Nr. 8 LIVING IN MOTION

LIVING IN MOTION, a travelling exhibition by the Vitra Design museum (Weil am Rhein, Germany), shows different mobile and flexible dwellings through out time. 

From a historical point of view, the earth’s civilizations or tribes have typically been distinguished as either nomads or settlers. This distinction appears to be deeply rooted in our way of thinking. Thus we do not regard huts, tents, igloos, etc. as architecture; similarly, we do npot consider baskets, hammocks, or pillows to be furniture. However, a nomadic or stationary lifestyle is never mutually exclusive; every nomad settles in a certain place form time to time, and every setller will move at some point in his or her life. As a result, both types of lifestyles have influenced and enriched each other during the course of history. What can nomadic cultures and traditions mean for us today?

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