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| 15.02.07 - Troika at 'Artefact' in Leuven | ||||
Troika has been invited as guest speaker for the symposium running during the 'Artefact' Festival in the Stuck Arts Centre in Leuven, Belgium. More info about the event here. |
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| 01.02.07 - 'Spy Maker' opens at London's Science Museum | ||||
'Spy Maker', a new exhibition by The Science of... on the world of Spying opens today at the Science Museum in London. Troika has been commissioned to develop concept products about the future of spying. Following the idea that in the future, spying tools will be so readily available that the only option left will be to control information at the source, Troika has developed products that explore the idea of spying directly onto oneself. The results, shown as prototypes, include a vanity pocket mirror that intercepts the user's image from the closest CCTV, or a spy watch that monitor your involuntary responses to train you to lie more efficiently. Other designers includes Dunne & Raby, Auger & Loizeau, Noam Toran and El Ultimo Grito. The exhibition opens simultaneously in the Children's Museum in Minneapolis and will tour worldwide for 7 years. |
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| 01.02.07 - 'Sonic Marshmallows' sculptures installed. | ||||
Today, two giant marshmallows landed on both sides of a small pond in Wat Tyler Country Park, Basildon, Essex. Part of a regeneration program launched by Basildon Council, this permanent installation is one of a series of sculptures commissioned for the park. The brief was to create something playful and challenging for the children there. The sculptures allow their users to whisper to each other while 60m apart. They were developed in collaboration with acoustic consultants Sandy Brown Associates in London. The opening of the park is planned for early spring 2007. Read more about the project here.
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| 15.12.06 - Troika on the front cover of Icon Magazine | ||||
Troika is featured on the front cover of this month Icon Magazine (we're just under digital poets if you wonder what we look like. Serious, innit? ;-), together with a 7 pages article on London's new breed of interaction designers. The article is signed by Daniel West with interesting interviews of Anthonny Dunne and Bill Moggridge. Click HERE to read the whole article.
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| 03.12.06 - Erik Spiekermann features Troika | ||||
In a book showcasing the most innovative uses of Fontfont typefaces and published to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the famous font shop, Erik Speikermann features the cover of Troika's first book, 'Moscow Style'. |
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| 27.11.06 - Troika featured on Cool Hunting Video | ||||
Josh Rubin's Cool Hunting website has just released a video interview on Troika. Thanks to Ami Kealoha from Cool Hunting and Scott Thrift from Missing Pieces for this brilliant interview. Check it out at www.coolhunting.com/video/ |
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| 18.10.06 - MTV commissions Troika for a 2 weeks'campaign for the Europe Music Awards in Copenhagen. | ||||
Troika has been commisioned by MTV for a two weeks'campaign with the Tool for Armchair Acivists to raise awarness about the forthcoming Europe Music Awards, which took place in Copenhagen on its Radhuspladsen on the 2nd of november. Together with MTV international in London, Troika devised the whole campaign, which includes a new version of the TfAA as well as supporting posters and banners. More than 1200 people have raised 'their' voices on the town's main square. Click here for more info and press releases. Additional info: www.mtvema.com. |
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| 10.10.06 - Troika appointed by the Science Museum | ||||
Troika has been appointed by the Science Museum to create speculative products about the future of spying for their next major exhibition: Spymaker, the Science Of... Spyping. The prototypes, designed to express some future scenarios for spying, will go on show in London and the Children's Museum in Mineapolis in February 2007. The exhibitions will tour for 5 years. more info click here |
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| 01.10.06 - Troika exhibits at Coutts Bank | ||||
Troika exhibited at Coutts bank for a night of innovation jointly organised by Coutts & Co and Fisher Meredith. Other Artists and designers involved included Random international, Christopher Pearson. The stunning atrium space was furnished by Greenwhich Village.
