Panel discussion: with the participation of designers

Debate of Bunkier Sztuki Gallery in the context of the Polish Design exhibition. The biography of the object/Biography of the designer will be the development of two narrative paths in particular: 1) the relationship between the designer/designer and the work, 2) the relationship between the utility object and everyday life and personal stories.

We invited Aleksandra Koperda (curator of the exhibition), Marta Niemywska-Grynas and Dawida Grynas (Grynas Studio), Magda Jurek (Mrs. Jurek) and Martyna Golik to talk. The discussion will be moderated by Tadeusz Marek (Radio Kraków).

The panel will reflect on two complementary design narratives — the story of the creator and the history of the object. The invited guests will answer questions about how objects function in the culture, what meanings users give them and how designers can consciously shape the “resumes” of their products. The participants of the panel will consider whether the designer's biography should be the key to understanding the object — or rather, it is the object itself, its matter, functioning and journey through different contexts that build a story that becomes independent of the author over time.

The talk will also touch on the ethics of design, the sustainable circulation of things and the responsibility for how objects “live” in society after they leave the studio. The panel will be an invitation to look at design as a dynamic process — a network of relationships between people, materials, technologies and stories. Through the juxtaposition of the subject and the biography of the designer, the participants will try to capture a fuller picture of what design is today and how we can talk about it.

For whom: no age limitsAdmission: 2 zł

Enrollment is not required

photo: M. Lichtański/P. Kubic

Martyna Barbara Golik — textile designer and artist. A graduate of the Faculty of Textile and Clothing at the Władysław Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź and the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. She co-founded the Witek Golik design studio in Denmark, which designs fabrics for interior design brands. She was also a designer and co-founder of the carpet brand Posé Posê. To his credit, he cooperates with leading international textile manufacturers, including Kvadrat and Sahco. Golik specializes in the design, development and production of fabrics, cooperates with textile plants all over the world. In his practice, he focuses on materiality, sensory perception and the influence of color on man and space. Working at the intersection of design and art, she explores how textiles can build atmosphere, influence emotions and enrich everyday experiences. He works in Poland and Copenhagen.

Grynas Studio is a design studio founded in 2010 by Marta Niemywska-Grynas and Dawid Grynasa. They are a duo of designers, specializing in the design of furniture, product and supporting companies in creating design strategies. Experimenting with new materials and technologies, they willingly reach for Polish crafts and traditions. Environmental protection, natural resources and sustainable design are important to them. They have been awarded many times in design competitions, including Red Dot, must have, Dobry Wzór and Iconic Awards. They received the title of Designer of the Year, awarded by the Institute of Industrial Design, they were also twice included in the AD100 list. Grynas Studio projects can be found in the collections of the National Museums in Warsaw and Cracow. They could also be seen at many Polish and world exhibitions, including Milan Design Week, Maison&Objet and London Design Fair. They have projects for many companies and organizations, such as Bizzarto, Noti, MUJI or the Institute of Industrial Design.

Magda Jurek — designer. Together with Michał Boręcki, she runs Ms. JUREK's design studio combined with a ceramic manufactory, operating at the border of design, craft and art. Studio objects often go beyond their functions and change thanks to users. Experiments with colour are characteristic of the duo's work — this is the result of Magda Jurek's painting studies. The creators are trying to bring back the tradition of artistic architectural ceramics to the contemporary urban space. All objects are made by hand in the designers' manufactory. Objects created by Pani Jurek's studio are in the collections of the National Museums in Krakow and Warsaw.

Aleksandra Koperda — cultural animator, art historian, journalist, author of books on design “Visitiny. Conversations about design”, “Design of everyday places”, “Teraz polski design”, curator of exhibitions. Since 2016 he has been running the “Hygge Blog”, where he talks about inspiring people — designers, designers, artists, craftsmen — and the interiors in which they live, writes about design for magazines such as Vogue, Vogue Living and Architectural Digest.

Tadeusz Marek — journalist, publicist, cartoonist and illustrator. Lawyer by education. He works in the cultural editorial office of Radio Kraków and in Radio Kraków Kultura. Author of numerous interviews, journalistic and cultural broadcasts and daily author's radio stories about culture and art. In his programs he hosted outstanding personalities from the circles of art, science and media. Conducts meetings and moderates discussions. In TVP Info he comments on cultural life in the series “Marek draws”. Illustrates books for adults and underage. She posts a well-read series of comic stories on Instagram.