international design biennale RE F O R M shares works from 10 countries

international design biennale RE F O R M has opened its doors to innovative upcoming designers. ten countries are represented in the 20 works, which were selected by an international jury. the exhibition features experimental design works, such as a silicone carpet with walls and a broom made of brass and horse hair.

revolve by flensted mouritzen (dk) plaster, hide, glue and pigments
the work is based on an interest in old stucco materials and moulding techniques

the biennale questions the existing and gives room for experiments and innovation within design, architecture, art, and craft. ‘it is all about focusing on the process without being limited my predetermined functions, forms or categories,’ says maria bruun, furniture designer and one of the founders of RE F O R M design biennale. ‘RE F O R M is a platform to stop somewhere between the beginning and the end, where new functions, forms, materials, and processes appear. design needs to evolve – like everything else around us.’ 

the silence of everyday – repetition of materiality by vinnie hedegaard frederiksen (dk)
clay excavated from a terminal moraine and tile; the concept of materiality in terms of its own conditions

the works, which are featured both inside and outside, are selected by a professional jury and held at ‘munkeruphus’ exhibition space in dronningmølle, denmark — the home and workplace of one the most versatile and innovative designers and artists of the 20th century, gunnar aagaard andersen. ру found it essential to explore new methods and materials and exceed the limits of design and art.

a carpet with walls with openings by márk redele (hun)
silicone rubber; a work which is to produce a series of realities dealing with the architectural language of different scale and nature

kind of broom by kasper kjeldgaard (dk)
brass and horsehair; reforms the idea of a broom by regarding materials, techniques, and shapes as a material that can be modulated

waiting room by thomas ballouhey (fr)
polystyrene, MDF, pine wood, cardboard, pigment, sand, PVA glue and epoxy; the project explores cardboard, foam and polystyrene as raw materials of the 21st century

if you say so — a table lamp by pettersen & hein (no/dk)
concrete, pigment, iron pipe and led tube light; the form suggests the way you read, decode and interact with and personify objects

reflect wall lamp by mette schelde (dk)
steel and aluminum; explores light reflections on a gradient black colored aluminum surface and its effect on the room surrounding it

questioning bricks by ida elke (dk)
bricks, mortar, and polyurethane-rubber; using bricks as a component in modern furniture and creating furniture based on prefabricated elements and standard formats

passageway by manuel canu (it)
unfired clay and wood; unfired clay is the body of the step ladder which lies on a wooden structure composed of aligned wooden pins

LUX by rosenmeier+foersom (dk)
lead and glass; inspired by stained glass windows in old churches, explores the manipulative effect stained glass has on reality.

the once liquid plastic – part twoy b julien manaira (fr)
open molds are filled with epoxy resin layer after layer to create the piece which is a new approach to plastic as a material

IO light by örn duvald (dk/isl)
colored rubber, neon tube, and untreated ash; an investigation into light and translucency, material composition, geometry and scale

project info:

open until: august 26th

photography: benita marcussen

RE F O R M team: maria bruun, rasmus bækkel fex, jens dan johansen and louise hagemann

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.