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 akeshift
is the amorphous collaborative space in which Tessa
Zettel & Karl Khoe work together on a wide range
of creative and critical projects.
The makeshift website maps our diverse activities
as an experimental art practice [makeshift
laboratory], an interdisciplinary design studio
responding to socially responsible client-led briefs
[makeshift studio],
a producer of thought-provoking objects for sale
[makeshift workshop],
and an active contributor to the field of art and
design research, education and critical discourse
[makeshift think
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 essa
was born in Sydney in 1980. She has a Bachelor of
Design (Hons) from the College of Fine Arts, UNSW,
and has been teaching at COFA and UTS for the past
six years. She also writes independently for journals,
curates exhibitions, and makes spatial interventions
that incorporate drawing, sculpture/installation
and various kinds of research.
She sees herself as a redirective
practitioner working across disciplines to develop
more sustainable ways of living and being in the
world. She believes strongly in the need for a
more critically engaged and responsive design
community, and finds fertile ground in the spaces
between art, design and writing.
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 arl
was also born in Sydney in 1980 and also holds
a Bachelor of Design with Honours from the College
of Fine Arts. A graphic and web designer for over
twelve years, he has taught at COFA, UTS and Raffles
KVB in design philosophy, theory and graphics
media studios.
Collaborating with Tessa since 2001 he shares
many of the central concerns and interests which
underpin her practice. He is also currently teaching
himself how to paint.
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