The Covid pandemic has led to billions of people being locked down, all over the world, for long periods. In this context, on top of their historical role as places of refuge and care, domestic spaces have also been turned into schools, gymnasiums, cinemas, offices and workspaces Although the current public health crisis is not the subject of the exhibition, At home gives visitors a chance to reflect on the meaning of "having a home" in the past, now and in a post-Covid future, and on the way architects and designers are working on it.
This exhibition addresses that scenario from a critical standpoint,through five themes:. It shows how architects and designers are looking for alternatives to the commercialisation and standardisation of the home to guarantee this essential function. Through a historical approach with images, films, 3D objects and installations, At home offers visitors an overview of the challenge that wanting to face up to a bifurcation in our domestic spaces represents for our architects and designers, but also for all of us.
Penny Sparke is a design historian and professor at Kingston University. She has also curated numerous exhibitions. Her research work concerns design history, post-war Italian design, crafts and contemporary design. She is a curator and author of several publications and exhibitions on club culture past and present, and in particular she was co-curator of the travelling exhibition Night Fever: Designing Club Culture to Today, presented, among other venues, at the Vitra Design Museum.
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