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| Fixie lamp by Dag Hunted; photo by Inbal Marmari |
Design Museum Holon's new exhibition, 'New Olds: Design between tradition and innovation', highlights the work of contemporary designers whose practice involves reinterpreting motifs from the past.
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| Mesh chairs by Tal Gur; photo by Ohad Matalon |
Curated by Volker Albus, the show runs 26 May - 10 September 2011, and features work by 60 designers including
Maarten Baas,
Bertjan Pot (read our interview with Pot
here),
Marcel Wanders,
Studio Makkink & Bey,
Tal Gur, and
Big Game.
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| Goldenage by Meirav Peled Barzilay; photo by Naama Rona |
Established cultural signifiers - such as the Persian carpet, antler hunting trophy, Delft vase, cantilevered chair and Baroque wardrobe - are all the subject of reinterpretation by modern-day designers.
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| Plus de Madam Rubens by Frank Willems; photo by Serge Hagemeier |
Albus explains: "The past, or rather the forms of the past are omnipresent. But they are not idealized and not ridiculed, and also not merely used as a historical characteristic or a self-referential quotation... These forms from the past are brought into the present and in the best way made compatible for everyday use."
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| Monothone 01 Bearbeitet by Martino Gamper; photo by Anna Arca |
Albus's article explaining the theme of the exhibition in detail is available to read
here.
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| Raw 001 by Haim Parnas; photo by Shay Halevi |
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Werkstadt Kabinett by Studio Makkink & Bey; photo by Frank Kleinbach |
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| Blown Away vase by Front; photo by Maarten van Houten |
