Der belgische Kritiker und Kurator
Jan Boelen erklärt im
Interview mit dem Blog
Dezeen, wie er die
Design Biennale in
Ljubljana zu ihrem 50. Geburtstag in diesem Jahr renovieren will - mit elf Themen (Affordable Living, Knowing Food, Public Water Public Space, Walking the City, Hidden Crafts, The Fashion System, Hacking Households, Nanotourism, Engine Blocks, Observing Space und Designing Life), auf die er
Teams angesetzt hat: "It made no sense to continue within the
pedagogical effort of an awards competition, which was the framework within which BIO - as most design events created in the 20th century - originated. Back then, the world was a place of
mass production and distribution; today, we are seeing
a transition towards small-scale, local and specific scenarios of production, where the designer is no longer an all-powerful creator, but an element in a
network of collaboration and influence. Any design even that seeks to truly reflect the contemporary must embrace these changes, and for BIO, that meant a shift towards
collaboration and complexity. This generates what you called a 'choral' event, where many multidisciplinary agents come together, with their strengths and weaknesses, to create something new."
Besprochen wird die
Konstantin-Grcic-Ausstellung im
Vitra-Design-Museum in Weil am Rhein (
NZZ)