{"id":3860,"date":"2016-07-02T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T10:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T13:51:26","slug":"polish-mega-toys-form-part-of-the-exhibition-jouet-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2016\/07\/02\/polish-mega-toys-form-part-of-the-exhibition-jouet-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish mega toys form part of the exhibition JOUET STAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Liege\u2019s\u00a0Mus\u00e9e de la vie wallonne<\/a>\u00a0(Museum of Walloon Life) will house the exhibition\u00a0JOUET STAR<\/a>\u00a0until\u00a031 December<\/strong>\u00a02016. During the summer months, the exhibition will include the large-scale open-air exhibit\u00a0Nieposkromiona potrzeba frajdy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Irrepressible need for joy) which is the brainchild of the\u00a0Krakow Ethnographic Museum<\/a>. Many items from the exhibit were displayed at the 2013 International Design Biennial in Saint Etienne (they have also been shown in Paris, Brussels, Krakow and Warsaw.\u00a0

The exhibition presents\u00a0interactive urban mega-toys for children and adults<\/strong>, which are the result of a collaboration spanning several months between\u00a0young Polish designers<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0craftsmen and women from the Krakow region<\/strong>. The objects on display in Liege were all thought up as representative of the effects caused when design and ethnography intertwine. The installations are reminiscent of traditional play areas, with examples being swings and carousels, but they also put us in mind of different children\u2019s toys, such as windflowers. The designers derived their inspiration from the collections of the Krakow Ethnographic Museum, such as dowry chests, farming instruments, the traditional toys found in Lesser Poland or wycinanki, which are the paper collages so typical of central-eastern Europe. The objects created serve as a nod to both Polish decorative motifs and traditional techniques used in design, cutting or wicker weaving. They are the material expression of the notion that behind these ancient craft techniques is hidden an inextinguishable source of inspiration which combines contemporary design and applied art.

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\u00a9 Pierre Grasset Photographe<\/sub><\/div>\n
This exhibition will provide visitors with an opportunity to enjoy a joyful and interactive encounter with Polish culture\u00a0!

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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