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posted on November 14 by DesignAddict.
The exhibition 'Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design' explores the rich interplay of art and design in all craft media that exploded across the United States during the postwar era.
Falling Blue, Harvey Littleton, 1969, Photo: Ed Watkins - Scrap Chair, J.B. Blunk, 1968, Photo: Leslie Williamson
Crafting Modernism covers a 25-year period that begins with the craftsman-designers of the 1940s and 1950s, and concludes in 1969.
Neckpiece, Betty Cooke, 1959, Photo: Eva Heyd - Pin, Ronald Senungetuk, 1969, Photo: John Bigelow Taylor
In the period immediately after World War II, characterized by mass production, the handmade object offered a humanizing counterpoint to the machine aesthetic. The exhibition looks at the connections between craft and the design world, through the work of textile designer Dorothy Liebes, furniture maker George Nakashima, silversmith Jack Prip, sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi, among others. Also examined are designers who incorporated craft techniques or aesthetics into more wide-scale production, such as Edith Heath and Ray and Charles Eames.
Form, Ka Kwong Hui, 1968, Photo: Ed Watkins - Chest-table, Wharton Esherick, 1969, Photo: Ed Watkins
The exhibition follows the growth and transformation of American life through the turbulent period of the 1960s. As craft programs developed and expanded in university art departments across the United States, artists such as Peter Voulkos and Lenore Tawney increasingly began to consider the sculptural and aesthetic qualities of their materials, previously reserved for functional objects. This development paralleled an increasing openness in the art world to new expressions and alternative media demonstrated in the works of artists such as Claire Falkenstein and Alexander Calder.
Wine Rack, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, 1968, Photo: David Behl - Small table, George Nakashima, 1960, Photo: Thomas Little
As craft entered the public realm through museum exhibitions and publications, it added to the ongoing political and social dialogue in American art and life, serving as a representative of a counter-culture lifestyle. Artists in the exhibition include iconic figures such as Wendell Castle, Jack Lenor Larsen, and Sheila Hicks, as well as lesser-known artists from around the country now recognized as highly influential within their fields, including furniture-maker John Kapel, jeweler Ernest Ziegfeld, Asian Americans Ka Kwong Hui and Margaret Choy, and Native Americans Ron Senungetuk and Lloyd Kiva New.
Mosaic Table, Lee Krasner, 1947, Photo ©Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York - Vase, Rudolf Staffel, 1968, Photo: Ed Watkins
Exhibition: Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design
Museum of Art & Design, New York, NY
From October 12, 2011 to January 15, 2012
and at
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York ()
From February 26 to May 20, 2012
tags: jewelry, furniture, glass, exhibitions, ceramic, wood
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posted on October 18 by DesignAddict.
The City of Charleroi (Belgium), initiated "Label Charleroi" an encounter between companies from the city and Belgian designers.
So far, six collaborations were successful and the result is shown in an exhibition called « Quand Charleroi pointe la technique » hosted by the Museum of Glass on the site of a former coal mine "Le Bois du Cazier".
Caterpillar, the well-known construction company for civil engineering machines, applied its techniques of cutting and bending metal to build a very versatile lamp designed by Sylvain Busine + ADA.
This lamp can be placed in a multitude of positions that allow it to be used as a desk lamp, a table lamp, an ambiant lamp, or even a book-end lamp. It can also be hung on the wall to free the space of a desk or become a bed side table lamp, small shelf, etc.. The wooden lighting module clings to any edge of the lamp with two small but very strong magnets.
Following the inspiration of designer Damien Gernay, Plastiservice, a company working with plastics, has crushed and melted vinyl records to create a new material to be manufactured as a vase for the occasion.
During its collaboration with Trans'Form, a work training company specialised in the repair of appliances, ADA (Atelier Design Addict) focused on residual waste materials and turned them into useful objects. The lamps are build from washing machine and dishwasher parts. The candleholders are made from different types of gas burners.
Amazed by the possibility to "print" transparent 3D objects, Raphaël Charles, product designer, designed a bonbonniere that Sirris, an accredited collective center in thechnological industry, achieved through the stereolithography technique.
GVK, a company in the steel sector, and Atelier Blink, an interior and product design office, focused on the development of steel production in different countries in 1910, 1960 and 2010. They present the results of their research as a "three-dimensional mapping."
A chocolate bar in the shape of a tire called "Royal United" is the result of the meeting between the technical work of ceramist Hugo Meert and Belgian chocolate factory Bruyerre.
