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Accelerating the Future of Fashion

London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London is continuing its collaboration with Microsoft to inspire the next generation to rethink, redesign and revolutionize the future of the fashion industry. Leveraging Microsoft’s cutting-edge Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and IoT technologies and LCF’s industry-defining mentors, selected students were invited to participate in a semester-long intensive course that culminates in a final showcase of their prototypes this June.

The Future of Fashion is Currently Being Disrupted by Students at London College of Fashion, UAL, Powered by Microsoft

Unlocking Innovations Across Microsoft Mixed Reality, AI, and IoT While Empowering Today’s Talent to Transform the Industry of Tomorrow


London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London is continuing its collaboration with Microsoft to inspire the next generation to rethink, redesign and revolutionize the future of the fashion industry. Leveraging Microsoft’s cutting-edge Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and IoT technologies and LCF’s industry-defining mentors, selected students were invited to participate in a semester-long intensive course that culminates in a final showcase of their prototypes this June.

Microsoft x London College of Fashion

Following the success of the inaugural Future of Fashion Incubator program in 2018, LCF is running a new program to explore the role of emerging technology in fashion innovation. This year’s initiative, Accelerating the Future of Fashion, takes a more focused approach, challenging students to develop actionable businesses built on Microsoft’s most forward-thinking products. Students were invited to pitch their proposal to a panel of technology and fashion experts for potential inclusion in the mentorship and development program, from which six student teams were selected to participate and develop functional prototypes under the guidance of LCF and Microsoft mentorship. Off the back of the final presentations at the showcase this June, one team will be given the unique opportunity to continue refining their project with a Research and Development trip to the Microsoft campus in the United States.

“Last year we put Microsoft’s cutting-edge technologies into the hands of our students and the results created such extraordinary interest across the fashion industry, we felt compelled to deepen the collaboration”, says Matthew Drinkwater, Head of Fashion Innovation Agency, London College of Fashion, UAL. “This year, by building scalable ideas across Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality, and the IoT, Microsoft and London College of Fashion will showcase a road map towards truly digital fashion and retail businesses. We are incredibly excited to be working with Microsoft again on a project that is clearly demonstrating the impact that emerging technologies will have on the future of fashion education, the future of retail experience, and the future of fashion design.”

The prototypes within Accelerating the Future of Fashion pose ambitious new solutions for the fashion industry through the intelligent application of Microsoft technologies like Mixed Reality, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence. From responsive activewear that pairs Microsoft HoloLens with wearable sensor technology to aid athlete rehabilitation, to zero-waste patternmaking that applies Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services to eliminate waste in clothing production, the students at London College of Fashion, UAL, are once again redesigning traditional creation and application methods for a more functional fashion industry of tomorrow.

“For the second year in a row, we are blown away by the creativity and invention of the students at London College of Fashion' says Maruschka Loubser, Director of Brand Partnerships and Campaigns, Microsoft. With the fashion industry evolving at an incredible pace, the ambition of the relationship with London College of Fashion and the Fashion Innovation Agency is to empower students with the tools necessary to innovate and disrupt the fashion industry, and create lasting impact across design, retail or sustainability using technology.”

Students will unveil their final works during a special presentation on June 4 at Old Spitalfields Market, open to the public from 8:30am with an invitational media event commencing at 6:30pm.

For more information, please contact VOCAL or visit www.microsoft.com/inculture/london-college-fashion.

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Hollywood Dream Machines: Petersen Automotive Museum x Microsoft

The Petersen Automotive Museum announced today that its upcoming “Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy” exhibit will spotlight a unique and immersive mixed-reality experience powered by Microsoft HoloLens. The display, named “Hollywood Dream Machines: Worlds Reimagined,” will be centered around the iconic Time Machine from “Back to the Future” and the famed Warthog from the “Halo” franchise. Opening May 4, 2019, the experience will offer guests an inside look at these legendary sci-fi machines.

Petersen Automotive Museum Explores Iconic Sci-Fi Vehicles With Microsoft Hololens in New Hollywood Exhibit

The upcoming exhibit “Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy” will prominently feature an immersive mixed reality look inside the Time Machine from “Back to the Future” and the Warthog from the “Halo” franchise using Microsoft HoloLens technology.

The Petersen Automotive Museum announced today that its upcoming “Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy” exhibit will spotlight a unique and immersive mixed-reality experience powered by Microsoft HoloLens. The display, named “Hollywood Dream Machines: Worlds Reimagined,” will be centered around the iconic Time Machine from “Back to the Future” and the famed Warthog from the “Halo” franchise. Opening May 4, 2019, the experience will offer guests an inside look at these legendary sci-fi machines.

