Mudam Luxembourg
DESIGN CITY 2012
13/04/2012 – 03/06/2012
Mudam Luxembourg
3, Park Dräi Eechelen
L-1499 Luxembourg
t +352 45 37 85 1
f +352 45 37 85 400
info@designcity.lu
www.designcity.lu
Design City is above all concerned with design for its contribution to the quality of life (a decisive factor in the location of companies but also an important element of differentiation and tourist attraction) and aims to encourage the participation of designers in the development of the city, to stimulate efforts related to the quality of design amongst promoters (both public and private) whose projects define and influence our built environment, whilst serving as a showcase for experimentation and the promotion of designers from here and elsewhere.For Design City 2012, following the experience of the first edition, it seems important to us to re-use the “formulae” which worked well in 2010 whilst refining them by adding a deeper, more scientific analysis.Design City 2012 therefore presents a series of exhibitions in different places including public space, Carré Rotondes and Mudam Luxembourg, accompanied by a Symposium by Luxembourg designer Sophie Krier, who lives and works in Rotterdam where she has already developed numerous projects and workshops about design. This symposium replaces the series of conferences offered in 2010.A “sound design” project based on sound mapping the City of Luxembourg will be developed with the musician Fabio Orsi and the music section of the Diekirch Classical High School.The now annual ‘‘Designers’ Market’’, which promotes local designers and creators along with those from the Greater Region, will be held in May 2012.
This years programme:
INDOOR EXHIBITIONS
Maurizio Galante & Tal Lancman at Mudam
Fabrica - with the projects Next Cabane and The Riot Act - at Mudam
Emergenc(e)(y) - with designers and creative people from Luxembourg, as well as young talents from many european schools for design - at Carré Rotondes
OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONS
Index: Award in the public spaces of Luxembourg City
Chat Zone by Guido Wolff in the public spaces of Luxembourg City
EVENTS
Turn me on - Design hits on Luxembourg. Symposium Design City 2012 (27/04/2012) at Mudam. Booking before 15/04/2012: www.designcity.lu. In English.
Marché des Créateurs (19/05 - 20/05/2012) at Mudam
© george(s)
INDEX: Award Exhibition, Place d’Armes
Créé au Danemark et remis par un jury international, le Prix INDEX: récompense des designers du monde entier qui, par leurs créations, ont contribué à améliorer la qualité de vie. C’est en effet cette attention particulière qui distingue INDEX: Award des autres prix de design. Et si ce rôle prend de plus en plus d’ampleur, c’est grâce à un réseau précieux de personnes engagées et de penseurs actifs dans le domaine du design, qu’INDEX: a su réunir via des villes partenaires dans le monde entier.
Des médiateurs seront présents tous les week-ends de 10h à 18h pour fournir des explications et répondre à vos questions. Visites guidées tous les samedis et dimanches à 15h (LU) et 16h (FR) pour un tour complet des objets exposés (30’). Gratuit, sans inscription.
© Guido Wolff
Chat Zone, Rue Philippe II, bd Royal et Place de Paris
Chat Zone est une installation qui provoque la réflexion chez les passants, ainsi que différentes réactions et suscite la communication. Elle montre comment une simple action, ici un cercle dessiné au sol, peut provoquer le dialogue entre personnes ne se connaissant pas. Cette expérience enrichit ainsi les recherches sociologiques de Guido Wolff qui alimentent son travail de designer. Depuis 2009, Guido Wolff effectue des recherches sur le thème de la communication en relation avec le public et se penche sur les difficultés de la prise de parole entre des inconnus dans un lieu public.
