Night Fever: Vitra Design Museum Explores Club Culture's Design Legacy
The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein presents 'Night Fever: Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today', an exhibition examining the aesthetic and technological evolution of nightclubs. Curated by Jochen Eisenbrand, Catharine Rossi, and Katarina Serulus, the show spans five decades, from Italian YèYè architecture and the Piper clubs to Studio 54 and Berlin's Tresor. Sections include 'Beginning to See the Light' with seating by Roger Tallon, 'Can You Feel It?' featuring a mirrored canopy by Konstantin Grcic, 'Slave to the Rhythm' highlighting fashion by Halston and Burrows, and 'Around the World' covering the 1990s-2000s with a model of Newcastle Stage by Horst Arts & Music. The exhibition runs until September 9, 2018.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Night Fever: Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today' at Vitra Design Museum
- Curated by Jochen Eisenbrand, Catharine Rossi, and Katarina Serulus
- Features five curators total
- Opens with 'Beginning to See the Light' section on Italian YèYè architecture
- Includes Swivel chair by Roger Tallon
- Piper clubs in Turin and Rome are highlighted
- Fun Palace in London opened in 1964
- Derby Club in Milan opened in 1965 with lighting by Bruno Munari but is not cited
- Second section 'Can You Feel It?' has mirrored canopy by Konstantin Grcic
- Playlists include rock, funk, soul, afro, jazz, pre-disco, disco, house, techno
- Third section 'Slave to the Rhythm' celebrates Halston and Burrows fashion
- Studio 54 and Grace Jones are featured
- Film 'Saturday Night Fever' (1977) is referenced
- Final section 'Around the World' covers 1990s-2000s clubbing
- Includes Tresor in Berlin and Manchester International Festival
- Features model of Newcastle Stage by Horst Arts & Music from 2017
- Exhibition runs until September 9, 2018
- Location: Vitra Design Museum, Charles-Eames-Straße 2, Weil am Rhein
Entities
Artists
- Jochen Eisenbrand
- Catharine Rossi
- Katarina Serulus
- Pierre Restany
- Roger Tallon
- Bruno Munari
- Konstantin Grcic
- Halston
- Burrows
- Grace Jones
Institutions
- Vitra Design Museum
- ADAM – Brussel Design Museum
- Piper
- Fun Palace
- Derby Club
- Studio 54
- Tresor
- Manchester International Festival
- Horst Arts & Music
- Artribune
Locations
- Weil am Rhein
- Germany
- Turin
- Rome
- Milan
- London
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Berlin
- Manchester