Dessiner le Design, at Les Art Decoratifs, Paris, until January 10, 2010. What role does drawing still have in the computer age? Via a presentation of recent projects, this exhibition analyzes current design practices, comparing them with more traditional techniques, in an attempt to redefine the role of the preparatory drawing in the genesis of a work.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, free drawing in pencil, 2007
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, design research for the Vegetal chair, Vitra, black felt on paper, 2009
Konstantin Grcic, design research for 360° stool, Magis, 2008
Naoto Fukasawa, drawing for 'Chair', Vitra, 2007
Naoto Fukasawa, drawing for 'Chair', Vitra, 2007
Jasper Morrison, design research for Thinking Man's Chair, Cappellini, 1986
[via Designboom]
