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Panorama
The History of Modern Design in Belgium
ISBN: 9782875720283
(HB - E/ F/ NL)
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On the occasion of the exhibition Panorama: A History of Modern Design in Belgium that will open in June 2017 at the Art and Design Atomium Museum in Brussels, this book explores the relation between modern design and the Belgian State. The ideology of modern design was closely linked to the utopian attempt of improving the everyday material world. Modernists had the universal belief that everyday spaces and objects affected their users in such a way that design practice could be a kind of political and social reform, or even a moral education. Modern design was however not only invested with these social aspirations, but knew also succes in political circles as an exponent for ideological positions, as a tool for political propaganda or as a marker of national identities. Also the Belgian state mobilized the universal idea of modern design to construct a positive national image for cultural, economic and diplomatic purposes. The famous Expo 58 with its iconic Atomium in Brussels are great examples of this engagement of the state with design to convey a sense of modernity. This book looks beyond the typical Belgian icons and shows how design was framed in economic and political debates in Belgium from the mid 19th century until the 1980s.
Le livre présente un panorama unique du design moderne en Belgique, avec des contributions d'éminents universitaires tels que Werner Adriaenssens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Daniela Prina (Université de Liège), Fredie Floré (KU Leuven), Katarina Serulus (KU Leuven) et Javier Gimeno-Martínez (VU Amsterdam).
Het boek brengt een uniek panorama van modern design in België met bijdrage van prominente wetenschappelijke onderzoekers zoals Werner Adriaenssens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Daniela Prina (Université de Liège), Fredie Floré (KU Leuven), Katarina Serulus (KU Leuven) en Javier Gimeno-Martínez (VU Amsterdam).
The book showcases a unique panorama of modern design in Belgium with contributions of prominent academic scholars such as Werner Adriaenssens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Daniela Prina (Université de Liège), Fredie Floré (KU Leuven), Katarina Serulus (KU Leuven) and Javier Gimeno-Martínez (VU Amsterdam).
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