Transform!

Energy is the central driving force of our society; Energy is political; Energy is invisible. But all buildings, infrastructure, and products involved in generating, distributing, and using energy are designed. Design must therefore also play a central role in urgently needed energy transition. The exhibition »Transform! Designing the Future of Energy« explores the current, radical transformation of the energy sector from a design perspective: from products that harvest renewable energies to the design of solar houses and wind turbines, from intelligent mobility concepts to future visions of self-sufficient cities. The exhibition sheds light on the global thirst for energy and asks critical questions: How can design contribute to making greater use of renewable energies and to reducing our energy consumption? What must industry and politics, what can each individual contribute to the success of the energy transition?

Exhibits include innovative product design, graphic design, architectural prototypes, and scale models, as well as speculative design projects. Selected historical projects explore connections between design and the energy sector in the 20th century and thus highlight design’s transformative power in the past. An immersive installation invites visitors to test their own capacities to generate human energy.

Space
600 – 1,000 m² / 6,000 – 10,000 sq ft

Curator
Jochen Eisenbrand

Exhibition Design
emyl, Basel

Graphic Design  
Studio Helen Stelthove

Detailed information
Illustrated Concept
Exhibition Film

Exhibition Tour
23.03.2024 – 01.09.2024, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
03.05.2025 – 27.09.2026, Biosphere Montreal, Canada
Jan 2027 – Oct 2027, Hyundai Motorstudio Busan, Korea
   
For further information please contact Cora.Harris@design-museum.de.

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