Stockholm Design & Architecture Talks Thursday Passed
Thursday February 10, 2022 08:45 - 13:00
Lecturers: Benjamin Tallmadge, Niklas MadsenModerators: Konrad Olsson, Marcus Fairs
Panelists: Alexander Westerlund, Anders Lendager, Andrés Reisinger, Anna Ervast Öberg, Emma Ridderstad, Jan Larsson, Johanna Vesterberg, Joseph Grima, Laura Olin, Tobias v. Haslingen
Lecturers
Benjamin Tallmadge Lecturer
Account Executive
Normative
Benjamin is a dedicated expert in the ESG, sustainable operational strategy, and business management space and passionate about net zero initiatives and carbon emissions reduction strategies. He works at Normative, helping customers reach net zero emissions with evidence-based carbon emission accounting.
Niklas Madsen Lecturer
Co-founder and CEO
Superlab
Superlab is an experimental design laboratory on a mission to change the future work environment and study the furniture design of tomorrow. In 2016, they gathered all of their knowledge and collected research studies in the book Playful office, the future office philosophy that will turn employees into emplayees. This year, they’re set to release the sequel.
During the past 4 years the crew at Superlab have been working on their second book – “Disruptive Future”. Together and with other experts they dive head first into the connections between the psychological, physiological and digital worlds of our time and philosophize about this hazy, fickle and fast approaching future.
For a decade Superlab has continually read research reports, followed different kinds of studies, trends, analyzed data from social phenomena, visited pioneering companies and gathered information from various relevant sources. On several occasions, they even carried through their own studies, e.g. for the purpose of getting a better understanding about a specific work setting or a movement. All of this has contributed to valuable insights that supported their work with clients, partners and friends immensely. The book Disruptive Future came to be as a result of their wish to share what they learned along the way.
Konrad Olsson Moderator
Curator, Stockholm Design & Architecture Talks and Editor in chief, Scandinavian MIND
Scandinavian Mind
Konrad is one of Sweden’s most established magazine editors within fashion and design and the founder and editor-in-chief of Scandinavian MIND, a magazine and platform covering the intersection of lifestyle and technology. He’s an experienced speaker, moderator, and podcaster and regularly advises brands and organisations on content strategy and digital transformation
Marcus Fairs Moderator
Editor in chief,
Dezeen
Dezeen is widely regarded as the most influential and popular design website in the world, attracting over two million unique visitors every month. Marcus is the author of four books and the first digital journalist to be awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Alexander Westerlund Panelist
Head of Design
Interesting Times Gang
Interesting Times Gang is a creative studio that designs Concepts and Experiences in the spaces that exist between the Inevitable and the Impossible.
With a background in industrial design and interior architecture. Westerlund is now Head of Design at the studio.
The portfolio includes Hyper Human - an exploratory exhibition for Tekniska Museet, PureFiber - Stora Ensos first range of formed fiber products helping customers to replace plastics and Aibio - probably the first furniture designed by AI and 3D-printed in wood-based materials.
Make things better. Make Better things.
Anders Lendager Panelist
Founder & CEO
Lendager Group
Architect Anders Lendager is CEO and founder of Lendager Group. Lendager Group has established itself as one of the strongest and most influen¬tial companies in Denmark around sustainable architecture.
Anders Lendager graduated as an architect from the Aarhus School of Archi¬tecture. He is recognized as a sustainability pioneer, who is known for pushing the boundaries to make the Danish construction industry more sustainable and circular. His pioneering spirit is represented on the board of the Danish Association of Architectural Firms, as member of the SDG Accelerator’s Advisory Board by the United Nations, as visiting professor at Aarhus School of Architecture - as well as different committees leading climate action and environmental development.
Anders has mastered the art of rethinking the foundation for how we go about construction projects and for how to generate new methods for upcycling of materials - thus creating a healthy, green and circular world for us all through the built environment.
Andrés Reisinger Panelist
Digital Artist
Reisinger Studio
Originally from Argentina, Barcelona-based Reisinger is one of the most sought-after digital artists of the century. His instantly-recognisable dream-like imagery have drawn interest from a plethora of multi-million-dollar collectors, brands, and international art galleries alike and he is named as one of “Forbes 30 Under 30” artists creating and designing the future of the arts.
Anna Ervast Öberg Panelist
Managing Director
Folkhem
As the operating manager at big scale wood housing project developer Folkhem, Ervast Öberg’s work originates from the use of high quality architecture as a key factor for sustainability in a wider sense. She’s also working with the development of industrial wood construction on a large scale to be part of the solution instead of the problem in the real estate and construction industry
Emma Ridderstad Panelist
CEO & Co-founder
Warpin
Specialising in Virtual and Augmented Reality, Warpin Media is the leading XR software development company in the Nordics and their SaaS product Xelevate enables organisations to effectively create, distribute, and execute VR training programmes at scale.
Jan Larsson Panelist
White Arkitekter & Adjunct professor
Chalmers University of Technology
Since the early 80s, Jan has been involved in no less than 200 projects, including competitions, early stages, and architectural designs, and developed a deep interest for “sustainable construction”. He is an author, frequently gives lectures on the subject and is entitled adjunct professor in architecture
Johanna Vesterberg Panelist
CEO
Normada Open Source Furniture
Vesterberg is powering the company’s re-inventive notion to build the future of Scandinavian design – one 3D printed piece at a time. All furniture are intentionally made to upcycle or recycle, supporting zero-waste without compromising on design or durability and working with locally sourced and technical materials
Joseph Grima Panelist
Founder
Space Caviar
Previously the editor-in-chief of Domus magazine, Joseph is now creative director of Design Academy Eindhoven and Chief Curator of Design at Triennale di Milano. He is founder of Space Caviar, an architecture and research practice operating at the intersection of design, technology, critical theory, and the public realm.
Laura Olin Panelist
Chief Operating Officer & Partner
ZOAN
Laura has a background in marketing and journalism. As COO of Zoan, a leading European Virtual Studio working as content creators focused on photorealistic metaverse, she’s produced some pioneering XR work, such as virtual concerts and art pieces.
Tobias v. Haslingen Panelist
Founder of 3D-print company
ConcretePrint
Tobias is a frequently hired speaker as a visionary and entrepreneur, who currently works with transforming the construction industry using additive manufacturing technology. His startup prints concrete houses with a large-scale 3D printer and stands behind Sweden’s first finished house of this kind, located in Tumba outside of Stockholm.