News | Nelly Ben Hayoun

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…

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1st-5th October 2018, Bremen, Germany

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

On the occasion of the 69th annual International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany, Nelly has been announced as the Vice Chair of the Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space (Itaccus)! The Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space (Itaccus)…

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5th October 2018, Brooklyn, New York

September’s Homo-Sapiens, I hear you! podcast ‘The Powers That Be’ goes live

In this month’s extra-curricular content in collaboration with A/D/O, Elle Clay takes us on a superhuman journey with the speakers from ‘My Hero’. ‘The Powers That Be’. We all have special gifts that make us unique…let’s call them super powers! In Episode…

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12th October 2018, Brooklyn, New York

‘Homo Sapiens I Hear You’ October Seminar: ‘WHAT IS THIS? ON TOXIC TOURISM, LEISURE AND FORESTS’ by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios and A/D/O

For our October ‘Homo-Sapiens, I hear you!’ design academy we went on a journey to uncover the realism of taking a holiday, and the psychological battle between carbon footprints vs relaxation. ‘Toxic Tourism, Leisure and Forests’. What Is This took…

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27th September 2018, New York, USA

Nelly announced as an Associate Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College

We are absolutely exhilarated to announce Nelly is now an associate fellow of the Hannah Arendt Center at the Bard College! The Hannah Arendt Center hosts post-doctoral fellows, visiting scholars, senior fellows, and doctoral fellows who together form a vibrant and…

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2nd November 2018, Namur, Belgium

I AM A MONSTER talk at KIKK Festival 2018

On the 2nd of November 2018, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun will make her second appearance at Kikk Festival of Digital & Creative Cultures in Namur, Belgium! Nelly will be the keynote speaker and will present a talk called I Am A Monster. You will hear…

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1st November 2018, Namur, Belgium

Masterclass at KIKK Festival – EVILS AND MONSTERS! THE ACT OF THINKING

In November, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun will be taking to the stage (twice) at Kikk Festival of Digital & Creative Cultures in Namur, Belgium. The theme of Kikk this year is “Species and the Beyond” whereby the intention is to explore the boundaries between…

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2nd October 2018, Bremen, Germany

NBH chairing sessions at the IAF Global Networking Forum in Bremen

Nelly will chair two sessions at the International Astronautical Congresses Global Networking Forum in Bremen, Germany! Both panels will circulate themes of ‘Orbital, Arts and Culture’. Firstly, E1.6 “Calling Planet Earth – Space Outreach to the General Public“- this session…

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11–12th October 2018, New York, America

Nelly speaking at Bard College’s 11th Annual Conference- “Citizenship and Civil Disobedience”

Nbh will speak at the Bard College’s 11th Annual International “Citizenship and Civil Disobedience” Conference, at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities! “Across the United States, the tradition of American civil disobedience is being reinvigorated as a form of…

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13th September 2018, Greenwich Village, New York, USA

Nelly speaking at the School for Poetic Computation (SFPC), 2018!

On Thursday 13th September, Nelly will be speaking at the School for Poetic Computation(Sfpc)- an artist-run school in New York that was founded in 2013. For fall, Sfpc will hold an evening symposium- including leading practitioners in the field, distinguished alumni,…

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12th September 2018, Brooklyn, New York

‘Homo Sapiens I Hear You’ September Seminar: ‘MY HERO! ON PEERS, SUPERPOWERS AND CYBORGS’ by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios and A/D/O

On the 12th of September, we will continue Homo-Sapiens, I hear you seminar series! For September’s Design & Research Seminar, we’re celebrating London Design Week by inviting some of the most influential superpower creatives of our time. Featuring Neil…