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Designing For The Future: Beijing Creativity Incubator RAWR!

bacon — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:11:54 +0000

Beijing’s growth and expansion is notoriously rampant, with scaffold-covered buildings and towering cranes dotting the city’s skyline. But architecture isn’t the only industry benefiting from the Chinese capital’s rising wealth.

Alongside the city’s property development boom, however, a new frontier in design is slowly being discovered and explored. The recently established design incubator and rapid prototyper RAWR! is looking to bolster the sector and assist creative, design and technology-based companies in China as well as abroad.

Founded by assistant professor of computational and media design at Parsons The New School for Design, Benjamin Bacon, and esteemed Chinese furniture designer, Naihan Li (previously on Jing Daily), RAWR! currently consists of a research laboratory and development factory located in Beijing’s Caochangdi, a district best known for its contemporary galleries and artist studios.

Set among the area’s famous Ai Weiwei-designed “Red Brick Buildings,” the newly outfitted research center is taking on some the most innovative ideas in design and technology, specializing in everything from wearable technology and product design to data visualization, from gaming design to interactive architecture.

Expanding beyond the boundaries of your average think tank, RAWR! has a fully equipped factory that enables designers to build working models of their prototypes.

Though it only recently launched, RAWR! has already collaborated with a group of 20 Parsons students working in Beijing for the summer. Intended to function as an R&D center for young designers themselves, or for larger companies requiring rapid product design and production,RAWR! has a team capable of meeting the demands of the world’s rapidly evolving design and technology industries. Definitely a welcome addition to the area, the city, and to China’s independent design industry.

For more information, see www.rawr-labs.com or contact Benjamin Bacon at me@benjaminbacon.com.

Original Article: http://www.jingdaily.com/designing-for-the-future-beijing-creativity-incubator-rawr/19658/

By Zandie BrockettPublished: July 24, 2012

Zandie Brockett is a Beijing-based independent curator, writer, consultant and photographer from Los Angeles. She holds a B.A. in Sociology + Photography from Duke University and a Masters from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. In Beijing, Brockett currently works on several curatorial projects, including the creation of HONG轰, an alternative, self-sustaining platform that provides Beijing-based emerging artists the means to produce, exhibit and sell their artwork.

To learn more about Brockett, visit her blog The Zandie Project or the website for HONG轰 Beijing北京.

(Opinions expressed by Jing Daily columnists do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Jing Daily editorial team.)

Black Eyeliner Events and Posters

bacon — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:59:33 +0000

BLACK EYELINER

“Beijing’s Hippest DJ Trio” — The Beijinger, September 2012

Black Eyeliner: Sound Spade (Benjamin Bacon), Apocalypse Chow (Alex Chow) and Attacks Unicorns (Kyle Page) spin electro, new wave, post punk, industrial, coldwave, ebm and anything else to make the emo kids cry.

We hold parties monthly at DADA Bar Beijing and DJ venues in Beijing like Siif, School Bar and Lantern to name a few.

Or as The Beijinger also stated — “Woe is me.” That’s something you might hear at Black Eyeliner nights if all of the hip kids weren’t having such a good time dancing. Get your new wave self to Dada and join in.

“– and in other news, they have teeee-shirts available, which come in an array of pastel colors and feature rainbows and kittens hugging. Just kidding. They’re black with like some gas masks, razor blades, or biohazard signs on them or something dark like that.” — [Undercurrents]: Black Eyeliner — SmartBeijing.com, October 2012

So join our escapades of all out crazy madness. Come dance, drink and have more fun than you can ever imagine.

We Live In Beijing: http://weliveinbeijing.com/profile/1000041130/black-eyeliner
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackeyelinerbj
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Contact: blackeyelinerbj@dogma.org

Join Black Eyeliner Kult on the Weixin/WeChat mobile app and receive all the essential Black Eyeliner party information on your mobile.

Upcoming Black Eyeliner Parties (Early 2013)

02/02 – BLACK EYELINER : 三 Conception Bash @ DADA Beijing

02/08 – MetroTokyo w/ Friends @ DADA Beijing (with SoundSpade)

02/09 – Chinese New Years Party with SoundSpade @ Malty Dog Beijing

02/22 – BLACK EYELINER : Sonic Clarity w/ Special Guest DJ HUA DONG from ReTROS @ DADA Beijing

02/23 – Bye Bye Disco + SoundSpade + Attacks Unicorns @ School Bar Beijing

Photos From Caochangdi, Beijing by Peter Le

bacon — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Black Eyeliner : Volume 1

bacon — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:51:20 +0000

You are worthy only to be mocked by the words of error, BLACK EYELINER.

Come one, come all.. as Alex Chow and Benjamin Bacon beat some spins and make the emo kids cry.

Saturday March 10th, 10:00 PM until the end.

Siff Bar, 67 Beiluoguxiang, Gulou Dongdajie, Beijing

Old Loft in NYC (Billyburg, Brooklyn)

bacon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:51:55 +0000

I found these old pictures of the loft I had in NYC (Billyburg, Brooklyn). Had a little music studio, huge kitchen/dining area/ hang out space, etc. Spent a lot of time and energy building it out. It was such an awesome place. I miss it.

Fire Extinguishers

bacon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:27:49 +0000

Fire extinguishers found outside of the National Museum of China during the take down of the Translife.

Best Birthday Cake Ever

bacon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:09:35 +0000

Tiffany W. and John K. brought the funniest and best birthday cake for the party at 4 Corners. Thanks everyone for coming it was an awesome time!

4 Corners 肆角餐吧 Birthday Bash

bacon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:05:28 +0000

My birthday bash will be this Friday, Feb 3rd at 4 Corners. Come, dance, be wild and especially party down.

For those coming to the party, music and dancing: that starts around 10:00 pm until the sunrises. Especially the back room that is all decked out with a fireplace, comfortable seating and we can play whatever music we want.

See you then!

4corners 肆角餐吧

100000 Beijing, China北京，西城, 大石碑胡同27号

Phone:＋8664017797

www.these4corners.com
www.facebook.com/wearethe4corners

4corners is located in Dashibei Hutong (大石碑胡同) near the Drum and Bell Tower. Get off at Gulou station and walk south till you arrive Gulou Xi Da Jie.

汉语+汉字

bacon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:41:33 +0000

I have been studying chinese conversation, reading and writing for the last several months.. actually, a little longer than that but seriously only for a short while. It is challenging but I have really fallen in love with the language and learning the characters.

Dogma, Notes and Updates

bacon — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:26:22 +0000

新年快乐！

So it’s been awhile. A long while actually. Both professionally and personally. Dogma.org has been around for quite a longtime. I took the domain down (blank paged it) sometime after 2002 with all the intentions of putting up something meaningful in it’s place. But I’ve been busy. Lame excuse I know.

Prior to 2002, dogma was the home for various bands, projects and people. Those sites are still archived here and can be accessed through my new portfolio, project and weblog. Links coming soon.

Since 2002 a lot has happened. I have switched professions and I am currently an Assistant Professor of Computational and Media Design at Parsons The New School for Design, gone back to school for my MFA at Parsons in Design and Technology, been part of a lot of musical and art projects, and moved to Beijing, China to summarize a few things.

Over the next month I will be updating and filling in the blanks of what I have been up to over the years.