16th October 2024
Guest lectures in 2024-5 will take place every other Wednesday in the Reilly Room, starting at 1pm and finishing by 3pm.
In this lecture, Ab will discuss the potential of light weight, versatile interventions, and re-purposing of existing architecture to minimise waste and maximise impact, ensuring our cities can respond to our changing needs.
The talk will consider the role of public realm as an external opportunity for transformation of behaviour through placement of provocative objects, exploring the value of using what can be found. Ab will look at examples of dry fix systems and object-based solutions like those utilised in the Japanese artist studio ‘The Fishmarket’, and use of local materials in projects like Thai festival ‘Wonderfruit’, exploring their ability to repurpose and reinvent a space without the need for costly demolition and construction, and will consider how collaboration with local makers, craftsmen and factories can equally reduce energy and transportation costs.
Biography
Ab Rogers is a London-based designer known for a wide-ranging practice informed by his unique imagination. He founded Ab Rogers Design (ARD), in 2004 and it has since become an established studio specializing in the design of small spaces and experiential design projects that are dynamic and rigorous, enriched with colour and narrative. A former cabinet maker and sailor, his work has focused on a diverse range of conceptual approaches to the interior, from the liberation of wasted and forgotten space to the use of sensation and movement to explore how spaces and people adapt to one another.
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