"DESIGNING PEACE": IDEAS BOX BY STARCK FOR BIBLIOTHÈQUES SANS FRONTIÈRES, DISPLAY AT THE COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM IN NEW YORK

From June 10th, 2022 to September 4th, 2023, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York presents "Designing Peace", a unique exhibition that explores the essential role of design in building peace.

The Cooper-Hewitt is a leading design institution in the United States that seeks to empower individuals through design through its dynamic exhibitions, educational programmes and online resources. The exhibition "Designing Peace" features forty design projects from twenty-five countries, all of which are contributing to building a peaceful world.

PHILIPPE STARCK'S MEDIA LIBRARY KIT FOR LIBRARIES WITHOUT BORDERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Visitors will be able to discover the Ideas Box, a mobile media library in kit form, designed by Philippe Starck for Bibliothèques Sans Frontières in 2014. With its books, games, computers, tablets, creative materials and cinema, the Ideas Box can be deployed in 20 minutes in the most difficult contexts to create a cultural and educational space for up to 50 people. In situations of emergency, crisis and conflict - such as the current situation on the borders of Ukraine - the Ideas Box enables children and adults to rebuild, learn and (re)connect.