In this series of videos, contemporary designers respond to quotes from Victor Papanek to find out if his ideas are still relevant. Klaas and Maybe of the Academie voor Beeldvorming use art to tackle social issues and to change the image around them.
Welcome to the Deep Dive of the exhibition Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design. This is where we take the themes explored in the exhibition to another level. The exhibition was on view in the museum from October 17 2020 to March 8, 2021.
Papanek’s famous book, Design for the Real World, opens with a statement: ‘There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a few’. Here on our digital platform, we take a closer look at those words.
How can design contribute to a better world? What is the designer’s role when it comes to sustainability, inclusion and democracy? How do contemporary designers address their responsibility to under-represented groups and future generations?
In this series of videos, contemporary designers respond to quotes from Victor Papanek to find out if his ideas are still relevant. Petra and Simone from Social Label develop design together with top designers and people with a distance to the labor market.
In this series of videos, contemporary designers respond to quotes from Victor Papanek to find out whether his ideas are still relevant. Tessa and Rolf from Minitopia create innovative, sustainable residential locations, in which there is plenty of room for solidarity and togetherness.
Alison J. Clark, the exhibition’s co-curator, shows a beautiful silk scarf printed with a motif intended to confuse facial recognition software. It’s the designer’s way of criticizing how governments and corporations are using this technology.
Alison J. Clark, the exhibition’s co-curator, reflects on a seemingly unassuming toy, the ‘Fingermajig’. She shows how inclusive design can lead the way to a more democratic and equal society.
Alison J. Clark, the exhibition’s co-curator, presents the ‘Big Character’ poster, which shows at a glance what Papanek’s social and design criticism was all about.