PURE GOLD
UPCYCLED!
UPGRADED!
DESIGN EXHIBITION
World Tour
The design exhibition Pure Gold – Upcycled! Upgraded! initiated by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, or the institute for international relations) is an international touring exhibition presenting 76 pieces by 53 designers from 7 regions in the world at 20 venues over the period of 10 years.
UPCYCABLES
copy this!
At every venue of the tour, ifa invites local designers to develop new methods and
show their upcycling techniques together with Pure Gold.
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See what the participants of Barcelona made!
A fun and colourful range of stamping tools created using only leather scraps.
Fabulous!
Fierce!
Transgressive!
The skeleton of this foxy stool is made of pipes and its fur is made of fire hose.
"The sound of rubbish" out now!
Now available at your scrapyard!
Listen to the super natural sound of Amazon-ia!
This is the story of a hybrid who already lives on Earth.
In vino vertias.
Ab igne ignem.
¿No lo entiendes?
Go learn some new languages 😉
An ancient weaving technique that no longer relies solely on natural materials, but also transforms old cables into practical and beautiful objects.
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PURE GOLD
Upcycled! Upgraded!
Pure Gold is an exhibition organized by the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), Stuttgart, Germany, which promotes art and cultural exchange in exhibitions, dialogue and conference programs.
As a competence center for international cultural relations, ifa connects civil societies, cultural practices, art, media and science. The ifa is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Baden-Württemberg and its capital Stuttgart.
©2022 ifa. Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
