DMY 2008 - The Sky Is Not The Limit
VisualBerlin will be there this year….coming with something really special…
The Sky Is Not The Limit
Following the ‘DMY Fly High’ motto of 2007, DMY Berlin aims even higher in 2008. From May 21 - 25, under the title ‘The Sky Is Not The Limit’, protagonists of the national and international design scenes take the stage for the sixth time running to discuss the latest trends, explore current innovations and exchange creative ideas. Thus, borders become interfaces as night fades to day: this is design as a several-day, non-stop marathon program!
DMY Berlin has expanded!
After successfully establishing itself as a platform for young, experimental design over the past few years, DMY Berlin now reveals increasingly flowing outlines, as the exhibition becomes a festival.
With the newly created module DMY Allstars, DMY Berlin responds to the spate of requests made by national and international designers, and include the work of notorious and well-established creative forces within the DMY International Design Festival.
DMY Allstars
In addition to the DMY Youngsters’ main exhibition venue located on the Arena grounds DMY Allstars creates the opportunity of exploiting external locations.
In the form of satellite events dispersed throughout the entire city of Berlin, national and international exhibitors, design groups, as well as local creative talents join forces while taking part in thematic exhibitions, group shows and open studios all along the exhibition circuit. In this way, the DMY expands the festival program to the entire surface of the capital.
International Partner Hosts
Partner hosts from Korea, Taiwan and France will be represented at this year’s DMY International Design Festival with independent special exhibitions.
‘Turkish Delight’, the international highlight of these events, is eagerly awaited at the Pergamonmuseum, Museum for Islamic Art Berlin, London’s Royal College of Art embarks on a school trip, the exhibition of the Swiss Design Award takes place at stilwerk and Israel’s prestigious exhibition will grace the space of the Internationales Design Zentrum (IDZ) while Slovakia also sets sail for Berlin with a group of designers.
DMY Youngsters
As usual, DMY Youngsters forms the core of the DMY International Design Festival in the central exhibition hall of the Arena Berlin industrial grounds. DMY Youngsters functions simultaneously as a showroom, a design lab and a playground. As a unique creative happening set in the typically laid-back DMY Youngsters atmosphere between Couch DJ showcases and VJ performances, the event enables exhibitors to introduce their newest developments, design trends and experiments, from products to interior design via accessories and art objects.
Klublabor
This year’s DMY Klublabor will be featured in various nightlife hotspots all throughout the city. At the legendary opening party in the Arena and at the city’s finest clubs, an exceptional selection of DJs and VJs bring a formidable program of ecstatic nocturnal stylishness.
Additional program
This year, the DMY International Design Festival is also enhanced with an extensive framework program featuring numerous workshops and seminars focusing on the theme of design. Creative talents, professionals and visitors all have the opportunity to discover the latest developments and to exchange ideas in direct contact with the international design scene.
DMY, Berlin and international
DMY Berlin itself represents the ‘Design-City’ Berlin (UNESCO) on an international level. In 2008, besides the self-initiated DMY International Design Festival in Berlin, appearances are already planned at the Salone internationale del Mobile Milano, the Seoul Design Festival, the Taipé Design Expo in Taiwan, as well as the St. Etienne Design Biennale in France.
DAILY, MONTHLY, YEARLY… DMY is always and everywhere!
