"Transform! Designing the Future of Energy" at Vitra Design Museum

About the exhibition

Energy is the main driving force of our society; energy is political, energy is invisible, energy is omnipresent. All the buildings, infrastructure, and products related to the generation, distribution, and utilisation of energy are created by human beings. Therefore, design plays a key role in the planning, use, and adoption of new energy technologies.

The exhibition “Transform! Designing the Future of Energy” shines a light on the transformation of the energy sector from the perspective of design: from everyday products that use renewable energy to the design of solar houses and wind power stations;

The exhibition begins with the energy within human beings and our bodies. It then expands to examine everyday objects, cities, and the entire energy landscape. The displays include examples of innovative and experimental product design, design projects, films, architectural prototypes, and visionary futures.

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Our exhibition piece

“Energie gestalt Stadt [Energy Shapes the City]” is a combination of digital and physical media. It shows how energy must be integrated early in the urban planning process. If done with care, cities have the potential to achieve parallel  transformation goals in many sectors.

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