Arte and its Gymnastics Series

Listen, the World is Flat…

The flat-earth conspiracy theory has its followers, but it also has representations that have survived through the centuries. So what might the world look like according to flat Earthers? And what role does design play in this?

World Game: The Game of Peace on Earth

In the 1960s, American architect and designer Richard Buckminster Fuller invented the World Peace Game, a simulation game whose aim was to redistribute the world’s resources in order to establish peace on earth. Sixty years later, the Lausanne-based collective Fragmentin decided to reinterpret it to create a new version in tune with today’s world.

The Feast of the Future

What happens if you put your gravy boat upside down or eat vertically? Raphaël Lutz presents Designer’s Table, an experimental design project that invites us to challenge the way we are used to cooking and eating.

The Keepsakes of Bad Memories

Although they vary from region to region, souvenirs always have the same function: to remind tourists of the recklessness of their holidays. However, the mudac collection includes some less positive souvenirs: the Buildings of Disaster, created by designers Laurence and Constantin Boym, are miniature reproductions of places that were hit by tragedy. But why make souvenirs for bad memories?

A Breath of Fresh Air in Glassmaking

Many of the 200 or so pieces of contemporary glass in the mudac collection were made in the workshop of glassblower Mattéo Gonet. Take a behind-the-scenes look at his workshop in Basel to discover the secrets behind the art of glassblowing and the age-old techniques involved.