What does it mean to possess an idea? And what does it mean to own an object? Two fundamental states of design work - the idea and the thing - are considered from the perspective of ownership. It is about the protection of colors, shapes and words, about collecting and giving away, copying and sharing, borrowing and stealing.
Inventory 2: Ideas
We have also learned to own intangible things. The fear of being copied or copying ourselves determines the practice of many designers. How do you escape this mechanism? Are copyrights, trademarks and patents contemporary tools for producing ideas?
Curated by Johanna Pichlbauer