Het Nieuwe Instituut brings solar design to Salone del Mobile 2022
What would the world be like if it ran on solar energy?
Sunday 5th June, Milan: For Milan Salone del Mobile 2022, Het Nieuwe Instituut presents The Solar Energy Kiosk, a solar-powered installation developed by Rotterdam-based design studio Cream on Chrome. Aiming to spark conversation about solar energy and solar design, the kiosk will act as a mobile drop-off station for objects and ideas.
The Solar Energy Kiosk is part of Alcova's international group presentation open from 5 to 12 June 2022. After its appearance in Milan, the kiosk will then travel to Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, where it will form part of the exhibition The Energy Show - Sun, Solar and Human Power, curated by Matylda Krzykowski.
Press invitation
Tuesday 7th June, 11.30am – 12.30pm
Alcova, Via Simone Saint Bon 1, Milan
General and Artistic Director of Het Nieuwe Instituut, Aric Chen, will host a welcome caffè e cornetto at the kiosk alongside a talk with curator Matylda Krzykowski and designers Cream on Chrome, Noviki, Marjan van Aubel and Jörg Boner.
To register attendance for the talk, please email solarkiosk@hetnieuweinstituut.nl
The Solar Energy Kiosk is located at the outdoor site of Alcova, space code A10, Via Simone Saint Bon 1 in Milan. The installation is on display at Alcova from 5 to 12 June 2022 from 11 am – 7 pm (on Thursday 9 June the kiosk closes at 4 pm).
The Solar Energy Kiosk is the first commissioned exhibit for the forthcoming exhibition The Energy Show - Sun, Solar and Human Power, on display at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam from 3 September 2022 to 5 March 2023.
Interaction is often at the heart of Cream on Chrome's work, engaging people on pressing issues and exploring new perspectives on economics, ecology and emerging technologies. In response to the question: what would the world look like if it ran on solar energy?, the travelling kiosk demonstrates how much solar energy it takes to squeeze a glass of orange juice and acts as a jumping off point for discussion as well as an open call for objects and ideas.
Open call: solar ideas
Providing a drop-off point for objects, drawings, photographs and ideas about solar energy, Het Nieuwe Instituut invites visitors to Milan to share their own initiatives and thoughts on solar energy. Collated throughout the week, the submitted ideas will help to form part of The Energy Show exhibition, when it opens in Rotterdam in September.
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For more information please contact Elske Schreurs, communications, at e.schreurs@hetnieuweinstituut.nl or on +31 (0)6 41188963
Press invitations:
Presenting The Solar Energy Kiosk
Tuesday 7 June from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Presentation at The Solar Energy Kiosk, with General and Artistic Director of Het Nieuwe Instituut Aric Chen, curator and designer Matylda Krzykowski and designers Cream on Chrome, Noviki, Marjan van Aubel and Jörg Boner.
RSVP: e.schreurs@hetnieuweinstituut.nl
Address: Alcova, space code A10. Address: Via Simone Saint Bon 1 in Milan.
Press viewing Alcova
Sunday 5 June 2022, 9 am – 12 pm
Preview and breakfast at offcut bar
RSVP: press@alcovamilano.com
Address: Via Simone Saint Bon 1 in Milan
The Energy Show
The Energy Show – Sun, Solar and Human Power curated by Matylda Krzykowski is on display at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam from 3 September 2022 to 5 March 2023. It centres on the sun and its design possibilities, reflecting on visitors' personal energy levels and featuring innovative examples of solar technology. Asking: what would the world look like if it ran on solar energy? The exhibition presents projects by artists, designers and researchers from all over the world, from groundbreaking inventions by Mária Telkes to the experimental designs of Michael Jantzen, and from solar-integrated architecture by Jessenvollenweider to the creative ideas of movements such as Solar Power for Artists and Solar Mamas. The Energy Show also includes work by solar designers Marjan van Aubel and Pauline van Dongen, art director Mirka Laura Severa, and storyteller Alice Wong.
The Solar Biennale
The Energy Show is part of the first edition of The Solar Biennale, for which Het Nieuwe Instituut is the partner and main venue. Initiated by designers Marjan van Aubel and Pauline van Dongen, the bienniale critically reflects on the use of solar energy and the prevailing technological and economic perspectives surrounding its use. For six weeks, it focuses on a solar-powered world beyond scientific research and uniform solar panels, integrating cultural practices and location-based energy needs to help shape a post-fossil fuel future. In September and October 2022, The Solar Biennale will present a variety of programmes inviting designers, scientists, solar industry practitioners and policymakers to formulate answers and exchange ideas. The programme will open at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam and conclude at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven in October.
Het Nieuwe Instituut
Het Nieuwe Instituut is the Dutch national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, based in Rotterdam. Through its exhibitions, public programmes, research, and wide-reaching national and international initiatives, the institute engages thinkers, designers, makers and diverse audiences to critically reflect on the urgent issues confronting the past, present and future. In addition to housing the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning, the institute also manages the 1933 Sonneveld House as part of its campus in Rotterdam’s Museumpark.
Alcova
This year, Alcova will come back to life with a new and expanded program of exhibitions, events, talks, site-specific installations and performances. Having welcomed over 60,000 visitors to the September 2021 special Supersalone edition, Alcova will return to the spectacular urban park of the Centro Ospedaliero Militare di Milano, an extraordinary site of great historic importance for the city of Milan, activating a new section of the complex never before accessible to the public. With an indoor and outdoor exhibition area of over 20 hectares, the 2022 exhibition will be the most comprehensive and ambitious edition of Alcova yet. As with previous editions, Alcova 2022 will present a comprehensive and inspiring cross-section of the rapidly evolving world of design. The exhibitions presented will alternate works from established international figures with a selection of emerging talents, exploring new and exciting developments in the fields of technology, materials, sustainable production, social practice and many other branches of design.