London Design Biennale 2023 Highlights
Getting lost in the Malta Pavillon
In the courtyard, the Maltese design collaborative Urban Fabric has designed this playful labyrinth of colourful fabrics which evoke ancient Maltese villages. One to get lost in.
Go Under Water with Automorph network.
Those moving creatures are designed by Creative Differences – a collaboration between scientists and designers working together on the concept of self-shaping matter.
Meditate listening to the gentle music coming from the Turkey Pavillon
Açik Yapit space puts us in a meditative state.
It convincingly explores themes of estrangement, exchanges and displacement.
Meet artist Ai-Da!
An encounter with Ai-Da is one of the highlights of the Biennale. This ultra-realistic humanoid robot could be designed for our home interiors.
She is an artist and will happily talk to you and recite poems – see her in action here.
Scarily seductive.
An Arts Centre in the Refugee Camp of Bidi Bidi
You can see a piece of the new Music and Arts Centre of Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, which is currently under construction in northern Uganda.
The project, led by to.org, in collaboration with the design practice Hassell and Kampala design studio LocalWorks, is on a mission to reframe the narrative around the word 'refugee'.
Utterly inspiring.
Inner Space – Music-Mind-Textile
It is worth waiting for this musical performance in the Nelson Staircase. A collaboration between the Royal College of Art, the Royal College of Music and Forster and Partners.
Sacred Geometry, Serbia Pavillon
This mysterious and atmospheric sculptural space combines spacial design and AI and is inspired by ornaments of the Middle Ages.
Virtual visit of the National Museum of the Democratic Republic of Congo
The National Museum of the Democratic Republic of Congo opened its doors in 2019. Designed by the Korean practice Junglim Architecture, it has been created to preserve national heritage and promote its values.
The virtual experience gives a glimpse of life in Kinshasa, for those who are unlikely to visit anytime soon.
The London Biennale takes place at Somerset House between 1 - 25 June.
You can book your ticket here