So what sets this one apart? Well, it was recently started by design students - a refreshing tonic in these times of corporate-sponsored design events - and it's almost exclusively French (which means the english-language press material is incredibly obscure - check out the official website for a giggle).
The main exhibition of the 12 day event is "Cohabitations", commissioned by French designer Matali Crasset, which looks at new ways of conducting modern living and social interaction. Ironic then that the site of the exhibition, the Cité du Design, should itself be a former ammunitions manufacturing plant.
With the Design Biennale only taking place for the fourth time, most contributors to the exhibitions are still French. However Berlin designers, V+W, are turning heads with their clothes-swapping, friend-making "Relationchip" project aswell - showing that, sometimes, it's worth going along to these design events after all. al
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