JOY is an exhibition by SEEDS for the London Design Festival 2021, part of the Brompton Design District, curated by Jane Withers around the theme “From Here Onwards” showing works curated and commissioned around the idea of the aesthetics of Joy.
Joy is something we cultivate, it influences our well-being. It is proven there is a clear link between our surroundings and our mental health, between our environment and emotions. It is a source of energy we can harness by surrounding ourselves with objects that have the power to instil Joy in our lives: through the use of colours to energise, invigorate and replace this greyness we have all experienced; through unexpected juxtapositions and compositions that are playful and pleasurable; through unconventional geometrics and chunky shapes that reminds us of generous embraces when people were longing togetherness; through soft materials, textiles that embellish the experiences sensorially and emotionally; through crafted stories and poetic messages of hope that celebrate the possibility of a new day and a new chance.
As the protagonists of “Life on Planet Orsimanirana”, a project directed by Jerszy Seymour, of which elements will be on show at SEEDS, say : “We want to experience rivers of infinite funk” and “the one thing we are sure about the world we want to live in, is that we want to enjoy it”
Designers include:
- Eusebio Sanchez
- Elodie Blanchard
- Pepjin Fabius Clovis
- I-fan Chen
- Jerszy Seymour
- Jochen Holz
- James Shaw
- Agnes Studio
- Marco Campardo
- Onka Allmayer Beck
- Attua Aparicio
For more information on SEEDS Gallery see here.
