WILLIAM KENTRIDGE ON HIS 'SELF PORTRAIT AS A COFFEE POT' FILM SERIES
designboom speaks with south african artist william kentridge about 'self-portrait as a coffee pot', his nine-episode film series that was just released on mubi. shot in the artist’s johannesburg studio during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the series draws inspiration from charlie chaplin, dziga vertov, and the innovative spirit of early cinema. 'I wanted to make the films in the same way I would create a drawing,' kentridge tells us, 'without a script, following the impulse, letting the process unfold naturally.' read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here.
PLAYFUL DRUM MACHINE'S EIGHT-SIDED DESIGN INVITES COLLABORATION
with its colourful buttons and intuitive controls, the dato DRUM is a simple drum machine crafted for budding musicians of all ages. the playful music instrument features a circular, eight-sided shape that allows approaching drum patterns from different angles, inviting multiple people to gather around and explore rhythm together. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
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