The two upcoming Nasza Polska (translated as Our Poland) exhibitions in Paris and Brussels will present a curated selection of furniture, playful accessories, ceramics, glassware, graphics, and lighting.
Pro Materia visited Poland’s top schools, museums, ateliers and factories with the aim of inviting the most illustrious design mavericks and high-end artisans who have maintained and revived quintessential Polish crafts by the introduction of innovative approaches.
The exhibition will present the latest work by Edgar Bąk, Agnieszka Bar, Marek Cecuła (Modus Design and Ćmielów Design Studio), Stanisław Czarnocki, ENDE (Natalia Gruszecka and Jakub Kwarciński), Paweł Grobelny, Maria Jeglińska, Ola Mirecka, Krzysztof Łukasik, Jan Lutyk, Bartek Mejor, Monika Patuszyńska, Chmara Rosinke, Bashko Trybek, To Do Studio (Kasia Jakubowska and Tomasz Rygalik), Mateusz Wiewiórkowski, VELT, and Oskar Zięta, as well as a selection from the New School of Form in Poznań and the glass department of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Wrocław.
In these exhibitions, Nasza Polska pays special tribute to Oskar Hansen and his followers, who have contributed to advancing the qualities and vision of the open form.
Curated by Pro Materia, the exhibitions are organised thanks to support from the Polish Institute Paris, the Polish Institute Brussels and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
Nasza Polska will be held at La Rotonde Stalingrad during Paris Design Week (6 to 13 September) and at La Nonciature during Design September Brussels (19 September to 2 October).
For further information visit Paris Design Week website Design September Brussels website and Pro Materia website.
source: press materials; edited by kd; September 2014