Louise Schouwenberg publication Beyond the New. On The Agency of Things

Louise Schouwenberg, Director of Finished Temporary Programme Material Utopias (2013-2015), and Hella Jongerius' recently published book 'Beyond the New. On the Agency of Things' is the accompanying publication to their 2017 site-specific installation in the Paternoster-Halle at the Pinakothek der Moderne and continuation of the manifesto Beyond the New. A Search for Ideals in Design, launched during the 2015 Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan.

‘Beyond the New. On the Agency of Things’ by Louise Schouwenberg and Hella Jongerius is about objects and things and the intriguing relationship between the two. Containing examples from both art and design, it offers investigative insights on a philosophical level about the manifold meanings of design within the various contexts in which designers operate.

Hypothetical conversations with designers from the past, such as for example Walter Gropius, Anni Albers and Johannes Itten, enable analysing original ideals in design, and how things have changed ever since. These fictional conversations also give insights into Jongerius’ personal experience with and thoughts on colour research, the field Johannes Itten was an expert in, and textile research, in which Anni Albers excelled.

More information: http://www.jongeriuslab.com/work/beyond-the-new.-on-the-agency-of-things