EXPOSITION

13 MARS - 11 AOUT 2024

MUSÉE DU LUXEMBOURG

Graphic Design Concept and Key Visual © BUREAU BORSCHE- Design : Fabrice Urviez - laika-design.fr
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Contents
Communiqué 3

Press release 5

Pressemitteilung 7

Introduction by Konstantin Grcic 9

Principle of the scenography 10

Exhibition plan 11

Q & A with Konstantin Grcic 12

Exhibition texts 14

Konstantin Grcic, Curator and Exhibition Designer 18

List of solo and curated exhibitions 19

Catalog extracts 20

Comments on works 22

List of exhibited objects 25

Exhibition catalog 38

Cultural program 39

Digital developments 41

Practical information 42

Images available to the press 43

Aurel, BGC Honorary patron of the exhibition 49

Dacia, Partner of the exhibition 50

Media and non-media partners 51

Musée du Luxembourg 52

Shigeru Ban 53

Notes 54

Cover visual: MATCH: Design & Sport - A Story Looking to the Future
Graphic Design Concept and Key Visual © BUREAU BORSCHE- Design: Fabrice Urviez - laika-design.fr
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Design et sport - une histoire tournée
vers le futur
Du 13 mars au 11 août 2024
Musée du Luxembourg
Exposition produite par GrandPalaisRmn

Environ 150 objets exposés : pièces historiques

uniques et icônes emblématiques, produits
commerciaux, prototypes, modèles, pièces
commandées, dessins, gravures, projections,
films, applications interactives.

L’exposition MATCH : Design & Sport - une histoire

tournée vers le futur, est imaginée comme une aire
de lancement pour la réflexion sur le futur du sport
et souligne le rôle primordial que le design tiendra
dans son façonnage.
Le concept curatorial de l’exposition vise ainsi
à donner une vision plus large des corrélations
entre ces deux disciplines. Plutôt que d’essayer de
s’imposer comme une étude historique exhaustive,
elle poursuit une approche plus narrative, qui met en
parallèle des sujets en apparence éloignés, sans les
différencier les uns des autres.
La scénographie de l’exposition s’inspire du monde
du sport pour créer une expérience dynamique
et immersive. L’immobilisme muséal est alors
remplacé par la mobilité et le dynamisme inspirés
des arènes sportives.
Le rôle du design dans le contexte du sport va bien
au-delà de la forme, de l’aspect et de la sensation
d’une chaussure de course ou d’une raquette. Les
jeux, qu’ils soient physiques ou numériques, sont
conçus à partir de règles et de régulations ; par
exemple, le poids d’une balle ou la réactivité d’un
clavier sont conçus pour définir la vitesse d’un
même jeu. Les athlètes construisent et sculptent leur
corps. La technologie est, quant à elle, conçue pour
améliorer et optimiser les performances humaines
et pour compenser ses éventuelles faiblesses.
L’expérience des spectateurs est également
minutieusement pensée, du placement des
caméras et des séquences filmées par des drones
aux plateformes de diffusion en ligne, en passant par
la configuration et les sensations procurées par un
stade.
S’ouvrant sur une représentation classique de
l’athlète (le Discobole) et sur la notion de super-
héros ou de super-athlète, l’exposition couvre
Luigi Colani and Flitz Egli, Colani-Egli MDR-1 motorcycle, 1986,
© Jo Soppa/SIRS
un riche ensemble de sujets illustrant la relation
synergique entre le sport et le design. Les objets
présentés vont de l’architecture des stades
(Temporary Autonomous Zone, Didier Faustino,
2004/2023) aux symboles de l’impact social et
politique fort que le sport a sur nos modes de vie
(Replica of the JogBra®from 1977 invented by
Lisa Lindahl, Polly Smith and Hinda Miller, 2024 ;
Refugee Nation flag, Yara Said, 2016), en passant
par l’impact sur le développement des prothèses
(Cheetah® Xcel pied de sprint, Össur, 2021), sur
la robotique (Atlas le robot humanoïde, Boston
Dynamics, 2018), les impératifs environnementaux
(Gravel Lugged Frame Build Kit, Bamboo Bicycle
Club, 2012), l’impression 3D (1827 F BIONIC biathlon
rifle, Anschütz, 2022), la production d’équipements
ultra-personnalisés (ensemble Versa Foot +
Moto Knee Prosthetic Leg, Mike Schulz), l’e-sport
(g.Nautilus RESEARCH (casque EEG utilisé pour
les interfaces cerveau-ordinateur), g.tec medical
engineering GmbH, 2017), le dopage technologique
(Speedo LZR Racer fastskin racer back swimsuit,
Speedo and Mectex in collaboration with NASA,
2008), l’entraînement (aiScout, ai.io, 2023), et bien
d’autres sujets.
À la fin de l’exposition, les visiteurs découvrent la
façon dont le design sportif s’est progressivement
concentré sur de nouvelles perspectives, en
particulier celles offertes par la data.
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Communiqué de Presse
Sans formuler d’opinion ou d’interprétation
spécifique, la question du futur du sport reste ouverte,
partant du principe que la robotique, la technologie et
la digitalisation générale du sport continueront à se
développer au même rythme que la progression de la
collecte et de l’analyse des données.
Dans son ensemble, l’expérience immersive associe
le passé au présent et à un futur hypothétique, pour
créer une exposition libérant une énergie palpable, et
rappelant les sensations fortes expérimentées dans le
monde sportif.
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Commissariat général et scénographie :
Konstantin Grcic, Berlin/Allemagne
Chef de projet : Nathalie Opris, Berlin/Allemagne
Architecte délégué du projet :
Jean-Christophe Denise, Paris/France
Catalogue et graphisme de l’exposition :
Bureau Borsche, Munich/Allemagne
Chef de projet: Kolja Buscher, Munich/Allemagne

Cette vision globale, proposée par Konstantin Grcic, se Commission spéciale :

reflète dans la toute dernière image de l’exposition, qui Nicolas Bourquin et Sven Ehmann, Berlin/Allemagne
est une citation de la Charte olympique :
La pratique du sport est un droit de l’homme.

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MATCH
Design & Sport - A Story Looking to
the Future
From March 13 to August 11, 2024
Musée du Luxembourg
Exhibition produced by GrandPalaisRmn

In total ca. 150 exhibits : unique historical pieces

and signature icons, commercial products,
prototypes, models, commissioned pieces,
drawings, prints, projections, films, interactive
applications.

The exhibition MATCH: Design & Sport - A Story

Looking to the Future at Musée du Luxembourg is
conceived as a launching pad for thinking about the
future of sports and emphasizing design’s pivotal
role in shaping these futures.
The curatorial concept aims to prompt a broader
reframing of the connections and intertwined
relationships between the two disciplines. Rather
than trying to be a comprehensive, historical survey,
the exhibition pursues a more narrative approach,
which puts seemingly disparate topics in parallel
with one another, with no distinct separation
between them. The scenography of the exhibition
takes cues from the world of sports to create a
dynamic, immersive experience. Museum stasis is
replaced by mutability and motion inspired by sports
arenas.
The role of design within the context of sports
extends far beyond the shape, look, and feel of a
running shoe or racket. Games - both physical and
digital - are designed through rules and regulations;
the weight of a ball and the responsiveness of a
keyboard are designed to define the speed of a
game itself. Athletes build and sculpt their bodies.
Technology is designed to enhance and optimize
human capabilities and to make up for so-called
deficiencies. The experience of the spectators
is intricately designed as well, from camera
placements and drone footage to online streaming
platforms to the look and feel of a stadium.
Starting with the classical image of the athlete
(the Discobolus) and the notion of the superhero
or super-athlete, the exhibition covers a broad
spectrum of topics representing the synergetic
relationship between sports and design. Objects on
view range from stadium architecture (Temporary
Autonomous Zone, model, Didier Faustino,
2004/2023) to symbols of the strong social and
Luigi Colani and Flitz Egli, Colani-Egli MDR-1 motorcycle, 1986,
© Jo Soppa/SIRS
political impact that sports have on our lifestyles
(Replica of the JogBra®from 1977 invented by Lisa
Lindahl, Polly Smith and Hinda Miller, 2024 ;
Refugee Nation flag, Yara Said, 2016), as well as
the impact on the development of prostheses
(Cheetah® Xcel Sprinting foot, Össur, 2021),
(Atlas humanoid robot, Boston Dynamics, 2018),
environmental imperatives (Gravel Lugged Frame
Build Kit, Bamboo Bicycle Club, 2012), additive
manufacturing (1827 F BIONIC biathlon rifle,
Anschütz, 2022), and the production of ultra-
personalised equipment (Versa Foot + Moto Knee
Prosthetic Leg assembly, Mike Schulz), e-sports
(g.Nautilus RESEARCH (EEG Headset used in brain-
computer interfaces), g.tec medical engineering
GmbH, 2017), technical doping (Speedo LZR Racer
fastskin racer back swimsuit Speedo and Mectex in
collaboration with NASA, 2008), training (aiScout,
ai.io, 2023), and more.
By the end of the exhibition, visitors will be able
to understand how design in sports has gradually
begun to focus on new opportunities, especially
those offered by data. Without formulating a specific
opinion or interpretation, the question of the future
of sport remains open, on the basis that robotics,
technology, and the general digitisation of sports will
all continue to develop further as data collection and
analysis improves.
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As a whole, the immersive experience will intertwine
the past with the present and speculative future,
creating an exhibition that exudes a palpable energy
-one that is reminiscent of the thrill experienced
within the realms of sports.
This overarching vision, put forward by Konstantin
Grcic, is reflected in the very last image of the show,
which is a quote from the Olympic Charter: The
Practice of Sport is a Human Right.
Chief curator and exhibition design:
Konstantin Grcic, Berlin/Germany
Project leader: Nathalie Opris, Berlin/Germany
Delegated Project Architect :
Jean-Christophe Denise, Paris/France
Catalogue and exhibition graphics:
Bureau Borsche, Munich/Germany

