Ben, from Germany, is the founder of 无美侠 | BEAUTIFUL NONSENSE focusing on cross-cultural design and communication. Fluent in English and German with beginner Chinese, the son of a vintage car restorer and artist, he grew up in the art capital of Düsseldorf, skateboarding and painting. Starting in graphic design in Germany in the 90s, he quickly rose up, working with internationally recognized creative agencies and made his way through Germany, England, Australia, and finally China where he lead the creative department of Jung von Matt and then became a board member and Executive Creative Director for Saatchi&Saatchi Shanghai and Interone China. All this before he got tired of corporate life and became a founder. He loves bikes, cars, travel, and coffee (he even owned a beach café in India) and he can't wait to meet you!
Is anything more important to a culture than it...
Is anything more important to a culture than its food and dining habits? Eastern and Western cultures both have a long history of mocking each other's eating utensils, chopsticks vs forks. Which are more refined? More civilised? More useful? More beautiful? How would you answer this as a designer? Both chopsticks and forks have long and incredibly interesting cultural and historical significance. You'll be amazed at the cool facts you learn about and discuss tonight! _x000D_
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In this club, we'll look at it all from the points of view of designers, historians, and civilised philosophers! _x000D_
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Let's embark together on a fascinating journey through culture and history from the perspective of the most important place of all, the dinner table! Let's discuss the design, design flaws, and cultural significance of these all-important utensils as we take in fantastically useless facts and a deeper understanding of humanity._x000D_
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对于一种文化来说,还有什么比食物和饮食习惯更重要的吗?东西方文化都有嘲笑对方餐具的悠久历史,比如筷子和叉子。哪个更精致?更文明?更有用?更漂亮?作为设计师,你会如何回答这个问题?筷子和叉子都有着悠久而有趣的文化和历史意义。你会惊讶于你今晚学到和讨论的很酷的事实!_x000D_
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在这个俱乐部里,我们将从设计师、历史学家和文明哲学家的角度来看待这一切!_x000D_
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让我们从最重要的地方——餐桌出发,一起踏上一段迷人的文化和历史之旅!让我们讨论一下这些非常重要的器皿的设计、设计缺陷和文化意义,同时我们也要了解一些非常无用的事实,并对人类有更深入的了解。