until Sunday February 26 2017
CID: Center for Innovation and Design at Grand-Hornu
T : +32 (0)65 65 21 21
Rue Sainte-Louise, 82
7301 Hornu
Belgium
DESIGN BETWEEN INNOVATION AND IMITATION
Ceci n’est pas une copie sets out in search of the nature, significance and acceptance of copying strategies in contemporary design practice
This exhibition presents a selection of fascinating examples and diverse reactions to the phenomenon of copying. It covers well-known and acknowledged borrowing strategies, such as quotation, collage, homage and pastiche as well as more controversial and experimental reproduction, from copying as an accepted form of imitation to copying as base commercialism, plagiarism and piracy. With contributions and work by Jasper Morrison, Richard Hutten, Unfold, Bas van Beek, Konstantin Grcic, Maarten Baas and countless other designers who deal with this phenomenon on a daily basis and are forced to take a stand on the issue, whether they want to or not.