Project Leader: Kolja Buscher, Munich/Germany

Special Commission:
Nicolas Bourquin and Sven Ehmann, Berlin/Germany

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MATCH
Design & Sport - Eine Geschichte,
die in die Zukunft blickt
13. März bis 11. August 2024
Musée du Luxembourg
Ausstellung produziert von GrandPalaisRmn

Insgesamt etwa 150 Ausstellungsstücke:

Einzigartige historische Stücke und
charakteristische Ikonen, kommerzielle
Produkte, Prototypen, Modelle, Auftragsarbeiten,
Zeichnungen, Drucke, Projektionen, Filme,
interaktive Anwendungen.

Die Ausstellung MATCH: Design & Sport - Eine

Geschichte, die in die Zukunft blickt im Musée du
Luxembourg fordert zum kritischen Nachdenken
über die Zukunft des Sports auf. Im Fokus steht Luigi Colani and Flitz Egli, Colani-Egli MDR-1 motorcycle, 1986,
dabei das Design als treibende Kraft bei der © Jo Soppa/SIRS
Gestaltung dieser Zukunft.

Das kuratorische Konzept zielt darauf ab, eine
breitere Neuausrichtung der Verbindungen und
verwobenen Beziehungen zwischen den beiden
Disziplinen Design und Sport zu verdeutlichen.
Anstatt einen umfassenden, historischen Überblick
zu bieten, verfolgt MATCH einen eher narrativen
Ansatz, Vermeintlich unterschiedliche Themen
werden parallel zueinander und ohne klare Trennung
behandelt. Dabei orientiert sich die Inszenierung
der Ausstellung an der Welt des Sports, um ein
dynamisches, immersives Erlebnis zu schaffen.
Die Rolle des Designs im Kontext des Sports
geht weit über die klassische Gestaltung eines
Laufschuhs oder Tennisschlägers hinaus. Spiele,
sowohl physisch als auch digital, werden durch
Regeln und Vorschriften designt; das Gewicht eines
Balls und die Reaktionsfähigkeit einer Tastatur
werden designt, um die Geschwindigkeit eines
Spiels selbst zu definieren. Athleten bauen und
designen ihre Körper. Technologie wird entworfen,
um menschliche Fähigkeiten zu verbessern
und sogenannte Defizite auszugleichen. Das
Fan-Erlebnis wird von Kamerapositionen und
Drohnenaufnahmen bis hin zu Online-Streaming-
Plattformen und dem Aussehen und Gefühl eines
Stadions designt.
Ausgehend von der klassischen Darstellung des
Athleten (dee Diskuswerfer) und dem Konzept des
Superhelden oder Superathleten behandelt die
Ausstellung ein breites Spektrum an Themen, die
die synergetische Beziehung zwischen Sport und
Design repräsentieren.
Die ausgestellten Objekte reichen von
Stadionarchitektur (Temporary Autonomous Zone,
Modell, Didier Faustino, 2004/2023) bis zu den
starken sozialen und politischen Auswirkungen, die
der Sport auf unseren Lebensstil hat (Replica of the
JogBra®from 1977 invented by Lisa Lindahl, Polly
Smith and Hinda Miller, 2024 ; Refugee Nation
flag, Yara Said, 2016), sowie den Auswirkungen
auf die Entwicklung von Prothesen (Cheetah®
Xcel Sprinting Foot, Össur, 2021), Robotik (Atlas
humanoid robot, Boston Dynamics, 2018),
Umweltvorgaben (Gravel Lugged Frame Build Kit,
Bamboo Bicycle Club, 2012), additive Fertigung
(1827 F BIONIC biathlon rifle, Anschütz, 2022) und
die Herstellung von ultra-personalisierten Geräten
(Versa Foot + Moto Knee Prosthetic Leg Assembly,
Mike Schulz), E-Sport (g.Nautilus RESEARCH (EEG
Headset used in brain-computer interfaces), g.tec
medical engineering GmbH, 2017), technisches
Doping (Speedo LZR Racer fastskin racer back
swimsuit Speedo and Mectex in collaboration with
NASA, 2008), Training (aiScout, ai.io, 2023) und mehr.
Die Ausstellung vermittelt dem Besucher ein
tieferes Verständnis dafür, dass Design im Sport
zunehmend auf neue Möglichkeiten ausgerichtet ist,
insbesondere solche, die sich durch die Nutzung von
Daten ergeben.
Ohne eine spezifische Meinung oder Interpretation
zu formulieren, bleibt die Frage nach der Zukunft des
Sports offen – basierend darauf, dass sich Robotik,
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Technologie und die allgemeine Digitalisierung des Kuratorium und Szenografie:

Sports weiterentwickeln werden, während gleichzeitig
die Datensammlung und -analyse verbessert werden.
Das immersive Erlebnis verknüpft Vergangenheit,
Gegenwart und spekulative Zukunft miteinander zu
einer Ausstellung, deren Energie spürbar ist - und an
die Emotion erinnert, die man im Sport erlebt.
Konstantin Grcic, Berlin/Deutschland
Projektleitung: Nathalie Opris, Berlin/Germany
Ausführender Projekt-Architekt: J
ean-Christophe Denise, Paris/Frankreich

Diese Vision, kuratiert und gestaltet von dem Designer
Konstantin Grcic, spiegelt sich im allerletzten Bild der
Ausstellung wider, das ein Zitat aus der Olympischen
Charta zeigt: Die Ausübung des Sports ist ein
Menschenrecht.
Katalog und Ausstellungsgrafik:
Bureau Borsche, München /Deutschland
Projektleitung: Kolja Buscher, München/Deutschland
Auftragsarbeit: Nicolas Bourquin und Sven Ehmann,
Berlin/Deutschland

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MATCH profitiert von vom Mäzenatentum

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Introduction by Konstantin Grcic

[...] The exhibition MATCH: Design & Sport - A Story
Looking to the Future is held on the occasion of the
2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. It
is conceived as a launch-pad for thinking about the
future of sports by examining sports through the lens
of design and exploring how design, in its many forms,
is an integral component thereof. Looking at projects
from the past, present, and future, “MATCH” aims to
prompt a broader understanding of the relationship
between design and sport.
The most obvious link between these two fields is
found in equipment: sporting gear is how sports and
design first became intertwined. Throughout the
history of sports, design has created lighter, safer,
stronger, performance-enhancing products for
athletes - professionally and otherwise. Design has
also helped sports become more inclusive through
the development of protheses as well as the creation
of virtual games like eSports. Yet as design pushes
sport forward through the incorporation of the latest
technologies, sport also pushes design forward:
athletes desire equipment that not only looks and
feels good but also - and perhaps more importantly
- reflects their personal identity and gives them a
boost of self-confidence. The results of the ongoing
symbiotic relationship between design and sports,
as shown in this exhibition, are aesthetically stunning
objects and materials that simultaneously serve
incredibly functional purposes.
future-oriented shift away from the design of physical
equipment to the development and understanding of
the immaterial, specifically to the opportunities that
can be unlocked by data. Experts predict that, in the
coming decades, the ways to enhance an athlete’s
performance will rely less on material innovations
and more on data analysis. In other words, there
will likely be no performance-altering material
innovations; instead, the recording, analysis, and use
of data will present the highest potential for future
developments—and not just for those who practice
sport, but for the entire industry.
With these thoughts in mind, “MATCH” presents a
subjective selection of projects to reflect on and
engender new ideas surrounding the multilayered
connections between sports and design. It examines
shifting variables throughout the past, present, and
future, with one thing always remaining a constant:
the people who are at the center of the experience.
As the Olympic charter boldly states, “The practice
of sport is a human right.” So although the future of
design and sport might be unknown, the practitioners
of today are those who will shape it.

