31/05/2026
931 | DESIGN FOR DEMOCRACY
PRESENTED AT MUSEUM ANGEWANDTE KUNST FRANKFURT AM MAIN, THE EXHIBITION DESIGN FOR DEMOCRACY BRINGS TOGETHER 25 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS TO EXAMINE WHAT DESIGN CAN ACHIEVE WHEN ORIENTED TOWARDS PUBLIC BENEFIT, LONGEVITY, AND SOCIAL COHESION. AS PART OF WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL FRANKFURT RHEINMAIN 2026, IT FRAMES DESIGN AS A PRACTICAL FORCE; ONE THAT SHAPES THE CONDITIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION.
TSATSAS CONTRIBUTES THE PROJECT 931, DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH DIETER RAMS. THE LEATHER HANDBAG, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN 1963 BY RAMS FOR HIS WIFE INGEBORG AND NEVER RELEASED UNTIL TSATSAS BROUGHT IT TO LIFE IN 2018, IS ON SHOW SURROUNDED BY PATTERNS AND CUTTING TEMPLATES, A TACTILE PIECE OF CALFSKIN, AND INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS LAID OUT TO REVEAL THE MATERIALS AND STEPS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THIS BAG. PRINTED FLOOR-TO-CEILING, CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHY BY GERHARDT KELLERMANN FORMS THE BACKDROP FOR THE PRESENTATION.
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