Exhibition: Label Charleroi
From October 1 to November 27 2011
Musée du Verre - Site du Bois du Cazier - Marcinelle - Belgium
tags: food, sustainable, project, lighting, exhibitions, ceramic, plastic, new products, wood
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posted on September 15 by DesignAddict.
'Korea Design' is an exhibition showcasing the best in contemporary Korean furniture, lighting, product and textile design through the work of fifteen companies and designers.
Stool for Child by Kyunglae KIM
The Stool for Child is designed using natural materials. The legs are made of natural oak or hard maple with a seat in sustainable anti-bacterial coconut foam.
In the past, Korean design has too often been associated with electronic goods, TV's, mobile phones and other ephemeral consumer products, but is now starting to gain international recognition for a booming design and craft sector.
Lion Penseur lamp by i-Clue Design
The Lion Penseur lamp was designed as an accent light to provide light against a wall or
ceiling. This type of indirect lighting tends to be hidden away out of sight, but the Lion Penseur is specifically designed to turn the lighting fixture into a design statement.
Lion Penseur is made of leather.
The exhibition, which includes product, furniture, lighting and textile design, gives insight into what Korean design means today. Whilst countries like Sweden, Spain, Italy etc have well established design scenes of global repute, other countries, like Korea, are proving to have vibrant creative industries that are starting to reach international audiences.
Crack Bowl Pendant Lamp by Jaemin KWON
Jaemin Kwon was trained as a fine artist. His Crack Bowl Pendant Lamp uses unprocessed elm which is dried and split, showing off the natural characteristics of the wood.
Looking through the work of these different companies, one can identify a number of common themes, the most prevalent of which is the driving force that design isn't just about aesthetics, it's about a desire to re-evaluate the role it plays in our lives and to create products that are sustainable, skilful, beautiful and individual.
Tension Bentwood Chair by Dohoon KIM
The Tension Bentwood Chair is made using wood's inherent tension and features a series of curvilinear shapes. Made of ash, the chair is available in three different designs, including a side chair, wing chair or with a wide back as shown above.
Ta-rae Lighting by Design Virus
Ta-rae Lighting is inspired by the spool of threads on industrial sewing machines.The lamps can be clustered in groups to create a bold statement.
Hanji-plastic Chair by Design Taiho SHIN
The Hanji-plastic Chair is made of 'Hanji' paper, a traditional Korean paper made from mulberry tree fibres that have a lifespan of over 1000 years. As the co-founder of Design Studio Maezm, he collaborated with artisans to produce this new material to replace toxic plastics in furniture manufacturing. The paper gives the chair its structure while a carbon fibre surface gives it its 'skin'.
Antler Stool by Minho LEE
The Antler Stool is part of the Antler Series, a range of furniture that explores the habits we display in everyday life, like throwing a jacket on the back of a chair. Each work in the series combines two functions in one product.
Exhibition 'Korea Design'
From September 22 to 25 2011
100% Design - London - Stand B60
tags: furniture, sustainable, project, exhibitions, leather, wood
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posted on September 8 by DesignAddict.
The Design Museum marks Sir Terence Conran’s 80th birthday with a major exhibition that explores his unique impact on contemporary life in Britain. Through his own design work, and also through his entrepreneurial flair, Conran has transformed the look of the British home. He has established a design studio and an architectural practice with a worldwide reach. He was the founder of Habitat and a pioneer of the new restaurant culture driven by a passion for simplicity.
Matador chair & footstool in brown leather, designed by Terence Conran, Content by Coran Collection.
The Way We Live Now explores Conran’s impact whilst painting a picture of his design approach and inspirations. The exhibition traces his career from postwar austerity through to the new sensibility of the Festival of Britain in the 1950s, birth of the Independent Group with its flare for the avant-garde and the Pop Culture of the 1960s, to the design boom of the 1980s on to the present day.
Terence Conran, circa 1950. Photographer Ray Williams.
The exhibition will cover key areas and themes of Conran’s career whilst exploring his wider impact on British life. The exhibition opens with a collection of Conran’s own pieces from the late 1940s and 1950s, when he was welding steel chairs himself, designing textile designs, ceramics and magazine covers. The Habitat story will include the reconstruction of one of the room sets shown in the Habitat catalogues that were so influential in the 1960s and 1970s. It will also look at the work of the many talented designers that Conran commissioned to work on Habitat’s identity, and products. Conran’s role in professionalising the practice of design is charted by the work of the various Conran Design studios, which undertook projects as diverse as lighting, furniture, kitchenware, packaging, architecture and retail design.
