April 16, 2024

Last week in Eskilstuna, the Energy Evolution Center (EEC), in partnership with Sveriges Energiföreningars Riksorganisation (SERO), hosted a pivotal conference on energy storage and renewable energy. The event kicked off with a visit to Sundby Wind Park, a notable project by Cloudberry, showcasing advanced sustainable energy solutions. This setting provided a practical backdrop for the discussions that followed at SF Biostaden, where experts from various companies shared their latest advancements in energy storage technologies and methodologies. The conference drew professionals and enthusiasts alike, including a notable participant from the renewable energy community, who gained valuable insights into the industry's current challenges and innovations. The collaboration between these organizations highlighted their significant roles in pushing the boundaries of energy technology and fostering a network of professionals committed to advancing the renewable energy landscape. -HD

February 20, 2024

Hannah Traore Gallery Presents James Perkins Solo Exhibition for Focus at Frieze Los Angeles

Frieze Los Angeles | Santa Monica Airport, Los Angeles, Booth F10 On View February 29-March 3, 2024

Hannah Traore Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures by James Perkins for Focus at Frieze Los Angeles—a special section of the fair curated by Essence Harden, Visual Arts Curator and Program Manager at the California African American Museum, that features shows from twelve galleries founded in the last twelve years. This presentation is a continuation of Burying Painting, Perkins’ first solo exhibition with Hannah Traore Gallery in 2022. Through these works, Perkins creates a contemporary discourse for the nonsite—a term originated by Robert Smithson in 1968 to describe an indoor earthwork, or an actual site in nature that takes on metaphoric significance when its organic material is presented in a context separate from its natural environment.—

About James Perkins

James Perkins (b. 1978) is an artist who lives and works between New York City and Fire Island, New York. He received a BA from Yale University in 2000, and a Master’s degree from the School of Visual Arts in 2013. His work spans land art installations, sculpture, painting, photography, and film. He has exhibited work with Metro Pictures, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, County Gallery, Hannah Traore Gallery, Ace Gallery, MANA — (Excerpt)

https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-los-angeles

November 21, 2023

Visit us for a relaxed learn, listen, share and hang out during an evening. In the name of AI in the field! We have some really interesting speakers lined up, covering topics from how to use AI to generate design to accessing corporate knowledge, and more…

Stefan Esping, Global Director Data & Analytics at IKEA will talk about Generative AI & Customer Support

Howard Duffy, founder of HTDSTUDIO presents under the title “Negotiating with the Genie”

Markus Borg, Principal Researcher at CodeScene discusses Software Engineering Intelligence: Today's Landscape & Tomorrow's AI Horizons

Noah Mayerhofer, from the worlds leading Knowledge Graph enterprise Neo4j presents how LLM and KH are a match made in heaven

Dr Henrik Jörntell, professor at Lund University and co-founder of IntuiCell will talk about what is after todays AI

So dont hesitate, follow the link and get a place on this iteration of The Hive!

Where: Nordenskiöldsgatan 8 Malmö Sweden When: November 22nd 2023 at 17:00 CET

September 5, 2023

Still buzzing after returning from last weekend’s Monocle Quality of Life Conference in Munich. This truly unique experience with over 150 delegates from around the globe in an intimate setting listening in on some of the world’s top experts, execs, creatives, public servants and professionals at Allianz HQ bordering the venerable Englischer Garten.

Speakers ranging from entrepreneurs manufacturing innovative micro e-cars, such as Merlin Ouboter (son of the inventor of the modern kick scooter) of Microlino, to heads of offices of public realm like Ya-Ting Lei of NYC, to young, dynamic mayors (for contrast and commonality) like Matúš Vallo of Bratislava and Eric Johnson of Dallas respectively, to Carsten Spohr, the CEO of Lufthansa, discussing air travel now and in the future.

There was an overwhelming consensus amongst the speakers and delegates alike that the event lent a convivial energy throughout the proceedings, whether sharing Negroni Sbagliato at the famous Schumann’s Bar on the formal Hofgarten, at the main HQ auditorium, over a four-course dinner at Gallerie Thomas, or at Club Bayerischer Hof, where many of us celebrated into the early hours. You were an absolute legend if you made the 8:30am 5k run the following day. I, for one, did not. -HD

May 26, 2023

HTDSTUDIO have begun an ongoing investigation using Artificial Intelligence for a wide range of tasks during their design process, be it ideation and conceptualisation to massing and masterplanning. Using tools such as ChatGPT4 and MidJourney ai engines challenge us to stick with first principles and core design values as a way to broaden the creative phase when engaging with clients and collaborators. We see this as an impartial ‘advisor’, with no aesthetic agenda that can potentially create a myriad of opportunities and logic streams during the design process.

