Designers in Residence: Residency II Installations Announced
December 22, 2009 | Levent OZLER
The Design Museum announced the second part of the annual Designers in Residence programme 2009 - 2010. Featuring new work from Asif Khan and Bethan Wood, as well as an installation by the Farm collective (Giles Miller, Alexena Cayless, Sebastian Hejna and Guy Brown).
Designers in Residence is an annual programme where the Design Museum invites young designers to create site-specific work and transform the ground floor of the museum. This series of installations is an opportunity for the Design Museum to showcase and champion emerging talent within the field of design. Each resident was chosen by the Design Museum, a process which stretched the length and breadth of Britain. Now in its third year, Designers in Residence supports the selected designers at an early stage of their career, allowing them to build on their current design practice and develop new or existing work.
Asif Khan will create an installation in the museum Tank using a collection of local flora which he has put through a freeze dying process to preserve and prolong its life. The resulting material will be used to create a new furniture system. Bethan Wood will furnish the museum cafe with functional furniture made from recycled material, each piece will be detailed using the traditional craft of marquetry to create a patchwork of laminates. The Farm collective will convert the Atrium into a studio space and design salon where they will debate and reveal the hidden processes that link design, manufacturing and consumption.
"Designers in Residence is a great platform for the Design Museum to showcase new talent whilst also engaging them within the museum programme, commented Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum. "The residency is a great opportunity to celebrate young designers at the early stages of their careers".
Designers in Residence is funded by Esmee Fairbairn, this year's final five designers are: Asif Khan, Bethan Wood, Dave Bowker, Marc Owens, and the design collective Farm consisting of the designers Giles Miller, Alexena Cayless, Sebastian Hejna and Guy Brown. The residents will blog their journey, experience and thoughts as they create their installations.
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