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| 29.09.06 - Troika's TV predator in Rome | ||||
Troika exhibits a new edition of its TV predator during the Roma Europa Festival at the art and technology exhibition ‘Sensi sotto sopra’ (Senses upside-down) in the Teatro Palladium. With big thanks to our intern Vahakn! more info on the TV Predator |
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23.09.06 - Troika at Flypitch |
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Flypitch is a new type of event initiated by ICON MAGAZINE, where designers are invited to talk about the practical side of their work life. Basically: how do they get things done. Participants are encouraged to turn-up with a small suitcase full of objects, models, mementos, bric-a-brac: things they use to bring their work to life. Gosh, where did we put this container again? when: Saturday 23 September, 12-6pm, after which there’ll be a party. There’ll also be a bar and free beer all day. more info on Icon's website |
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14.09.06 - Troika at Digital Well Being |
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Come to the Digital Well Being showroom at Bluebird in King's Road and get the chance to shop for the most amazing digital lifestyle products and electronic artworks around. To celebrate the launch of DWB, one of our fabulous Schizoporoticas will go on sale. This is your chance to grab it ;-) DWB at Bluebird From 15th to 30th September |
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14.08.06 - Feedback from ISEA 06 |
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Our week in California was mind blowing. The ISEA crowd was amazing (we ended up giving two talks), San Francisco warm and vibrant, and we even managed to fit a trip in Big Sur, one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. Coming back, we found this note in the mail: Anthony Burke, ISEA 2006 Moderator and Professor at Berkeley university . We love California! |
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| 07.08.06 - Troika at the Interactive City Summit in San Francisco | ||||
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Troika has been invited to speak at the interactive city Summit held at the swedish American Hall in San Francisco on August the 7th. |
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| 01.08.06 - Troika profiled in Dazed & Confused | ||||
| Journalist Henrietta Thompson interviewed us for the latest edtion of the Iconic Fashiom mag, Dazed&Confused. |  |
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| 28.07.06 - Troika at Village Fete in the V&A | ||||
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Troika has been invited to take part in Village Fete, held each year at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This week-end event will take place on Friday 28 & Saturday 29 July. "The most inventive and dynamic creative individuals working in the UK today will come together to create an extraordinary array of stylish, fun, quirky and imaginative events and games - creating Britain's most unusual take on the traditional outdoor Village Fete." More info here |
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| 13.07.06 - Troika at 'We love technology' | ||||
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As a whole day workshop and conference, 'We Love Technology' presents the latest adventures in the creative misuse of emerging technology led by pioneering researchers, technologists and artists. The conference will take place at the University of Huddersfield, on Thursday the 13th of July. The event, organised by Blink Media, was truly inspring and enjoyable. A wonderful day ... More info here |
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| 03.07.06 - Troika creates a 9 ft tall Thom Yorke | ||||
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Commissioned by Brotherhood Media for promoting the latest album from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, we made this a 9 ft tall replica of the album's cover charecter, the Eraser. This 'statue' contains its own mp3 player for people to listen to the album, and has been wheeled around the most iconic places in London. |
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| 05.06.06 - Troika is invited to speak at Pecha Kucha. | ||||
Troika will be speaking at the World's Biggest Pecha Kucha, part of Together with an impressive line-up of speakers (including among others Thomas Heatherwick, Tom Dixon, Will Alsop and Rem Koolhaas), we will present a selection of works and other fresh ideas (and also bring along a few things for recreational purposes...). More info about Pecha Kucha |
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| 20.05.06 - Troika's SMS Projections for 'The Streets' featured in the June issue of Icon Magazine. | ||||
Journalist Daniel West picked up on the projections we made for 'The Streets' concert in London's Astoria. |
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| 11.05.06 - Troika talks at Canterbury University of Architecture. | ||||
As part of the Multi-story* lecture series, Troika has been invited to give a talk on our work at KIAD. The audience, mainly architecture students has warmly received our work dealing with public space and technology such as the SMS Guerrilla Projector and Tool for Armchair Activists. |
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| 10.05.06 - Troika featured on C4's Ideas Factory website. | ||||
Journalist Howard Byrom has written a long article about our devices. In this article, he describes our SMS projector as "Devastatingly simple and brilliantly effective, the SMS Guerrilla Projector has dragged graffiti into the 21st Century. |
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| 05.05.06 - Troika's Schizoporotica creates endless queues at Tate Britain... | ||||
Schizoporotica, our latest music box, received quite a lot of interest from the visitors of Tate Britain during the 'Noise of Art' event on Friday night. Thanks to Gary for sending us this picture!
