The University of the Underground, Ma Design of Experiences’ cohort of 2017-2019 will be graduating this Thursday, 13th June! To celebrate, the University of the Underground will host the graduation show in our Amsterdam Hq and Europe’s oldest nightclub, the De Marktkantine.…

We are thrilled to announce Nelly’s involvement with Svlly (wood) Magazine, as part of the Advisory Board.  Svlly (wood) is a publication translating to the socialist vérité underpinnings of a new style of film writing- pronounced like “Sully”. It is a multi-media…

Huge thank you to the team over at Vinyl Factory for the write up about The Library of Dangerous Thoughts- a project of X-Ray Records project launches featuring previously unreleased music by Massive Attack, Pussy Riot, Noam Chomsky! Find the…

The online music magazine, Warp, have featured the University of the Underground! Check out the article here. The Library of Dangerous is a capsule collection of previously unreleased tracks and ‘dangerous thoughts’ engraved on x-ray films are unique vinyl-type records…

Huge thank you to design journal giants Disegno for the write up about the University of the Underground‘s fundraising campaign, ‘The Library of Dangerous Thoughts’! “The initiative includes audio from artists and thinkers such as Massive Attack, Pussy Riot and…

The fantastic team over at Wallpaper* have written a fantastic article about the University of the Underground‘s fundraising campaign, ‘The Library of Dangerous Thoughts’! “Vinyl records have been technologically revisited in recent years. ‘The Library of Dangerous Thoughts’ has artfully contributed…

The University of the Underground’s original initiative ‘The Library of Dangerous Thoughts’ a project in collaboration with the digital museum, Collecteurs and the Bureau of Lost Culture, has been featured on Pitchfork! “Charity group University of the Underground have launched a series…

Nelly took Savannah College of Art and Design by storm at SCADStyle! Taking the audience through a light-speed presentation of her practice. Fellow Scad presenters came from many walks of life, such as Mary Katrantzou, Steve Madden, and more! SCADManor…

Earlier in the month, Nelly jetted over to Singapore for fortune and Wallpaper*’s Brainstorm Design 2019 event.  On Nelly’s presentation- “Ben Hayoun warned the audience that her speech—built on 275 slides, covering topics ranging from philosophy to film and delivered…

  The University of the Underground releases a series of unique records made on X-ray films featuring unreleased songs and audio from artists and thinkers, Massive Attack, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, Alex Somers, Pussy Riot, Noam Chomsky, Nástio Mosquito, Cyborg…

‘I am (not) a monster’ feature in Creative Review! Nelly and Rachel from Cr talk about the effect politics have on education and activism… “I found that it was really difficult for me to try and explain to my students…

Nelly and Dezeen discuss the latest Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios project, ‘I am (not) a monster’! “Throughout the documentary, the London-based designer impersonates Hannah Arendt – a 20th-century philosopher whose theories explored power and totalitarianism – as she interrogates subjects…

It’s Nice That feature ‘I am (not) a monster’, Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios latest project. A film embarking on the impossible journey searching for the origins of knowledge to discover how our thinking and actions can render monsters. A most urgent film unravelling…

‘Dreaming with Open Eyes: What to Look for in Future Leaders’, words by Dr Nelly Ben Hayoun for Inspiration/Provocation publication, titled ‘Essays on the Blurred Edges of the Built Environment’. “In 2017, I helped found a tuition-free university to explore…

“The ‘Willy Wonka’ of design says we need to rethink our workplaces”. For the first Worktech conference run by Unwired, Nelly was interviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald!  Worktech is a series of talks designed to inspire the future of…

Nelly has been featured in this months Icon magazine, issue 189: on mess, maximalism and creativity! Nelly and Priya (chief editor of Icon) chatted about the adventures of the Doppelgängers and the International Space Orchestra. Don’t miss out on getting your copy!…

The University of the Underground has been featured in Icon magazine, the publication of design, interior design and architecture of El PaÍS. The article, entitled “Bienvenidos ala Escuela de la Disidencia”, meaning ‘Welcome to the School of Dissidence’, was written by…

In the lead up to the 70th International Astronautical Congress in Washington D.C, we are delighted to announce Nelly has been named as a Vice-Chair for the Iaf Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space (Itaccus).  The Committee for the Cultural…