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‘Yes! we’re Open.’

A vision on open design.

‘Yes, we’re open.’ was an exhibition on how our networked society is reshaping the way we create, produce and consume.

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Project Synthesis:

Over the last 20 years we have been witnessing the steady evolution of the World Wide Web and with it the early developments of a networked society. Both producers and consumers now have potential access to a communication infrastructure that is geared towards sharing and exchange. This shift is profoundly changing our current models of creation, production and consumption. Just as digital cameras democratized photography ten years ago,  the internet, CNC production techniques and free, easy-to-use 3D software is opening up the design profession today.

The participating consumer is no longer judging an object for what it is but rather imagines what it can become. Objects on the other hand are evolving into dynamic puzzles, self-improving product versions rather than rigid monoliths. 

Both producers and consumers are now enriching the overall product ecosystem by feeding it with new soft- and hardware plug-ins, updates and add-ons. 

The exhibition’Yes! We’re open.’ unfolded the first materialized outcomes of a collaborative design language. By showcasing very diverse products, services and systems, it offered a glimpse into the characteristics and aesthetics of this new design culture.

Credits

Exbibition concept

& design

Contributions

Photography

Kortrijk - 2010

Thomas Lommee

ARTEK / Enzo Mari

BBT

Belland®material

Buglabs

byAMT DIYdrones, Daedsound

Elemental

Etsy.com

Extremis

Howest

Intrastructures

Ken Isaacs

isopoddesign

jile.eu

KHMechelen kickstarter.com

Materio

Studio MyFirst

Greg Saul

Lieven Standaert & Kurt Van Houtte

Nicola E. Stäubli

Techshop

timelab

threadless.com

Unfold & Tim Knapen

UNIK bikes Vandasye

quirky.com

Kristof Vrancken

The exhibition poster was conceived as a ‘how-to’ manual on how to take part in the networked design process. It is also an analytical roadmap for every producer who wanted to better understand the different methods and tools that would allow him or her to tap into the wisdom of the crowds and develop those products or services that people really want.