Namahn at sixth design triennal "Belgium is Design. Design for Mankind"

Hot on the heels of Design September and Interieur 2010 comes yet another big design event: the sixth design triennial ‘Belgium is Design. Design for Mankind’. Organised by Design Vlaanderen and Grand-Hornu Images, it celebrates the 200th anniversary of the site of Grand-Hornu, a sprawling former industrial complex in Hainaut which now houses temporary exhibitions. It also marks the last few months of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.

The show runs from 21 November 2010 until 27 February 27 2011 and is based on the theme of the social significance of design in Belgium. It will look at concepts such as service design, social design and sustainability in a showcase of 100 objects, all of Belgian origin, all grouped around 10 values that ‘typify human-centred design’, including efficiency, environmental awareness, playfulness and community.

The theme of the sixth triennial is the social significance of design. The exhibition will neither present an inventory nor show the latest products, but will instead examine how the impact of design on mankind’s fundamental needs can influence the lifestyle of ordinary people. There will be a focus on such concepts as “service design”, “social design” and “user-centred design” and also on sustainability and quality of life.

Namahn will be displaying two projects: the "Storyteller", a personal interactive audio- and video guide for cycling trips, as well as a control system for traffic management. We also participated in the interactive HCD tour and the introduction movie for the exhibition.

Design Vlaanderen and Grand-Hornu Images are continuing their fruitful cooperation that began five years on the 175th anniversary of Belgium with an exhibition called “Label-design.be, Design in Belgium After 2000”. That exhibition highlighted the strong history of design in Belgium by putting Belgian designers and design studios on the map for the first time.

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