This story shares roots with Fury (SS 2023), not least the background of social change. 1969 is more optimistic, celebrating how the arts can bring people together in positive activism.
Design stories are seldom tidy, single entities with colours and ideas in an easy to digest vacuum. The big macro themes: the economy, climate change, health, culture, don’t simply evaporate. Instead, they morph into different forms.
Colour Hive returns to Surface Design Show to present Materials Edit, part of Surface Spotlight Live with a dedicated showcase of innovative and inspirational objects and materials.
Usually, when looking at the drivers for a new design directions, there are several diverse threads that need to be pulled together. This time it’s different, with one compelling and overarching macro theme; resources.
Thesimmering anger and push for change seen in the early 1980s are reflected in the current political climate. Fury explores this landscape with protest-driven innovation informing design directions.