The director of Design Museum Den Bosch cordially invites you to the opening of the family exhibition Faster, better, more beautiful – the design of progress.
Design, art, nature and technology blend into a single whirlwind experience at this grandly conceived family exhibition. Discover the fascination with speed, follow the hunt for the millisecond and experience the heyday of streamlined design.
Faster, better, more beautiful all the time: The design of least resistance: that’s the philosophy behind streamlining, one of the most important design principles of modern times. The concept of streamlining became wildly popular in the 1930s. With the wind of new scientific and industrial developments in their sails, designers turned the streamline into a symbol of progress. Boxy aeroplanes made of wood and textiles evolved into slender giants in gleaming aluminium. Lumbering steam trains turned into silver bullets. Cars ceased to be horseless carriages and, with their new enclosed and flowing form, began to zoom along brand-new motorways. Streamlining was not limited to transport either: streamlined design sold and could be applied to everything from irons to typewriters. Even today, we like our organizations to be ‘streamlined’ and the dream of unrestricted speed is as alive as ever in sport.
Because this is a family exhibition, the whole family is welcome at this opening. So bring whoever you want to take with you, no matter how old or young! We look forward to receiving your registration before February 28, 2023. Please complete this form in order to register. Please note: you will not receive confirmation of your registration. By registering you agree to be photographed during the festivities.
Thanks to
This exhibition was made possible with the support of Brabant C, het Mondriaan Fonds, het Blockbusterfonds, het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (thanks to het Ahrend Fonds and het Tosca Trampoli Fonds), Fonds 21 and the municipality ’s-Hertogenbosch.