»Nike: Form Follows Motion« is the first comprehensive museum exhibition about Nike, the world’s most revered sports brand. The exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum explores the company’s trajectory from a grassroots start-up to a global phenomenon. The focus is on Nike’s design history: from the company’s beginnings in the 1960s and the design of its famous »Swoosh« logo in the early 1970s to the innovative Nike Air soles as well as current research on future materials and sustainability. Following the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris and the European Football Championship in Germany, the exhibition emphasises the importance of sports for design innovation and social change while also shedding light on the almost mythical devotion to sneakers and sportswear in popular culture and social media. The exhibition was initiated and produced by the Vitra Design Museum and is curated by design historian Glenn Adamson.
The Shakers: A World In the Making
This exhibition is available in
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English
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6 pm Talk (EN), Fire Station 7 pm Vernissage, Vitra Design Museum 9 pm Opening Party, Fire Station On 20 September 2024, the Vitra Design Museum proudly presents »Nike: Form Follows Motion«, one of ...
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SPECIAL EVENT (DE) 12 October 2024 | 12-5 pm, Vitra Campus Drop by and take part in the varied programme of workshops, various guided tours of the Vitra Campus and the first Open Warehouse Day in the ...
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TALK (DE) | 17 October 2024 6:30 pm, Vitra Schaudepot Guests: Mischa Krewer, Julia Schoierer, Sergio Muster. Nike has shaped and influenced pop culture, street style and fashion like no other sports ...
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TALK (EN) | 7 November 2024 6.30 pm, Vitra Schaudepot Many of the world’s most famous sports arenas were designed by male architects for male athletes and remain empty six days a week. What does ...
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SPECIAL (DE/EN) | Friday, 17 January 2025 6-2 pm. Vitra Campus A special programme awaits you. We look forward to your visit.
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Saturday | 16 November 2024 and 1 February 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Design Museum The Vitra Campus, a paradise for architecture enthusiasts, has been captured by numerous renowned photographers. In our ...
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Saturday | 2 November 2024 and 8 February 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot In 1974, Italian designer Enzo Mari created his manual "Autoprogrettazione", a guide to a groundbreaking furniture collection ...
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Saturday | 15 February 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot Sneaker Pharm*, a small, innovative company from Manchester, England, offers pragmatic approaches to demonstrate how old trainers can be easily ...
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EVENT (DE) | 28 September, 26 October, 30 November 2024; 25 January, 22 February 2025 10 am, Vitra Design Museum Inspired by the exhibition »Nike: Form Follows Motion«, the Vitra Design Museum, in ...
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SPECIAL DAY | Sunday, 23 February 2025 Guided Tours: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm (30 mins) Drop-In Workshop: 11 am-15 pm Vitra Schaudepot On your marks, get set, go! Which shoe will help you run the ...
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TALK (EN) 20 March 2025|6:30 pm, Schaudepot Luis Barragán (1902–1988) is regarded as the most important Mexican architect of the twentieth century. Renowned for his minimalist yet sensitive approach ...
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SPECIAL DAY | Sunday, 24 November 2024 and 23 March 2025 Family Tours: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm , 2 pm (30 mins) Drop-in Workshop: 11 am–3 pm Vitra Schaudepot When people in the past imagined the future ...
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Saturday | 5 October 2024 and 29 March 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot Affordable design for all – this idea, which is as old as design itself, has lost none of its relevance. Berlin-based architect ...
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Education plays an important part at the Vitra Design Museum. A specially trained team develops specific educational activities that are tailored to audience´s needs and enable visitors of different ...
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