Glasses for people with impaired hands, a clock that measures energy over time, a ship without emissions. What do they have in common? They will all be exhibited in New York and they are all Swedish designs.
Taking a grand grip Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York presents the fourth exhibition in the National Design Triennial series in spring 2010 by putting the question “Why Design Now?”.
Looking at eight themes (energy, mobility, community, materials, prosperity, health, communication and simplicity), the exhibition will explore the work of designers addressing human and environmental problems across many fields of design from architecture and product design to fashion, graphics, new media and landscape design.
Gathering design from all over the world it will also contain examples from the Swedish design community, among them E/S Orcelle Cargo Carrier by No Picnic AB for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Energy Aware Clock by Interactive Institute, Spot Guide Cane by Ergonomidesign, SOLVATTEN Solar Safe‐water Purifier by Solvatten AB and Gripp Glasses by Karin Eriksson, Skrufs Glassworks.
The design office Ergonomidesign has been selected to show three projects at the exhibition, and their CEO Krister Torssell says:
“We are very proud to have three projects included in the Triennial, which is definitely one of the key contemporary design exhibitions. Addressing environmental and human problems is a challenge we face every day and very much in line with the core values of our design studio, so I dare to say that all of us are especially delighted to be a part of this particular exhibition.”
Torssell continues, “It is also interesting to note the significant Swedish representation; even though we are a small country, we are still on the list of key players in design and innovation.”
The exhibition aims to examine why design thinking is an essential tool for solving some of today’s most urgent problems; what draws creative thinkers, makers and problem solvers to this crucial field of discovery; and why business leaders, policy makers, consumers and citizens should embrace design values.
The exhibition will be on view from May 14, 2010 through Jan. 9, 2011
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