How Do We Want To Live? - call for exhibitions
DESIGN EVENT 07: OCTOBER 2007
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 30 SEPTEMBER 2006
A new product was launched every 3.5 minutes last year. Each one of them was accompanied by a barrage of advertising, signs and media. But the age of throw-away products is coming to an end. This poses an important challenge to designers. How better to use their insight and creativity - without adding to the waste and communications clutter?
In 2007 a new biennial, Designs of the time (Dott 07), in partnership with Culture 10, will confront this challenge through a wide range of community focused projects and design showcases across the North East of England. As part of this activity, Dott 07 is supporting the North East’s premier event for designers, Design Event 07 (DE07).
DE07, an umbrella organisation, will support a series of innovative exhibitions and installations over a four week period in October 2007. This collection of exhibitions will provide a platform for talented designers across all disciplines: product, graphic, fashion, architecture and interior design.
The Brief
DE07 challenges you to explore the theme of ‘how do we want to live?’ in relation to the North East of England. We invite submissions from established and emerging designers, galleries, studios, curators, collectives and others interested in this field. We are looking for new exhibitions and installations to be commissioned and showcased alongside innovative works already produced that are relevant to the North East region.
We invite submissions for new or existing exhibitions or installations which have something interesting to say about Design Event 07’s theme “How do we want to live?”.
We are especially interested in works that meet the following objectives:
a) Spark debate and conversation around the question of sustainability.
b) Propose new uses for the emerging new technologies which are particularly strong in the North East.
c) Draw attention to ignored but interesting spaces and locations.
d) Relate to the North East region.
Design Event will fund up to 60% of overall costs up to a maximum of £20,000. Match funding can be in-kind and cash contributions.
4th September 2006
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