FUTURE TALKS 019 SURFACES LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF THE MODERN
November 11 to 13, 2019 Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum Ernst von Siemens-Auditorium, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany The detailed conference programme is available at: https://dnstdm.de/en/program/ <https://dnstdm.de/en/program/> REGISTRATION OPEN We are pleased to announce that oline booking is now available at: https://dnstdm.de/en/registration-019/ <https://dnstdm.de/en/registration-019/> The early bird catches the worm! EARLY BIRD registration until August 31, 2019. Please note there is a higher fee if you register after August 31, 2019. CONFERENCE FEE (3 DAY-TICKET) The registration fee is graduated. REGULAR Early bird (booking and payment until August 31, 2019) : € 250,00 after August 31, 2019: € 350,00 STUDENTS Early bird (booking and payment until August 31, 2019): € 150,00 after August 31, 2019: € 250,00 EVENING RECEPTION (November 12, 2019): € 50,00 (includes an open buffet and free drinks) THE TOPIC The FUTURE TALKS 019 are focussing on modern SURFACES. The detailed conference programme is available at: https://dnstdm.de/en/program/ <https://dnstdm.de/en/program/> Both in the design and the art world surfaces are the first reference point and the interface between object and recipient. Designers and artists, as well as the industry spent a lot of energy and research into the development of surface structures, whether they might be glossy, matt, transparent, transluscent or coloured, responsive, smart or intelligent. The professional treatment of surfaces is often the ultimate and most difficult challenge for the conservator of modern heritage. Besides a profound knowledge of materials and technologies the conservator needs to have the necessary skills available to handle these challenges in a most reasonable, appropriate and professional way. The FUTURE TALKS 019 conference is focussing on the evolution and role of modern surface technologies in design and art, the diversity of visual qualities and appearences, the ageing phenomena and its public reception, scientific research, documentation techniques, decision-making and the practical conservation treatments involved. During the three day conference an interdisciplinary set of experts from all over the world (24 nations at the last FUTURE TALKS conference) will share their experiences and knowledge in this field. It is with great pleasure that we are able to offer a morning session of workshops all related to our this year's topic modern SURFACES. Social events and opportunities to visit local conservation studios, research labs, plastic producers and design studios will accompany the conference programme. The conference and the associated publication will be in English language. The detailed conference programme is available at: https://dnstdm.de/en/program/ THE PUBLICATION This year the fifth issue of the conference postprints - FUTURE TALKS 017 - will be available at the conference. THE FUTURE TALKS With more than 1000 participants in the last 10 years the FUTURE TALKS became a highly recognised and established forum for interdisciplinary lectures, workshops and discussions on modern materials and technologies and its impact to the world of conservators, scientists, designers, artists and design and art galleries. With the focus on an increasing number of interdisciplinary contributions related to technologies and modified analysis techniques, our goal is to improve the decision-making process in the conservation of modern materials and to discuss/define possible ways of active treatments. FUTURE TALKS helps to raise public awareness to the fact that even serial products are faced with a gradual degradation process of material which can result at worst in a loss of cultural identity and history. FUTURE TALKS 019 will be yet another extensive three day congress on international research projects and case studies both on active conservation treatments of modern materials in design and modern art and on related material and technology science. This time the conference will be accompanied by a morning session of exciting workshops and INCCA mentoring sessions. THE ORGANISER Die Neue Sammlung houses the world’s largest and most important collection of industrial design. The large number of objects reflects the technologies and materials developed in the course of the 20th and 21st century, attesting in particular to the use of plastics. However, unlike most traditional materials these are subject to a dynamic ageing process and after only a short time often already bear irreversible traces of their age. Corresponding types of damage can hardly be reconciled with the respective designer’s original intentions and are often problematic in terms of conservation. Since its founding in 2002, the Conservation Department has become an important hub for the conservation and maintenance of modern design objects, through research into the deterioration and preservation of the collections, the development of new conservation processes and the knowledge of its original technology. It also plays an active role in networking and information sharing and takes part in national and international research projects in the conservation of design. Both knowledge and network expanded to FUTURE TALKS – an international platform initiating an intensive and profound discourse on practical conservation treatments of modern materials. THE CONTACT Tim Bechthold [Dipl.Rest.Univ.] Head of Conservation I Senior Conservator Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum Direktion | Tuerkenstrasse 15 | 80333 Munich, Deutschland E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.die-neue-sammlung.de Facebook: on.fb.me71ildaBl ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