January 3, 2023

HTDSTUDIO has resumed its collaboration with NYC artist James Perkins. We will be technically assisting James with his upcoming marble sculpture projects for 2023. HTDSTUDIO has been the technical advisor for JAMES PERKINS STUDIO for over a decade.

About James Perkins

James Perkins (b. 1978) received a BA from Yale University and a Master’s from the School of Visual Arts. The artist lives and works in New York City and Fire Island, New York. His work spans land art installations, sculpture, painting, photography, and film. He has exhibited work with Hannah Traore Gallery, Metro Pictures, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, Ace Gallery Beverly Hills, MANA Contemporary, Tappan Collective, Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, Dallas Contemporary, MTV RE: DEFINE and the School of Visual Arts. Lectures include The Art Institute of Chicago, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, LACMA’s Avant-Garde, and the University of Wisconsin.

His work has been featured in Domino magazine, Robb Report, Wallpaper, Artsy, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, ABC, Teen Vogue, Hodinkee, and Entrepreneur Magazine among others. His brand collaborations include West Elm, J. Crew, Huckberry, Sleepy Jones, UBS, Marlborough Chelsea Gallery, The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH) brands, and The Standard Hotels.

October 1, 2022

This fall’s field trip down to Western Austria (via Zurich) to visit the studio and production facility of architect Martin Rauch, arguably the foremost authority and innovator on the technique of rammed earth construction was super informative and fascinating.

The Vorarlberg region of the Austrian Alps, with its many milennia of erosion and glacial movement have produced a unique, golden soil with a dense composition that is optimal for such building techniques.

Lehm Ton Erde/Martin Rauch has been technical consultant for such notable buildings as the Virgilius Mountain Resort by Matteo Thun, Ricola AG’s herb facility in Basel, Switzerland by Herzog and DeMeuron, and the King Abdulaziz Center with SNØHETTA as well as executing many of their own projects and developments.

Despite how the method we’ve seen for centuries has been typically executed, (region depending) his studio is pushing the technical envelope on automated production, coordination and detailing in ways never seen before.

HTDSTUDIO has spent several years researching and designing various projects and typologies using rammed earth technology on projects from the Caribbean to Southeast Africa.

June 9, 2022

HTDSTUDIO has teamed up with interior design firm an/ca (www.anca.nu) to design concepts for a 4,000 square-meter barn in Western Näshulta, Sweden as part of an invited competition as announced this summer.

We were invited by the developers of the local farm to adapt and re-use the existing structure as a new community center, which looks to be both a local and global landmark with an emphasis on community and culture as well as sustainability and circularity.

The project also has set goals to utilize labor, expertise and materials local to Södermanland County.

The selection phase is pending, do check back for the results!

November 21, 2021

HTDSTUDIO founder Howard Duffy participated in the think-tank/discussion series ‘The Next Space’ hosted by design magazine FRAME in Eindhoven, The Netherlands this fall with colleagues from around the world to brainstorm and debate our world after COVID.

FRAME founder Robert Thiemann moderated many important and compelling conversations both live and online with leaders in the fields of medical technology, design, environment and agriculture to frame the workshop where participants were given the opportunity to devise what the ideal future environment could look like, given what we now know about living during an as yet to be vanquished pandemic.

A white paper was created from all of the data gathered during the various roundtable discussions during the event.

September 24, 2020

Top designers are selected to participate in the global awards program hosted by legendary design publication FRAME.

Professionals from all key disciplines will debate and critique hundreds of submissions from around the world vying for the prestigious FRAME design award for excellence.

About FRAME

Established by Robert Thiemann in 1997 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Frame is a global platform for all professional members of and stakeholders in the interior-design industry.

We're dedicated to exploring what's next in spatial design and are always on the lookout for what's happening on the cusp of innovation and creativity. By way of speaking with newcomers about their fresh visions to learning from seasoned experts and examining business insights that will shape future design practices, we aim to provide our community with a comprehensive perspective on spatial design at large.