Balance alcove shelving, designed by Terence Conran, Content by Coran Collection.
Conran’s approach to food is traced by a look at the many restaurants that he has designed and opened. A recreation of Conran’s study from his home in Barton Court will offer a glimpse into his private world. The exhibition will also demonstrate Conran’s influence and legacy on current designers including recent Royal College of Art graduates who have been awarded the Conran Foundation RCA Award.
Book Shelving Unit, by Terence Conran, 1963. Photo by John Maltby RIBA Library photographic.
Exhibition: Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now
From November 16 to March 4 2012
10.00-17.45 daily
Design Museum
Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
T: + 44 0870 833 9955
tags: furniture, Terence Conran, exhibitions
designers: Terence Conran
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posted on July 26 by DesignAddict.
The Czech Center New York presents a selection of artifacts from the Home Art collection in Prague.
Svícen – Klecící žena kov Tulipány kov
Home Art is a phenomenon that arose in the second half of the 20th century in communist Czechoslovakia. Home Art was made by people with no art education and with ambition not reaching beyond the intent of creating a piece of art simply for their and their family’s joy. These artifacts decorated the interiors of Communist era housing projects, countryside cottages, offices and workrooms, pubs and military dormitories. Artistry, craftsmanship, and a peculiar design inspiration is much in evidence as one tours this collection which serves as a kind of document of the personal and widely felt response to the social and economic constraints of that era.
Dekorace chemlon Hodiny prekližka, drevo, budík
Home Art, especially at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, complemented the “atomic style”, for which the name “Brussels style“ is used in Czechoslovakia after the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, where Czech designs won 27 gold medals.
Svícen kov Ferda Mravenec kov
While bursts of Czech Home Art activity can be seen in the mid 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s, the 1960s was the time when it reached its peak. By the fall of the communist regime in 1989, this modern folklore has more or less disappeared.
Cert kov Palmy kov
What these Home Art pieces may lack in formal aesthetic, they more than make up for in sheer creativity and whimsy, and it is in this light as artifacts that they are best appreciated as they represent important historical and social evidence belonging to a bygone era.
Pantofle chemlon Prostírání chemlon
Exhibition
Home Art
At the Czech Center New York
From June 16 to September 15 2011
tags: accessories, shoes, rugs, fabric, sculpture, exhibitions, timepieces, wood
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posted on July 12 by DesignAddict.
With Now! Le Off, a space open to young design and the avant-garde, Paris Design Week will make 1200 m2 of the Docks en Seine available to designers, to provide a 180 degree overview of the new French and international generation.
Bina Baitel 'Operio'
The young Parisian designer, associated with the Next Level gallery, will present a series of new furniture pieces. The Operio sideboard is a piece where the material’s fluidity draws on a solid an functional form.
Lamp by Jean Couvreur
In all, more than 60 designers will present their vision of the domestic world, from the most arty-ficial of Frederique Morel’s scenic incarnations, to the realism of free art projects, such as Pauline Deltour’s office accessories, the chinese designer Chenzu Sun’s seating system, lights by Jean Couvreur, Pool discovered at the Nouvelle Vague exhibition in Milan, or the surprising geometric Bistable shelves by Charles Kalpakian, who plays around with our blurred vision.
eliumstudio table 'Do it Yourself'
Initially conceived for L’Express magazine at the request of Marion Vignal, this series of simple tables will finally meet its public after having been put on hold. A table-top, lampshade support and colored cord to unify the whole, it can all be put together yourself! Eliumstudio, too often labelled as "designers of industrial products", demonstrates here a talent and sensitivity towards furniture with elegance and humour.
Glitch Fiction
A collective founded at the Royal College of Art, Glitch Fiction proposes scenery objects for an activist design. It is a border between fiction and reality as enjoyable as it is experimental, which enables the designers to explore fields such as genetic manipulation, biopolitics and the artificiality of nature. During Paris Design Week, Glitch will exhibit all their new projects by Austin Houldsworth, David Benque, Nicolas Myers, Facet, Thomas Thwaites, Nitipak Samsen, The Workers, Nelly Ben Hayoun et Good Wives and Warriors.
Pauline Deltour office accessories in aluminium
A young designer who went through the studios of Konstantin Grcic, Pauline Deltour is currently working with extruded aluminium to create a range of office accessories. Extrusion is the thermo-mechanical fabrication process through which a compressed material is forced through a mold of the piece being created. One can continuously produce a product of uniform shape, with no limitation of length or signs of deformity. She uses this process to obtain different elements from one form. Once the shape is extruded, it is cut on specific angles producing objects with very distinct silhouettes and configurations.
