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Pecha Kucha Ann Arbor

So we’re hoping to host a Pecha Kucha night in Ann Arbor on Thursday December 14th. We’re looking for 10 artist/designer/architect/types to present. If you are interested in presenting on this first night please email Zack Denfeld at zcd@umich.edu by this Friday Dec. 8th. First come first served, but with enough interest this will become a regular event in 2007, so there should be lots of chances to participate.

What is Pecha Kucha? From pecha-kucha.org:

Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.

But as we all know, give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you’ll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown, without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor. This is a demand that seems to be global - as Pecha Kucha Night, without any pushing, has spread virally to over a dozen cities across the world. Find a location and join the conversation.

Please spread the word.

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6 Responses to “Pecha Kucha Ann Arbor”

  1. Zack Says:
    December 6th, 2006 at 10:09 am

    We have commitments from:
    Charles Fairbanks and Mr. Forest Bright.

    It also sounds like Victor an architect migh show us something interesting as well:

    it’s about a internet community in
    which designers will pool resources to create customized
    reconfigured devices, sort of freecycle.org crossed with
    eMachineShop.com. People can post unwanted junk online
    for designers to recycle into desirable goods others may
    pay to have. A new gadget may be comprised of materials
    from many different sources. Recombinatory assemblages.

    .

  2. Timothy Says:
    December 13th, 2006 at 4:42 pm

    Before we continue calling this \”Pecha Kucha Ann Arbor\” or using that exact format, we\’re waiting for a response from Klein Dytham architecture. Here\’s what we got from them when we told them about our plans:

    [Pecha Kucha night] is an integral part of Klein Dytham architecture and our reputation…Pecha Kucha Night is a NPO - not for profit organisation…As we are now inundated with similar requests from across the world, we would love to know more about you!!! - your design background, design connections, events experience, ideas about venues, designers you would approach to present their work etc….Once we receive [your background/plans] we can review everything and get back in touch! KDa own the Registered Trademark for Pecha Kucha Night, 20 x 20 in the UK, Europe and US and if we decide to proceed we can provide you with the logos, templates and formats and our standard handshake agreement in order for you to get started!

    For now, since we\’ve already got things rolling, we\’re going to go ahead and do a small one and see how it goes.

  3. Zack Says:
    December 13th, 2006 at 10:47 pm

    It’s like speed dating: but with art!

  4. Bluish Barn » Blog Archive » Peezha Kevin Ann Arbor (next Tuesday…) Says:
    December 14th, 2006 at 9:51 pm

    […] Peezha Kehvan Night (devised by Claire Skowroneck and Girl Next Door) was conceived from her more sophisticated parent, Pecha Kucha, as a place for young Bluishbarners to watch Home Alone, drink Strohs, and compare/contrast various pizza baking products, including the Pizza Stone, Traditional Metal Pan, AirBake, and the famed Pizza Pizzazz. […]

  5. girl next door Says:
    December 15th, 2006 at 6:53 pm

    At least we own Peezha Kehvan.

  6. girl next door Says:
    December 19th, 2006 at 11:28 am

    from the wired blog:
    http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72321-0.html?tw=rss.index