Using Microsoft HoloLens, “Back to the Future” co-creator and producer Bob Gale will guide fans into the world of Hill Valley to tour the ins and outs of the legendary Time Machine. For those looking to explore the “Halo” universe, the “Monitor” 343 Guilty Spark will offer guests an inside look at the systems and weaponry of the mighty Warthog.

“The Petersen is proud to partner with Microsoft on this mixed-reality project,” said Terry L. Karges, Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum. “This exhibit is made to highlight the futuristic vehicles and technologies that spark our imaginations, and Microsoft’s HoloLens is a cutting-edge way to express that high-tech vision in real life.”

Produced in collaboration with Comic-Con with additional support by Microsoft and Audi, other key vehicles in the “Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy” exhibit will include the 2016 Audi R8 from “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Captain America: Civil War,” the 2035 Audi RSQ from “I Robot,” the Weyland Industries RT01 Group Transport from “Prometheus,” the 2008 Audi R8 from “Iron Man,” Bumblebee from the “Transformers” series, the GM Ultralight from “Demolition Man,” several Batmobiles, along with over 40 additional iconic Hollywood vehicles, artwork, props and costumes.

“We are incredibly excited to be partnering again with the Petersen on a second mixed reality experience for their guests,” said Ryan Gaspar, Director of Brand Partnerships at Microsoft. “Leveraging Microsoft HoloLens as a means of enhancing the rich stories of ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Halo’ is an incredibly fitting use of the technology.”

To kick off the exhibit, the Petersen will host an opening reception on the evening of May 4 with live entertainment, and gourmet appetizers and cocktails. VIP ticket holders will be given priority access to the exhibit beginning May 1 with a curator-led hard-hat tour.

“Hollywood Dream Machines” will run through March 15, 2020. To purchase tickets to the exhibit opening reception, please visit http://www.petersen.org/hollywood.

For more information please contact VOCAL or visit www.Petersen.org. 

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About Petersen Automotive Museum

The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity. The Museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles, California, 90036. Admission prices are $16 for general admission adults, $14 for seniors, $11 for children ages 4 to 17. Active military with ID, personal care attendants and children under four are admitted free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For general information, call 323-930-CARS or visit www.Petersen.org.

 

 

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NAO Takes Fans Into “Orbit” With Interactive Music Video Powered By Microsoft AI

Microsoft has announced another partnership through their ongoing In Culture program that supports today’s most innovative creatives, this time with English singer-songwriter and rising star NAO. Together they are producing a never-before-seen interactive and personal music video to support the “Orbit” track on her new album Saturn released late in 2018.

From the Sky to Your Screen, NAO’S New Video is a Truly Personalized Experience.

 Microsoft has announced another partnership through their ongoing In Culture program that supports today’s most innovative creatives, this time with English singer-songwriter and rising star NAO. Together they are producing a never-before-seen interactive and personal music video to support the “Orbit” track on her new album Saturn released late in 2018.

Go behind-the-scenes of the music video for NAO's "Orbit." R&B artist NAO used Microsoft machine learning and artificial intelligence to launch an interactive music video that brings fans' zodiac constellations to life. Experience it for yourself at http://orbit.thisnao.com

The “Orbit” music video is centered on a Saturn return, a unique occurrence for each of us that exists when the planet returns to the same place in the sky that it occupied at our moment of birth. The astrological inspiration of the song is known as a personally tumultuous time that allows NAO fans a more intimate connection with the artist and her work. The use of Microsoft’s technology and AI create visualizations based on both user inputs and cloud-point data collected gather from a dancing NAO, taking this fan-artist connection even further for a deeper experience as it relates their own personal journey.

To customize the “Orbit” music video the viewer enters their birthday, initiating a launch of the zodiac-filled night sky in which NAO and the dancers move through the galaxy. Colors of the sky and stars can be adjusted as the AI picks up the different constellations in the dancer’s bodies, as well as the fan’s own astrological sign. At completion, fans can share an image of NAO posing in the stance of their astrological sign, along with a plot of Saturn’s return in their own personal timeline.

The process for the music video began at Microsoft’s volumetric capture studio in San Francisco where cameras captured NAO and an accompanying dancer performing choreography to “Orbit” that transformed their bodies into point clouds of data. The Microsoft Custom Vision API was then trained to identify constellations within their movements, resulting in a truly customized experience that allows fans to connect emotionally with NAO’s own personal story within the song.

