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A research on Design Archives and systems of running archives within the UK

This is a research project initiated by korean designer, Ahn Sang-soo and will be used as a part of the proposal to the Korean government inorder to set up Design Archives in Korea. Research on Archives and Archiving systems is being done in US, Japan, Netherlands and UK.

The UK team: Deshna Mehta, Byung-hak Ahn, MinJae Huh

Case Studies within UK

1. The Archive of Art & Design (AAD) at V&A. (Deshna Mehta)

2. The Design Archives at the University of Brigton. (MinJae Huh)

3. Archives at the Design Museum. (Byung-hak Ahn)

This is a collaborative effort which also oversees the general functioning of archives within the UK with regards to government policies and systems. Enclosed is the draft case study for the AAD at V&A. It is an ongoing project and attached is only a draft of one of the case studies.

Miti’s inspiring performance at the RCA as a part of If Not Now  http://ifnotnow.rca.ac.uk/

’..the purpose is not, was never to entertain… a journey inwards…a dance of the enchantress, the mohiniattam recital… swaying like the palms from kerala…’

February 2012, an ‘event’ful month

http://redtape.rca.ac.uk/2012_02.html 

(Video Link: Discussion online)

Red Tape #2 at the Royal College of Art

Local/Global: The role of culture in the creation and reception of visual communication