DUB Revolution

FUNNYPAPER is beautiful people (+dog) using CAD blades to cut cardboard items in a beautiful building.

Roger Steffens is the world’s leading reggae historian .For the Biennale  he is presenting an essay-Intro-to-DUB, his books and selected DUB items from the  Reggae Archives he curates in Los Angeles.

We produced 2 videos:the IntroDUBtion, combining images from the Reggae Archives and the installations, dubbed by the Emmy award winning voice of Roger Steffens, and a virtual tour of the Archives that includes special greetings for the visitors of the GDB.

Cedella Marley’ eclectic designs, her work at Tuff Gong and in relation to the Marley  Legacy, is featured at the GDB as excellence of inspiring DUB Revolutions.

The  first born of Bob and Rita Marley, accomplished singer, Cedella Marley inspiring author, adventurous  fashion designer and visionary entrepreneur, Cedella Marley is presenting a selection  of her books and fashion design collaborations.

Bob Marley is a global icon of positivity, from music to social change.For the first time in Korea, the  Biennale presents his outstanding work with an imaginary vinyl Korean tour that celebrates his 1980 album ‘Uprising’ on the same year of the Gwangju Uprisings. 

The installations allows visitors to play colorful vinyl records via House of Marley turntables, headphones and speakers and explore the eco-philosophy of the Marley brand, from message, to products to Marley Coffee.

Marcello Gandini’s masterpiece: the ‘Countach’ in dialect DUBs as ‘damn!’ as  its design shocked the world since 1971 and means 'Contagion'.

For the 50th anniversary we celebrate its positive CONTAGION as inspiration against the pandemic. MAUTO precious documents are DUBbed in a special video collage that reveals passionate design mutations not for auto-mobili(cars) but ‘mobili’(furniture) produced in six cconturies.

The Countach CONTAGION Dub continues.

GGF-T joins the Design Biennale’s 'Countach, 50 years of Contagion' with wonderful  Education games & books on the moving Story of the J-Project that ‘resurrected’  the the lost Lamborghini Jota, to convey to children the wonders of dreaming through  vintage supercars. 

GGF-T’s Eraser supercars will erase boredom to let children play  while drawing new beautiful dreams. GGF-T kindly donated 100 books and 600 Countach Eraser cars for the Children of Gwangju.

The Moleskine notebook is the heir and successor to the legendary notebook used by artists and thinkers over the past two centuries.

Today the Moleskine notebook is recognized as a contemporary icon of pop culture, a space that hosts thoughts and drawings, a symbol of a continuous creative relay.

At the Moleskine exhibition area located in the Iternational Pavillion of the 2021GDB, visitors will be able to unleash their creativity at the Moleskine Creative Table, featuring Moleskine collaborations with acclaimed artists, timeless icons, cultural institutions and brands.

The Moleskine Foundation is a non-profit organization that believes access to creativity and quality education is the key to producing systemic social change. The Foundation uses unconventional education to encourage marginalized youth to access creative skills.

he Moleskine Foundation embraces the experience of the founders of the Moleskine Brand, who are committed to applying the very values that led to the brand’s success to generate social impact.

FILA , founded 110 yrs ago by the FILA Brothers in Biella, Italy,  made clothing for the people of the Alps. Moving to sports & endorsing champions led to international success in the 70’s.

In the new millennium Gene Yoon rescued FILA from the crisis, jumpstarting its Korean & global renaissance. At GDB we celebrate the FILA heritage with a 110 DUB collection.

Max Casacci’s artistic project is something that has never been done before: collecting the sounds of nature, the noises, the calls of animals, the snaps of the roots, and transforming them into music without the use of instruments.

Eight natural elements speak to us thanks to Earthphonia. A multimedia story of the wonders that the planet Earth gives us, an immersion in the environment for listening to its voice and learn how to defend it.

Sonic Jeel (Qatar) is a collaborative initiative working with sound, noise, electronic music, and audiovisual media within the context of Qatar and the Gulf region. Sonic Jeel celebrates the interplay of the sonic and the graphic.

Clay Sound System is a sound garden collecting about thirty vases of different sizes, made by a skilled Italian craftsman. Visitors are invited to compose a personal circular sound path, gently striking the vases as if they were delicate bells.

Sauna Pavilion

An urban modular sauna paired with a pavilion and boardwalk, built to be put up wherever a sauna is needed - virtually everywhere! Viewers can experience a proper Finnish sauna and learn about the sauna's place in Finnish history and culture.

Rêvolutionner presents a selection of French designers working on recycling, upcycling, downcycling and hijacking. The works explore the intertwining of cultures and (re)invention of materials and new social situations, in order to 'do better with less and in a different way'.

It is based on an ancient technique, which consists of extracting casein from milk, purifying it, transforming it into a paste, molding it, and soaking it in a watery formaldehyde solution before drying it. The finished material is biodegradable. 

Tiwal2 is a new-generation inflatable sailing dinghy that can be stored in two bags, weighs 40kg and can be assembled in 15 minutes. Its design ensures it is compact and quick to assemble, easy to control and handles excellently on the water.