OPENING: Thursday, 26 May at 19.00

Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Rusjanov trg 7, Ljubljana, Slovenia

You are invited to 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 of Triennale di Milano, Anja Zorko, head of the Centre for Creativity (CzK), 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
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!

More at www.bio27.si.