Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse
Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse
18.05.2024 – 11.05.2025
Vitra Schaudepot
Numerous science fiction films – from Star Trek to 2001: A Space Odyssey to Blade Runner – are populated by classic designs that have shaped our image of the future. In reverse, many designers of objects destined for some type of imagined future seek inspiration in the genre of science fiction. The fascinating dialogue between science fiction and design is the subject of a new exhibition in the Vitra Schaudepot. Under the title »Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse«, over 100 objects from the museum’s collection will be staged in a futuristic display by the designer Andrés Reisinger. Supplemented by selected works from the realms of film and literature, the show presents a range of examples from the early twentieth century to the so-called Space Age of the 1960s and ’70s, and even further to recent design objects that have been conceived exclusively for the virtual worlds of the metaverse.
Image:
Reisinger Studio, The Shipping, 2021
© Reisinger Studio
Nike: Form Follows Motion
Nike: Form Follows Motion
21.09.2024 – 02.03.2025
Vitra Design Museum
In autumn 2024 the Vitra Design Museum will present the first ever museum exhibition about Nike, the world’s most revered sport brand. The exhibition will mark the milestones in Nike’s fifty year history and will explore its ascent into a global brand that holds a central role in popular culture. The focus of the exhibition is on Nike’s design practice – from the company’s beginnings in the 1960s and the design of its famous »swoosh« logo to iconic products such as Air Max and current research devoted to future materials and sustainability.
Image: Original Swoosh Design by Carolyn Davidson, 1972
© Courtesy of Nike, Inc.
