STORIES OF A JOURNEYMAN
A one of a kind Design-Journey
A one of a kind Design-Journey
"Dudes and Dudettes,
I am taking it to the road, traveling as a Design-Journeyman to work for food and acommodation all over the planet. Follow my stories about the projects I do and the adventures I experience."
Within the framework of the tradition of a journeyman, Fabian Sixtus Körner is travelling the world.
Wikipedia defines the original Journeyman tradition: In parts of Europe, as in later medieval Germany, spending time as a journeyman (Geselle), moving from one town to another to gain experience of different workshops, was an important part of the training of an aspirant master. Carpenters in Germany have retained the tradition of traveling journeymen even today, although only a small minority still practice it. In later medieval England, however, most journeymen remained as employees throughout their careers, lacking the financial resources to set up their own workshops[citation needed]. In France, they were known as Compagnons.
The idea is to translate the travel rules to today´s demands and adapt them to my job as a designer.
Some things concerning this plan are well defined, others will be a surprise for you and a big adventure for myself.
An Online-Blog will be a companion of me and my experiences, imponderabilities and barriers.
As I don´t belong to a craft and not being a craftsman in a traditional sense but graduated in Architecture and Design, I can´t and won´t implement this traditional rules one-to-one. Yet I tried to include the most important terms into my plan and adapted them to today’s demands.
I´ll spend my days in architecture- and design-companies, help pulling of design festivals and being the 3rd eye for Photographers instead of working in workshops or on building sites. I publish a blog instead of writing a diary. Fully equipped with my own notebook including all necessary programmes and Camera equipment, I am ready for action. As I am working for board and lodging, I don´t draw any salary.
I am taking it to the road, traveling as a Design-Journeyman to work for food and acommodation all over the planet. Follow my stories about the projects I do and the adventures I experience."
Within the framework of the tradition of a journeyman, Fabian Sixtus Körner is travelling the world.
Wikipedia defines the original Journeyman tradition: In parts of Europe, as in later medieval Germany, spending time as a journeyman (Geselle), moving from one town to another to gain experience of different workshops, was an important part of the training of an aspirant master. Carpenters in Germany have retained the tradition of traveling journeymen even today, although only a small minority still practice it. In later medieval England, however, most journeymen remained as employees throughout their careers, lacking the financial resources to set up their own workshops[citation needed]. In France, they were known as Compagnons.
The idea is to translate the travel rules to today´s demands and adapt them to my job as a designer.
Some things concerning this plan are well defined, others will be a surprise for you and a big adventure for myself.
An Online-Blog will be a companion of me and my experiences, imponderabilities and barriers.
As I don´t belong to a craft and not being a craftsman in a traditional sense but graduated in Architecture and Design, I can´t and won´t implement this traditional rules one-to-one. Yet I tried to include the most important terms into my plan and adapted them to today’s demands.
I´ll spend my days in architecture- and design-companies, help pulling of design festivals and being the 3rd eye for Photographers instead of working in workshops or on building sites. I publish a blog instead of writing a diary. Fully equipped with my own notebook including all necessary programmes and Camera equipment, I am ready for action. As I am working for board and lodging, I don´t draw any salary.
These are photographs and videos taken during my trip. Many more of them and loads of texts can be found on my diary blog at http://fabsn.com/theblog
So far I have worked in places on the asian and african continent. More to come this year.
So far I have worked in places on the asian and african continent. More to come this year.
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SHANGHAI
CHINA
CHINA
Jing'An view.
I'm getting ready for work. This time: Architect.
The Bund.
Chinese New Year.
Minhang district at night.
Pudong seen from the Bund.
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA
Titiwangsa Lake
Water mirror in the center of Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Twin Towers at night.
Ballons in Kuala Lumpur's Little India
My official Name Tag
Opening ceremony Kuala Lumpur Design Week 2010. LISTEN CLEARLY FROM MINUTE 1:00.
BANGALORE AND ELSEWHERE
INDIA
INDIA
Pahar Ganj in Delhi. Watch the video.
A nap in Kashmir.
The monestary of Lamayuru in Ladakh.
A Border between Kashmir and Ladakh
Delhi at night. Great conversation with a little boy.
ALEXANDRIA
EGYPT
EGYPT
Yacht construction glimpse.
Yacht construction
Industrial Alexandria
Me during last days of Ramadan in Alexandria. I tried to follow the rules, but it was too hard for me in the end.
ADDIS ABABA
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIA
Construction site in Addis
Urban Addis Ababa
Shepherd Kids having fun at Mt. Entot
Before church on Mt. Entoto
After church on Mt. Entoto
Right before the start of the Great Ethiopian run.
Reggea concert at the Goethe Institute in Addis
Nigerian Photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi
One day, I met Haile Gebrselassie in a nursery outside of Addis
Since my journey began I have climbed 30m high bamboo structures as an architect for David Chipperfield Architects while re-designing the ancient British buildings at the Bund, one of Shanghai’s prime commercial locations. I have shaken the hands of various ministers and other high- ranking politicians as the International Ambassador for the Kuala Lumpur Design Week and traveled thousands of kilometers through India to get to a place called Jaaga, where I created the framework for a vertical garden system. I have been smuggled into Alexandria’s free-trade zone to design a new corporate identity for DeBirs Yachts, one of the leading yacht shipyards in the Mediterranean, worked along-side top-notch African photographers to create the biggest African photography festival in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, hosted an urban photography workshop in Bangalore, hung out with an australian Record Label while working as photographer, videographer and musician, curated the Wira Foto Fest in Malaysia, was invited to be the judge in a model competition in Kuala Lumpur, assisted a beauty- and fashion photographer in San Francisco, shot a video-documentary in Havana to cover today's living situation in Cuba's capitol and shot another video documentary about cockfighting in the Domenican Republic.
Last stop: South America
