New olds presents works by over sixty Israeli and international designers exploring design between tradition and innovation. They are inspired by historical references and symbols ranging from the deer antlers to the cuckoo clock, traditional porcelain, Baroque objects and the more recent history of Bauhaus. The works are produced in a variety of techniques: old and new, artisanal and technological, from weaving, glass-blowing and wood-carving to rotomoulding and use of 3D software. The New Olds exhibition aims to show the international and complex nature of this discourse in contemporary design. Over seventy designs have been curated around the themes of material, construction, configuration, production, design icons and traditional use. New Olds highlights the short and highly successful history of Design in the West where it has quickly become significant in the collective understanding of culture and is appreciated and communicated accordingly. Design is increasingly gaining significance outside the western societies. However often many of the motifs that are depicted as "new" actually derive from an historical context and existing idiom of one country or culture but represent a new interpretation of traditional forms. |