But the impact of design within sports extends far

beyond the shape, look, and feel of equipment. A
ball’s weight or the responsiveness of a keyboard
actually define the speed of a game. Technology
enhances human capabilities and compensates for
so-called deficiencies. Games - both physical and
digital - are controlled by the fine-tuned designs of
rules and regulations. Even the spectators’ experience
is carefully designed, from camera placements and
drone footage to online streaming platforms as well
as the look and feel of a stadium. It is an expanded
understanding and awareness of this ever-changing
impact that drives the future of design and sports.

The exhibition outlines the process of how design

initiates such fundamental and far-reaching changes
in sports. “MATCH” showcases how things have
been made historically but also how advanced
technologies and digital manufacturing are spurring
a shift away from standardized models and toward
individualized equipment. Moreover, it explores the
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Principle of scenography
Complementing the objects, videos, photographs,
and other information exhibited, the scenography
takes cues from the world of sports. Rather than
a static museological presentation, it references
spirited arenas and sporting events to create a
dynamic, immersive, and communal viewing
experience with localized elements offering moments
of surprise and bursts of energy. The floorplan,
materials, displays, graphics, and lighting design all
support this approach.
Floorplan
We designed a very site-specific floorplan to immerse
and guide visitors through the exhibition in a kind of
parkours. With a defined yet meandering path from
start to finish, a narrative can be established. At the
same time, however, the path feels organic and the
transparency created by chain-link fencing allows
visitors to experience different temporalities of the
show at once. Every new piece of information is
experienced and understood in relation to
something else.
Materials
The primary materials used to develop the exhibition’s
scenography are chain-link fencing and plywood.
Both materials have strong visual identities related to
sports. The chain-link fence evokes notions of urban
football pitches, basketball courts, and other types
of playing fields. Plywood has a strong connection
to gymnasium architecture. Both elements are also
practical building materials. The plywood is used to
create walls and partitions, while the chain-link fence
provides an element of transparency.
Displays
The presentation of every object and piece of
information was carefully considered in relation to
overarching themes. For the theme “manufacturing,”
which addresses how different technologies have
enabled and/or influenced the design of objects,
we created a cage-like structure from aluminum
profiles. Practically, the structure protects the objects
on display, while visually, the aluminum profiles
establish a direct reference to those used in assembly
lines in manufacturing plants. For a section about
virtual sports, we conceived a futuristic-looking wing
painted in green-screen green, immediately calling
to mind notions of the real and unreal. Furthermore,
the exhibition closes with an actual grandstand: the
rented readymade offers a place for visitors to sit and
look out over the entire exhibition, as if the show itself
were a game and the exhibition goers the athletes.
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Graphics, Lighting, and Other Sensory Input
While the pitch or field might always be at the center
of a sporting event, it is the sounds, lights, smells, and
other sensory elements that complete the experience.
Within the exhibition, we aim to confront visitors with
a similar intensity. Bureau Borsche designed bold
black-and-white graphics. A selection of printed
images and quotes from athletes are blown-up to
the size of billboards, with some hung high overhead.
Moving images and videos are presented with sound
elements, some of which bleed into different spaces.
Museum-style lighting ensures that everything is
well lit, but there are additional lights that nearly
replicate stadium lighting. All of this and more can
be overwhelming in some moments—and that is
intentional. Much like being at a crowded stadium,
it is precisely this feeling that returns the focus to
the game.
Sustainability
Sustainability played an important role in the design
of the exhibition. At the end of the exhibition, almost
every material used can be recycled or returned to its
normal use cycle. The chain-link fencing, for example,
can be rolled back up and still put into place
as a fence elsewhere.
Inclusivity
Beyond aesthetic and functional choices,
accessibility was also a key topic when designing
the displays. Everything is hung at a level accessible
for wheelchair users, wall texts are written in plain
language, and labels are printed in a large and sharp
font. Such choices also reflect the field of sport,
where everything is loud, large, and extremely clear.
Information—in the exhibition as in sports—can be
understood very quickly.
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PRESS KIT // MATCH - Design & Sport - Une histoire tournée vers le futur / Exhibition Plan & Exhibits / 20.12.2023 Konstantin Grcic Design
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Q & A with Konstantin Grcic
What was the genesis of this project?
I began working on the exhibition by looking at
sporting equipment, but I realized very quickly that
I wanted the show to be about more than beautiful
gear. There is so much happening on the fringes
of what is typically associated with “sport,” and
these different ideas excited me. So, the beautiful
equipment is still in the show, but it expands much
further beyond that too.
In the exhibition, design isn’t just referred to in the
classical sense. It is also approached through the
lens of technology. Could you tell us more about the
presence of technology in the show?
When it comes to materials and gear, some of it only
exists because of technology. But technology is also
a key to looking towards the future—to what will
exist beyond today—and it felt important to include
this future-oriented lens. From this perspective,
technology can be seen in relation to digitalization:
how digital manufacturing technologies have
influenced the shape, look, and performance of gear
as well as how data has become a powerful tool.
Data might not be a shiny new tangible material,
but it plays an integral role in shaping the design
and development of sport. In other words, the future
potentials for sport lie in data, not material innovation.
What is the relationship between technology,
ergonomics, and design in sports?
In sports, technology makes the development of
athletic gear and digital tools possible. Ergonomics,
on the other hand, relates to the fit of gear. With
technology, ergonomics have reached a level that
everything is made-to-measure; everything is fit
specifically to the athlete for the best possible
performance. Design brings these two fields together.
Could you talk about a few the key pieces in the
exhibition and explain their importance?
Four key pieces are Discobolus by Myron, the
Jogbra prototype, a 3D-printed helmet inlay, and
the game Speedgate.
Marking the start of the exhibition is
Discobolus by Myron, a beautiful ancient Greek
sculpture that depicts the “ideal” human athlete
or the “heroic ideal.” Although it was first created
around 460–450 BC, today—15 centuries later—it
still represents the archetypes associated with
professional sports and human athletes. It is
significant because the exhibition goes on to question
and deconstruct this ideal.
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Then there’s the replica of the original Jogbra
prototype, which marks the invention of the sports
bra. In 1977, Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, and Polly
Smith made the Jogbra by sewing two jockstraps
together. This is a key design and development in the
history of sports, as it marked a massive change for
gender equality: The Jogbra created more freedom,
safety, and performance capabilities for women. It
is important to include this—as well as objects like
prosthetics and specially designed wheelchairs—in
the exhibition because sport is for everyone and
needs to include everyone.
The 3D-printed helmet inlay represents
how manufacturing and design have changed with
technology. Throughout much of sports history, the
“crush shell”—or padding that protects an athlete’s
head—inside helmets was just a piece of foam. But
now the crush shell can be a carefully designed,
3D-printed structure that perfectly fits an athlete’s
head. It anticipates certain pressure points, where
the latticed structure is then designed to be tighter
and stronger, while other areas can be looser or more
open. The material and specificity of the design allows
for the inlay to be significantly lighter than the foam
while also being even more protective.
Lastly, Speedgate is a new field game that
was designed by artificial intelligence. To create the
game, the AI was fed data about existing games like
rugby, football, and American football. It extracted
and combined the best elements from each game
to create a new one. Speedgate is included in the
exhibition to show how design is also about the
design of the rules and regulations of a game.
What is your own relationship to sport?
I have always had a strong interest in different
aspects of sport. Even though I have never been the
competitive type, I enjoy the play and being out in
the open air. My favourite sport is skiing, which I have
practiced for my entire life. And of course, I am a big
fan of professional sports like football, all kinds of
motor sports, and sailing. In 2015/16 we worked with
British sailor Alex Thomson on his racing yacht for the
Vendée Globe and I have been completely hooked by
this sport ever since.
But more than the physical or spectator
experience of sport, I have always been drawn to the
gear and equipment. As a kid, I went through a phase
of obsessively studying catalogues of sports gear.
I was fascinated by their designs, which combine
engineering and beauty. It would be true to say that
sports gear was my first design teacher.
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Could you tell us about one of your flagship

projects?
One notable project in this context is “Champions,” a
project I developed for Galerie Kreo in Paris in 2011.
The project comprised a series of eight different
tables made from aluminium and lacquered with
fictional sports graphics. The tables are clearly
inspired by sporting equipment like bikes, skis, and
race cars, yet the graphics have no meaning other
than to create an illusion that outgrows the objective
reality of the product. In the world of sports, speed,
performance, and strength are essential, and
graphics are used to underline these attributes.
So, the project was not just about surface
decoration: I was interested in the psychology of
graphics on products and, more specifically, in
how the semantics of certain colours, words, and
symbols change the perception of an object.

