GEO—DESIGN: Sand. The Building Block of Modernity
The newest chapter of the GEO—DESIGN exhibition platform, a collaboration between Design Academy Eindhoven and Van Abbemuseum.
Hosted by Design Academy EindhovenThis project is now archived and was part of DDW20
As the third chapter to emerge from the annual GEO—DESIGN exhibition platform presented by Design Academy Eindhoven and Van Abbemuseum, GEO—DESIGN: Sand. The Building Block of Modernity features nine original research-based projects
and one ongoing research from alumni of Design Academy Eindhoven.
Whether we recognise it or not, sand is nothing less than the essential building block of modern civilisation. Sand is all around us: in the buildings we inhabit, in the glasses we wear and the silicone chips in our computers and smartphones. After water,
About Design Academy Eindhoven
The GEO—DESIGN exhibition platform explores the social, economic, territorial and geopolitical forces shaping design today. It generates original research into complex contemporary systems in the form of design explorations and investigations. It has transformed the annual exhibition of the Academy’s alumni work – produced in collaboration with Van Abbemuseum – to create an ongoing exhibition series that provides an urgently needed space for showcasing experimental approaches to design research.
Colofon
Curator
Martina Muzi
Editor
Jeannette Petrik
Graphic Design
Bureau Pas Pareil (Soline Bredin and Lucas Dubois)
Design Academy Eindhoven Executive Board
Joseph Grima (Creative Director), Mechtild van den Hombergh (Director of Organisation), Raf de Keninck (Director Education and Research)
Design Academy Eindhoven Communication and PR
Raffaela Vandermühlen, Ilka van Steen
Van Abbemuseum Executive Board
Charles Esche, Anastasia van Gennip
Van Abbemuseum Production Team
Inge Borsje, Diederik Koppelmans, Bart van Geldrop
Van Abbemuseum Communications & PR
Neeltje van Gool
Distributor of Publication
Onomatopee
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