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The Conversation Show: Dual Design at Holon Design Museum

exhibition · 2026-05-04

The Design Museum Holon presents The Conversation Show, an exhibition curated by Maria Cristina Didero exploring collaborative design by five international duos: BCXSY, mischer’traxler, Reddish, Snarkitecture, and Zaven. Each pair created a new work from the same brief, resulting in diverse installations. mischer’traxler’s Coalesque is an interactive pendulum that changes color based on visitor proximity. Reddish’s Balancing Act is a kinetic sculpture from found objects. Zaven’s Dune features layered blown-glass lamps with neon. BCXSY’s Reciprocal Syntax is an immersive installation with a moving swing generating projections. Snarkitecture (the only trio) collaborated with Gufram on a mirrored path. Five-minute videos by Francesca Molteni and Muse Factory of Projects show the designers’ daily collaboration. The exhibition runs through October 26, 2019.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled The Conversation Show at Design Museum Holon
  • Curated by Maria Cristina Didero, her second show at Holon after Nendo monograph in 2017
  • Features five international design duos: BCXSY, mischer’traxler, Reddish, Snarkitecture, Zaven
  • Each duo created a new work from a common brief
  • mischer’traxler: Coalesque, an interactive pendulum changing color with visitor movement
  • Reddish: Balancing Act, a kinetic sculpture from found objects
  • Zaven: Dune, layered blown-glass lamps with neon
  • BCXSY: Reciprocal Syntax, immersive installation with a swing generating projections
  • Snarkitecture (trio with Daniel Arsham, Alex Mustonen, Benjamin Porto) collaborated with Gufram on a mirrored path
  • Five-minute videos by Francesca Molteni and Muse Factory of Projects show daily collaboration
  • Exhibition runs until October 26, 2019
  • Location: Pinhas Eilon St. 8, Holon, Israel

Entities

Artists

  • Maria Cristina Didero
  • BCXSY
  • Boaz Cohen
  • Sayaka Yamamoto
  • mischer’traxler
  • Katharina Mischer
  • Thomas Traxler
  • Reddish
  • Naama Steinbock
  • Idan Friedman
  • Snarkitecture
  • Daniel Arsham
  • Alex Mustonen
  • Benjamin Porto
  • Zaven
  • Enrica Cavarzan
  • Marco Zavagno
  • Francesca Molteni
  • Nendo

Institutions

  • Design Museum Holon
  • Gufram
  • Muse Factory of Projects
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Holon
  • Israel
  • Pinhas Eilon St. 8

Sources