HOUSE OF WONDERS

HOUSE OF WONDERS
www.pinakothek.de

Pinakothek der Moderne
Die Neue Sammlung
The Design Museum
11.11.2016 ‐ 17.09.2017

The "HOUSE OF WONDERS" exhibition explores a three-dimensional utopia, showcasing futuristic living concepts, robots and assistive technologies, as well as design-driven progress. These elements are seamlessly integrated into the analog world, becoming part of everyday life without much thought. Digital devices and interfaces dominate daily routines, and the current excitement surrounding these technologies will eventually give way to a more laissez-faire attitude. What is now perceived as futuristic and utopian will soon become commonplace in interactions with devices.

This installation envisions the further domestication of technology that is already taking place in analog homes today. Life in the "House of Wonders" becomes a fusion of living and working, a collage of archetypes and high-tech objects. Various products and food will be self-sufficiently produced both indoors and outdoors. The constant evolution of architecture, spaces, objects and living conditions will define the continuity of tomorrow.

Werner Aisslinger about this project:

“POP-UP HOUSE”
A modular “construction kit” that allows for the continuous expansion, modification, and customization of the building. The “Pop-Up House”adapts to changing work arrangements, family structures, and living conditions. It features corner connectors, profiles, and surfaces that are screwed together to form rooms, creating a cluster driven by the need for space.

“CAR UPCYCLING”
A colorful reminder of the potential for repurposing old cars, refreshed in a “car-fashion” style. Upcycling is seen as a tool to extend the lifecycle of products. The CO2 footprint of a newly manufactured car is difficult to justify, despite its improved fuel efficiency and lower energy consumption. Here, design means rethinking existing products, understanding that long-lasting objects are more sustainable than their newer replacements. With Kvadrat, Denmark.

“PRODUCT PLANTATION INSTALLATION”
Genetically optimized plants shaped by reusable metal frames into product typologies such as chairs. These plants can be “harvested” after a period of rapid growth. In collaboration with Osram, Munich.

“ROBOTA”
A friendly gardening robot that assists in the Product Plantationinstallation. Designed specifically for the exhibition by Berlin-based design group Trigger BangBang, Robota is dressed in a special 1972 Olympics sweater from Knit from Berlin.

“HOMEDRONE”
A household drone dressed in a hand-knitted cardigan, programmed to hang up laundry. Created in collaboration with Trigger BangBang, Berlin.

“COWORK BATH”
The bathroom designed for working: a room that blends well-being and coworking. Featuring Kaldewei, Germany; Axor Hansgrohe, Germany; IC Berlin; B.Lux, Spain; Foscarini, Italy; Moroso, Italy.

“FARMING-COOKING-LANDSCAPE”
Indoor farming and cooking become part of a seating landscape, serving as a space for nomadic encounters among family and friends. Cooking while seated and harvesting home-grown herbs and plants become integral parts of the living room: a return to the nomadic and primal ways of cooking and connecting with others. In collaboration with Infarm, Berlin; Moroso, Udine; B.Lux, Spain.

“EQUIP”
The paternoster lifts act as an integrated warehouse, catering to changes in living arrangements within the “Pop-Up House”. Design objects and products can be exchanged or integrated according to need, with Desede, Switzerland; Kvadrat, Denmark; Cappellini, Italy; Zanotta, Italy; Magis, Italy; BASF, Germany; Porro, Italy; Flötotto, Germany; Lema, Italy; Ciav, France; L’Abbate, Italy; Vitra, Switzerland; Gerber, Germany; Conmoto, Germany; Piure, Germany.

“CHAMBER OF BOOKS”
Books radiate coziness at the highest level. In our digital age, they are no longer just reading material, but have become cultural and civilizational markers embedded in our DNA. In the “Chamber of Books”, a bookshelf made of books serves as a “self-feeding system,” with the book being omnipresent. With Conmoto, Germany; B.Lux, Spain.

“MY JUNGLE”
Combined with seating modules and swings, plants that produce a high amount of oxygen evoke the feeling of being outdoors, creating a space that serves as an indoor retreat for the resident to replenish. With Kvadrat, Denmark.

“FLIPDOT MESSAGE WALL”
The future lies in analog interfaces for all the digital data we receive — human beings are naturally drawn to tactile experiences. Screens will soon be replaced by warm, enjoyable interfaces made from new materials. Flip-dots are part of this return to pleasing displays, making sounds while friendly clicking along with TheGreenEyel, Berlin & Alfa-Zeta, Poland.

project @ studio aisslinger
client / Pinakothek der Moderne

year / 2016

photocredits / patricia parinejad
text / studio aisslinger