• Opening times

  14/03/2024 - 15/09/2024: * monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday: from 11:00 to 19:00

• Price

  Article 27: 1,25 €

Launched in June 2022, the Pastis collection designed for Danish publisher HAY marks a turning point in Julien Renault's career. The project began in February 2020 at the Stockholm Fair, when Rolf Hay asked Julien Renault to reflect on a wooden chair that would be relevant for the next 50 years. Inspired by the atmosphere of brasseries and grand railway station cafés, Julien Renault imagined a comfortable chair with armrests paying homage to everything we longed for during the lockdown. His intention was to create a timeless, robust, and elegant armchair. The collection is an ode to the social, the human, and to sharing. Two years will have passed between the first drawing and the launch of the complete collection on the market. On the occasion of his nomination as designer of the year 2023, Julien Renault is bringing together all the drawings, models, and prototypes representing the major stages in the development of his collection. The installation "The story behind the Pastis collection" aims to show the work that went into each product to the general public.

• Opening times

  10/04/2024 - 15/09/2024: * monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday: from 11:00 to 19:00

• Price

  Normal: 8,00 € - Article 27: 1,25 €

Since its founding in 1908, Olivetti has made a name for itself through the development of legendary products such as its typewriters, but also through its close relationship with the world of art. Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon worked for Olivetti on numerous occasions over a period of almost three decades, producing posters and advertising products, as well as a number of immensely creative books and cartoons. The Olivetti · Folon exhibition, in collaboration with the Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda, the Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti and the Fondation Folon, presents the rich artistic collaboration between the Italian design company Olivetti and the artist Jean-Michel Folon.

Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005) worked for several years with the Italian design company Olivetti. This collaboration is emblematic of the long-standing relationship between Olivetti and the art world. As early as 1912, Camillo Olivetti commissioned the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari to create the emblematic poster for the first Olivetti typewriter, the M1. But it was not until the leadership of his son Adriano (1938 - 1960) that Olivetti was transformed into a modern company. Olivetti's Ivrea headquarters became a laboratory for innovative interaction between business and society. This model is still considered a model today for its ability to integrate culture, technological research, design, architecture, beauty and sustainability. Adriano Olivetti opened up the company to intellectuals, artists, sociologists and philosophers. Thanks to this vision, Giorgio Soavi, Adriano's close cultural collaborator, invited Folon to become part of the Olivetti world in the 1960s. Thirty years of collaboration between the Belgian artist, Jean-Michel Folon, who drew the destiny of the human being, and the company, Olivetti, for which he was responsible, for a time, for the visual identity and graphic design. Their long friendship and Olivetti's artistic legacy will be presented to the public in this talk, which takes a fresh look at the Italian company, a pioneer in the creation of typewriters and calculators, and Jean-Michel Folon, a singular Belgian artist of many talents. Talk as part of the Olivetti · Folon exhibition Welcome Arnaud Bozzini, Design Museum Brussels H.E. Federica Favi, Italian Ambassador to Belgium Moderator Allegra Iafrate, Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Brussels Contributions Stéphanie Angelroth, Folon Foundation Cinthia Bianconi, Fondazione Adriano Olivetti Paola Mantovani, Museo Civico Garda, Ivrea Marcella Turchetti, Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti In collaboration and with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Brussels, the Fondation Folon, the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti, the Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti and the Museo Civico Garda. Practical information The Olivetti - Folon exhibition will be open after the talk The conference is followed by a reception

• Price

  Jeunes: 3,00 € - < 12 ans: 0,00 € - Normal: 6,00 € - Article 27: 1,25 €

The Nocturnes are back at the Design Museum Brussels! Spend an evening discovering the treasures hidden in the museum’s reserves in the company of a member of the team, or visit with a guide the Olivetti · Folon exhibition. If you have always wanted to draw like Folon, this is your moment. Join MC Leti Confetti (Grafik) and DJ Gelukwens (AB, Humo) for Drink and Draw, special Folon, in a crearive and convivial atmosphere. Want to know more about the Facile à lire et à Comprendre (Easy-to-read) association? The FALC.be team will be on hand during the evening to help you discover this unique method for people with intellectual disabilities. Our permanent exhibitions, the Plastic Design Collection and belgisch design belge, as well as the temporary exhibition, Olivetti · Folon, and the installation Julien Renault- The story behind the Pastis collection, will be open all evening. Feeling a bit hungry or thirsty during the evening? Do not panic! We have got you covered too. A foodtruck will be on hand to treat your tastes buds. Get ready for an evening rich in discovery, experience and conviviality! Programme : In the museum’s reserve (40' - reservation required): 18h30 (FR), 19h30 (NL), 21h00 (EN) Flash visit : Olivetti · Folon (30' - reservation required): 6pm (NL), 7pm (EN), 8pm (FR) Drink & Draw - Special Olivetti · Folon: from 19h30 to 21h30 Raising awareness on “Easy-to-read": from 5pm to 10pm MyMachine - small dreams, big ideas 2023-2024: from 5pm to 10pm Reservations and full program on the Brussels Museums Nocturnes website (https://nocturnes.brussels/fr/).

• Opening times

  16/10/2024 - 09/03/2025: * monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday: from 11:00 to 19:00

• Price

  Normal: 8,00 € - Article 27: 1,25 €

From the pioneers of the Bauhaus to the interior designers of space capsules, as well as the classics of design, women have shaped the field of design, and yet are often overlooked. The Here We Are! Women in Design, 1900- Today exhibition pays tribute to women designers past and present, through a large collection of furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles, fashion and graphic design. Produced by the Vitra Design Museum, this exhibition is coming to the Design Museum Brussels with the addition of a section devoted to this issue in the history of design in Belgium.