Event period : Upcoming

Design for All

The first collection presentation on inclusive design

About the exhibition

In keeping with its pioneering role as an inclusive design museum, Die Neue Sammlung is putting together the first collection presentation on the theme of ‘Design for All’. The aspiration to design everyday objects for everyone has always shaped many trends in design. However, this theme has not yet been addressed in the permanent exhibitions of international design museums, but has at most been included in temporary special exhibitions.

The exhibition aims to counteract the view we have observed that inclusive design is still considered a niche area. Both in industry and among the general public, it generally enjoys a lower reputation than other areas of design. However, this contrasts with current creative processes, which rely on diverse working groups, as well as major innovations that have become commonplace and were achieved through inclusive approaches!

The exhibited objects of inclusive and exclusive design not only provide insights into ‘other’ living environments, but also make it clear that their characteristics can be meaningful and attractive to all people, despite or precisely because of their focus on very specific user groups. The exhibition aims to make inclusive design visible and tangible as a fundamental design principle and as a driving force for innovation.

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Opening hours:

  • Daily 10:00 – 18:00

  • Monday closed

  • Thursday 10:00 – 20:00

Close-up of crutch handles. The crutches are black and have ergonomically curved shapes. The frame is mesh-like. The bars are continuous tubes. One crutch is seen from the front, the other from the side.
Karen Ostertag, Gehhilfe Ganymed, 1997.
© Karen Ostertag
Paralympic Games poster. An abstract figure of a wheelchair user leaning forward is depicted in black, red, pink, and yellow. He is holding a round disc in his right hand.
Elise Thomason, Poster 2006 Winter Paralympic Games in Turin/Torino – Wheelchair Curling, 2006.
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung (K. Mewes)
Photo of a radio. The casing is green; on the right is a round opening with a speaker; on top is a flap in a beige shade.
E2L Products Limited, Radio Simple Music Player for Dementia, 2014.
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung
Photo of a braille typewriter. Seven white keys in the center extend from a blue body. A black roller with metal rods runs through the body to the other side.
VEB Schreibmaschinenwerk Dresden, Braille typewriter Erika Picht, 1958-1963.
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung

FAQs

  • Kuratiert von:

    Caroline Fuchs & Frauke Maria Petry

  • Kooperationsparter:

    PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V.