British designer Es Devlin has been named as the artistic director of the third edition of the London Design Biennale in 2020.
The international exhibition will take place from 8 to 27 September 2020 at London's Somerset House on the Strand.
2020 biennale will address the theme of resonance
As the biennale's next artistic director, Devlin has set the theme of Resonance.
"We live in an age of hyper resonance, the consequences of which are both exhilarating and devastating," explained Devlin. "Everything we design and everything we produce resonates."
"Each idea we generate has the power to reach a mass digital audience undreamt of by previous generations, while the lifespans of the physical products we create often endure long beyond our own," she continued. "Whether in the social media feeds of millions or in the bellies of marine animals, our ideas and our objects stick around."
Participants to be invited from 50 countries
With this theme in mind, participants from 50 different countries and cities will be invited to create original designs and installations in response to our fast-paced digital age.
Ranging from Taiwan and Australia, to the Netherlands and Latvia, these countries' creations will be set within the neoclassical site of Somerset House.
"In our global, digital era, design can reach instantly across borders and bridge cultures," said Devlin. "It can positively alter behaviours and transform societies.&quo...