Design Exhibition
The Goethe-Institut in partnership with
IFA (
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, the German institute for international relations) and the
Vargas Museum presents
PURE GOLD - UPCYCLED! UPGRADED! an exhibition that highlights re- and upcycling in design.
Composed of 76 pieces by 53 designers from 7 regions in the world,
Pure Gold is currently touring the world and will count Manila as one of its stops this year. This initiative of IFA is an exhibition with the theme of upcycling – the re-use of raw materials that have already been processed to create new objects of greater value – aims to raise awareness of alternative production techniques, while simultaneously pointing up contemporary European and non-European design developments. The designs use what appear to be inferior starting materials, combine different kinds of objects in an unconventional way, or creatively process unwanted by-products.
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© Peter Schäfer
Ad Hoc_WalkAroundInventory, Ensemble of furniture, 2015
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© Fernando Brízio
handle, Stool, 2008
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© Eggarat Wongcharit
Dondo ottoman, 2009
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© Gompf + Kehrer
Paper Table, 2010/2013
The exhibition opens on
Wednesday, October 23, at 6pm, where
Volker Albus, the curator of the exhibition, will be present. Admission is free for the opening. The following day,
October 24, Albus will conduct a
talk about upcycling in Europe and about Pure Gold followed by a curator walkthrough of the exhibit from 10:00am to 11:30am at the Vargas Museum. Interested participants can RSVP to James Tana at +639158175314.
The exhibition will have its regular run from
October 24 to November 23, 2019 at the Vargas Museum with an admission fee of 30 PhP (discounts apply for students, seniors and PWDs). It will be open for viewing from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.
The exhibition is made possible through the support of the
University of the Philippines College of Arts and Letters.
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