Out of the Ordinary. Carte blanche to Studio Wieki Somers at mudac

Out of the Ordinary. Carte blanche to Studio Wieki Somers at mudac

25 October '17 - 11 February '18

The Carte blanche to a designer series invites a Swiss or international designer to conceive a solo exhibition to present their work, for which they design a specific display. In 2017, the mudac invites Studio Wieki Somers, founded in 2003 by two former graduates of the Design Academy Eindhoven: Wieki Somers and Dylan van den Berg.

Working in furniture and industrial design, Studio Wieki Somers offers a unique, enlightened and even enchanting vision of the world and its traditions. While showing a particular interest in materials, their work stands out for its ingenuity and creativity. References to the culture of Japanese samurai and specific climatic events also lead Wieki Somers and Dylan van den Berg to consider today’s design not only as a mirror of our time but also as a field of experimentation. This allows them to question our daily rituals, as well as the specificities of our environments through out of the ordinary designs.

The studio works for a great variety of international manufacturers, museums and galleries, and have established an intensive relationship with Galerie kreo in Paris. They have received numerous awards and their works are part of major collections, including the MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Albert and Victoria Museum in London.

Since its opening in 2000, the mudac – Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts – has built up a reputation for having an inquisitive and incisive attitude to the things that shape our way of life, and has always sought to ask pertinent – and sometimes impertinent! – questions. Its ambitious programme of between five and eight exhibitions a year alternates thematic projects with “carte blanche” events for designers from Switzerland and further afield, with a particular focus on young creators. The mudac prides itself on providing a forum for dialogue and exchange, bringing together design with the applied arts and contemporary art. This unique and bold approach is recognised throughout the world, with exhibitions staged from Paris to Seoul.

The mudac also offers frequent new exhibitions of its permanent collections, which have continued to grow from its beginnings as the Musée des arts décoratifs, so that visitors can trace the development of the collection as a whole.

Finally, the museum opens its doors to the performing arts: dancers, film directors, performers or musicians, and has established itself as a platform for free dialogue between diverse art forms, within Switzerland and on an international level.

mudac
Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains
Pl. de la Cathédrale 6
CH-1005 Lausanne

https://mudac.ch










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