JON RAFMAN-ARTIST

Here's his bio
Jon Rafman is an artist, filmmaker, and essayist. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy
and Literature from McGill University and a M.F.A. from the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago. His films and new media work have gained international
attention and have been exhibited at Slamdance Film, Ars Electronica Festival
in Linz, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, and the New Museum in NYC.
Rafman?s Nine Eyes of Google Street View project has been featured in Modern
Painter, Der Speigel, Libération, New York Times, and Harper?s Magazine.

and website
http://jonrafman.com/

His artist talk will be next Tuesday, April 5, at 3PM in the lecture theatre and
open to all.

3D Printing comes to Coulture

The latest collection from Dutch designer Iris van Herpen exploits rapid prototyping to produce stunningly futuristic high fashion.

The future of fashion has arrived, and it comes straight out of the printer. Exhibit A: The new collection from Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, which throws rapid-prototyping onto the catwalk, with scaly minis and sculptural ruffles that could pass for something Marie Antoinette might’ve worn on the set of Blade Runner.
Van Herpen is a rising star in fashion for marrying high-tech production methods to the old art of couture. (One writer wondered recently whether she’d be the next Alexander McQueen, which is the fashion-world equivalent of nominating her for a Pulitzer Prize.) for more see here