Paris Design Week
Now! Le Off
Docks on the Seine - 34 quai d’Austerlitz - 75013 Paris
September 12 to 18 2011
tags: furniture, project, lighting, events, exhibitions, new products
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posted on May 19 by DesignAddict.
Galerie BSL is exhibiting part of its outstanding collection of vintage Italian lights with a selection conceived around Gino Sarfatti.
Gino Sarfatti "n°1063"
"...For many specialists, Gino Sarfatti, creator of hundreds of models, is 20th century’s greatest lighting designer. “I have never been interested in form,”* he confesses, defining himself as an artisan. Everything starts with the bulb for this great chrome stand enthusiast who invented a lamp kit to change as you wish into nine different types of lighting, wall light, reflector, etc.
Gino Sarfatti "Moon"
Gino Sarfatti occupies a core place in this exhibition. The most spectacular piece and the most important: the large n°2068 ceiling light designed in 1952. With its thirty lights, it conjures up a modern castle, a church candelabra or the crown of candles worn by young girls in the procession during the Festival of Light in Nordic countries. Everything is sober, meticulous, but also ethereal with Sarfatti, who chooses to leave the wire apparent “because you have to be able to look at the reason for the lamp.”* Amongst others is the extremely rare wall light n°194 (1950) in brass and lacquered metal, the audacious lamp n°1063 which totally changed the idea of domestic lighting (Compasso d’Oro in 1954, prestigious Italian design award), the table lamp n°604 called Moon (1969), with a scattering of micro-bulbs like lunar craters.
Ettore Sottsass "Asteroid"
For at the era of the conquest of space, tomorrow’s light comes from outer space, following the example of the Asteroide (1968) table lamp, a very ‘pop’ creation by Ettore Sottsass, leader of the Memphis neo- baroque movement. Made of perspex, it reflects peninsula designers’ taste for new materials adaptable to the craziest shapes. The Golden Gate by Nanda Vigo features amongst the exhibition’s centrepieces, extensive refined architecture spanning two metres which won its designer, influenced by the silhouette of the eponymous bridge, the New York Prize for Industrial Design in 1971, or Rimorchiatore by Gae Aulenti (1969), an example of which appears in the Centre Pompidou collection. Also featuring are creations by the Italians Angelo Lelli - the Calder of lighting -, Studio A.R.D.I.T.I., Matteo Thun and Joe Colombo (honoured by a retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 2007).
Gae Aulenti "Rimorchiadore"
Without forgetting, for comparison, works by Français Michel Buffet in the vein of Serge Mouille and the German master Ingo Maurer. Finally to complete this vintage selection the Escargot (snail) lamp, created by Le Corbusier in 1954 for the Cité Radieuse in Marseille, produced for the first time in 2011 by Cassina with a limited edition of 150 numbered pieces. Text: Alexandre Crochet, journalist, art historian.
Michel Buffet floor lamp
Exhibition: 'Italian Lights'
From May 20 to July 23 2011
Galerie BSL
8 cité Véron
75018 Paris - France
tags: exhibitions
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posted on May 3 by DesignAddict.
In the collection designed especially for Galerie Gosserez, Piergil Fourquié explores the concept of balance, applied to the design of everyday objects. Through about ten objects, Piergil demonstrates: cantilever balance through the ‘Big Boss’ desk - dynamic balance with the ‘Partition’ shelf - group balance through the infinite number of ‘Totems’ compositions - balance of the suspended membrane in the ‘Bulles’ collection, etc.
‘Partition’ shelf
This shelf looks like a musical score; the lacquered metal crosspieces punctuate and give rhythm to the entire piece of furniture, graphically and sculpturally. The way to fix it provides great flexibility and gives each user the possibility of forming their own score depending on the interior dimensions and the objects that are to be put on it. The light oak shelves are superimposed one above the other and give the impression of levitating, an effect accentuated by the contrast of the delicate and multiple bars. Materials: oak and metal
Les Bulles (Bubbles)
Suspended glass balls weighted with marble ballast, this individual case will form a precious and transparent cocoon for personal objects. It can also be changed rapidly into an original and very elegant vase. ‘Les Bulles’ collection drew inspiration from laboratory glassware. They also explore the themes of landscape and micro-architecture, around the notions of balance, stability and space. Combining simple volumes, they stage fascinating microcosms which play on the contrasts between glass and stone. Materials: blown glass and Carrara marble.
