediately goes into depth about a specific project of his. On the wall of Roberto's studio hangs a map of the world turned upside down. The countries are all in white, and only black lines indicate their borders. Next to this, the only other content is the ocean. The map is simple, while also being loaded with topics, enough for us to talk about for the full conversation. The map marks the beginning of one of Roberto’s newly initiated projects and it also offers a stepping stone to talk about the…

Following our conversation with Studio Futuro we cross the city of Madrid to talk to Carlos Fernandez Pello. On our way to his studio, we enter what used to be a former industrial area. In contrast to the surroundings of Studio Futuro, these surroundings offer larger spaces, bigger windows, light and more air. Being a writer, curator, artist (and more), Carlos holds various titles, which is also something that we continuously returned to in our conversation – the difficulty or limitation of definition. From stating the observations of urban change of scenery, the conversation with Carlos quickly turns to more general observations of Madrid, Spain and the south of Europe in contrast to the north. And more precisely how this development accumulates in exponentially growing distributions centres, air bnb and industrial areas ceasing to exist. This second edition of traveling interviews coincides with fanfare's visit to Libros Mutantes. As with the previous presentation at It's a Book in Leipzig, we presented a…

For this second part of the Madrid edition we enter a conversation with three members of Madrid-based interdisciplinary architectural practice Studio Futuro. The conversation takes place after already having spent an hour and a half in their studio recording a live radio show about fanfare inc. for the Studio Futuro-run radio station Radio Relativa. While being both a radio station and an architectural practice, the office of Studio Futuro also seems to be a hub for many people to pass by, hang out, play music, and generally have a nice time. In our conversation with Studio Futuro we talk about the young creative scene of Madrid, communal events and how to balance fun, finances and cultural practice. This second edition of traveling interviews coincides with fanfare's visit to Libros Mutantes. As with the previous presentation at It's a Book in Leipzig, we presented a lively organic instalment of fanfare inc. an a annual creative research project looking into the conditions of nomadic design labour. Taking…

This first part serves as an introduction to a series of interviews with Madrid-based designers and creative practices in which we discuss the overall outcome of the conversations through general topics, local conditions and global impact. Madrid is a city located almost precisely in the centre of Spain. It is a place of development and progress, suburbs undergoing restoration and changes in urban demographics. Madrid is also a city heavily affected by the post-2008 financial crisis in the end of the first millennial decade, an event that especially left its mark in high unemployment amongst the youth and cultural fields. Though the circumstances today have improved, the city still reflects these conditions. While the episodes from Madrid share commonalities with the previous edition of Leipzig conversations, they also differ in many ways. Through conversations with professionals of diverse creative fields, the design history of the south becomes a prominent and relevant point of departure, likewise the…

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On Wednesday 18th April 2018, fanfare were invited to host a show on Madrid's Radio Relativa, an independent online radio station organised by Studio Futuro and airing from their studio in the centre of the city. We used the opportunity to introduce the fanfare inc. project and associated publication — which was on show that weekend at Libros Mutantes — as well as to play some of the tunes that have come to form the unofficial playlist in fanfare's Amsterdam studio.

In the final part of our three part mini-series of interviews with Leipzig-based designers, we talk to Albrecht Gaebel, organiser of It's a Book, and Markus Dressen, co-founder of Spector Books and the original initiator of It's a Book. Speaking to them at the fair itself, while standing inside the fanfare inc. display, we covered the genesis of It's a Book and discussed the topic of this year's event: the manifesto. We then talked about Leipzig and Spector Books, a conversation which was unfortunately cut short by technical difficulties. These interviews coincide with fanfare's visit to It's a Book, where we launched of the second instalment of the creative research project fanfare inc. which looks into the conditions of nomadic design labour. Taking place this year, in five different cities, the focus of the second instalment of fanfare inc. is tools. and the project brings together a travelling display, a catalogue, a website, and a series of mini-podcasts. Links: It's a Book, http://itsabook.de/ Spector…

Continuing our three part series on Leipzig’s art and design scene, we speak to Markus Lange of Studio Farn. With Markus, we went from discussing the Studio Farn studio, to talking about the benefits of travelling, for both producing a makeshift mindset and meeting different people with different attitudes. After that, we moved on to talk about the design scene in Leipzig, especially in contrast to Berlin and other places he’s visited. These interviews coincide with fanfare's visit to It's a Book, where we launched of the second instalment of the creative research project fanfare inc. which looks into the conditions of nomadic design labour. Taking place this year, in five different cities, the focus of the second instalment of fanfare inc. is tools. and the project brings together a travelling display, a catalogue, a website, and a series of mini-podcasts. Links: Studio Farn, http://studiofarn.com/ Posters Rex, http://www.posterrex.de/ Edwin's studio, http://mainstudio.com/ Slanted Magazine,…

In the first in a three part mini-series of interviews with Leipzig-based designers, we talk to Anja Kaiser, a graphic designer who also hosts club nights in the city. Among other things, we talk about the relative benefits of living in Leipzig, the challenge of building networks of collective support, and the under-representation of women in design education. We also discuss Anja’s project Sexed Realities — To Whom Do I Owe My Body? a multi-layered visual platform which explores how the body is produced in contemporary society. These interviews coincide with fanfare's visit to It's a Book, where we launched of the second instalment of the creative research project fanfare inc. which looks into the conditions of nomadic design labour. Taking place this year, in five different cities, the focus of the second instalment of fanfare inc. is tools. and the project brings together a travelling display, a catalogue, a website, and a series of mini-podcasts. Links: Anja Kaiser, http://www.anjakaiser.info/ The…

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.

The second edition of fanfare inc. sets concerns tools. In terms of the general focus on nomadic labour and freelance working conditions, tools will be considered as items for improving labour adjustability and becoming increasingly immaterial. This series of mini-podcasts has each contributor expanding on the ideas which inspired their submission.