Samsung Design Revolution

Samsung Design Revolution
5 March – 24 June 2007

The South Korean electronics company Samsung has been expanding rapidly on the global market have in the past decade. The exhibition is the story of the company’s success, which is all about intensive focus on the integration of design, technology and business.

The exhibition is on show from 5 March to 24 June.

Per Arnoldi’s Colourful Journey

Per Arnoldi has created the film ‘Colourful Journey’ for Samsung’s new ‘Mosel’ TV. Per Arnoldi uses the screen as a virtual canvas on which to blend colour and movement and thereby create communication. In 5 minutes the composition shows thousands of colours. Colourful Journey consists of seven geometrical elements: Three blue and three red triangles and a small dramatic yellow triangle. The music is composed by jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky for Arnoldi’s journey through the colours. The work is exhibited in the standing exhibition ‘Utopias and reality’ in the 20th Century collection. Museum no 2/2007.

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Samsung mobile phone

At the same time, the museum acquired the Samsung X820 mobile phone from 2006 which is also on display in the standing exhibition.

The ultra slim mobile phone design is in line with the post-war miniature design traditions. Compact design means high tech and black signals masculinity, power and magic. The actual size of the X820 is not significantly smaller than other contemporary mobile phones but the flat shape makes the X820 appear smaller and more elegant, but most importantly, the large surface makes it easier to operate. As the B&O design of the Seventies, the keyboard is flush with the surface which adds to the overall impression of the mobile phone. The material is a particularly strong fiber-reinforced plastic found in airplanes. Museum no 1/2007.