Johanna Agerman Ross design, architecture and fashion writer
Events
London Academy, Gwangju Design Biennale, 6 June 2011
I’m part of a panel debate on “communities, design, politics” with Liza Fior, Jeremy Till, Indy Johar, Tony Fretton and Francisco Sanin at the London Met. It’s part of the Academy series organised by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and its curator Beatrice Galilée, who is also chairing the event.
Sofia Design Week, 11-12 June 2011
In June I’m heading to Sofia for its third design week. I’m giving a talk about design and the everyday. Other speakers include Konstantin Grcic and Matali Crasset.
New Architectects Portugal_UK, 18 November 2010
I chaired a talk with three up-and-coming Portuguese architecture practices at the Architecture Fundation in London.
The Brilliant Design Lecture, 10 November 2010
As part of the first Internet Week in London I hosted the Brilliant Design Lecture.
Pecha Kucha, 21 September 2010
I chaired the Pecha Kucha at Modus during the London Design Festival and delivered a short presentation on vibrators.
Antwerp Avante-Garde, Somerset House, 8 July
Part of a panel consisting of fashion historians Caroline Evans and Alistair O’Neill, I talked about my detective work on Martin Margiela. It coincided with the Margiela 20 exhibition at Somerset House.
Designers and Patrons, Moroso/Flos, 26 May 2010
I chaired a talk on the relationship between designers and patrons in the Flos and Moroso showroom with Tord Boontje, Patrizia Moroso, Piero Gandini and Paul Cocksedge as part of the Clerkenwell Design Festival.