‘Totem’ hall elements
Totem is a series of six objects that are usually found in the hall: a mirror, a set of occasional tables, a flower pot holder and a coat stand. This set welcomes visitors to a simple and refined environment, punctuated by the solid cast concrete pedestals which support very fine structures. The concrete base is the weight which holds each of the totems in equilibrium at different heights. Materials: oak and concrete.
The ‘Big Boss’ Desk
Drawing inspiration from architectural constructions using the cantilever principal, the lacquered metal skirt gives a solid volume on which the entire desk depends. This support contrasts with the light oak suspended top which juts out over an empty space. The choice of material is a metaphor for a ‘sports coupe’ car: the metallic exterior reflects the immediate environment and hides the user’s legs. The refined topstitched leather interior creates a warm protective cocoon. The elegance of the lines hides all that is to be hidden: computer cables, electric wires, drawer. Materials: oak; topstitched leather and metal.
Photos credit Maxime Champion
Exhibition: "Equilibres" by Piergil Fourquié
From April 28 to June 4 2011
Galerie Gosserez
Paris, France
tags: furniture, project, glass, exhibitions, wood
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posted on April 15 by DesignAddict.
"Nouvelle vague, the new French domestic landscape" is an exhibition with A+A Cooren, Ionna Vautrin, Pierre Favresse, Studio Nocc and Pool at the Milan Design Furniture Fair 'off'.
"Entitled Petite Friture, Moustache, Superette, Specimen and Goodbye
Edison. Punchy and easy to remember names chosen to stand out from the
plethora of new French furniture and objects producers. France has never
known such an entrepreneurial frenzy in the design world. In barely
three years, the French design market has seen more producers emerge,
but also design galleries (YMER & MALTA, Next Level Galerie, Fat
Galerie, Galerie BSL, Galerie Gosserez, etc...) than over the last ten
years.
'Rush' Chair by Studio Nocc - 'Hippo' Lamp by A+A Cooren (Vertigo Bird, 2011)
'Rush' is a chair that is entirely covered with straw using a traditional rushing technique. This technique, strongly associated in popular culture with traditional peasant furniture, is used here to trigger the memory of the childhood chair. The straw is transposed and expanded on the Rush chair to the point where it becomes the main element. Through this process, the memory is transformed into the essence of the chair. Thanks to the inner steel structure, the chair's overall shape is no longer restricted to the bulky aesthetic of the past; it appears light and aerial, maintaining the stiffness that the rushing technique affords. Photo credit : Benjamin Ledu
The 'Hippo' is a series of lamps attached on a magnetic spindle. The rounded glass volume with the reflective metal calyx stays stable by the pull of magnetism. Hippo is easy to set and change as desired by the user. It possesses a sculptural and modern presence with its soft and cozy diffused light. Photo credit : A+A Cooren
'Wryneck' side table by Pool
Borrowed from the forest, the trunk "Wryneck" uses both the craftsmanship of the veneer and industrial technology of the digital cutting to find its place in a domestic space,without renouncing its original state. Photo credit : Benjamin Ledu
"In very little time, their pioneering work, production,
and commercialisation of new object and furniture collections has
permitted a new generation of designers to stand out and become visible.
Their work has also given this new wave confidence. Now uninhibited,
polyglot and entrepreneurial, they take risks, auto-produce and are
opening out to the world. From amongst these numerous new faces, five
obviously outstanding are presented at this exhibition: A+A Cooren,
Ionna Vautrin, Pierre Favresse, Studio Nocc and Pool."
Floor lamp 'Forêt illuminée' by Ionna Vautrin
Two trees intertwined, an imaginary animal, a cloud hugging the ground ...
Composed of a luminous cocoon wearing two trunks of wood, this light awakens the imagination.
Two simple wooden cylinders extend as light masts on which lies a misty lampshade in tyvek. Photo credit : Ionna Vautrin
'Torii' stool by A+A Cooren
Inspired by the traditional Japanese Shrine gate, Torii is a comfortable stool made in Ash and Oak wood. The Torii can fit in any small space, and can also be used as an ottoman.
The shelf under the comfortable curved seat can be used as a useful storage space for magazines or books. Photo credit : Anthony Girardi
'Metal band' shelves by A+A Cooren
Inspired by a children's rubber-band toy gun, the wooden shelves are affixed to vertical tube legs by a large metal band. By combining the module elements, the height and width are easily customizable.
