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Creative Director, Strategist and Writer focusing on new approaches towards design and cities.
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Media
A selection of recent media coverage.
Disegno industriale n°44:
“Open Source Urban Creative Strategies”
A very thorough feature on my work examining the concepts and strategies I devise to enable open source creativity in urban environments. Written by Daniele Durante; Rome, Italy. In Italian with English translation.
More information on the publication here.
The Pop-Up City:
“From Hacking To Trust: An Interview With Scott Burnham”
An interview with me during the 2011 Milan Design Week, in which I talk about my work and the connection between design, trust and my public urban work.
Direct link to the article here.
Staf Magazine: “Scott Burnham: The Theory Factor”
An overview of my work in various cities and for various institutions from Spain’s Staf Magazine, flatteringly stating that in the midst of so much hype surrounding creativity in cities, my work infuses “a little bit of science into so much propaganda”. (In Spanish)
Direct link to the article here.
Volume Magazine: Design Hacking
Interview with Volume Magazine on my work and research in design hacking and its function as a catalyst for design innovation. As the editor writes in an overview: “The interview[s] with Scott Burnham … foreground the dissonance between popular depictions of hacking as a disruptive, destructive act and its relevance as a productive technique that is still currently evolving.”
Read more about the issue here.
International Herald Tribune: Hong Kong Creative Scene
Interview with International Herald Tribune on the Hong Kong contemporary art and creative scene.
Download the article here.
Time Out: Bairro Criativo
Preview article on the Bairro Criativo project I created for Porto, Portugal.
TimeOut Porto
ICON Magazine asks “From backstreet hack-labs to the Royal Society of Arts, design hacking is slowly making its way into the mainstream. But what does it offer?”
With commentary from me and a look at my writing on design hacking and quotes from Hacktivist Otto von Busch, tinker.it’s Brock Craft, and Emily Campbell of the RSA, it’s an interesting look at the state of design hacking.
“Die Stadt als Spielplatz” (The City as Playground)
Feature story/interview on the themes behind Urban Play and looking at new models for urban design.
Form Magazine, Germany
Interview / Feature Article
Interview and feature on my work using the urban landscape as an open platform for design experimentation.
Salon Magazine, Ukraine
Profile focusing on my work with Gunjan Gupta
Very pleased – though somewhat surprised – to find myself profiled in Elle Décor India as part of a piece on design Gunjan Gupta with whom I’ve worked in the past.
Elle Décor, India
Interview with Russian INTERNI
Interview exploring ‘the future of urbanism and how individuals will find their place in over-urbanized spaces, utilize and adapt the cityscape’ [In Russian].
Time Out Amsterdam
Interview in premiere edition of Time Out Amsterdam.
Feature article on me and my work, with the unfortunate title of “The Exhibitionist”
Meet the irreverent young currator who wants to remap the art gallery by taking it to the streets – starting in amsterdam.
Grafika Feature
Feature overview of me, my work and random musings on design. [In French]
Coverage of Stefan Sagmeister + Urban Play
designboom’s coverage of Sagmeister’s piece for Urban Play and its unfortunate demise…
Interview on Urban Play with design.nl
A thorough interview on Urban Play and creative urban intervention in general with journalist Gabrielle Kennedy from design.nl
Interview with Bright TV
Very good interview with the Netherland’s Bright.tv on the Urban Play exhibition and design route.
Interview with EU Urban Knowledge Network
“The Creative City… when do we actually get to see it?”