Based in East London, NAO’s sound is a mix of soul, funk, R&B and electronic music — what she calls as "wonky funk". Saturn is her second studio album, released in October 2018 and supported by the singles "Another Lifetime" and "Make It Out Alive". The upcoming “Orbit” music video release with Microsoft is scheduled for April 26, with a special in-depth experience as a media preview set for April 25 in London, UK.

For more information on NAO, visit www.ThisNAO.com. For information around the Microsoft In Culture program, visit Microsoft.com/InCulture.

All media inquiries can be directed to VOCALnyc.com.


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Thank You 2018 #7

We have finally reached the final day of our Top Moments of 2018 countdown - which brings us to Bloom: Open Space. On February 21st at Trafo House in Amsterdam, musician and artist Brian Eno and collaborator Peter Chilvers presented their work Bloom: Open Space, a groundbreaking generative audio-visual installation based upon their highly acclaimed, award winning app, Bloom…

Day 7: Instagram 2018 - That’s A Wrap 🙌

Happy New Year!

We hope you are all recovering gracefully from last night’s festivities and feeling ready to walk into 2019 with your best foot forward.

We have finally reached the final day of our Top Moments of 2018 countdown - which brings us to Bloom: Open Space. On February 21st at Trafo House in Amsterdam, musician and artist Brian Eno and collaborator Peter Chilvers presented their work Bloom: Open Space, a groundbreaking generative audio-visual installation based upon their highly acclaimed, award winning app, Bloom. The mixed reality installation, enabled by Microsoft HoloLens, blurred the lines between the physical and virtual, exploring uncharted territory in the realm of generative art. Guests stepped into a central zone surrounded by screens, where they could physically experience Bloom - tapping the air around them to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies with the simplest gestures.

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Thank You 2018 #5

For day five, we’d like to shout-out our friends at SeeMe who had a very busy year. The schedule included SeeMe’s March 9th group exhibition in partnership with Public Arts which kicked-off Armory Art Week, their June collaboration with ChaShaMa on a party that marked the end of their Art Takes Times Square competition and their September event in partnership with Tribeca Art Night at The Untitled Space which culminated the competition Art Takes SoHo.

Day 5: Instagram 2018 - That’s A Wrap 🙌

For day five, we’d like to shout-out our friends at SeeMe who had a very busy year. The schedule included SeeMe’s March 9th group exhibition in partnership with Public Arts which kicked-off Armory Art Week, their June collaboration with ChaShaMa on a party that marked the end of their Art Takes Times Square competition and their September event in partnership with Tribeca Art Night at The Untitled Space which culminated the competition Art Takes SoHo.

Just this month, SeeMe held a special finale exhibition at Art Basel Miami, culminating competition 3 – Art Takes Miami and the year’s events. Above and beyond these group exhibitions which featured over 100 artists each, SeeMe also held solo exhibitions and media features for artists such as Risha Rox and Darrin Hartman.
Now, SeeMe expands its support for emerging artists with the launch of its online gallery where their renowned artists such as Bogdan Luca, Jess Bush and Olga Ush make their prints available for purchase.

SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
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SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
 
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Thank You 2018 #1

Check out these snaps from the London College of Fashion’s Future of Fashion Incubator Showcase in partnership with Microsoft. The showcase took place on June 5, 2017 and culminated an intensive, short-term program in which top LCF students explored cutting-edge Microsoft technology and its potential in the future of fashion. 

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Check out these snaps from the London College of Fashion’s Future of Fashion Incubator Showcase in partnership with Microsoft. The showcase took place on June 5, 2017 and culminated an intensive, short-term program in which top LCF students explored cutting-edge Microsoft technology and its potential in the future of fashion. Read more on Forbes.com.

It’s projects like this that make us love what we do! 

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SeeMe Launches New E-Commerce Platform During Art Basel

SeeMe expands its support for emerging artists with the launch of its e-commerce platform where renowned artists such as Bogdan Luca, Jess Bush and Olga Ush make their prints available for purchase.

This year’s event program from the global art-curation platform SeeMe was ground-breaking and dynamic – featuring three art submission competitions of thousands of entrants from around the world. From each competition, a Grand Prize winner was selected to win $5000 cash and a special video feature on the SeeMe platform. SeeMe also held an abundance of private events including solo and group exhibitions which took place across the landscape of the United States. Now, SeeMe expands its support for emerging artists with the launch of its e-commerce platform where renowned artists such as Bogdan Luca, Jess Bush and Olga Ush make their prints available for purchase.