The vertical protruding part of shelf prevents books from falling sideways. Photo credit : A+A Cooren
Collection 'Perch' by Pierre Favresse
The Perch Collection consists of several pieces based on the same construction: a reading chair, coat rack, rocking chair, chair and desk with integrated light. With this collection I wanted to show a large family of functionalities working off the same principle. Colour scheme harmony was also an important part of the project with each colour “coded” for a different function, or specific place you would typically find the piece of furniture in your home. Photo credit : Benjamin Ledu
Exhibition: "Nouvelle vague, the new French domestic landscape "
Curator: Cédric Morisset
Centre Culturel Français
Palazzo delle Stelline
Corso Magenta 63
20123 Milano - Italy
From 12th to 17th April 2011 - from 10am to 7pm
tags: furniture, project, lighting, exhibitions, new products, wood
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posted on February 22 by DesignAddict.
Kunsthal Rotterdam presents Ettore Sottsass' enamels from 1958 which together constitute a quintessential phase within the career of this Italian designer and architect.
In the late Fifties Sottsass built up an oeuvre of works in geometrical forms of which colour is the key element. By means of lines and circles he experimented with colourful enamel on vases and on plates. Over one hundred objects and drawings by Sottsass, who is generally considered to be one of the leading members of the Memphis group, are at the basis of the revolutionary designs that became his claim to fame later on.
Enamelled copper tondo, 1958 - photo Enzo Asaia
The years in between 1957 and 1961 are crucial to Sottsass' career. He was educated at the Polytechnic University of Turin and, fully in line with his rationalist education, started to build up an oeuvre consisting of simple geometrical patterns.
Pastel on blueprint, 1958 - courtesy Museo Casa Mollino
In 1958 he investigated the complex technical process of enamelling and explored its artistic possibilities. The vitreous nature of enamel gives a physical thickness to surfaces, irregular yet smooth and shiny, and offers the possibility to use pure and extraordinarily vivid colours.
Enamelled copper vases on wooden base, 1958 - courtesy Museo Casa Mollino
Sottsass was clearly enchanted by the material quality of enamel and attached it to wooden vases and metal plates. In the vases he designes the enamel is exalted by contrast with the natural warmth of the wooden bases.
Catalogus Gallery Il Sestante Milan 1959 1959 - courtesy Museo Casa Mollino
The exhibition sheds light on this highly productive designing period in Sottsass' career and provides a valuable insight into the development of his oeuvre. Sottsass' is best known for designing the iconic red plastic Olivetti Valentine typewriter (1969) and the expressive Carlton bookcase (1981).
Exhibition: Ettore Sottsass Enamels 1958
Kunsthal Rotterdam
February 12 to May 1 2011
tags: graphic, Ettore Sottsass, exhibitions
designers: Ettore Sottsass
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posted on February 3 by DesignAddict.
'Post Fossil: excavating 21st century creation' is a new design exhibition curated by trend-forecaster Li Edelkoort, at Design Museum Holon, Israël.
The exhibition presents the work of over 60 international contemporary designers, illustrating how the design of the future can be inspired by the archaic aesthetics, organic materials and poetic techniques of the past.
"Edelkoort has assembled a selection of future fossils, based on the understanding that one of the best ways to study design is through the analysis of archaeological relics. In contrast to the common perception of future design as technological and interactive, ‘Post Fossil’ enables us to examine the future by gazing back to the past and to re-experience the primal encounter between man, matter and basic forms”. Galit Gaon, chief curator of Design Museum Holon
In the wake of the global economic crisis, the period of glamorous and streamlined design for design’s sake has come to an end. This exhibition seeks to review the value systems constructed over the previous century by showcasing objects by a new breed of designers creating work that challenges and overturns our conventional notions of design. The exhibiting designers are retracing the steps of human history and going back to the primitive roots of the very act of making things. They are redesigning shelter and tools as well as lifestyle, incorporating elements from nature into materials and the creation process.
The exhibition includes works from designers such as Pieke Bergmans (the Netherlands), Nacho Carbonell (Spain), Arik Levy (Israel),Tomás Libertiny (Slovakia), Peter Marigold (United Kingdom), Tanja Saeter (Norway) and Studio Job (the Netherlands) and Boaz Cohen (Israel).
Exhibition:
Post Fossil: excavating 21st century creation
Design Museum Holon, Israël
From January 27 to April 30 2011
tags: furniture, sustainable, exhibitions, wood
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