October
16, 2005 - January 2, 2006
Safe:
Design Takes on Risk, major exhibition at MoMA with work by
Dutch designers, including Cindy van den Bremen, Mojo Barriers,
Foundation Right To Die NL, Twan Verdonck / Neo Human Toys,
Vlieger & Van Dam, Dre Wapenaar, and the archives of Paul
Mijksenaar
SAFE: Design
Takes On Risk, the first major design exhibition at MoMA since
its reopening in November 2004, presents more than 300 contemporary
products and prototypes designed to protect body and mind from
dangerous or stressful circumstances, respond to emergencies,
ensure clarity of information, and provide a sense of comfort
and security. These objects address the spectrum of human fears
and worries, from the most mundane to the most exceptional,
from the dread of darkness and loneliness to the threat of earthquakes
and terrorist attacks.
The exhibition
covers all forms of design, from manufactured products to information
architecture. Featured products include refugee shelters, demining
equipment, baby strollers, and protective sports gear. Designers
are trained to balance risk with protection and to mediate between
disruptive change and normalcy; good design goes hand in hand
with personal needs, providing protection and security without
sacrificing innovation and invention. SAFE redirects the pursuit
of beauty toward the appreciation of economy of function and
technology.
Click here
to download the press release.
Organized
by Paola Antonelli, Curator, and Patricia Juncosa Vecchierini,
Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design.
Contact:
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019-5497
Tel.: 212- 708-9400
pressoffice@moma.org
www.moma.org
Dutch
designer websites:
Cindy
van den Bremen & Capsters
Paul
Mijksenaar
Mojo
Barriers
Foundation
Right to Die Netherlands
Twan
Verdonck / Neo Human Toys
Vlieger
& Van Dam
Dre
Wapenaar
