Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha (ペãƒãƒ£ã‚¯ãƒãƒ£) is one of those great onomatopoeic phrases that pepper the Japanese language. It means chit-chat, and is the perfect way to describe a night based around just that. Pecha Kucha sprang from the minds of architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in 2003 and works on the simple equation that presentations equalling […]
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Pecha Kucha (ペãƒãƒ£ã‚¯ãƒãƒ£) is one of those great onomatopoeic phrases that pepper the Japanese language. It means chit-chat, and is the perfect way to describe a night based around just that. Pecha Kucha sprang from the minds of architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in 2003 and works on the simple equation that presentations equalling 20 images x 20 seconds means less chance of getting unzari (fed up). Mainly the domain of designers — US-based Architect Magazine declared that nothing has been embraced so wholeheartedly by them since Apple and Moleskines — it has also been used by comedians (Joanna Lumley), Finnish philosophers and basically anyone wanting to avoid death by PowerPoint.
Its Sydney branch is gearing up for a pow-wow of hubris and hub-bub this Thursday November 26th at the Red Rattler in Marrickville, with the likes of Damian Hadley (Simpson Design), the soupy suits from Food for Thought, Renew Newcastle’s Maddy Phelan, Thorsten Kulp (Sopp Collective), Keren Moran from design agency Spring in Alaska, jeweller Melinda Young and Penelope Benton who won’t have far to travel from the Red Rattler offices.
So go along and paku paku (stuff) yourself on some fast ideas.
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