2019

18 September 2019 — 23 February 2020

Post Millennium Tension

Confronting the tensions of the new millennium, the first edition of Porto Design Biennale seeks to analyse the current disciplinary configuration of design.

The reflection on the one hand takes into account the historical perspective and tension relationships, between remoteness and closeness, contemporary design and the model of modern design that was in effect until the end of the millennium; on the other hand, it is important to identify and evaluate the forms and functions of design produced in the first two decades of the current millennium, as well as to reflect on the social efficiency of design and the new connections that arise from the economic, technological, political, cultural and environmental situations.

Present Tense
Centra-se no design português do novo milénio, procurando fazer o survey sobre uma prática profissional multiforme.
Design Forum
Tece o mapeamento crítico das tensões pós-milénio, trabalhando linhas de intersecção ou conflito entre o design e outros domínios disciplinares, bem como aspetos políticos, financeiros, tecnológicos e culturais.
Design and Democracy
Focar-se-á no contexto político do design e sobretudo numa reflexão sobre possíveis modalidades de relação entre Design e Democracia.

José Bártolo
Chief Curator

José Bártolo is a curator, professor and design critic based in Porto. He has worked as an independent curator since 1998 and is currently a senior curator at the Casa do Design in Matosinhos. Bártolo is currently professor at ESAD/College of Art and Design, and scientific director of esad–idea, Research in Design and Art. He was the commissioner of the Portuguese Pavilion in the XXI Triennial of Milan (2015) and curator of many exhibitions, including: Imaginary Portugal – Tourism, Propaganda and Power (Casa do Design, Matosinhos, 2018); Desire, Tension, Transition — Portuguese Design Courses (Casa do Design, Matosinhos, 2015); or Duets (Beijing World Art Museum, China, 2014). He was a member of the jury for several design awards, as well as being responsible for the selection of publications in the National Reading Programme 2018. As an expert in the field of design, he collaborates with A3ES and FCT. He is the editor of PLI Art & Design magazine and author of several articles and books in the area of critical theory and the history of design.

Guest country

Programme

19 September 2019 — 08 December 2019

Exhibition

Frontiere

27 September 2019 — 24 November 2021

Exhibition

Riccardo Dalisi

28 September 2019 — 08 December 2019

Exhibition

Abitare Italia

24 October 2019 — 24 October 2019

Conference

Territorio Italia

Satellites

The Open Call for Projects invites designers and cultural agents to submit projects related to the theme of the event. The projects selected by the jury are part of the Porto Design Biennale Satellite Program.

02 December 2019 — 08 December 2019

DEPT.

07 November 2019 — 10 November 2019

Designagorà

18 September 2019 — 08 December 2019

Desconecta

19 September 2019 — 28 September 2019

Espaço Dúbio

29 September 2019 — 29 September 2019

Futuress

An intersectional feminist library of blind spots, untold stories, and missing narratives within design history and theory.

04 November 2019 — 06 November 2019

Making as Thinking

Reflective Practice in the Age of Unknown

12 October 2019 — 12 November 2019

Para Além do Espaço Físico

16 November 2019 — 05 December 2019

Pop'lar

31 October 2019 — 15 December 2019

Posthuman Design

28 September 2019 — 12 December 2019

The (Mis)Guided Tours

Constellations

The selected projects are independent and autonomous projects regarding curation, financing and production that engage with the theme of this edition.

26 September 2019 — 27 September 2019

Papanek Symposium 2019

Real World: Design, Politics, Future

07 November 2019 — 07 November 2019

The Image in the Post-Millennial Age

16 September 2019 — 24 November 2019

Galicia XXI

Design as a Driving Force

20 June 2019 — 21 June 2019

Ico-D Regional Meeting Europe

30 September 2019 — 30 September 2019

Processes of Design and Communication in Architecture in Ibero-America

25 November 2019 — 29 November 2019

Pantone Week

21 November 2019 — 23 November 2019

10th Typography Meeting

Organization

Promoted by
Câmara Municipal do Porto
Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos

Organised by
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte

Board
Rui Moreira [Presidente]
Luísa Salgueiro [Vice-Presidente]
Sérgio Afonso
Eduardo Aires
Emanuel Barbosa
Francisco Providência
José Bártolo
Maria Milano

Executive Director
Sérgio Afonso

Vice-director
Magda Seifert

Advisory Board 
Clarisse Castro
Diogo Vilar
Fernando Rocha
Guilherme Blanc
Maria José Rodrigues
Sílvia Fernandes

Chief Curator
José Bártolo

Curatorial Assistant
Raquel Pais

Curator of Territorio Italia
Maria Milano

Curatorial Assistant of Territorio Italia
Eleonora Fedi
Luísa Medina
Sara Carraretto

Schools Coordinator
Francisco Providência

Satellites Coordinator
Emanuel Barbosa

Production Director
Sofia Meira

Communications Director
Mafalda Martins

Editorial Coordination
Andreia Faria

Exhibition Project Manager
Rui Canela

Graphic Design Strategy
Fábio Martins
João Castro
João Martino
Miguel Salazar

Art Director
Inês Nepomuceno

New Media Director
Diogo Vilar

Video Coordinator
André Tentúgal

Photography Coordinator
Inês D'Orey

Graphic Design
Susana Martins
Luís Cepa

New Media Design
Rafael Gonçalves

Motion Design
Lyft Creative Studio

Video and Photography
Tânia Franco
Renato Cruz santos

Production Assistant
Íris Rebelo
Sara Pinheiro

Production Team
Alexandre Barbosa
Alexandre Costa
Carlos Rocha
Filipe Pinto
José Castro

Front Office
Margarida Antunes

Secretariat
Carla Correia

Social Media
Rita Carvalho

Press Office
This is Ground Control
Rota & Jorfida | Communication and PR

PDB Cafeteria
Daniela Real

PDB Stores
Coral Books

 

Partners

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esad—idea