New Work

New Work Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch designswarm.com riglondon.com

My name is Alex . I’m a designer & entrepreneur . @iotwatch

I design smart products . Products that relate to the web.

Electronics Rapid prototyping Prosthetics Plastic surgery Robots Internet of things Innovation

When you meet a stranger what do you say you do? 1 post-it

A painter, sculptor, architect , musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer , inventor , anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist & writer.

Horticulturist, architect , political leader, musician, inventor , archeologist & paleontologist.

A poet, novelist, artist, filmmaker, dramatist, designer , boxing manager, diarist, ballet scenarist, illustrator & playwright.

Former professional athlete, actor, director, businessman, investor & politician.

A business magnate who owns more than 400 companies. His first successful business venture was a magazine called Student at age 16.

I will try to make 3 points:

Learning. Breaking. Redefining. Collaborating.

We are re-learning how to make things . We are breaking industrialised innovation . We are redefining media online . Collaboration is necessary.

Industrialised nations are often industrialised because of manufacturing.

Manufacturing has defined economic growth.

Manufacturing has defined political strength.

Manufacturing became a hobby.

Manufacturing became working class.

What does this have to do with being digital?

Everything.

We are re-learning how to make things & we are learning about ourselves with new technological goggles .

We are re-learning how to make things .

Kickbee sends a tweet when the baby is kicking.

Botanicalls texts you when your plants are thirsty .

Bubblino blows bubbles when a hashtag is used.

Electronic component site / community.

Monthly magazine by O’Reilly.

Teaching children how to program with blocks.

Squishy circuits are play doh electronics.

Material resources / community.

$600 open source 3D rapid prototyping machine.

£600 open source 3D rapid prototyping machine that makes itself.

Online design / prototyping services.

Data Decs: Christmas tree decorations based on your data.

We are learning about ourselves .

We are using the tools for good .

EyeWriter allows this graffiti artist to still work.

Bottom up pharma / medicine.

Sharing your worries.

We are using the tools for strange .

iCat: emotionally responsive robot

Robots are for the army.

Robots are for the home.

Robots are weird.

We are re-learning how to make things. We are breaking industrialisation. We will redefine success .

So maybe…

We will rethink media production. We will look to break corporate silos. We must look for inspiration everywhere. We must redefine what innovation looks like.

Questions? Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch designswarm.com riglondon.com

New Work

by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino on Oct 09, 2011

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