About London Design Biennale
Established in 2016 by Sir John Sorrell CBE and Ben Evans CBE, London Design Biennale promotes international collaboration and the global role of design. Since its inception the Biennale welcomes the world’s most exciting and ambitious designers, innovators and cultural bodies to the capital. The fourth edition of London Design Biennale will take place from 1 to 25 June 2023, artistically directed by the Nieuwe Instituut the Dutch national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture. Taking over the entirety of Somerset House, including the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court and River Terrace, participants from across the globe will be invited to imagine and enact new forms of international cooperation and participation including with each other through the medium of design. London Design Biennale's International Advisory Committee and Jury includes: Paola Antonelli, Victoria Broackes, Aric Chen, Es Devlin OBE, Nipa Doshi, Ben Evans CBE, Marva Griffin Willshire, Suhair Khan, James Lingwood MBE, Prof. Jeremy Myerson, Tosin Oshinowo, Jonathan Reekie CBE, Rashid and Ahmed bin Shabib, Sir John Sorrell CBE, Dr. Christopher Turner.
About Adam Mickiewicz Institute
The Adam Mickiewicz Institute is a national cultural institution whose mission is to develop and communicate the cultural aspect of Poland by initiating international cooperation and cultural exchange. Over the last 20 years, the Institute has organised more than 6,000 cultural events with almost 55 million participants. The Institute has carried out projects in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, the Benelux, Korea, Japan as well as China, thus gaining unique experience from working in a mix of cultures, worldviews, and traditions. The relations developed and maintained over the years with major institutions and festivals from around the globe have allowed Polish artists to take part in projects taking place in 70 countries across 5 continents. The Institute also publishes Culture.pl – web portal with daily updates on the most interesting events concerning Polish culture across the world.
About the Curators
Zofia Jaworowska (b. 1991) is an activist and founder of the BRDA Foundation. When the war in Ukraine began, she launched Grupa Zasoby, a grassroots initiative dedicated to finding shelter for thousands of refugees arriving in Poland. For many years, she worked in the film industry and non-profit sector. She currently combines that creative experience and social engagement in projects dedicated to housing and material reuse.
Petro Vladimirov (b. 1993) is an architect and curator with a background in the arts. He gained professional experience in the Henning Larsen architecture office in Denmark before working as a product designer for real estate development. Together with the BRDA Foundation, he co-created the WINDOW project. He initiated and participated in numerous multidisciplinary projects throughout Europe – the most recent one, Ukraine Reconstruction Office, at the Museum of Warsaw.
Michał Sikorski (b. 1983) is an architect and urban planner with a background in campus planning and research. Before founding TŁO, his own practice in Warsaw, for a decade he collaborated with the Belgian architect Xaveer de Geyter on the Paris-Saclay science cluster master plan. Later, he was the architect in charge of the University of Warsaw planning and co- authored a monograph on the topic. He taught architectural and urban design at ETH Zürich and the Warsaw Technical University.