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BIO27 Super Vernaculars Opening

2022-04-17

Photo: Urban Cerjak

Opening: Thursday, 26th May at 19.00
Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Rusjanov trg 7, Ljubljana, Slovenia


Join us for the opening of the 27th Biennial of Design, organised by the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in cooperation with the Centre for Creativity (CzK). Curated by Jane Withers, BIO27 Super Vernaculars explores a growing and ambitious movement that takes inspiration from vernacular design to create imaginative responses to contemporary environmental, social and political challenges.

19.00 BIO27 Talk  
An opening panel discussion exploring the Super Vernaculars movement 
with Jane Withers, curator of BIO27, Jan Boelen, artistic director of Atelier LUMA, Marco Sammicheli, Triennale di Milano, and Vida Rucli from the Robida collective. Chaired by Maja Vardjan, architect and curator at MAO.

19.40 Welcome
Dr. Bogo Zupančič, director of the Museum of Architecture and Design
Barbara Koželj Podlogar, Acting Director-General from Creativity Directorate, Ministry of Culture
Anja Zorko, head of the Centre for Creativity (CzK)
Jane Withers, curator of BIO27.

20.00 Super Vernaculars Fair

Discover Super Vernaculars with:
Carolien Niebling, Shneel Malik, Atelier LUMA, Kellenberger–White, Adam Štěch, and the BIO27 Production Platform teams Pjorkkala, Garnitura, Robida.plus, Krater and Futuring. 

Come and try the Slovenian Sausage of the Future, specially created for BIO27 by designer Carolien Niebling with chef Igor Jagodic of Strelec Restaurant and butcher Mark Butalič.

Don't miss it!

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