Austrian Cultural Forum NY, University
of Applied Arts Vienna, Museum of Arts and Design NY invite you
to DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD – REDUX: An
exhibition presenting the winners of Victor J. Papanek Social Design
Award
Opening reception: Wednesday, June 20, 6 – 9 PM
White
Box Gallery
329 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002
The
exhibition celebrates the outcome of the inaugural “Design for the RealWorld Redux” international social design competition taking
place from March to June 2011, organized by the Victor J. Papanek Foundation
at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, in partnership with the Austrian
Cultural Forum New York.
The winning projects were: Terreform ONE “Urbaneering Brooklyn 2110: Ecological City of the Future,” a socio-ecological exploration of the future metropolis; Wendy Brawer “Open Green Map” website, which fosters sustainable community development through inclusive participation; Lauren Busto and Yves Béhar and Fuseproject “OLPC XO-3 Tablet,” a children’s educational tool for worldwide distribution; Lars Vedeler, Marc Hoogendijk, Sophie Thornander, Karin Lidman, and Kristin Tobiassen “Jani Sanitary Pad” made from biodegradable biopolymers and water hyacinth paper;
The winning projects were: Terreform ONE “Urbaneering Brooklyn 2110: Ecological City of the Future,” a socio-ecological exploration of the future metropolis; Wendy Brawer “Open Green Map” website, which fosters sustainable community development through inclusive participation; Lauren Busto and Yves Béhar and Fuseproject “OLPC XO-3 Tablet,” a children’s educational tool for worldwide distribution; Lars Vedeler, Marc Hoogendijk, Sophie Thornander, Karin Lidman, and Kristin Tobiassen “Jani Sanitary Pad” made from biodegradable biopolymers and water hyacinth paper;
The exhibition is curated by Terreform ONE;
Mitchell Joachim, Maria Aiolova, Melanie Fessel, Adrian De Silva, Linn Blasberg, Susanna Burrows, Bojana Djukanovic, Shivina Harjani, Andrew Liang, Caleb Lowery, Pianka Paul, Savina Romanos, James Schwartz, Stefan
Stanojevic, Nacho Suqué.