Art Basel Week - Programme on the Vitra Campus
10. – 16. June 2024
Vitra Campus North
VitraHaus: New VitraHaus Loft by Sabine Marcelis
Sabine Marcelis opens up new perspectives on living with a bold installation in the VitraHaus Loft, using a cascading colour scheme. The Dutch designer also developed new colours and covers for two iconic Vitra products by Danish designer Verner Panton. These will be launched in a limited edition as installation spin-offs.
'The philosophy behind the design closely mirrors how we created our family home,' explains Marcelis who previously collaborated with the Vitra Design Museum in 2022 on 'Colour Rush!' – an exhibition at the Schaudepot where she organised iconic Vitra archive pieces by colour. Working closely with the team at Vitra, the top floor of the public VitraHaus has been transformed into an intelligently organised yet highly imaginative showcase of how colour and design can be combined with compelling results.
'The philosophy behind the design closely mirrors how we created our family home,' explains Marcelis who previously collaborated with the Vitra Design Museum in 2022 on 'Colour Rush!' – an exhibition at the Schaudepot where she organised iconic Vitra archive pieces by colour. Working closely with the team at Vitra, the top floor of the public VitraHaus has been transformed into an intelligently organised yet highly imaginative showcase of how colour and design can be combined with compelling results.
Vitra Design Museum
Transform! Designing the Future of Energy
Energy is the main driving force of our society; energy is political, energy is invisible, energy is omnipresent. All of the buildings, infrastructure and products related to the generation, distribution and utilization of energy are created by human beings. Consequently, design plays a key role in the current transition to renewable energy.
The exhibition »Transform! Designing the Future of Energy« shines a light on the transformation of the energy sector from the perspective of design: from everyday products that use renewable energy to the design of solar houses and wind power stations; from smart mobility systems to futuristic visions of self-sufficient cities. What are the criteria for designing an energy-efficient product? How can design contribute to an increase in the use of renewable energy sources? How can industry, government policies and every one of us help to achieve the transition to a sustainable future?
The exhibition »Transform! Designing the Future of Energy« shines a light on the transformation of the energy sector from the perspective of design: from everyday products that use renewable energy to the design of solar houses and wind power stations; from smart mobility systems to futuristic visions of self-sufficient cities. What are the criteria for designing an energy-efficient product? How can design contribute to an increase in the use of renewable energy sources? How can industry, government policies and every one of us help to achieve the transition to a sustainable future?
Oudolf Garten
Khudi Bari, Marina Tabassum
A Khudi Bari (Small House) by architect Marina Tabassum will be built on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein and opened during the Art Basel week.
Floods in Bangladesh, which are becoming increasingly frequent as a consequence of climate change, regularly force hundreds of thousands of people to search for a new dwelling. It was in light of this context that Marina Tabassum and her team developed Khudi Bari: more cost-effective than existing solutions, this small home is designed to be erected, dismantled, transported and rebuilt elsewhere without any specialist assistance.
Not only are the idea and design of the Khudi Bari concept impressive, but also the creative execution of this architecture of necessity. As an illustration of the architect’s unique vision and a practical response to problems exacerbated by the climate crisis, a Khudi Bari is now being constructed on the Vitra Campus.
Floods in Bangladesh, which are becoming increasingly frequent as a consequence of climate change, regularly force hundreds of thousands of people to search for a new dwelling. It was in light of this context that Marina Tabassum and her team developed Khudi Bari: more cost-effective than existing solutions, this small home is designed to be erected, dismantled, transported and rebuilt elsewhere without any specialist assistance.
Not only are the idea and design of the Khudi Bari concept impressive, but also the creative execution of this architecture of necessity. As an illustration of the architect’s unique vision and a practical response to problems exacerbated by the climate crisis, a Khudi Bari is now being constructed on the Vitra Campus.
Vitra Campus South
Vitra Schaudepot: Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metavers
How was and is the future being imagined in design? The annual presentation at the Vitra Schaudepot is dedicated to the vision of a new world, and crosses a bridge from the furnishing in early science fiction movies to design for virtual spaces.
Groundbreaking design objects from the collection of the Vitra Design Museum show how technical innovations and design utopias have found their way into our everyday lives and directly shape our everyday world.
Groundbreaking design objects from the collection of the Vitra Design Museum show how technical innovations and design utopias have found their way into our everyday lives and directly shape our everyday world.
Publication date: 12.6.2024
Images: 1. & 4. Khudi Bari Julien Lanoo; 2. Loft von Clemens Poloczek; 3. XTU architectes, X_Land, Rendering, 2020 © XTU architectes; 5. Complicated Sofa, The Shipping, 2021 Artwork by Andrés Reisinger