What do you think is in store for the future of

sports?
Beyond the rising importance of data which I
mentioned earlier, I believe many elements of sports
will stay the same. I especially believe humans will
always be at the centre of sport because people
are what make sport sport. The fascination with and
emotions surrounding sport are all very human, and
the athlete will always be at the centre of the game.
At the same time, though, data, technology, and
digitalization will continue to drive developments.
The way we participate in sports like eSports and
engage in spectator experiences will change.
Technological developments will bring us much
closer to the game.
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Exhibition texts
Cult of Perfection
When athletes perform at their best, they are
like gods; when they fumble, they are failures. As
spectators, we expect the world from athletes,
demanding almost supernatural abilities. Their
accoutrements—the sleek suits, the elegant
equipment—are like divine protheses, meant to both
enhance and protect.
The cult of perfection around the body is a well-
established human pursuit. It goes back long before
the language of optimization took hold in our everyday
lives, as far back as Ancient Greece. Myron’s expertly
sculpted and muscularly fine-tuned Discobolus is
considered an icon of Greek art and the epitome of
strength personified. The beauty of the human form in
motion has been captured and idealised in countless
ways throughout history.
But what might heroic depictions of athletes look
like today? And what about the toll, both mental and
physical, required to ascend to greatness?
This exhibition doesn’t proceed in a strictly linear
manner, but gives timeless examples of how design
and sports go hand-in-hand. The objects on view may
appear stationary, but they are in no way static: like
the bodies of athletes themselves, they are works-
in-progress. Just as supplements and wearable
technologies contribute to incremental physical
changes, so too are the gear and built environments
of athleticism constantly evolving.
Fields of Play
There are as many definitions of architecture as there
are architects, but when it comes to sports arenas,
certain codes and typologies are fixed. Fields of
play are often hyper-defined, set by the rules and
parameters of the game.
Yet every sport has its own framework. While some
rely on expanse, others require confinement.
Athletes are challenged to respond to these spatial
constraints, pushing against them and inventing
creative responses.
Athletic spaces are also determined by their
audiences. They hold room for anticipation, emotional
outbursts, cheering and heckling. Sports and their
arenas have the potential to incite mayhem, or to
become sites of deep camaraderie and kinship.
What might the designs of these spaces
communicate about the society around them?
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The Panathenaic Stadium, reconstructed in the
late 19th century and made entirely of marble, is an
example of monumental grandeur. On the other hand,
the stadium built for the 1972 Olympics in Munich
was widely considered a feat of democratisation: its
floating, tent-like roof, made of transparent plexiglass,
acted as a symbol of its openness to diverse visitors.
Didier Faustino’s recent Temporary Autonomous Zone
challenges both of these typologies: it’s a modular,
mobile competitive infrastructure, ready to land
absolutely anywhere, as if from outer space.
Beyond the confines of the game, sports architecture
has the potential to be genuinely experimental. As
places of exchange and confrontation, struggle and
companionship, these venues are microcosms for
societies at large.
Representation Matters
Twenty-five years have passed since the 1999
Women’s World Cup final, when USA player Brandi
Chastain made history by ripping off her jersey after
a decisive penalty kick that won her team the trophy.
Hailed as a transformative moment for women’s
football, the iconic gesture of both freedom and
defiance precipitated a chain of events outside of the
stadium, as players began to fight for gender equality
in pay and better training conditions comparable to
their male counterparts.
Yet, in 2024, gender remains a big topic in sports:
not just in terms of how much athletes are paid or
how they are treated or the quality of their gear, but
also in the ways they are visually represented. The
Olympic Games pictograms from the last 60 years
offer a window into how this global sporting institution
has evolved in its depiction of athletes, occasionally
pushing against the normative image of the able-
bodied male competitor toward a more inclusive
picture, taking into account differences in gender,
race, religion, and ability.
And it was in this same spirit of inclusivity that artist
Yara Said’s Refugee Nation Flag was first unveiled at
the 2016 Rio Olympics. Designed as a visual object
or artwork, rather than a symbol of nationalism, it was
created to acknowledge a team of refugee athletes,
many of whom faced great danger and hardship to be
able to compete professionally at that level.
From the graphic language of global athletic events
to the pattern of a simple sports bra, it’s clear that
design plays a crucial role in communicating society’s
values, extending well beyond the parameters of the
sport itself.
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Enhancing Abilities
Athletic gear is the bread and butter of any sports
practice. Whether it’s a pair of boxing gloves or a
tennis racket, an athlete’s equipment is vital to their
success, enhancing their natural abilities and, in many
cases, enabling their sport.
The design and aesthetic of an athlete’s kit also plays
an important psychological role. A sleek look or a
certain brand name can inspire confidence that a
more DIY approach might lack. And just as the games
themselves have rules and regulations, so too is the
gear for each sport subject to its own codes. But that
doesn’t mean designers can’t have fun with it.
Luigi Colani’s 1986 retro-futuristic design of an Egli-
Kawasaki motorcycle is a prime example of this
ingenuity. Colani, who referred to himself as a “three-
dimensional philosopher of the future,” rather than
a designer, used rounded edges and organic forms
to create a bike so aerodynamic it broke the World
Land Speed Record for 10km from a standing start.
Poised inside this curious object, the driver became
an extension of the vehicle, with detachable, wing-like
elements completing the transformation from human
to machine.
Today, gear manufacturing techniques are always
evolving, and specifications are becoming
increasingly personalised. But as sports optimization
moves toward decidedly digital territory, how might
the design of athletic gear keep pace? Advances
in wearable technology that quantify and augment
athletic data might mean that one day algorithms
become the sole predictors of design.
Experimental Infrastructure
Cities are often sites for experimental design:
children’s playgrounds, outdoor gyms, skate parks
and basketball courts are essential parts of the urban
landscape. At the same time, street sports like parkour
push the limits of our usual, controlled interactions
with the built environment, adding new elements of
creativity and risk.
As early as the 1950s, so-called “asphalt surfers”
developed the sport known today as skateboarding.
Born in a spirit of DIY subculture and grassroots
community-building, skateboarding has since
become an officially recognized and highly branded
professional sport, even making its debut at the 2020
Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In the 80’s, however,
it represented a kind of athletic freedom, one that
influenced and nourished countless elements of
culture from fashion to music and art.
While basketball had its beginnings in the late 19th
century as a more formal, organised sport, it has
more recently taken on a life of its own on urban
blacktop courts and beyond, contributing its own
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cultural output in the form of music and fashion,
as well. Streetball, an informal type of basketball
played especially in urban areas like parking lots
and playgrounds, has adapted the traditional rules of
basketball to a more high-energy playing style and
ad-hoc framework.
Today, even a simple schoolyard game of children’s
tag—which requires no equipment, coaching or
specific setting—can become professionalised as
a competitive sport. No matter whether the games
they enable are institutionalised and codified or
originate on the streets, it’s clear that public spaces
of recreation have the potential to enliven civic
design and infrastructure, imbuing it with a spirit of
playfulness and creative free association.
New Horizons in Custom Design
The new scientific language used to describe the
production of sporting goods shows us just how
far advancements in manufacturing have come:
flexibility, permeability, thermoregulation, and surface
drag are just a few of the concepts at work in the
making of your favourite clothing or equipment.
Here, in a laboratory-style display, the research,
development and fabrication of athletic gear is
considered through the lens of its different properties,
materials and aesthetics.
Para-athletes and their equipment have long been
at the forefront of manufacturing innovation, as the
original recipients of on-demand and personalised
adaptations that meet their specific needs. The
Invader Rugby Wheelchair, made of high-grade
aircraft aluminium, is custom built to fit individual
athletes and the non-linear rolling friction of its wheels
is designed to keep up with the speed and action of
the game.
Today, this kind of attention to detail is becoming a
trend across all sports and abilities. The Faubourg
Jumping Saddle, designed by Hermès for equestrian
sports, is an example of the space where aesthetics
meets high-end craftsmanship and sustainability.
Using traditional materials like leather, steel and wood,
the saddle is uniquely fitted to its rider.
The dawn of 3D printing and additive manufacturing
has also offered new possibilities in custom design,
not only for everyday sports gear but also for medical
advancements. Progress in 3D bioprinting—the
mixture of bio-inks with living cells—has pushed the
manufacturing of prosthetics, cartilage implants,
and artificial joints to new levels, enabling athletes to
continue their careers despite injury or impairment.
Yet, despite these steady improvements, much of the
readily available and affordable sports gear remains
unsustainable—balls, shoes, and clothing made using
fossil fuel-based and non-recyclable compound
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materials are the norm. How might advancements