This year’s events began on March 9, as the growing SeeMe artist community kicked-of Armory Art Week with a group exhibition in partnership with Public Arts. The exhibition featured talented artists Bita Cuartas, Nima Chiachi, Gabrial Guerra Bianchini, Jennifer Orhelys, Jean Toir, and Cristoal Marambio who were selected from thousands of applicants by a panel of recognized creative professionals.

On June 7, SeeMe continued the exhibition series, this time collaborating with ChaShaMa on a gala and party that marked the end of the Art Takes Times Square competition. From the thousands of competition entrants, select SeeMe artists were chosen to contribute to ChaShaMa’s labyrinth of over 150 immersive art experiences. Darrin Hartman was announced the Grand Prize winner and later featured his work at the Aspen Food & Wine VIP Reception at the Limelight Hotel - joined by renowned artists Alex Nero and Olivia Daane. All three artists’ works were sold on a limited-edition print run.

SeeMe’s Art Takes SoHo event in partnership with Tribeca Art Night took place September 26 at The Untitled Space and showcased the works of over 100 SeeMe artists including finalists from the second competition - Art Takes SoHo. Artist Kaya Deckelbaum was selected and announced as winner, collecting the impressive Grand Prize Package and a solo exhibition opportunity.

Just this month, December 6-9, SeeMe wrapped up the year’s events with a special finale exhibition at Art Basel Miami 2018, culminating competition three: Art Takes Miami. This exhibition featured the works of over 200 renowned SeeMe artists from which Bogdan Luca was selected to receive the Grand Prize. Supporting the featured installation at Scope was a visual takeover of the Visual Artist Summit at Miami Dome on December 6, a venue famed for its wrap-around imaging shows filling the entire spherical ceiling, with the overhead show fueled by SeeMe’s selection of artists. Alongside the digital canvas of artworks presented by Blackdove and Miami Dome, all top-twelve selected artists’ prints were made available for purchase on SeeMe’s e-commerce platform, newly launched this month. This platform is an exceptional resource to SeeMe’s artists, allowing them to easily sell and ship their work to buyers around-the-world, thereby expanding their reach and influence.

Stay tuned for SeeMe’s 2019 event schedule, which is sure to break further boundaries of the art world and continue to support emerging artists in redefining the landscape of the fine art market. Now gaining further momentum from SeeMe’s burgeoning ecommerce platform, SeeMe artists have the power to change the creative market as we know it.

For all media inquiries contact VOCAL.  

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Art Takes Miami

This year’s event program from the global art-curation platform SeeMe wraps up with a special finale exhibition during Art Basel Miami 2018. Between December 6–9, visitors to the international art fair can view the works from more than 200 members of the SeeMe community from which Bogdan Luca was selected as the lucky winner of the event’s grand prize.

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Miami, FL (December 6, 2018) — This year’s event program from the global art-curation platform SeeMe wraps up with a special finale exhibition during Art Basel Miami 2018. Between December 6–9, visitors to the international art fair can view the works from more than 200 members of the SeeMe community from which Bogdan Luca was selected as the lucky winner of the event’s grand prize.  

To participate in the upcoming Art Takes Miami exhibition to be held at SCOPE Miami Beach, today’s brilliant and passionate artists were invited to submit their work for the exclusive opportunity to showcase their craft to global buyers, critics and curators visiting Art Basel. From the selection of 200+ displayed works shortlisted from the thousands of entrants, a panel of recognized creative professionals selected the top twelve artists from which Bogdan Luca was selected to receive the grand prize of a $5000 cash grant and a feature on the SeeMe platform through a video spotlight of their creative process.

Bogdan Luca’s works are reminiscent of faint memories from personal observations in both his waking life and dream state; memories blurred by almost somber-like blues and purples, faint as a consequence of staring into electronic screens for too long. Luca compels viewers to gaze beyond the thick haze of ambiguous images and question their own understanding of reality.

Alongside the digital canvas of artworks presented by Blackdove, Lucas’ featured prints and the 12 selected artists will be on display and available for purchase. Supporting this featured installation will be a visual takeover of the Visual Artist Summit at Miami Dome on December 6, a venue famed for its wrap-around imaging shows filling the entire spherical ceiling. With the overhead show fueled by SeeMe’s selection of artists, guests will enjoy the sounds of Marc Kinchen, with special musical guests Leyva and Carabetta & Doons.

