Nike: Form Follows Motion
Nike: Form Follows Motion
21.09.2024 – 04.05.2025
Vitra Design Museum
With »Nike: Form Follows Motion« the Vitra Design Museum will present the first ever museum exhibition about Nike, the world’s most revered sports brand. The exhibition will explore the company’s five-decade ascent from a grassroots start-up to a global phenomenon. The focus is on Nike’s design history: from the company’s beginnings in the 1960s and the design of its famous »swoosh« logo, to iconic products such as Air Max and Flyknit, and current research devoted to future materials and sustainability. Following the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris as well as the European Football Championship in Germany, the exhibition will emphasize the importance of sports for design innovation and social change, while also shedding light on the almost mythical devotion to sneakers and sportswear in popular culture and social media. The exhibition has been initiated and produced by the Vitra Design Museum and curated by Glenn Adamson.
Image: Key Visual »Nike: Form Follows Motion« © Vitra Design Museum, graphic Design: Daniel Streat, Visual Fields
The Shakers: A World in the Making
The Shakers: A World in the Making
23.05.2025 – 07.09.2025
Vitra Design Museum
In spring 2025, the Vitra Design Museum will present a major exhibition about the unique design culture fostered in the United States by the Shakers. Established in the eighteenth century, this free church community embraced social equality, egalitarianism, and communalism. The design philosophy that sprang from their ideals and the radically simple and functional objects produced in the Shaker community have been critical in shaping modern design, inspiring generations of designers, artists, and architects. In the face of the crises and conflicts that confront us today, the Shakers’ combination of utopianism and pragmatism proves its enduring relevance. Designed by Formafantasma, the exhibition will feature numerous fascinating Shaker objects illuminating their cultural context while a selection of contemporary art and design positions will engage the Shaker legacy in an exciting dialogue.
Image: Elder's Rocking Chair, ca. 1850-70, Vitra Design Museum