in 3D printing and personalised design be pushed
further into the mainstream? And what role will gear
manufacturing play in a world where virtual sports are
becoming increasingly common?
Immersive Experiences
In 1996, the chess-playing IBM supercomputer “Deep
Blue” took on world champion Garry Kasparov in a six-
game match, winning two games and losing four.
A year later, after a software upgrade, it beat Kasparov
in a re-match, winning two games and drawing three.
This defeat is considered a turning point in the history
of Artificial Intelligence, solidifying the importance of
machine learning for the future of virtual gaming. Over
the last 25 years, the impact of the digital sphere on
sports has been immense, with Esports competitions
streaming the world over on public platforms like
YouTube, Twitch and Discord, among others. The
chance to comment live, to see multiple vantage
points and to participate in an online community
around Esports marks a big step in dissolving class
hierarchies, barriers present in traditional, ticketed
sporting events.
In another move towards inclusivity, virtual sports
have allowed disabled players more access to a
variety of gaming experiences. Since 2013, the
CYBATHLON - a non-profit project of ETH Zurich - has
been developing and using assistive technologies
to help people with disabilities tackle everyday tasks
and also compete in a variety of events. One of those
events involves brain-computer interfaces (BCI) which
allow participants with severe loss of motor function
to compete in a race, controlling the computer using
only their brains. Beyond the gaming perks, BCI
technology has also been used for daily tasks like
steering a wheelchair or using a smartphone.
Customizable controllers, manufactured by brands
like PlayStation and XBOX, also make gaming easily
adaptable for wheelchair users. The diffusion of AI
and machine learning into the world of sports checks
a lot of boxes for Gen Z (born between 1997 and
2010) and Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and
2025) users, as well, who prioritise the importance of
immersive, adaptive and interactive experiences for
participants and spectators alike.
Democratization
Democratization in sports describes the
interdisciplinary effort of developing an adequate and
fair environment for both athletes and spectators of
all kinds. From antiquity through today, sports have
been highly exclusive and elitist when it comes to
who is allowed to participate and spectate; people of
color, disabled athletes, and women have been - and
continue to be - underrepresented. Democratization,
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applied to the intersections of design and sports, acts
as a catalyst for change toward inclusion, gender
and racial equality, and economic fairness. Concrete
applications of this include the development
of inclusive equipment, playing and spectating
environments, rulesets, and facilitating new ways of
scouting and community concepts.
Atlas
Atlas is the world’s most advanced humanoid robot.
Created by Boston Dynamics, the robot is equipped
with a form of AI called Athletic Intelligence. That
means Atlas leverages its entire body to balance on
its own and move with grace, speed, and dexterity.
It uses a real-time perception system and model
predictive controls to adapt its motions - quite literally
- on the fly. As Boston Dynamics’ primary research-
and-development platform, Atlas is designed to push
the limits of whole-body mobility and explore the art
of the possible.
Technology Doping
Technology Doping describes the phenomenon of
gaining a performance advantage through using
a yet unregulated technological advancement.
The development of new materials and fabrication
techniques is an enormous driver for improving
athletic performance in elite and amateur sports. It is
also an inherent part of the evolution of sports tech.
Contrastingly, the rules of sports themselves are
precise and rigid, aimed at offering equal chances for
all participants. As such, when a company refuses to
disclose the processes behind new innovations and
thereby monopolizes the market, they stand in direct
conflict with international policies and regulations
regarding sports. Previous cases of technology
doping have led to products being banned in
competitions and the redefinition of standards for the
pieces of equipment in question.
Sports
Sports, or sport, encompasses all forms of physical
activity which, through casual or organized
participation, aim to initiate or improve physical
fitness and mental wellbeing, as well as form social
relationships and/or obtain results in competitions
at all levels. A sport should have an element of
competition and should in no way be harmful to any
living creatures. It should neither rely on equipment
that is provided by a single supplier nor rely on any
specifically designed elements of luck.
Digital Twin
A Digital Twin is a realistic simulation of an athlete,
including their behaviors, created by connecting
patterns identified by machine learning. The purpose
of a digital twin is to be able to play out fictional
scenarios - to test potential training, nutrition, and
game strategies, or to even simulate matches in
time-lapse. With this method, the long-term effect of
specific strategies can be explored, and based on the
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digital twin’s performance, the strategies can then be
discarded as inefficient or applied successfully
in reality.
Outcome Uncertainty
Outcome Uncertainty is the primary reason for the
ever-present global interest in sports - be it through
playing, spectating, betting, or investing. Sports
are specifically designed to allow participants to
explore new kinds of interactions every time they
play, and they are designed to provide a permanent
competitive balance and openness. This results in the
inherent factors of chance and an unknown end result,
or outcome uncertainty.
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing (AM), commonly referred
to as 3D-printing, describes the layer-by-layer
process of fabricating objects from 3D models. This
process can employ and combine a vast array of
materials, including polymers, metals, and natural
matter, among much else. Today, it facilitates
the design and production of highly complex,
lightweight, and hyper-personalized sporting
equipment. It enables real-time production of gear
on-demand and on-location, potentially allowing for
in-game repairs or modifications. Bespoke products
crafted with AM are not only increasingly in demand
but also offer an alternative to mass production.
Compared to traditional mass production, AM
significantly reduces waste and simplifies logistics,
thus holding enormous potential for disrupting
supply chains in the future.
Bioprinting
Bioprinting, or tissue engineering, will enable sports
physicians to rebuild and repair an athlete’s damaged
cartilage tissue using complex 3D-printed elements
made from a combination of the athlete’s own cells
and biomaterials. Although sports are widely viewed
as healthy and beneficial, elite athletes are confronted
with extreme wear and tear due to their demanding
lifestyle. The most frequent type of injuries, especially
for athletes in impact sports, are bone and cartilage
damage. With this mind, bioprinting has the potential
to revolutionize an athlete’s recovery process. The
technology is currently undergoing clinical studies
with the prospect of making it available to elite
athletes in the future.
Machine Learning
Machine Learning (ML) is an advanced form of
artificial intelligence. In sports, it is the best tool
for computing seemingly abstract data gathered
from the use of smart devices, such as sensors
and cameras, on fields and athletes’ bodies. During
games, training, and even rest periods, devices gather
an incredibly diverse spectrum of data, including
static and dynamic geometric data, physiological
data, sleep quality, nutrition, and more. ML algorithms
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then sort, evaluate, and compare datasets to identify
patterns within and in between these categories. ML
thereby enables coaches, physicians, and athletes
to thoroughly interpret individual as well as group
behaviors and make fact-based and well-informed
decisions regarding training plans, game strategies,
and much more.
Internet of Things
The Internet of Things describes a complex
network of wearable technology devices, which are
omnipresent and especially useful in the world of
sports. In the past, such devices employed different
languages and required lots of slow, potentially faulty,
human intervention, making them incompatible for
creating a bigger picture from the gathered data.
Today, these devices allow for connectivity across
different platforms, melting datasets from individual
devices into one large and multi-faceted picture.
Extended Reality
Extended Reality (XR) is an umbrella term
encompassing augmented reality (AR), virtual reality
(VR), mixed reality (MR), and all other technology-
enhanced realities. As a whole, XR offers data-driven
ways of changing how we see and experience our
environment by augmenting human perception. It
can be applied to enhance training sessions, games,
coaching, and spectating, as well as to play eSports.
Specifically, AR can be used to offer one or more
layers of live information atop naturally occurring
human perception. With VR, users are fully immersed
into a digital space; this is used to play VR eSports
but it can also enable the simulation of a fictional
match in traditional sports during a training session.
XR technologies offer a competitive, interactive,
and digital experience, making various types of data
- and the interpretation thereof - perceivable and
comprehensible in real time.
Cyborg
A Cyborg Athlete is a new type of human athlete
with body modifications, such as mind-controlled
robotic joints, optical implants, or nano-bots in the
blood stream. These modifications are implemented
in response to things like disease or injury as well as
in response to increased competitiveness. This new
type of player bends the framework of traditional
sports and requires the rules of existing sports to be
redefined. Cyborg athletes hold great potential for
unlocking new formats and approaches to sports, but
they also open a pandora’s box regarding ethics and
fair play.
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Konstantin Grcic,
Curator and Exhibition Designer
Konstantin Grcic (*1965) was trained as a cabinet
maker at The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen
in Wood before studying Design at the Royal College
of Art in London. Since setting up his own practice in
1991 he has developed furniture, products and lighting
for leading design companies.

