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A curtain made of aluminium
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workRe-opening Design Museum Ghent (Design Museum Gent; Freeze Frame 82.2 by Unfold), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlOther sources
- ddw.nl/en/programme/curtain ddw.nl
- Sectie c punt c industriele hotspot (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
- Curtain 1 (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
- designmuseumgent.be/nl designmuseumgent.be
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A silver metal gate in a brick doorway, shaped like a heavy curtain caught mid-swing, with deep foldsPhoto: Michiel De CleeneMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- Step diagram: a digital curtain stops at frame 82.2, a robot arm prints it layer by layer in 250 kilograms of aluminum, and by day the gate opens into a reliefImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Dutch Design Week press kit 2694, Re-opening Design Museum Ghent, project text
- Slide 3
- A pair of gloved hands sets down a pale metal shelf part on a workbench; only the worker's torso is in viewPhoto: Wannes NimmegeersMuseum or journal record
- Slide 4
- A bright workshop room with gray cabinets, sinks and a wooden shelving wall; one passer-by is a motion blurImage: Design Museum GentMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Old brick houses with stepped gables line a canal in Ghent, with a new white block rising behind themPhoto: Michiel De CleeneMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Deurklopper met draakornament en twee mascarons., Rijksmuseum (BK-NM-11063)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record