The Design Museum Brussels presents, from 26 March to 29 August 2021, the exhibition ‘Chaise. Stoel. Chair. Defining Design’. This exhibition uses the chair to question the world of design from the late nineteenth century until today. The chair, which the world of design has seized upon to explore its functions and shapes as well as the messages it conveys, will be at the centre of this exhibition. From Gerrit Rietveld’s famous Red and Blue Chair to Joe Colombo’s Tube Chair, from Marcel Breuer’s Wassily to Konstantin Grcic’s CUP, designers have constantly reinvented and redefined the chair, questioning the cultural, technical, historical and social baggage it suggests. ‘Chaise. Stoel. Chair. Defining Design’ employs this everyday object to question design and its evolutions, developments and adaptations over the last century. Visitors will be able to discover 100 chairs representative of design’s evolutions.
| Hours | Friday to Monday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Venue | Design Museum Brussels |
| Type | Museum Exhibition |
| Duration | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| City | Brussels |
About
Design Museum Brussels
Established after the Atomium’s acquisition of the Plastic Design Collection in December 2014, the Design Museum Brussels offers an innovative and surprising insight on the plastic design from the fifties to the present (permanent exhibition / Plastic Design Collection) and on other forms of design through other periods, expressions, materials and themes (temporary exhibitions). The Design Museum Brussels is also an auditorium with about 400 seats and an educational and cultural service with activities designed for children, teens and school groups. Lectures and screenings, in connection with the themes that are explored, enrich the museum’s program of activities. Through exhibitions, guided tours, workshops and lectures, the Design Museum Brussels aims to ensure that design is intelligible to one and all.