Today, Konstantin Grcic Design is based in Berlin

and is active in several fields ranging from industrial
design projects, exhibition design and collaborations
in architecture and fashion.

Among his producers are Artek, ClassiCon, Flos,

Flötotto, Kettal, Laufen, Magis, Mattiazzi, Muji, Mutina,
Nespresso, Plank, Serafino Zani and Vitra.

From the fashion and lifestyle sector, Audi, Hugo Boss,

Issey Miyake, Prada, Rado and smart/Daimler are
some of his clients.

Many of his products have won international design

awards, such as the Compasso d’Oro, Designer de Portrait of Konstantin Grcic
l’année (Maison et Objet, Paris) and the German © Marek Iwicki
Design Award.

The world’s most important design museums

(including MoMA/New York, Centre Pompidou/Paris,
Die Neue Sammlung/Munich) have included his
designs in their permanent collections.

Since 2020, Grcic holds a professorship at the

Hamburg University of Fine Arts (Hochschule für
Bildende Künste) and has been appointed member
of the Academy of Arts (Akademie der Künste), Berlin
in 2021.
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List of solo exhibitions and curated
exhibitions
List of solo exhibitions
2023 : Transformers, Galerie kreo, Paris, France
2022 : Ceci n’est pas un mur, Galleria Giustini/
Stagetti, Rome, Italy
2022 : New Normals, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin,
Germany
2018 : Volumes, Galerie kreo, Paris, France
2017 : Magliana, Galleria Giustini/Stagetti, Rome, Italy
2016 : Konstantin Grcic – Abbildungen, Kunsthalle
Bielefeld, Germany
2016 : Hieronymus, Galerie kreo, Paris, France
2015 : Konstantin Grcic – The Good, The Bad,
The Ugly, Die Neue Sammlung, Pinakothek der
Moderne, Munich, Germany
2014 : Konstantin Grcic – Panorama, Vitra Design
Museum, Weil a. Rhein, Germany
2014 : Man Machine, Galerie kreo, Paris, France
2011 : Champions, Galerie kreo, Paris, France
2009 : Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design, The Art
Institute of Chicago, USA
2008 : Small Talk, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris,
France
2007 : This Side Up, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich,
Switzerland
2006 : ON/OFF, Haus der Kunst München, Germany
2006 : Design Parade, Museum Boijmans van
Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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List of curated exhibitions
2021/22 : Deutsches Design 1949 - 1989 (German
Design 1949 - 1989), Vitra Design Museum, Weil am
Rhein, Germany (exhibition designer)
2020 : L’immaginazione al potere, Alcantara-Maxxi-
Project / Studio Visit / MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy
(exhibition designer and curator)
2018 : Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 –
today, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
(exhibition designer)
2016 : Utopia means Elsewhere, London Design
Biennale, UK (exhibition designer and curator)
2012 : Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, Biennale
d’Architecture, Venise, Italy (exhibition designer and
curator of the german pavilion)
2010 : Black2, Instituto Svizzero, Rome, Italy
(exhibition designer and curator)
2010 : Comfort, Biennale Internationale de Design
Saint-Etienne, France (exhibition designer and curator)
2009 : Design Real, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
(exhibition designer and curator)
2006 : Kimura Ihei in Paris, 8F Forum, Maison
Hermes, Paris, France (exhibition designer and
curator)
2005 : Design en Stock, Palais de la Porte Dorée,
Paris, France (exhibition designer and curator for
FNAC collection)
2000 : Goethe/Grcic, Oggetti Quotidiani /
Alltagsobjekte / Quotidian Objects; Casa di Goethe,
Rome, Italy (exhibition designer and curator)
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Catalog extracts
1. For Us, Beyond Us: The Interweaving of banned by the International Swimming Federation
Design and Sports (FINA, Fédération Internationale de Natation). While it
pushed for a higher (and inhuman) level of excellence,
Vera Sacchetti, design critic and curator the Speedo LZR Racer also created a dependence,
entering an ambiguous territory of discrimination by
Design is sports’ best friend. It permeates every
exclusion and defense of ableism.
aspect of sport practice, from the spaces where
sports happen to the tools and gadgets needed to
In a different, and more inclusive understanding
perform and measure performance, as well as to
of bodily extensions, prostheses such as Össur’s
reflect and recover. In a role that seems many times
Cheetah Xcel Sprinting foot help create a more
invisible, design helps shape the ways in which
diverse landscape for sports. The ergonomically
sports develops and how it innovates, both inside and
designed curved carbon blade is specifically
outside the field. Alongside technology, the digital
developed for short-distance sprints, and the
world and its datafication, design is already shaping
manufacturer observes how the Cheetah’s “curve
the future of sports – and will continue to do so.
compresses at impact, storing energy and absorbing
[...]
high levels of stress that would otherwise be
Ultimately, design can also push for a diverse way
absorbed by the athlete’s knee, hip and lower back.”
to engage with sports, where all those who want to
[...]
participate are welcome, away from past ideals of
More and more, prosthetics such as the Cheetah
a perfect man and athlete, and towards a diverse
become a familiar sight in sports. Their visibility
conception of a human.
is also enhanced by the media. Since 1988, the
Paralympic Games have been held immediately after
Bodily Extensions, from perfection to diversity
the Olympic Games, which has greatly contributed to
Talent and training, combined, can make for an
their relevance and to a growing pool of athletes with
extraordinary athlete, but the human body can only
disabilities from all over the world. Design can make
do so much. A large part of design’s presence in
the move from pushing a single notion of excellence
sports manifests in the making and enabling of bodily
to embracing (and enabling) diversity in sports.
extensions, which act as capacity enhancers for the
human body.
Tracking, measuring, and recording: Technology and
[...]
datafication
Other extensions protect bodily surfaces, such as
[...]
the Speedo LZR (pronounced “laser”) Racer series
In order to record, analyze, and communicate all
of swimsuits. Developed by Italian manufacturer
aspects of one game, Sony’s Hawk-Eye optical
Mectex, in collaboration with Speedo, Comme de
tracking system comprises cameras, sensors and
Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo and even NASA experts, the
other measuring devices that allows for real-time
swimsuits were developed for enhanced swimming
analysis of game plays, player assessment, statistics,
performance, and were first used in competition
and detection of human error. It’s an augmented
during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The results
perception system that predicts something that will
were incredible.
become more and more common. This will impact
both the audience watching from afar, and those at
Writing in The Japan Times, journalist Philip Brasor
the margins of the stadium or court, via augmented
noted how “studies have shown that its [the Speedo
reality and eye-tracking devices such as the Mojo
LZR Racer’s] drag-diminishing properties lower racing
Contact Lens, currently under development.
times by 1.9 to 2.2 percent, which is significant in a
[...]
sport where victory is measured by hundredths of a
Present in sports at all levels, from its tools and
second.” For Brasor, and for many others alongside
objects, to systems and assessments, design has
him, wearing the Speedo LZR Racer (which reportedly
been instrumental in comprehensively shaping the
took 30 minutes to put on) was ruining the thrill of the
field of sports, past and present. In this way, design
sport. But for TIME magazine, the swimsuit was one
will continue to be a fundamental agent for the
of the great innovations of the year. Reportedly, 94%
diversification and democratization of the sports
of all swimming races in the 2008 Olympics were
universe. As it actively shapes the future of sports,
won in that suit, with 23 out of the 25 world records
we should not forget that, alongside technological
broken during those same games by athletes wearing
innovation, design is a tool in itself, and its use carries
the Speedo LZR Racer. The awe quickly gave way to
a friction that keeps us wondering what’s coming. [...]
censorship, and one year later, during the 2009 World
Aquatics Championships, the swimsuit was officially
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4. The Future of Sport
Sascha L. Schmidt, Professor, Chair of Sport
and Management, WHU - Otto Beisheim
School of Management
Our present is shrinking, from perception to lived
realization, and it will never be as slow as it is today.
And the future arrives swiftly, characterized by the
rapid acceleration of technology, without waiting for
our readiness. We are on the cusp of a profoundly
changed sports world, driven by technology and
ready to push the boundaries of what is possible in
sports. Looking ahead, technology offers remarkable
opportunities, whether it’s advanced manufacturing
(AM), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, robotics,
or Web3.
[...]
Whatever the future of sports might hold, one thing
is indisputable: the pervasive presence of data. With
advancements in sensing and motion-tracking,
the gathering, analysis, and application of data will
undoubtedly play a pivotal role in every forthcoming
technological breakthrough in sports.
Smart equipment
In the future, the gear will become much “smarter”.
Smart sensors and AI collect static, dynamic, and
performance data to understand athlete-specific
characteristics and performance needs. An AI model
interprets the collected data, translating it into
geometric information for customized equipment
design, resulting in a CAD model. AM technology is
employed to produce the customized equipment
based on the generated CAD model, enabling
iterative optimization and instant on-site fabrication
(Beiderbeck et al., 2023).
Athletes at all skill levels will benefit from fully
customized sports equipment tailored to their unique
needs, body characteristics, and playing style. For
instance, it customizes equipment like tennis rackets,
golf clubs, toboggans and prostheses for Paralympic
athletes based on individual needs and conditions.
Thus, technological advancements can lead to better
performance, and an overall improved
sports experience.
[...]
Improved injury prevention and safety
Customized equipment will also help prevent injuries
by ensuring that gear fits properly and is designed
to provide maximum support and protection. This is
especially important for amateur athletes who may
not have access to personal trainers or coaches.
Moreover, smart data will play a crucial role in
preempting, diagnosing, and treating injuries at levels
previously unattainable. It won’t be long until medical
professionals can instantly detect athletes’ injuries
(Siegel & Morris, 2023).
21
Major advances in personalized regenerative
medicine are expected to emerge in the 2040s,
featuring robot-assisted surgery and physical therapy.
[...]
Improved training
Today, technologies used during sports activities
encompass sensors and devices placed close to the
body, wearables and performance tracking systems
worn on the body, and smart pills and implants within
the body (Schmidt, 2023). These technologies all aim
to enhance athletic performance by measuring and
interpreting fitness, tactical, and technical data at both
the individual and team levels, providing valuable
performance feedback and training guidance.
In the future, smart data will enable athletes to
undergo continuously optimized training.
[...]
Even if not employed in official matches, practice
sessions could soon feature special contact lenses
that provide real-time performance feedback (Siegel
& Morris, 2023), and synaptic and biochemical data
on the athlete’s health and mood could be transmitted
through implanted or ingested microprocessors.
[...]
Outlook
There is no doubt that in the future, smarter devices
will incorporate greater intelligence into various
sports equipment, leading to the generation of more
valuable data. For example, twenty years from now,
nanoscale AM will enable the production of smaller
sensors and actuators that can operate within the
human body. Athletes will have the ability to inject or
implant nanobots, which will usher in an entirely new
realm of data collection and previously unimaginable
ways to enhance human performance (Beiderbeck et
al., 2023).
Regardless of how complex some of these
advancements may seem, technological possibilities
will undoubtedly surpass even the most futuristic
ideas of today. It’s important to note that not all
concepts under consideration will come to fruition,
even if they may be technically feasible. We are
dedicated to pioneering the future of sports ourselves,
rather than merely predicting it. In the grand scheme
of things, the future of sports is a product of our
own creation.
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Comments on works
1. For Us, Beyond Us: The Interweaving of
Design and Sports
Vera Sacchetti, design critic and curator

