Beauty, singular - plural

Royal Museums of Art and History Brussels  
14 december 2007 - 02 march 2008

The theme of beauty was chosen for this edition of the Triennial of Design. This book, based on the exhibition at the KMSK, includes a number of articles on beauty and provides an overview of the participating designers. Beauty is explored through chairs and bowls, starting with an archetype of these objects, and ending with highly exuberant or atypical chairs and bowls. This selection is supplemented by a limited number of other objects. In this way, the unity and heterogeneity of beauty is foregrounded. Furthermore, contemporary design is confronted with historical pieces chosen by Belgian designers.

For: Design Flanders
Curator: Francis Smets
Pruduction: Belgytra
Pictures: © Vincent Vanderjonckheijd & Jo Klaps