Lunchtime talk write-up

Five Things I learnt from Tom Marshman's Lunchtime Talk

Posted on Thu 13 Nov 2014

Last Friday, our Artist in Resident Tom Marshman gave a talk about his project Move Over Darling, an exploration of Bristol’s LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) history. He is part way through his micro-residency here at he Studio, and the project has reached something of a crossroads. Tom…

One of Silas's MechaMonsters in a suitably majestic setting
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New Roles and Royal Rhythms

Posted on Fri 7 Nov 2014

This week, we announced two new Studio job opportunities, we playtested Victoria Forrest’s beautiful app in one of Watershed’s cinemas and we were brimming with pride as Studio residents and their projects wowed Pitch@Palace and InnovateUK.Two fantastic new posts have just opened up at the…

Students from Taylors University, Verity, Jess and the astonishing Selfie Stick
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Spoons, Selfie Sticks and the Sands of Time

Posted on Mon 3 Nov 2014

Last week was packed with playful workshops hosted by REACT and the Playable City team, and we were alerted to some exciting new projects coming from Anagram and Rik Lander. This week, we hosted the first REACT Play Sandbox workshop, bringing academics and creatives together to explore new ways of…

mission control in the meeting room for Pocket Spacecraft's launch
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Stepping into other worlds

Posted on Fri 24 Oct 2014

This week, we had a space launch, we donned the Oculus Rift to demo Oscar Raby’s immersive documentary, Assent and we welcomed four brilliant new residents into the mix.At 18:59 last night, a Chinese rocket took off with a radio experiment for Pocket Spacecraft. A group of Bristol and UWE students…

Lunchtime talk write-up

Colony Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Wed 22 Oct 2014

On 19 September we were joined by Nikki Pugh, who has been in residence at the Studio over the past couple of months, filling the Studio with jiffy bags with beating hearts and laser cut, landscape-reactive ‘armadillo/slugs’. This is all in aid of the development of her project Colony, which…

Peter explaining their Pheidippides concept
Lunchtime talk write-up

Run To Draw Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Wed 22 Oct 2014

On 12 September, product designer Peter Hathaway and illustrator Amelia Johnstone of Run To Draw gave a Lunchtime Talk about their efforts to combine invigorating outdoor exercise with the act of sketching out ideas. A shared interest in puppetry sparked the beginning of their collaboration. They…

Rosie Poebright giving a fascinating talk on 'hitting the empathy nerve'. Write-up coming soon.

Tea minus one, preparing for launch

Posted on Fri 17 Oct 2014

There is an air of anticipation in the Studio, as we prepare for the launch of two apps and one spacecraft.We’re very happy that Tim Kindberg’s Nth Screen has been shortlisted by TechSPARK.co for a SPARKies Award in the ‘Startup To Watch’ category. The app will be launching in the November,…

Sustaining Creativity Lab participants preparing to showcase one of their prototypes... Photo @clarered

Sustaining Creativity

Posted on Mon 13 Oct 2014

The Studio has been brimming with intense discussion this week, due to the Sustaining Creativity Environmental Data Lab we hosted in partnership with Julie’s Bicycle. As part of the lab, a group of artists and technologists (some Studio residents, some exciting new faces) got together to explore…

Flatpack Cinema - one of the newly commissioned Play Sandbox projects

Data-hacking, block-stacking and flat-packing

Posted on Mon 6 Oct 2014

This week, we have amazing new project commissions, a new face, an exciting research opportunity, an exhibition launch and an upcoming environmental data lab…We have a lot of exciting REACT news this week. The six projects to be developed over the course of the Play Sandbox scheme have just been…


Tangible Memories Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Thu 2 Oct 2014

For our first Lunchtime Talk of the season, we were joined by a group of Studio residents who are collaborating on a Bristol University and AHRC project, Tangible Memories. Described as half ethnographic research, half co-operative deign, the project is an investigation into the significance of the…