[...]

Other extensions protect bodily surfaces, such as

the Speedo LZR (pronounced “laser”) Racer series
of swimsuits. Developed by Italian manufacturer
Mectex, in collaboration with Speedo, Comme de
Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo and even NASA experts,
the swimsuits were developed for enhanced
swimming performance, and were first used in
competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The results were incredible. Writing in The Japan
Times, journalist Philip Brasor noted how “studies
have shown that its [the Speedo LZR Racer’s] drag-
diminishing properties lower racing times by 1.9 to
2.2 percent, which is significant in a sport where
victory is measured by hundredths of a second.” For
Brasor, and for many others alongside him, wearing
the Speedo LZR Racer (which reportedly took 30
minutes to put on) was ruining the thrill of the sport.
But for TIME magazine, the swimsuit was one of the
great innovations of the year. Reportedly, 94% of all
swimming races in the 2008 Olympics were won in
that suit, with 23 out of the 25 world records broken
during those same games by athletes wearing the
Speedo LZR Racer. The awe quickly gave way to
censorship, and one year later, during the 2009
World Aquatics Championships, the swimsuit was
officially banned by the International Swimming
Federation (FINA, Fédération Internationale de
Natation). While it pushed for a higher (and inhuman)
level of excellence, the Speedo LZR Racer also
created a dependence, entering an ambiguous
territory of discrimination by exclusion and defense
of ableism.

[...]
Speedo and Mectex in
collaboration with NASA
Speedo LZR Racer
Fastskin racer back swimsuit
2008
© Speedo
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2. Inclusive Design: The technical tools of

Para Sport
Ottobock

[...]

The evolution of wheelchair technology has

resulted in a range of innovative solutions. For a
sport like wheelchair rugby, the maneuverability
and responsiveness of an athlete’s wheelchair is
essential, so custom chairs feature special wheel
arrangements to enable quick changes in direction
and precise movements. Meanwhile, in wheelchair
racing, aerodynamism is of more significance.
Thus, these wheelchairs are lightweight, sturdy,
and offer minimal wind resistance. They are often
designed using high-tech materials such as high
grade aircraft aluminum, titanium, or carbon fiber–
reinforced plastic to create an optimal balance
between weight and durability. [...]

As such, all wheelchairs, prostheses, and orthoses

used in competitions function purely mechanically.
They serve to enable an athlete’s best performance
but not to improve their athletic ability. In the
development of devices, the focus is on achieving
the most optimal interaction between the medical Ottobock
devices and the athletes—and the technological Invader
design of the devices play a key role in this. Rugby wheelchair
2021
© Ottobock
[...]
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3. Reimagining Bicycle Craftsmanship

James Marr, Founder, Bamboo Bicycle Club

[...]

With over 1,500 species it can be grown almost

anywhere in the world making it both accessible and
sustainable for builders globally. It also has many
qualities that make it ideal for bicycle construction; it has
a natural aerodynamic tube shape and comes in various
diameters, it has a high weight to strength ratio, and a
unique vibration dampening characteristic.

Bamboo also has a negative carbon footprint, as it

absorbs 30% more CO2 than traditional timber, making
it one of the key materials in climate change migration.
Bamboo, however, can be difficult to join due to its’ wall
thickness and structure. As part of our build techniques
we therefore incorporate lugs (socket like connections
that join the main triangle tubes) to construct the
frame, which are made from recycled aluminium. But
for more complex builds we also use other materials
in our process to make these connections such as flax
composite and carbon fibre, which when combined with
bamboo to form a unique bio composite bicycle frame.

[...]

Bamboo Bicycle Club, design: James Marr

Gravel Lugged
Frame build kit
2012
© Bamboo Bicycle Club
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List of objects exhibited
Artist/Producer
Title
Date
Materials
Text
Credit line
Oakley
Kato
Cycling goggles (Colour ways: PRIZM SAPPHIRE,
PRIZM TRAIL TORCH, PRIZM 24K)
2024
Polycarbonate, nylon
On loan from Oakley
Hirohiko Araki
The Sky above The Great Wave off the Coast of
Kanagawa
Poster for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo
2020
Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction)
This poster, designed by Hirohiko Araki for the Tokyo
Paralympic Games in 2020, is strongly inspired by
Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic woodblock print Under
the Wave off Kanagawa (1831). The poster depicts the
Paralympic sporting gods descending upon Japan
from a sea of clouds. Araki is most well-known for his
long-running manga series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,
one of the best-selling manga series in history.
The heroic depiction of the athletes on the poster
emphasises the Paralympic Games’ progression to
an event of global recognition.
© International Paralympic Committee
Neal Simpson
Cathy Freeman competing in the women’s 400
metres final at the Sydney Summer Olympics
2000
Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction)
On 15 September 2000, Aboriginal athlete
Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic flame during the
spectacular opening ceremony of the Sydney
Summer Olympics. Ten days later she won the gold
medal in the women’s 400 metres race, achieving
her greatest goal and setting a global milestone for
women of colour in sports.
© PA Images/Alamy
Myron
Discobolus (reproduction)
460–450 BC
Acrylic cement, elastic therapeutic tape
Ateliers de moulage GrandPalaisRmn in collaboration
with Konstantin Grcic Design
25
The bronze sculpture Discobolus (“discus thrower” in
English) by Myron originally dates to the 5th century
BCE and stands as the embodiment of classical
athletic ideals. While Discobolus will forever hold its
place as a hero in the history books, its legacy today
coexists with a more inclusive and diverse vision of
the modern athlete, taking surprising turns towards
the near and speculative future.
BioTechUSA
Muscle Mass
Carbohydrate and protein beverage powder
2024
Polypropylene jar, whey protein powder, thickener,
emulsifier, flavourings, calcium caseinate, salt,
colourings
Whey protein, a by-product of the cheese industry,
is a popular supplement for individuals who want to
build up muscle. The bold design of the jar melds
seamlessly with the aesthetics surrounding the world
of bodybuilding and evokes the idea of muscular
strength and mass.
Manufrance
Hirondelle (model) Superbe
1889
Steel, leather, rubber
Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Saint Etienne
The Hirondelle Superbe is one of the most
outstanding examples of bicycle design, beautifully
showcasing the twists and turns in the evolution of
bikes as well as a playful experimentation with the
laws of physics. The half-moon-shaped frame and
spiral handlebar were envisioned to provide a soft
suspension.
Pierre de Coubertin
The Olympic Rings
Original drawing
1913
Graphite and gouache on card
Private Collection
Johann A. Kaupert
Plan of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens - Top view
1878
UV direct print on plywood (reproduction)
Atlas von Athen, E. Curtius et J. A. Kaupert, Berlin,
1878, edition of Dietrich Reimer
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Didier Fiúza Faustino // Mésarchitecture Olympic and Paralympic pictograms

