At the end of the 28th Design Biennial, we invite you to join us at the Design Perspectives Symposium, which will take place on 27 March 2025, from 14.30 to 20.00 at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO).

Through a series of discussions, it will focus on three thematic strands – New Priorities, New Territories and New Stages – that will address current issues in the design profession, examine its expansion into new disciplines and analyse the ways in which it is communicated and mediated.

Programme:

Design Perspectives
March 27, 2025, 14.30–20.00

14.30 Introduction

14.40 New Priorities

Jan Boelen, Atelier LUMA

Tina Gregorič, Dekleva Gregorič arhitekti, TU Dunaj

Rok Kuhar, ALUO, Univerza v Ljubljani, Raketa

Justin McGuirk, Future Observatory, Design Museum London

Moderator: Maja Kolar

15.45 New Territories 

Aric Chen, Nieuwe Instituut

Dr. Barbara Predan, ALUO, Univerza v Ljubljani

Luka Stepan, Sito

Jane Withers, Jane Withers Studio

Moderator: Vera Sacchetti

17.00 New Stages

Ajdin Bašić, graphic designer

Thomas Geisler, Kunstgewerbe Museum, Dresden

Pia Groleger, Pjorkkala

Beatrice Leanza, cultural strategist and critic

Moderator: Kristina Dešman

18.20 Catering

19.00 Film premiere: El Último Grito: As Time Swallows Time and discussion.

To help with organization, please confirm your attendance by emailing bio@mao.si by Tuesday, March 25, 2025.