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| 24.04.06 - Troika receives the NESTA Creative Pioneers Award. | ||||
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts has just granted its prestigious CPP award to Troika for the development of Troika Communications. Troika will receive £ 35,000 in investment over the next year as well as additional business support form the NESTA organisation to bring the business to a new stage. Troika Communications develops highly innovative communication tools that pioneer a new approach to advertising and branding. more info at: www.nesta.org |
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| 21.04.06 - Troika exhibits at Cybersonica 2006 and Noise of Art at Tate Britain | ||||
Schizoporotica will be exhibited from the 8th to the 20th of May at Phonica Records in Soho, during the 2006 edition of the Cybersonica festival. So, pass by and experience our latest music box. more info at: www.cybersonica.org Schizoporotica will also be shown during the Noise of Art evening at Tate Britain on the 5th of May (from 6 to 10 pm). The gallery will be transformed into a two-floor club, one for dancing and one
ambient. I:Cube, Vector Lovers, A Man Called Adam, Les Hommes Du Train, Man Like
Me and Temposhark are among the live acts; Chris Coco and Ben Osborne are on the
decks. more info at: www.tate.org.uk |
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| 03.04.06 - Milan Furniture Fair update! | ||||
Dutch designer Peter Traag and Troika member Sebastien Noel joined forces to create a new range of tables for Pallucco. Made of aluminium, the tables explores the possibilities of multiple anodising to create stunning colour overlays. Come and see it at 'Fiera di milano', from the 5th to the 11th of April, in Rho-Pero, Padiglione 8, stand E27. Read the complete press release here. and check that out: www.petertraag.com.
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| 21.03.06 - Troika in Icon Magazine | ||||
Troika's Tool for Armchair Activists featured in the April issue of Icon Magazine. Click here for more info on this project. |
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| 09.03.06 - Troika recreates Schizoporotica. | ||||
Spearheading the research and innovation in the field music boxes and mechanical pianos, Troika is proud to present Schizoporotica 2, the melody shredder. We rebuilded and updated our original music box as a commission from Epidemic Curators in Paris to be exhibited during 'Exit festival' inthe 'Maison des Arts' in Creteil. Click here for more details. |
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20.02.06 - Troika launches ‘Silence’, a book by Portuguese photographer José Pedro Cortes at the White Space Gallery, London |
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Troika launches ‘Silence’, a new photography book by Portuguese photographer Jose Pedro Cortes. The book launch is accompanied by an exhibition of his recent photographic series ‘I will not reveal you’ and ‘Silence’, along with a video piece, ‘Platforms’.Click here to view more. |
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18.02.06 - ‘The Streets’ use Troika SMS Guerrilla Projector during their concert at London Astoria |
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Troika was hired by Warner Music to project guerrilla messages during the band’s latest concert. The messages, written by lead singer Mike Skinner, included ‘too much booze in his bladder’ or ‘why can’t we get along… have a little dance to some songs’. The reaction from the public was amazing as they really wondered were those messages were coming from. See more pictures here.
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| 12.01.06 - Troika is invited to follow the Nesta Creative Pioneer Program | ||||
Troika joins the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts Creative Pioneer program. The program aims to promote innovation by supporting young creative companies and helping them to achieve their full potential. More info at www.nesta.org.uk |
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08.12.05 - Troika at PROFILE INTERMEDIA 08 Achtung! Dangerous ideas at work |
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Troika was invited to speak at the Profile Intermedia 08 Conference in Bremen, Germany, one of Europe’s biggest international media and design festivals. We talked about our work, ideas, inspirations and multidisciplinary approach to communication art and design. Speakers included Wally Olin, Florian Pfeffer & Heinrich Hagemann, Michael Saup and Ständige Vertretung Berlin. Alan Fletcher, co-founder of Pentagram Design says: '… this is the most inspiring event that I know worldwide, equaled only by the 'ideas' conference in Melbourne…'
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01.12.05 - Troika featured in Wired Magazine |
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Wired Magazine features the SMS Guerrilla Projector in an article entitled ‘Graffiti Hackers’: ‘It’s a powerful way to exhibit your thoughts and make people react. The effect can be as strong as the most thought-provoking kinds of graffiti.’
