Embracing Exchange 2017 – Cologne.

The project EMBRACING EXCHANGE aims to enhance the relations between German and Dutch designers, makers and cultural institutes. At the edition of Passagen Interior Design Week 2017 in Cologne, EMBRACING EXCHANGE presented two exhibitions at the Rufffactory location in Köln-Ehrenfeld.

SHIFTING IDENTITIES showsed a sequence of maps that unveil the cultural borders between the languages of ‘Limburgs’ and ‘Kölsch’.

CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES showed a selection of (alumni) artists and designers related to the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. The exhibition is curated by Chequita Nahar.