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Report
'22.10.07.
The name Deanna Marsigliese may not sound familiar to many, but her characters are. She has been with Pixar Studios for 10 years and she’s closely linked to many Academy Award-winning aminated films. She described the ins and outs of her work method in a full-house talk delivered at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.
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Designing in three steps – The art director of Pixar came to Budapest

Media
'22.09.16.
The short film Balaton Prospects is intriguing for a number of reasons, but perhaps the most fascinating thing about it is its origin story. Three MOME fresh graduates, Mimi Ernst, Tamara Peszeki and Gerle Szabó, have explored a subject that is close to their heart as part of a shared summer love child project.

“We found it important to pick a subject that most Hungarians could relate to”

Architecture
'22.08.26.
Júlia Kovács’s diploma work is unusual for a number of reasons. For one, she involved several engineers from her contemporaries in the design process, and for another, she used a reverse logic to approach her subject. She took an energy object and turned it in her mind into a building.

Can buildings be regarded as energy objects? Interview with Júlia Kovács

Theory
'22.08.19.
Do you believe in having a soul or not? Do you use your balcony to sit out and chill, or to cram it full of junk? What words do you use to praise your children, and for what reasons do you scold them? These and similar important questions are listed on the back cover of Ágnes Kapitány and Gábor Kapitány’s book published this year. Symbolisation – How We Act Using Symbols stands out with more than just its suggestive blurb.

“It would be way more effective for humanity if the goal was to synthesise individual perspectives”

Animation
'22.08.09.
Teleki Kitti’s unusual animation project Trixie the Pixie was awarded with the MOME Rector’s Special Prize this year. We asked her about the personal growth of the main character, the mental health of young adults and the specific requirements for producing art for social media.

Trixie’s world – Interview with Kitti Teleki

Textile
'22.08.02.
For her ‘Prettier than you'll ever be’ clothing and sample collection Erzsébet Jiang received the MOME Rector’s Special Prize this year. We asked her about her relationship to K-pop, the rethinking of notions of beauty and the challenges of the design process.

K-pop and androgynous aesthetics – Interview with Erzsébet Jiang

Theory
'22.07.26.
Dorottya Sinkó-Kalocsai’s thesis project plan comprised a thematic lesson plan with five lessons involving activities with 11th year students of the Fazekas Mihály Training Primary and Secondary School Budapest. Her design pedagogical experiment was aimed at helping students gain an understanding of one of the top ecological issues of the Balaton.

Problem-based thinking in the classroom – Interview with Dorottya Sinkó-Kalocsai

Media
'22.07.21.
We spoke to the two media artist about mechanical facts and human errors in connection with their most recent exhibition. Behind the security devices, you can literally find yourself with a hand in the chamber pot – an idiom used to suggest coming in for a rude awakening.

Parallel channels – Interview with Dániel Cseh and Attila Pálfalusi

Animation
'22.06.29.
This year’s diploma work selection includes a chamber piece whose action takes place on an Ikarus bus, a VR room composed around insomnia, a picture book filled with old memories, Trixie’s social media profile, and a short film featuring animals with very human problems.

Fresh works from MOME’s animation program

Design
'22.06.21.
Rather than simply being adapted to their anatomy, seats for children often come in colours and shapes considered by the adults to be childlike, and exist as objects totally regardless of the character of the dining space.

CHEIR – Seats not just for kids

Textile
'22.06.15.
The concept of raw material research is just as ambiguous as textile design is evident, despite the fact that raw material focused design is becoming an increasingly relevant field. We talked about beginnings, the challenges presented by the field, recycling possibilities, and last but not least the critical situation the Hungarian wool industry is facing and potential solutions.

“You need to give it a go many times” – Interview with textile designer and raw material researcher Apol Temesi

Design
'22.06.08.
As natural habitats keep shrinking and building on greenfield sites continues unchecked, it may seem that in the context of the relationship of man and animal, one of them always benefits at the expense of the other. The concepts in this article were developed in an attempt to restore this critical balance.

Concepts for restoring the relationship of man and animal

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