Torino World Design Capital 2008
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Adventures with Objects
The exhibition features more than 200 objects, including furniture, architectural models, fabrics, saddles, plates and glasses, books, photographs and documents, which make up the core of the private collection of Alexander von Vegesack, the avant-garde founder and director of the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein.
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From the 60s on, Alexander von Vegesack collected objects and documents from all over the world, from Spain to Mexico, from Austria to Japan. Organised by Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, the exhibition offers a portrait of the collector, his passion, his far-reaching curiosity and his ability to read beyond the immediate aesthetics of an object. The exhibition tells the collection’s story through the life, work and travels of von Vegesack. There will be twenty sections which will include the history of the best known 20th-century pieces and various surprising discoveries.
Location: Torino, Italy, Via Nizza 230 int. 103
Date: from Mar 20 2008 to Jul 06 2008 |
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Human Made Design
“Human-Made Design” stems from the idea of innovative ‘sensitive design', that transforms places for living into a space for the mind where people can live in harmony. The exhibition displays plans, products and illustrations of designs: sculpture - art - industrial - garden - plaza - park - playground and urban space.
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Location: Torino, Italy, via Principe Amedeo, 38/D
Date: from Jan 18 2008 to Dec 31 2008
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The Pure Gilt of Italian Design
For the XXI edition of the Prize, Torino 2008 World Design Capital presents the priceless value of the Compasso d'Oro Historical Collection, recently protected as part of Italy's historical artistic heritage. The Collection, that has grown over the years with the editions of the Prize and its international juries, is an anthology in progress of the excellence of Italian design and products.
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Location: Reggia di Venaria Reale, Torino Italy, p.zza Repubblica, 4
Date: from Apr 24 2008 to Aug 31 2008 | |
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