Washington, DC International Design Festival
The Next Wave: Industrial Design Innovation in the 21st Century
ARTISPHERE AND APARTMENT ZERO PRESENT: THE WASHINGTON, DC INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL
THU FEB 21– SUN MAY 19, 2013
A three-month multidisciplinary design celebration featuring the exhibition THE NEXT WAVE: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INNOVATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY Curated by Apartment Zero co-owner Douglas Burton Free public opening reception. The Next Wave is supported by media sponsor Surface Magazine, industry sponsor the Industrial Designers Society of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter and was produced in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute and Spain Arts & Culture, the Embassy of Spain and the Spain USA Foundation’s cultural program.
What Visitors say
“I want to be an industrial designer when I grow up.”
– Len Smith“I had a dream about this exhibit once, when I was eight. In my dream, I sat on these chairs with my friend the goldfish. I could breathe underwater…it was cool. Now I am 17.”
– Vincent“Truly beautiful show. So well curated. So viewer friendly, so well designed.”
– Michael J“More like Apartment Hero!”
– Micah“Design can help us transfer use and materials in a more efficient way to preserve energy and resources.”
– Ginny“Excellent collection of some of the best design objects of everyday life….like walking into “Objectified””
“Look at everything around you after you leave this exhibit…it was made by someone!”
“It’s an adult exhibition, you should allow drinking. I promise I won’t spill.”
“Absolutely perfect….reminds me as a child going to see MOMA’s design collection for the first time.”
– D Bennett“I never really though much about the “industrial” and the “design” as artistic…this show really put it into perspective for me.”
– SL“Love the reimagining of everyday objecs.”
– Jen H