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| 26.10.05 - Troika announces a new book on Brazilian art and design. | ||||
Following the success of ‘Moscow Style’, together with Booth-Clibborn Editions we decided to tackle a new book about Brazilian art and design. |
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| 04.10.05 - Troika reveals its latest machine at the Science Museum's Dana Centre. | ||||
Troika will exhibit its latest machine ' Tool for Armchair Activists' at the Science Museum's Dana Centre during the Cybersalon Wireless Future event. The machine is able to receive your sms messages, then read them aloud, allowing you to send your rants and protests without leaving your sitting room. On the 6th, the machine will be placed just outside Tate Britain for the Open Congress event. more about the machine, click here. With the kind support from Arts Council England. Links: www.cybersalon.org
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| 17.09.05 - Troika creates a new electromagnetic environment for the electroprobes | ||||
‘Shit! I forgot the iPod!’ is a electromagnetic environment created specifically for the electroprobes. Shit! I forgot the iPod!’ was exhibited at the 'Ausstellunghalle fur Zeitgenossische Kunst' gallery in Munster, Germany for the exhibition 'Ron Arad, The Masters Selection', 16. September - 28. October 2005. See more: link to project page more info: www.stiftungkunstdesign-ms.de |
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| 30.07.05 - Troika at Cargo | ||||
Troika exhibits its sound making devices during the Encompass Sessions this saturday at Cargo.The line-up includes Plaid, Gucci Sound Systems, Les Hommes du Train and many more.Come and play...more info at: www.cargo-london.com
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| 25.05.05 - Troika celebrates the launch of 'Moscow style' in the UK. | ||||
To Celebrate the UK release of the our latest book, published by Booth Clibborn Editions, we organised a little Russian event in the White Space Gallery, a converted Russian church just off Oxford Street. Nice red lights, Russian Djs, the books and free vodka all night...
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| 29.03.05 - Troika exhibits at Cybersonica and Encompass Music Festivals. | ||||
Held at the Science Museum’s Dana Centre on the 28th and 29th of April 2005, Cybersonica Conference will bring together the whole community of sonic innovation - from musicians, artists, DJs and VJs, to designers, academics, software makers and record labels.The exhibition will continue over the week-end and until the 1st of May at Encompass Music Festival 2005, set in the Old Truman Brewery in East London. Encompass will bring the finest cutting edge labels, artists and professionals together under one roof for an annual three day event that is set to become a firm fixture in the global musical calendar.More info at www.cybersonica.org and www.encompass-london.com
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| 17.03.05 - Troika exhibits at the Contemporary Patrons Group event, hosted at the Royal Academy of Arts. | ||||
An evening launching the new RA's Contemporary Patrons Group scheme. We exhibited three of our electroprobes.The guests were able to pick them up and wonder around the space to discover the RA's electromagnetic soundscape. We also performed live with our SMS guerrilla projector during the evening, projecting the reactions from the audience. Images coming soon... Other exhibitors included Tracey Emin, Fischli and Weiss, and Noble and Webster. The event was curated by Artwise curators. |
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| 01.03.05 - Troika start developing their SMS Guerrilla Projector v2.0 | ||||
Facing a constant demand for its sms guerrilla projector, Troika is now developing a new and enhanced version of the device. Troika has teamed up with Dr Peter Hall, the optical engineer behind Anish Kapoor's sky mirrors, and Electronic Master Moritz Waldemeyer, best known for the engineering of Ron Arad’s Lolita chandelier. Troika plans to distribute its sms projector v2.0 as a limited edition. Details of the development will appear soon in this section.
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| 01.03.05 - Moscow Style reviewed in Creative Review's 25th anniversary issue. | ||||
Troika's book documenting the graphic design, art, architecture and fashion scene in the Russian Capital for Booth Clibborn Editions is featured in this month's Creative Review Showcase section. The book will be published in the UK on the 1st of April. Check our website again for details about the launch...
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| 01.03.05 - DHD magazine commissions Troika to imagine a dream restaurant. | ||||
Italian magazine 'Design Hotel Diffusion' from Design Diffusion Edizioni commissioned Troika to propose their vision of the ultimate dream restaurant. The result is published in the March 2005 issue of the magazine: Fancy a restaurant? ‘Troika On-Demand Restaurant’ is the ultimate restaurant aficionados’ experience. Enjoy now the delicacies of our award-winning chefs absolutely anywhere you want. All you need is a simple phone call. Wherever you are a fully fitted restaurant and a selection of our best waiters will be parachuted to you in less than 30 minutes, exactly where you stand. Each of our exquisite restaurants is superbly designed to guarantee you a unique and life-time inspiring experience. You can enjoy the most exclusive sceneries within the intimacy of your friends and family. |
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| 14.02.05 - New SMS Guerrilla Projector demo film to be aired on French TV channel Canal+ | ||||
Troika spent the last couple of days creating a new demo film of the SMS guerrilla projector. It includes footage of the lastest projections in Central London. The demo will be used to complement an interview to be aired on Canal+ the 19th of February.
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| Troika has just finished Moscow Style, the latest book published by Booth-Clibborn Editions. Celebrating the rich creative scene of the Russian Capital, the book showcases the most innovative practioners working in graphics, architecture, fashion, art and design.
The book will be available from January throughout Europe, the USA and Russia. |
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