“Nestled in that no man’s land, a new era with new work is being prepared; artistic and elastic statements that without a doubt are shifting between all disciplines and all dimensions.”

The Pop-Up Generation
Design Between Dimensions
By Lidewij Edelkoort

13 December 2011 – 12 April 2012

the exhibition ‘the pop-up generation: design between dimensions’, investigates the trends of screen culture, flat-packing, and pop-up shops
by graphic designer anna garforth, in collaboration with vinke display

process video (really great!)

http://vimeo.com/36152966

http://www.motimuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/current/the-pop-up-generation/855

“In 2010, the Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake first presented a ground-breaking collection called 132 5. Working closely with a computer scientist, mathematical algorithms were designed into 3D shapes that are then heat-pressed into two-dimensional forms. When these garments are folded, they resemble origami creations. When they are unfolded and put on, dimensional shapes pop-out and protrude from the body.”

“Young generations born with and behind the screen live in a shadow area, a no man’s land between the second and third dimension that they wish to connect. This popup generation moves easily from 2D to 3D and back again as if they do not even notice that there is a difference. The brain is trained to see volume in a flat sketch and to discover a structure behind the volume found in an architectonic drawing.”

Hit the jackpot- so many interesting projects. I’ll add more later
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Sadly, I cannot find a graphic designer on the list of participants here. I think it’s important to keep gd as the core from which we’re writing.

from the MOTI museum website (Museum of the Image in Breda)

“Armed with technological developments, today’s designers are now able to allow themselves to be unrestricted by dimensions”

“At the start of the 21st century, the world is a cacophony of different cultures, destitute economies, innovative mass media and hyper technology. Old structures disappear and are replaced by a longing for synergy that flourishes with the new worldwide means of communication. In the practice of design, disciplines merge and worlds are linked together; 2D & 3D, analogue & digital, culture & capital, science & art, nature & technology and local & global.”

Participating designers:
Kiki van Eijk (NL), Catharina van Eetvelde (BE), Rodrigo Solorzano (MEX), Anthony Kleinepier (NL), Tord Boontje (NL), Bartosz Mucha (PL), Jaime Hayon (SP), Studio Job (NL), Niels Meulman (NL), Anna Garforth (GB), Carla Fernandez, Niels Hoebers (NL) Eric Ku (USA), Camile Scherrer (CH), Eley Kishimoto (JP), Carolina Wilcke (BE), Issey Miyake (JP), Laurens Manders (NL), Front (SE), Molo (CA), Richard Woods (GB) and Neozoon.

Kiki van Eijk (NL) — furniture design
Catharina van Eetvelde (BE) — animator/artist
Rodrigo Solorzano (MEX) — industrial design, origami type stuff, interesting diy toy kit for kids
Anthony Kleinepier (NL)
Tord Boontje (NL)
Bartosz Mucha (PL)
Jaime Hayon (SP)
Studio Job (NL)
Niels Meulman (NL)
Anna Garforth (GB
Carla Fernandez, Niels Hoebers (NL)
Eric Ku (USA) — graphic designer!!!
Camile Scherrer (CH)
Eley Kishimoto (JP)
Carolina Wilcke (BE) — product designer
Issey Miyake (JP)
Laurens Manders (NL)
Front (SE)
Molo (CA) — canadian architects and product designers
Richard Woods (GB) — british sculptor, fake surfaces
Neozoon.