„Designed Communities – between reality and vision”

 

Until June 8, 2025, the exhibition „Designed Communities – between reality and vision” can be seen at the Podbrzezie Gallery in Krakow.

An international group of designers, inspired by the guiding idea of ​​the Three Seas Art Festival, examines the relations between the individual and society.

Visual design has a potential that goes far beyond aesthetics – it becomes a language of understanding, a tool for building relationships and a space in which identity can not only be expressed but also created. The exhibition is an invitation to reflect on how design – in its various forms – influences our everyday lives, our “being together” and how we see and show ourselves to the world. In search of a remedy for loneliness, designers turned to the idea of community, asking: Can visual design support a sense of belonging and openness? Do graphic design, spatial design, and applied arts have a real impact on the formation of social and cultural bonds?

The exhibition explores how graphic design, design, and spatial planning shape identity, build a sense of community, and communicate important cultural and historical values.
The works presented were created both in collaboration with local governments, cultural institutions, and social organizations, as well as through grassroots, independent initiatives. What unites them is a common idea: design as a tool for social impact – connecting people around shared ideas, inspiring action, and shaping visions of the future.
Curator:

Katarzyna Wojdyła

Designers:
Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka
Agnieszka Piksa and Barbara Janczak and Witold Szwedkowski
Anna Zabdyrska and Nika Langosz
Barbara Widłak
Dagmara and Jacek Latała
Danylo Kosenko and Oleksandra Buimister (Ukraine)
Franciszka Jagielak
Gabriela Palicka
Grzegorz Izdebski
Joanna Suchowiak-Horzemski
Justyna Jędrysek
Karolina Szafran-Kamrowska
Katarzyna Wojdyła and Małgorzata Markiewicz
Katarzyna Zapart
Memorymorph Collective: Małgorzata Łuczyna and Jacek Złoczowski
Kuba Malicki
Marcin Klag
Marcin Urbańczyk
Marta Gawin
Natalia Garncarczyk
Olga Turkiewicz
Plastic Justice — partners: Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík; Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague; Elisava, Barcelona; Central Saint Martins (UAL), London; Vilnius Academy of Art and ELIA – European League of Institutes of the Arts
Pogotowie Graficzne — posters: Gosia Stolińska, Jakub Sobczak, Luka Rayski, Martyna Wójcik-Śmierska, Nina Gregier, Ola Jasionowska
Przemysław Liput
Renata Brońka
Spiilka Design Büro (Ukraine)
STOA Architekti (Slovakia)
Studio Otwarte
Wiktoria Kapiarz

Substantive consultation: Agata Wójcik, Karolina Kolenda
Promotion / substantive consultation: Anna Zabdyrska
Exhibition arrangement project: Marta Zdebiak
Visual identification project of the exhibition: Natalia Garncarczyk
Exhibition assembly: Andrzej Gąsiorowski
Prints: Drukarnia Sztuki — Anna Stąporek
Postpress: Guillotine Scientific Circle of Printing and Bookbinding