David Chipperfield – Form Matters (Oct 2009 - Jan 2010 .... Non solo... · Zaha Hadid – Architecture + Design (Jun - Nov 2007) Zaha Hadid Architecture and Design Foto: Luke Hayes

Ettore Sottsass, the most celebrated designer of his generation and founder of

the groundbreaking 1980s design group Memphis, celebrated his 90th birthday in

September 2007. To mark the occasion, the Design Museum staged an exhibition explo-

ring Sottsass’ remarkable 60-year career and his iconic designs, including glass and

ceramics for Alessi and electronic products for Olivetti.

The exhibition was the first full scale show of Zaha Hadid’s work in the UK, focusing on the recent extraordinarily

productive period in the architect’s work. At the time, Hadid was busy working

on projects ranging from masterplans in Singapore and Istanbul, to an opera

house in China, a museum in Rome, and a skyscraper in Dubai. She had also re-

cently opened two buildings in Germany: a car factory for BMW and the Phaeno

Science Centre, for which she was short-listed for the 2006 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Probably Sottsass’ most well-known piece, the Carlton Room Divider. Ettore Sottsass Work in Progress

Foto: Andy Stevens

Less and More - The Design Ethos of Dieter RamsInstallation view, Design MuseumFoto: Luke Hayes

Hussein Chalayan - From fashion and back(Jan - May 2009)

Spanning fifteen years of experimental projects, the show explored Chalayan’s creative approach, his

inspirations and the many themes influencing his work, such as cultural identity, displacement and migration.

Chalayan is renowned for his innovative use of ma-terials, meticulous pattern cutting and progressive

attitudes to new technology.

Hussein Chalayan - From fashion and backFoto: Luke Hayes

One of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th Century, Dieter Rams defined an elegant, legible, yet rigorous visual language for its products. Showcasing Rams’ landmark designs for Braun and furniture manufacturer Vitsœ, the exhibition examined how Rams’ design ethos inspired Braun’s entire product range for over 40 years and had a lasting influence on today’s design landscape.

Less and More – The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams (Nov 2009 - Mar 2010)

The exhibition presented a comprehensive overview of the architect’s work, looking at key moments in his development as well as at major recent projects including the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany, the America’s Cup Building in Valencia, Spain, the Neues Museum in Berlin and the Hep-worth Museum in Wakefield, Yorkshire.

David Chipperfield – Form Matters (Oct 2009 - Jan 2010)

David Chipperfield - Form Matters at the Design MuseumInstallation viewFoto: Luke Hayes

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Ettore Sottsass - Work in Progress (Mar - Jun 2007)

Zaha Hadid – Architecture + Design (Jun - Nov 2007)

Zaha Hadid Architecture and DesignFoto: Luke Hayes

Plain Space celebrated Pawson’s career

to date with models, film, photographs and architectural elements, and featured some of his most important projects including the Cistercian Monastery of Our Lady of Nový Dvur in the Czech Republic, the Sackler Crossing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Calvin Klein store on Madison Ave-nue, New York. At the heart of the exhibition was a site-specific 1:1 full-sized installation designed by Pawson to offer a direct expe-rience of his work.

John Pawson – Plain Space (Sep 2010 - Jan 2011)

John Pawson - Plain SpaceInstallation image, Design Museum.Foto: Luke Hayes

Venerdì, 29 aprile 2011 ore 18 IX. Not only Art

Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Villa Sucota, Via per Cernobbio, 19, 22100 Como, Italia. www.fondazioneratti.org

Deyan Sudjic is Director of the Design Museum in London. Founded in 1989, the Design Museum is the UK’s cultural champion of design and wins internatio-nal acclaim for exhibitions of modern design history and contemporary design.Before joining the Design Museum in August 2006, Deyan was Dean of the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design at Kingston University, visiting profes-sor at the Royal College of

Art and the Academy of Applied Art in Vienna, and the Observer newspaper’s design and architecture writer. He was Director of Glasgow 1999, UK City of Architectu-re, and in 2002 was Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale. From 2000 to 2004 he was Editor of Domus, and Founding Editor of Blueprint magazine from 1983 to 1996. Deyan has published many books on design and architecture. In 2004 Deyan was awarded the Bicentenary Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for the promotion of design, and was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was made an OBE in 2000.

“Sono diventato un critico, un curatore e uno scrittore quando ho capito che non avrei costruito nulla con le mie mani. Sono sempre stato affascinato da una frase di Ernesto Ethan Rogers. che per qualche anno ha diretto Domus, il quale affermava che “è sufficiente esaminare attentamente un cucchiaio per com-prendere la società, la cultura e la città che lo hanno realizzato”. Esiste infatti un DNA comune, un filo conduttore che accomuna il design, anche se di dimen-sioni diverse. Ho sempre cercato di capire il modo in cui le persone abitano le città, modo che peraltro richiamo quello con cui utilizzano gli oggetti. Questa è una fase importante per l’architettura, perché dopo una fase di grandi progetti dettati da una esuberante irrazionalità, oggi la vera sfida per le nuove genera-zioni è capire come sopravvivere in condizioni climatiche diverse”Deyan Sudjic