HELLO FUTURE – The future starts in four weeks
Texto por Press Office - Design Biennale Zürich
Zürich, Suiza
21.08.17
The first Design Biennale Zurich 2017 with the motto “HELLO FUTURE” will be launched in exactly four weeks – from September 7 to 10. One route and six locations. Various exhibitions and a conference. Open talks and design walks. All this awaits the visitors – a Biennale to discover, explore and experiment.
The varied program of the Design Biennale Zurich is now available on www.designbiennalezurich.ch. Tickets for this unique event are also available on the website.
In the following, some program highlights will be presented - a small taste for the future, that will soon begin.
Situation map and overview of all projects Design Biennale Zurich 2017
Bad Vibrations
Crystals to counter annoying vibrations and noise? This might sound esoteric,
but is in fact a design- and engineering feat on the highest level. Phononic crystals absorb oscillations – without electronics or electricity. Christian Lauchenauer, our designer in residence at the Empa, sketches the future of the new material.
Biennale Zentrum, Hochhaus zur Bastei, Bärengasse 29, 8001 Zurich
Thu - Sat 11 - 19h, Sun 11 - 17h
The Utopia of the Neutral
On the occasion of the Design Biennale London 2016, seven designers have translated their utopias into objects in collaboration with highly specialized Swiss industrial enterprises. The award-winning exhibition will debut in Switzerland in revised form during the Design Biennale in Zurich.
Biennale Zentrum, Hochhaus zur Bastei, Bärengasse 29, 8001 Zurich
Thu - Sat 11 - 19h, Sun 11 - 17h
"Magnify the Origin" by Adrien Rovero, Lausanne with Schott Suisse SA, Yverdon
Flags for the Earth
In times in which nation states erect walls instead of tackling the urgent challenges of the future together, the design collective Postfossil invites designers from all over the world to compose flags for earth – flags that unite instead of divide.
Alter Botanischer Garten der Universität Zürich, Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zurich
Thu - Sat 11 - 19h, Sun 11 - 17h
Collage with historical depiction of the Old Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Credit: Stadt Zürich and Postfossil
Collage with historical depiction of the Old Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Credit: Stadt Zürich and Postfossil
×Archaeology of the Future
The spectacular casemate below the old botanic garden – a fortress complex from the 17th century – will become a field of research of the future. Equipped with a flashlight, the visitors discover facts and fiction, assumptions and speculations, scenarios and products.
Alter Botanischer Garten der Universität Zürich, Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zurich
Thu - Sat 11 - 19h, Sun 11 - 17h
Public guided tours: daily 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00
Exterior view of the Kasematte of the Old Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Credit: Design Biennale Zürich 2017
Exterior view of the Kasematte of the Old Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Credit: Design Biennale Zürich 2017
×Back to the Future
20 well-known designers from all areas, 20 historic exhibits, 20 commentaries on
the inception process: a special tour of the permanent collections of the Landesmuseum (National Museum Zurich).
Landesmuseum Zürich, Museumsstrasse 2, 8001 Zurich
Thu 10 - 19h, Fri - Sun 10 - 17h
Julian Zigerli at Landesmuseum Zürich, Credit: KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler
Materials of tomorrow: bio plastic
Material-Archive, a network for teaching, research and practice, asks about the materials of the future in the exhibition “Bio oder Kunststoff – oder beides?” (“Organic or plastic – or both?”). At the BioabbauBAR, you can ingest resources, test applications and discuss eco-balances.
Werkstadt Zürich, Hohlstrasse 420, 8048 Zurich
Thu - Sat 11 - 19h, Sun 11 - 17h
Public guided tours: daily 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00
Special: Thu 07.09.2017 17:00-19:00 BioabbauBAR
Exhibition «Bio oder Kunststoff – oder beides?», Credit: Gewerbemuseum Winterthur / Michael Lio
Drone Costumes
For Verity Studios, the up-and-coming designer Léa Pereyre designs magic, poetic and circus-like costumes for drones. Behind her enchanted flying creatures is a lot of fantasy and hard research work.
Werkstadt Zürich, Hohlstrasse 420, 8048 Zurich
Thu - Sat 11 - 19h, Sun 11 - 17h
“Jellyfish” costume developed at Verity Studios, Credit: Verity Studios.
Facts & figures at a glance
September 7–10, 2017
CHF 25.- for a 4-day-pass (all venues included)
CHF 55.- for the Design conference (excl. exhibitions)
CHF 75.- for a 4-day-pass (all venues included) and the design conference
Free tickets for children under 18 years of age