After Vienna and Budapest, the 20th jubilee Design Without Borders exhibition and event series will close with an exhibition in Bratislava, where visitors will be able to see a representative selection of works by designers from the V4 region and a total of almost 140 artists from 12 countries.
This time, the exhibition, organised around several thematic units, will focus on contemporary jewellery, sound objects, eco- and socio-conscious works, in addition to traditional design themes. In the spirit of all-arts, the exhibition will be enriched by contemporary and classical music concerts and a curatorial guided tour on 19-20 July. The exhibition and event series are part of the Bratislava Cultural Summer Festival.
This year, the Umelka Gallery will host a special jubilee design and all-arts exhibition and event series. Following the exhibitions in Vienna and Budapest, the 20th jubilee exhibition and event series comes to Bratislava. Design Without Borders showcases, besides the works of regional artists, the works of nearly 140 creators from 12 countries arranged around several thematic units.
The exhibition includes a significant retrospective selection, drawing attention to the broader concept of design, the diversity of design object creation, the work of internationally influential designers, as well as works by different generations, emerging artists and university students from different countries. There is a strong focus on eco- and socio-conscious projects, works on the borderline between fine art and design, sound objects and a representative selection of contemporary jewellery also awaits visitors.
The speciality of the exhibition is bringing the creations of defining international creators like Yrjö Kukkapuro of Finland, Alvaro Catalán de Ocón of Spain, Studio Dechem of Czechia, Oskar Zięta of Poland, and jewellery designers like Ted Noten of the Netherlands, Susanne Hammer of Austria, the award-winners of the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER and young emerging artists all under one roof.
In the spirit of all-arts, the exhibition will be enriched by contemporary and classical music concerts and a curatorial guided tour on 19-20 July.
Complementing programmes in detail:
19 July (Friday)
15:30 – 17:00 curatorial guided tour
18:00 – 19:20 Fractal Horizons – accordion concert – By accordionists Tibor Rácz, Zsanett Szatzker and Andrej Hraško
20 July (Saturday)
18:00 Sound in the Infinite, contemporary music concert by the Hermina Creative Group of Budapest – Performers: Trio PONS, Anna Lachegyi (viola da gamba), Róza Lachegyi (baroque violin), Dóra Pétery (harpsichord), Zsolt Bartek (clarinet)
Authors: János Bali, Balázs Horváth, Krisztina Megyeri, Csanád Kedves, Ernő Rubik, László Sándor, Máté Szigeti, Péter Tornyai
Founding curators:
Interior designer Tamás Radnóti and Ferenczy Noémi Award laureate textile designer Szilvia Szigeti
Sponsors and cooperating partners of the 20th Design Without Borders exhibition in Bratislava:
The project is realized with the main support of the International Visegrad Fund; in cooperation and with the support of the Embassy of Spain in Bratislava, the Austrian Cultural Forum in Bratislava (AT), the Liszt Institute in Bratislava (HU), the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava VŠVU / AFAD, the Czech Centre in Bratislava (CZ), the National Cultural Fund (HU), the Polish Institute in Bratislava (PL), the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca.
