Inside/Outside Home

During this workshop we are going to investigate the ever evolving domestic landscape, we will look at the role of urban objects used in and around the home. A house can be a shelter, a haven or a sanctuary. We will explore how the people will live and how they utilize the spaces they inhabit. We will look at the idea of generation. The needs, expectations and issues of place and purpose change.

We will be looking at what issues in the market. Culture and society are driving design, as well as how we can design with more responsible materials, while creating objects that can be easily produced at an appropriate price point. We will look at how innovative materials and new technology are creating new alternatives to traditional solutions.

Concepts of flexible use, multi-function, mobility and re-definition of categories are the basis of evolution in design. Hybrid creations which investigate the limits and limitations of urban objects tend to extend and reinvent the boundaries. These new hierarchies expand our idea of function, need and use. They produce items which re-investigate the very way in which we live and the spaces we inhabit. They reinvent the possibilities of how space, furniture and activity interact and create place. They reinvestigate how and where we live and work. They can also provide us with a greater flexibility and improve who we go about the tasks for our day.

David Mocarski

David Mocarski founded his highly inter-disciplinary design studio Arkkit Forms Design in 1992. Arkkit Forms has explored projects as diverse as packaging design, furniture design, corporate identities, entertainment graphics and numerous interior architectural projects. He is currently developing furniture and home products for numerous European companies.

What is clear is an unrelenting passion for art and design. Mocarski has exhibited his work internationally since 1971, first in Fine Arts and later with limited edition and commission furniture works. He earned his Masters Degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. His mentors are the early Modernists. He has always held a strong commitment to the idea of bringing art into life.

His work has been featured in many international publications and books. Among the awards from professional societies is a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustration, New York. Mocarski has taught in the Departments of Fine Art, Illustration, Graphics and Photography and Environmental Design.

For all of his diversity, Mocarski produces designs which offer fresh options for how we live. He explores works which extend our perception of use, flexibility and comfort. He is involved with concepts which investigate new technology, materials and manufacturing techniques. He is continually looking to create Urban Objects which establish a criterion for evolution.

Mocarski links inspiration in the pursuit of creativity, the idea, the expression, the process, the journey.