News | Nelly Ben Hayoun

7th April 2019, Savannah, USA

Visiting educator at The Savannah College of Art and Design

We are thrilled to announce Nelly will be taking a trip to The Savannah College of Art and Design. On April 7th 2019, Nelly will give a lecture followed by a Q&A which will be moderated by one of the students at…

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12th December 2019, Spain

University of the Underground featured in El País, ICON Magazine

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…

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17th January 2019, London, UK

Visiting Professor at the RCA!

We are delighted to announce Nelly’s position as a Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Art in the Information Experience design department! The Rca is Nelly mothership where she studied Design Interactions under Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby. …

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21 - 25th October, 2019, Washington D.C, USA

Nelly announced as a Vice-Chair of the IAF Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space (ITACCUS)

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…

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June 2019, London, UK

Nelly at House of Saint Barnabas, June 2019

We are delighted to announce next June, Nelly will participate in the cultural program at the House of Saint Barnabas. We will announce more soon, so for now, you can check out what’s in store for the rest of 2018 at…

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20-21st February, 2019, Sydney, Australia

NBH at WORKTECH ’19 conference series

Over a 12-month span of 2019, Dr Nelly Ben Hayoun will be trotting across the globe to deliver keynote presentations as a global thought leader with Worktech 19. Worktech brings new ideas and inspiration to the workplace community through interdisciplinary speakers and…

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13th - 16th February 2019, Madrid, Spain

Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun on the Advisory Board at Madrid Design Festival

Nelly is announced as part of the Advisory Board for 2019 Madrid Design Festival! In February 2019, Madrid will become a honeypot of creativity. The city streets will burst with exhibitions, installations, workshops, conferences, and great design professionals. Madrid Design Festival…

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19th December 2019, New York, USA

A/D/O x Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios recap of 2018

To conclude out yearlong research seminar series ‘Homo-sapiens, I hear you!’ at A/D/O in New York, Nelly has written an article to reflect on the roller coaster we have been on to reevaluate and modernise Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs! ‘A Year…

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5th - 8th February 2019, Seattle, USA

NBH takeover at ‘Interaction 19’ February 2019 in Seattle

In early February 2019, Nelly will be taking over the Interaction 19, with a workshop on the 5th titled- ‘Evils and Monsters- how to use mythologies, and re-enactments in your creative practice’, will start at 9.00am in the Amazon conference centre, you can…

Icon Magazine interview Nelly at ‘Women Design’ talk series at Design Museum

To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of a percentage of women having the option to vote, and to create a platform for women in design to discuss gender equality in the design industry, the Design Museum in collaboration with author…

Nelly featured in Design Museum’s research article on Women in Design

In preparation for ‘Women Design’, a series of talks discussing ever continuing gender disparity of gender in design, the Design Museum analysed data from the Office for National Statistics, and found that women are dropping out of – or not…

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6th December 2018, London, UK

Interview for Grand Matter, &wherefore!

Dr Nelly Ben Hayoun has been interviewed for &wherefore- an editorial platform that delves into the ‘why’ in creativity, presented by Grand Matter. The first collection explores blurred boundaries within the visual arts in the context of positive change, and challenges social…

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7th December 2018, London, UK

Nelly part of ‘Women Design’ talk series at The Design Museum, London

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the general election in which a percentage of women first voted in the Uk, Nelly will participate in a talk at the Design Museum in London. In commemoration of the suffragettes’ ultimate victory,…

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12th November 2018, Brooklyn, New York

‘Homo Sapiens I Hear You’ November Seminar: ‘PRAY FOR ME! ON RELIGION AND OTHER FICTIONS’ by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios and A/D/O

Homo-sapiens, I hear you! continues with design academy A/D/O with ‘Pray For Me! On Religion and Other Fictions’ on the 12th November 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. What is the sublime? What is beyond the possibility of calculation, measurement and…

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22nd November 2018, Amsterdam, Holland

The University of the Underground presents.. AGORA CLUB ||: THRILL DEMETER

We are thrilled to announce the second edition of Agora Club ||: Thrill Demeter! Thrill Demeter will bring together dining, discussions, performances, dancers, a vogue ball fashion parade and DJs to collectively perform and explore the act of transformation in…

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17th October 2018, Hasselt, Belgium

‘Studio Time: Future Thinking in Art and Design’ now available

Studio Time: Future Thinking in Art and Design is now available! For Z33’s latest publication, Nbh offered a writing contribution on the University of the Underground! ‘Studio Time: Future Thinking in Art and Design’ was edited by Jan Boelen, Ils…

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14th - 16th July 2018, Barcelona, Spain

NBH in the Sonar +D highlights video

Earlier in the year, Nelly presented at Sonar +D festival and has been featured in the highlight summary of Sonar +D 2018! Sónar+D is an international congress that explores how creativity is changing our present and imagining new futures, in…

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27th - 28th October 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden

Nelly at Gothenburg Design Week 27th – 28th October

Nelly will be at Gothenburg Design Week this year, giving not one but two lectures at the Icia- Institute for Contemporary Ideas and Art and the Hdk Design School! Gothenburg Design Festival is an open platform for collaborative learning that uses artistic…

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9th - 11th November 2018, Vilnius, Lithuania

En route to WHATS NEXT? Festival in Lithuania 9th – 11th November

Delighted to announce Nelly will be this year’s keynote presenter at Whats Next? festival in Lithuania! What’s Next festival is a conference of creative industries held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The What’s Next annual international conference becomes a roadmap of future trends…

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1st-5th October 2018, Bremen, Germany

NBH now a member of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Permanent Committee

Thrilled to announce Nelly is now an affirmed member of the Seti (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Permanent Committee The International Academy of Astronautics(Iaa)! About the International Academy of Astronautics: The International Academy of Astronautics (Iaa) was founded in Stockholm on…

7th April 2019, Savannah, USA

12th December 2019, Spain

17th January 2019, London, UK

21 - 25th October, 2019, Washington D.C, USA

June 2019, London, UK

20-21st February, 2019, Sydney, Australia

13th - 16th February 2019, Madrid, Spain

19th December 2019, New York, USA

5th - 8th February 2019, Seattle, USA

13th December, London, UK

7th December 2018, London, UK

6th December 2018, London, UK

7th December 2018, London, UK

12th November 2018, Brooklyn, New York

22nd November 2018, Amsterdam, Holland

17th October 2018, Hasselt, Belgium

14th - 16th July 2018, Barcelona, Spain

27th - 28th October 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden

9th - 11th November 2018, Vilnius, Lithuania

1st-5th October 2018, Bremen, Germany