konstantin grcic curates design real exhibition at serpentine gallery, london

speedglas 9100 welding shield 3M © 2009 3M

design real curated by konstantin grcic serpentine gallery, london november 26th, 2009 to february 7th, 2010

design real will be the serpentine gallery‘s first exhibition devoted to contemporary design. curated by konstantin grcic, the focus of the exhibition is on ‘real’ items – products which are currently in production, that have a practical function in everyday life and are available to a mass audience. a range of objects by international designers and manufacturers, from furniture and household products to technical and industrial innovations will be presented. design real will also feature a research space specially designed by grcic, where visitors will be able to investigate the origins and applications of the products on view. the exhibition will provide new perspectives from which to look at the material world around us and to encourage new insights into design.

cora-Z spoon classic lure cormoran © 2009 cormoran

banc-U 140® escofet designed by a. viaplana / h. piñon © 2009 escofet

pictoform GH form designed by knud holscher © 2009 GH form

shoes by zaha hadid for melissa

north tiles kvadrat A/S designed by ronan and erwan bouroullec © 2009 kvadrat A/S

hand grip megaphone ER-1206W TOA designed by shin azumi photograph: ryo kaikura © 2009 TOA

yang artemide designed by carlotta de bevilacqua © 2009 artemide

volvo XC60 (exterior detail) volvo car corporation © 2009 volvo