Event period : 25.04.2024 – 11.05.2025

Social Seating

For one year, sitting in the rotunda of the Pinakothek der Moderne will become a collective experience
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Verner Panton, Sofa Cloverleaf, 1969, Verpan, Horsens, DNK
© Verner Panton Design AG / Design by Verner Panton / Produced under license by Verpan A/S; Foto: Jasmin Minne

Social Seating

The Social Seating exhibition is in the Rotunda
of the Pinakothek der Moderne.
It is number 9 in the series: Rotunda Projects.

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  • Daily 10:00 – 18:00

  • Monday closed

  • Thursday 10:00 – 20:00

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Rudolph Kurz. Beer bench, 1952/2024. RUKU1952, Illertissen, DEU. Wood, metal, lacquered
Gruppo Strum (Giorgio Ceretti, Pietro Derossi, Riccardo Rosso). Seating object Pratone Forever Greener. Gufram, Barolo, ITA. Guflac® – cold polyurethane foam, upholstered
Verner Panton. Sofa Cloverleaf, 1969/2024. Verpan, Copenhagen, DNK. CMHR foam, wood, upholstery
Ueli Berger, Eleonore Peduzzi Riva, Heinz Ulrich, Klaus Vogt. Seating snake DS-600, 1972/2024.de Sede, Klingnau, CHE.Foam core, leather. Loan de Sede
Beat Frank. Sitzkreuz, 1988. Seating cross. Beat Frank, Bern, CHE. Metal, wood, lacquered
Mario Cananzi, Roberto Semprini. Sofa Tatlin, 1989/2024. Edra, Perignano, ITA. PU foam, plywood, steel, lacquered
Dirk Wynants, Xavier Lust. Seating unit Picnik, 2002/2024. Extremis, Poperinge, BEL. Aluminum, powder coated
Konstantin Grcic. Bench seat Landen, 2007. Vitra Edition, Birsfelden, CHE. Steel, welded. Loan Vitra Design Museum. Exhibited: 25.04.2024 – 11.11.2024
Damjan Uršic, Linafurniture. Play furniture Wave, 2014/2024. Materiias, Kamnik, SVN. PU foam, vinyl, urethane
Verena Hennig. Bench Roll Collection, 2015. AKTTEM, Fürth, DEU. Aluminum, steel, powder coated
Stephanie Forsythe + Todd MacAllen, Molo Design. Bench seat Lounger, 2006. Molo Design, Vancouver, BC, CAN. Paper. Exhibited: 17.02.2025 – 11.05.2025
Stefan Diez with Dominik Hammer, DIEZ OFFICE. Modular sofa Costume, 2021. Magis Spa, Torre di Mosto, ITA. Recycled and recyclable Polyethylene, PU foam, textile cover. Loan Magis
Kim André Lange. SurfBench, 2021. KALD, Wiernsheim, DEU. Birch wood, oiled; steel, powder coated; aluminum, rubber, plastic. Loan of the artist
Simon Stanislawski. Social SOFTY, 2024. Simon Stanislawski, Hamburg, DEU. Foam mattresses (PU foam), clued, plucked, lacquered
Kerstin Brätsch. Fossil Psychic Stone Mimicry (Palladiana, Mosaico_Bench II), 2023–2024. Mayer’sche Hofkunstanstalt, Munich, DEU. Glass, concrete, marble, stones. Courtesy artist, Gladstone Gallery
Alexander Seifried. Sofa Island Tom Pouf, 2013. Richard Lampert GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, DEU Polsterung, Upholstery, wood. Donation Richard Lampert. Exhibited: 25.11.2024 – 11.05.2025
Francesco Bifare. Sofa Standard, 2024. Edra, Perignano, ITA. Polyurethane foam, synthetic wadding, metal. Donation Edra. Exhibited: 17.03.2025 – 11.05.2025

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  • Curated by:

    Polina Gedova, Angelika Nollert, Xenia Riemann-Tyroller, Josef Straßer

  • Supported by:

    PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V., Allianz