Prékopa Ágnes (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 31. (Budapest, 2017)

Piroska NOVÁK: New Acquisitions in the Museum of Applied Arts’ Collection: Clean Water in the Glass - Product Family of Ceramic Water Filters

6-7. Gyöngyvér Varga: Prototype of a double-wall cooler in use Flow chart photos by Anita Boldog

adaptations, but complete answers and solutions to global-scale problems.

The Clean Water in the Glass ceramic filters represent the addition of a family of products that are socially sensitive, systematic and design conscious and promote sustainable development. At the same time, they clearly demonstrate that an ancient material like ceramics can be used and applied innovatively in the 21st century. One of the most influential designers and design theorists in the 20lh century, Victor Pa- panek, defined the principles of responsible design in the 1970s. His words still carry

powerful weight today and perhaps remain valid for design museums involved in collecting. Papanek stated that the possibilities of sensible industrial design were greater than ever before as the world needed to reevaluate the system. The world economic situation of America, the health and energy needs of the world’s people, the question of global-scale water shortage, the need for mass construction, the struggle against illness and the squandering of agricultural land were all, in Papanck’s opinion, areas in which long-term industrial design could be a part of the solution.1 11

NOTES

1 Exhibitions in the Museum of Applied Arts in conjunction with the Budapest Design Week 2015: TAP AS - Spanish gastro-design; 6 August - 4 October 2015

BID 14 - Imagination Collective; 25 September - 15 November

Hungarian Industrial Design Award and Design Management Award 2015; 25 September - 15 November 2015

Home Sweet Home - opening exhibition of the 12th annual Budapest Design Week;

25 September - 15 November 2015

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