Since its establishment in 2012, SeeMe has helped a fleet of artists in a creative league of their own to nurture their careers to their full potential. SeeMe accomplishes this with regular events that spotlight these artists to millions of viewers worldwide at locations such as the Louvre, the White House and Art Basel. With an audience of more than a million supporters spanning over 30 countries, SeeMe is the destination for artists and photographers to establish global recognition and connect with enthusiasts and collectors.

• Art Takes Miami at SCOPE, 801 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139 — December 4-9

• SeeMee Afterparty at Miami Dome, 123 Address Street — Thursday, December 6, 6:00pm-2:00am

For more information on joining the community and submitting your work for consideration in the upcoming curation events, visit www.See.Me.  For all media inquiries contact VOCAL.  

Online: www.See.Me  |  Instagram: @SeeMeCommunity  |  Twitter: @SeeMe   |  Facebook: /SeeMe     

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About Bogdan Luca:

Born in 1978 in Bucharest Romania, Bogdan showed an early interest in painting and was fortunate to have artistic mentors who helped him develop the focus, skills and curiosity that continue to sustain his artistic practice today. He moved to Canada in 1994 and following the completion of his classical animation training in 2000 Bogdan spent a decade working as an animator, background artist, animation designer, storyboard artist on a multitude of TV and online projects. In 2008 he graduated from the Master of Visual Studies program at the University of Toronto with a body of work that addressed painting in relation to movement, change, looping, repetition and other notions coming from the world of animation. In 2011 he completed a monumental public-art painting project commemorating the war of 1812 on the campus of Brock University in St Catherine’s, Canada. Bogdan has had numerous exhibitions of his work in Canada, Italy, Romania, Germany and the US. He currently teaches in the fine arts department at OCAD University and the Sheridan Institute of Technology.

www.bogdanluca.com

 

About the Selection Panel:

Alexis Hubshman, SCOPE (Founder) — Graduated from Glasgow School of Art and Bard College, Alexis Hubshman is the founder and president of SCOPE Art Fair, Inc. a privately held international contemporary art show. Founded in 2002, SCOPE has produced over 65 international art shows in New York, Miami, Basel, London, Los Angeles and The Hamptons. In fourteen years, SCOPE has grown into one of the largest, most innovative and adventurous contemporary art shows in the world. It has the largest global presence with sales over $850m and 450,000 visitors annually.

Alex Nero, Artist — Alex Nero is a Ukraine-born American artist living and working in New York City who uses art as a medium to explore and express his appreciation for the synchronicity of the universe and the beings within it. Nero’s current body of work utilizes experimental techniques with chemistry and physical dynamics of paint within vessels of water, captured by digital photography. Nero’s imagery inspires a dialogue with the subconscious, allowing a unique experience through individual interpretation.  This work has reached millions and can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the world. 

Marc Billings, Black Dove (Founder) — Marc explores his passions for art and technology in building the subscription-based video art platform Blackdove. As CEO he leads Blackdove’s product and market development and a fast-growing team in Miami. His previous successes include data center company Digiport, cloud computing venture Itopia, Incubate Miami, South Florida’s first technology accelerator, and market leading online boat rental community Boatsetter.com. Marc enjoys travelling with his wife and two children, playing tennis, and supporting projects that have a positive social impact on humanity.

Sarah Bronilla, VOCAL (Founder & CEO) — Sarah Bronilla moved to New York in ’99 to launch the now notorious VICE Magazine in the USA. After years of leading all external communications for VICE and once its international fame was established, she left to consult on other marketing initiatives. Now with over ten years as a Public Relations authority, Bronilla’s client roster has ranged from blue chip heavyweights such as Casio, Microsoft and Absolut to fashion brands including Saturdays, Ray Ban, G-Shock and Rad Hourani. Her approach to media communications is both innovative and instinctive. She believes in connecting her clients with circles of influencers and creatives to build and foster strong networks in order to get real and enduring media results.

 

About SeeMe:

SeeMe is the number-one destination for serious artists and photographers to establish recognition, connect with enthusiasts and collectors, and develop genuine commercial opportunity.  With an audience of more than a million supporters spanning over 30 countries, SeeMe has established an open platform that allows emerging artists and photographers to truly flourish outside of the traditional and restrictive agent / gallery model.  Through their ongoing series of exhibition events, SeeMe is further strengthening the relationships between artists, gallerists and collectors.

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