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See different aspects of home life evolve from the architect's ideal
design to everyday life as it is actually lived. This exhibition, which
enjoys generous support from IKEA Switzerland, spirits visitors on to
a journey through time and the history of home design - from bourgeois
beginnings via Modernism to the homescapes of the 70s, ending up with
an artistic impression of the future. Model interiors and designer objects
- 1910, 1930, 1950, 1970 - enter into an exciting dialogue with photographs
and objects from private home albums and available material from the
consultation and furniture market like «Ideales Heim» and
IKEA. The various architectural programmes from about 50 local authority
housing estates built by the city of Zurich since 1908 tell a story
of social commitment, democratization and the spirit of the times. The way our homes look is influenced by a number of factors: the design
«Zeitgeist», the particular living space, the furniture
market, individual taste and - not least - the cultural and economic
background all contribute to what ultimately appears as a «home».
Where are we today, what could concern us in future? How will the resources
at our disposal be used and distributed, how do we relate to space?
These questions are addressed by the designers and artists Wout Fierens,
Manuela Pfrunder, Lutz/Guggisberg, Claudia and Julia Müller, Yves
Netzhammer and Christian Waldvogel in the second part of the exhibition.
A publication with the same title will appear in the Edition der Museum
für Gestaltung Zürich to accompany the exhibition. Images:
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