Sound of Design
About the Exhibition
In the 1950s and 1960s many countries experienced a rapid economic upturn. Many new firms surged into the market and with a whole raft of new products vied with one another for customers.
Individual products such as typewriters or cameras were designed and produced in ever greater variations for increasingly precisely defined groups of users. Simultaneously, as electricity networks became more powerful, the increasing diversity of mechanical products was joined by numerous electrical appliances all jostling for a position on the market. From electric razors via electric beaters through to portable radios these penetrated more and more areas of everyday life.
Be it mechanical or electrical, each of these products brought a new sound with it. To coincide with our “Sound of Designˮ Web App we are presenting a selection of appliances from the 1950s and 1960s that stand out for their pioneering design, and whose sounds became characteristic for the epoch.
Plan a visit
Where?
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Barer Straße 40, 80333 Munich
Opening hours:
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Daily 10:00 – 18:00
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Monday closed
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Thursday 10:00 – 20:00
The digital companion
Experience the sounds of design objects with the Sound of Design section in the online collection. Simply open it in the browser on your cell phone and stroll through the exhibitions:
All readers who would like to dive even further into the “Sound of Design” can listen to Susanne Lettenbauer’s podcast on Deutschlandfunk. Furthermore we refer to the article “Symphonie des Alltags” by Franziska Horn on Spiegel online as well as the article “Klack – schnalz – surr” in the Bayerische Staatszeitung.
FAQs
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Curated by:
Caroline Fuchs, Polina Gedova
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The app was made possible by the support of:
IKEA
The presentation is supported by:
PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V.
