In the past few years, the world has not been calm, and many major events have occurred that affect people's lives, making people have pessimistic ideas about the future. But when Diderot invited Greek design studio Objects of Common Interest, Zurich designer Carolien Niebling, Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana and Italian When multidisciplinary design studio Zaven asked the slightly provocative question "Ask me if I believe in the future", the response was surprisingly upbeat. These designers are not interested in returning to the status quo, instead they all embrace the idea of change.
Greek studio Objects of Common Interest's three inflatable pavilions - "Connect," "Arrival," and "Trace" - offer different spatial experiences through the use of materials such as iridescent holographic foil and memory foam
Diderot explained that the exhibition was originally conceived during the coronavirus pandemic, "when no one knew what would happen, not only in the distant future, but even tomorrow". People felt disoriented, and Diderot thought it would be interesting to study the concepts of the future at this unprecedented critical time. As with many of Diderot's curatorial projects, the focus is on ideas, characters and themes rather than finished products or products. Objects of Common Interest presents a sensory installation called Teahouses for Domesticity, which includes three inflatable kiosks made of iridescent holographic foil and memory foam. "Together they become an interchangeable cluster," explained the studio's two founding designers, Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis. From outside to inside and vice versa, the boundaries are blurred. Inside the pavilion, one can lose contact with the outside, as if in a meditative space, but through various mediums such as transparency or translucency of materials, color and iridescence, video, etc. , gradually reconnecting with the outside.” The studio aims to address the future through feelings and inner thoughts, and to give people the opportunity to slow down and reflect as they explore new concepts of community and sharing spaces with others.
Erez Nevi Pana installation "Homecoming"
Pana took a more otherworldly approach, an installation called Homecoming. "I imagined humans as a multiplanetary species, a species that successfully inhabited other planets," said of his installation. It has a landing pad filled with water (symbolizing life) for a future universe The spacecraft returns to Earth after traveling to other planets. The stools next to the cushions are for those waiting for others to "come home". "Observing life on Earth from space will allow us to 'see Earth as a whole, united - its strength and fragility exposed'," said the designers. "It has the power to transform consciousness and unity."
Chairs from Zavin's Future Prototypes series
Zavin's vision is also collective and at the same time earth-based. Studio founders Marco Zavagno and Enrica Cavarzan chose to create a collection of typical everyday objects: a lamp (for lighting), a container (for food and drink), a cloak (for warmth and protection), and a chair (for rest). These things have been around and developed for centuries, and will certainly be in the future. "Our approach to design is based on research, dialogue and experimentation," they said. "For this project, we were particularly insistent on being experimental, trying to build more with our hands, not sketches, but models and materials."
Jackets from Zavin's Future Prototypes collection
A fourth designer, Caroline, focused on the beauty of algae and edible plants, with a series of enlarged photographs and a series of exquisite ceramic plates with plants or reliefs printed on their surfaces. Caroline said a lot of change needs to be made on our planet, but she believes that change should be ignited by "positive advice rather than negative constraints". In this project, she wants visitors to think about what they're looking at before commenting on the ingredients themselves. "By showing ingredients in museums out of context, people tend to see otherwise very ordinary things in a different light."
Installations by Caroline Niebling, whose projects focus on the beauty of algae and edible plants
The glue that holds all the pieces together is the showroom designed by Okolo, a Swiss studio that brings together the fields of design, architecture, art and fashion. The entire exhibition is interrupted by huge brown paper columns, inspired by ancient Greek temples. Some have a mirrored text panel on them that looks futuristic. This juxtaposition of the past and the future seems appropriate under such an exhibition theme. Okolo's Jan Kloss said: "Will the future be shiny and colorful, or made of debris and dust? No one knows." Perhaps Zavin best summed up the spirit of the exhibition, When asked the question in the title of the exhibition, they responded seemingly casually with "Why not?" Elaborating on this, they said: "The future is the only thing we can build, a part of us as human beings, full of hope. And positive.” Seeing it this way, “Why not?” becomes less casual, almost an act of defiance.
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