Key Kawamura

Join us on January 20 for a marvelous start into 2023 – the visionary architect and creative entrepreneur Key Kawamura from Studio Banana is speaking!

And yes, finally we’re back with an English edition and we’re back at launchlabs Basel in Gundeldingerfeld.

Key will be speaking on the grand topic of SANCTUARY. Granting a genuine feeling of protection is one of architecture's primary roles. Through several examples we will explore the notion of sanctuary as a place that offers refuge, and we will see how certain symbols, shapes and spatial configurations are intuitively conducive to this sense of protection and inner community.

Can we create a universal sense of sanctuary or is this feeling culturally specific? We’re looking forward to discussing this fascinating subject together.

See you soon on January 20 at launchlabs Basel.

About Key Kawamura

Key is co-founder of Studio Banana, a boutique design studio based in Basel, Lausanne, London and Madrid. He's an architect by education and creative entrepreneur by miseducation. Together with his partners and team, he loves exploring the power of design as a tool for transformation. Key is the partner in charge of Work and Learning environment projects within Studio Banana and is responsible for projects like the Olympic Experience at the IOC's HQ, the Nestlé R&D Accelerator or the pioneering Ernst&Young Wavespace in London. One of Studio Banana's most celebrated creations is the Ostrich Pillow. Key is a regular keynote speaker and has lectured at Stanford University, Harvard University, Tokyo Designers Week, Guggenheim Bilbao, The Valley Tel Aviv or most recently at the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Basel.

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Launchlabs is a community of experts in agile methods, creative work environments and human-centred transformation. Based in Basel, Sofia and Berlin. They collaborate with clients around the globe on their innovation projects, design and facilitate workshops, and provide support in driving the changes that come with the customer insights. Not only do they work on projects, but they also rent creative spaces to help others applying Design Thinking and Agile approaches to businesses and ideas. Feel free to contact them for their services – or just drop by for a coffee. They’d love to talk to you. Launchlabs Basel is based at Gundeldingerfeld, right next to Werk 8.

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