hvíla editions’ IVORY pop-up show in berlin honors ancient crafting techniques
taking place during gallery weekend berlin 2022, the show brings together 12 artists and designers presenting limited edition pieces ranging from homeware to fashion.
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‘ivory’ exhibition to open during gallery weekend berlin
Hosted by design gallery hvíla editions, the ‘IVORY’ show invites twelve local and international makers to present limited edition pieces, each with its own creation story. Gallery founder Anita Hansen curated the collection to celebrate ancient crafting techniques envisioned with a contemporary and artistic sensibility. She notes: ‘The aim is to put ancient skills and knowledge into valuable contexts that may encourage future generations to carry their cultural importance forward.’
image © Setbyol Oh
The IVORY exhibition takes place during Gallery Weekend Berlin — from April 29 to May 1, 2022 — and is part of the Berlin Design Week 2022 program. hvíla editions (see more here) has no fixed location; new collections and exclusive collaborative editions are showcased through pop-up exhibitions in different locations. For this show, Hansen chose to partner with notre gôut Konzeptgalerie.
image © hvíla editions
exploring tradition, cultural origins, and cooperation
The exhibition opens a discourse around ivory as a metaphor and its projection onto contemporary design practice. In newfound contexts, the limited edition pieces reveal their narratives and invite viewers to consider each object’s cultural origins, the global exchange of ideas, skills, raw materials, and the potential for interdisciplinary cooperation.
The selection of works includes home accessories, kitchenware and furniture pieces, fashion items, and jewelry, with most of them made especially for the exhibition. Each object has been created through a hands-on approach that determines the object’s final form. In addition, short films, photos, and interviews document the production process, culture, and mastery of each creator,
image © Christina Raue
the designers on show are:
Hana Karim, Slovenia | hettler.tüllmann (Katja Hettler and Jula Tüllmann), Germany + USA | Mapico, Ukraine | nojin (Ngoc-Hien Nguyen), Germany | Nomad (Jutta Werner), Germany | oh-licht (Setbyol Oh), Germany | Riccardo Masini Scultura, Italy | Rita in Palma (Ann-Kathrin Carstensen & The Crochet Queens), Germany | Robert George, UK | Sasson Raifailov, USA | Steven Haulenbeek, USA | Veronika Beckh, Germany.
image © Robert George
image © Peter Hübbe
image © Mapico
image © Hana Karim
image © Christina Raue
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project info:
name: IVORY
program: pop-up art and design exhibition
curator: hvíla editions
location: notre gôut Konzeptgalerie Berlin, Germany
program: 29.04-22.05.2022 | 1-5pm, with vernissage on 30.04.2022 | 6-9pm
designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.
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