MEMORABILIA

 

Memorabilia: Designing souvenirs

The aim of the exhibition is to gather a selection of 60 objects which contain representative and recognizable traces of the history of each designer, of his/her place of birth of living, of his/her cultural background, in order to offer the public a mosaic of little hints, of souvenirs, of ways to memories. While we are living in a time of multiculturalism and of migrations, of identity and of diversity, of belonging and of nomadism, of ‘local products’ and of globalization, we are trying to create new ‘madeleines of proust’, at the same time marks of the past and awakenings of conscience, able to bring an innovative look on an evolving society.

 

 

'The Memory of Home' was selected for this exhibition.

 



There is no scent we love more than the scent of home. Unnoticeably we feel safe, happy and relaxed when we smell this distinctive blend we call 'the scent of home'. Kids carry a teddy bear around  for the simple reason that it smells like home. But as an adult carrying a teddybear is no longer socially acceptable. That's why I have designed these carpet brooches. They are part of the carpet that can be placed inside the house and when you leave, you can remove a piece and wear it as a brooch, so that you have the scent of home with you wherever you go. When you return you just place the piece back into the carpet.

 

 

-> adress:

Espace Saint-Antoine au Musée de la Vie Wallonne

Cour Des Mineurs, 4000 Liège, Belgium

 

-> 5 October 2012 unitl 28 October 2012
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 9.30 am - 6 pm

 

-> website: http://www.designliege.be/en-291-memorabilia.html

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