Temporary Autonomous Zone 1964–2024
Scale model (1:20)
2004/2023 Among the various aspects that contribute to the
Wooden cardboard, paint visual identity of the Paralympic and Olympic Games,
pictograms hold a special place. These minimalistic
Temporary Autonomous Zone is an elevated platform symbols, which represent different sports and
with the regulatory dimensions of a boxing ring. disciplines, have evolved over time to encapsulate
It stands as a mobile structure offering a physical the essence of each event. In recent years, there has
space of expression. The aim of this public facility is been a growing emphasis on ensuring that these
to reveal an underestimated existing space. In this pictograms accurately represent disabled athletes
space, which is open to all and free of rules, the actor and women, promoting diversity and equality
and the spectator have the same status; the hierarchy
between them is abolished for a single moment.
Temporary Autonomous Zone is the materialisation of 1964
a necessary and sufficient political space. Katsumi Masaru and Yoshiro Yamashita
Boxing (Tokyo)
Behnisch & Partner, drawing by Carlo Weber 1968
Original landscape plan for the Olympic Park in Lance Wyman, Universidad Iberoamericana
Munich Basketball (Mexico City)
1969
Pencil, felt pen, watercolour Roger Excoffon
Architekturmuseum der TU München Alpine skiing, slalom (Grenoble)
The soft, organic shapes and meandering paths of
the Olympic Park in Munich reveal the sea change in 1972
the mindset towards athleticism that occurred from Gerhard Joksch and Otl Aicher
the late 1960s onwards. Opposed to classic sporting Swimming (Munich)
venues, the park constructed for the Summer
Olympics in Munich in 1972 incorporates the ideals Yoshiro Yamashita
of democracy and accessibility, with the intention for Luge (Sapporo)
both visitors and athletes to be part of a peaceful and
egalitarian sporting experience. 1976
Gerhard Joksch and Otl Aicher
Football (Montreal)
Behnisch & Partner, drawing by Carlo Weber
Original landscape plan for the Olympic Park in Alfred Kunzenmann
Munich Bobsleigh 4-man (Innsbruck)
1969
Digital print on paper (reproduction) 1980
Architekturmuseum der TU München Nikolai Belkov
Aquatics (Moscow)
The soft, organic shapes and meandering paths of
the Olympic Park in Munich reveal the sea change in Alfred Kunzenmann
the mindset towards athleticism that occurred from Ice hockey (Lake Placid)
the late 1960s onwards. Opposed to classic sporting
venues, the park constructed for the Summer 1984
Olympics in Munich in 1972 incorporates the ideals Knight Bright & Associates
of democracy and accessibility, with the intention for Equestrian (Los Angeles)
both visitors and athletes to be part of a peaceful and
egalitarian sporting experience. Radomir Vuković
Ski jumping (Sarajevo)
Photo by Karsten de Riese
Construction of the Munich Olympic Stadium 2002
1971 Scott Hardy and Dick Brown/Evans Group
Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction) Skeleton (Salt Lake City)
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München / Bildarchiv
Paralympic ice sledge hockey (Salt Lake City)

2004
ATHOC 2004 Image & Identity Department
Wrestling (Athens)
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ATHOC 2004 Image & Identity Department Archery (Atlanta)

Goalball (Athens)
1998
2006 Matsunaga/Landor Associates, Tokyo
Elise Thomason/Iconologic Curling (Nagano)
Figure skating (Torino)
2000
Paralympic alpine skiing (Torino) Saunders Design
Triathlon (Sydney)
2008
Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Fine Wheelchair basketball (Sydney)
Arts School of Tsinghua University
Athletics (Beijing) 2014
Artikul Media
Sitting volleyball (Beijing) Short-track speed skating (Sochi)

2010 Biathlon (Sochi)

Irene M. Jacobs/I’M JAC Design
Snowboard halfpipe (Vancouver) 2016
Rio 2016 Design Team
Wheelchair curling (Vancouver) Track cycling (Rio de Janeiro)

2012 Paralympic athletics (Rio de Janeiro)

Simon Manchipp, Karl Randall, and Lee Davies/
SomeOne 2018
Volleyball (London) Ham Young Hoon
Bobsleigh (Pyeongchang)
Road cycling (London)
Alpine skiing (Pyeongchang)
Digital prints on blueback paper (reproductions)
© International Olympic Committee 2020
© International Paralympic Committee Masaaki Hiromura
Judo (Tokyo)
1988
Bu Yong Hwang and SLOOC Design Department Wheelchair rugby (Tokyo)
Table tennis (Seoul)
2022
Gerhard Joksch and Otl Aicher Lin Chunzhen
Adjustments: Justason & Tavender Cross-country skiing (Beijing)
Biathlon (Calgary)
Design group led by Lin Cunzhen
1992 Paralympic cross-country skiing (Beijing)
Josep Maria Trias
Gymnastics (Barcelona)
2024
Josep Maria Trias Ecobranding Design
Wheelchair fencing (Barcelona) Fencing (Paris)

Alain Doré/Desgrippes & Associés Blind football (Paris)

Speed skating (Albertville)
Digital prints on blueback paper (reproductions)
1994 © International Olympic Committee
Sarah E. Rosenbaum/Designgruppen ’94 © International Paralympic Committee
Freestyle skiing (Lillehammer)
Inventors: Lisa Lindahl, Polly Smith, Hinda Miller
Paralympic biathlon (Lillehammer) JogBra®
Replica of the first prototype of the sports bra, 1977,
1996 recreated for the exhibition MATCH
Copeland Design 2024
Diving (Atlanta) Polyester, nylon, rubber, cotton
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With their invention of a soft bra made from two Ebrahim Noroozi
jock straps sewn together, Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, Afghan women who practise Muay Thai, or Thai
and Polly Smith revolutionised the practice of sport boxing, posing for a photo in Kabul, October 29, 2022
for women. The bras that women previously wore Pigment print on fine art paper (reproduction)
during sports had stiff metal underwires, lace details, © AP Photo
and padding; they were not only too intimate for
public display during sportive activities but they also
hindered women’s athletic potential. The prototype Ebrahim Noroozi
of what became known as the first sports bra, called An Afghan girl posing with her skateboard in Kabul,
the JogBra® and shown here as a reconstruction, September 10, 2022
quickly gained extreme popularity and paved the way Pigment print on fine art paper (reproduction)
to a greater awareness of women’s individual needs in © AP Photo
sports. The powerful images of Afghan athletes captured by
Ebrahim Noroozi show women and girls determined
to reclaim their pursuit of sports in their conflicted
Yara Saïd homeland. They exhibit remarkable courage by
The Refugee Nation Flag standing up against the laws imposed by the Taliban
2016 regime, while also harnessing the protective veil of
Polyester, metal anonymity provided by the burka.
The pattern and colours of the Refugee Nation’s
flag – orange with a black stripe – reference the life
jackets that many refugees wear on their journeys to Boston Dynamics
safety from natural disasters, persecution, conflicts, Atlas | Partners in parkour
and wars. At the same time, these risky journeys 2021
lead to statelessness. Carried for the first time at the Video
opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Boston Dynamics
Rio de Janeiro, the flag represented a team of refugee More parkour Atlas
athletes who had the opportunity to compete at the 2019
games, providing a new and shared identity. Video
The Refugee Nation Boston Dynamics
The Refugee Nation Atlas Humanoid robot
Official Video 2018
2016 Titanium and aluminium 3D-printed parts, 28
Video hydraulically actuated joints, custom electric battery,
plus LIDAR and stereo sensors
Ebrahim Noroozi On loan from Boston Dynamics
An Afghan women’s football team posing for a photo
in Kabul, September 22, 2022 Etenon
Pigment print on fine art paper (reproduction) Stretching cage
© AP Photo 2023
Steel
Ebrahim Noroozi On loan from Etenon
Afghan girls who practice wushu, a Chinese martial
art, posing for a photo in Kabul, November 6, 2022 Will and Deni McIntyre
Pigment print on fine art paper (reproduction) Jamaican bobsleigh team posing in front of their
© AP Photo training bobsled in Jamaica
Ebrahim Noroozi 1987
An Afghan woman posing for a photo with her bicycle Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction)
in Kabul, September 19, 2022 © Getty Images
Pigment print on fine art paper (reproduction) In 1988, a Jamaican bobsleigh team competed in the
© AP Photo Winter Olympics for the first time. Although there was
Ebrahim Noroozi virtually no infrastructure in Jamaica that allowed
An Afghan girl who practises taekwondo posing for a the team to train adequately for a winter sport at the
photo in Kabul on October 31, 2022 time, they managed to train without sophisticated
Pigment print on fine art paper (reproduction) equipment. When they competed for a second time in
© AP Photo 1992, they finished in 14th place – placing higher than
both the USA and France.
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Kokua Mammut
LIKEaBIKE mountain Women’s Relax Fiber
Balance bike for children Sleeping bag
2000 2020
Birch plywood (milled), tyres, aluminium rims Recycled polyester, polyamide
On loan from Kokua On loan from Gorilla Sports
Roger Tallon/Salomon Eric Darnell/Top Line Toys
SX 90 TRIFLY POLYPRO
Ski boot Boomerang
1979 1997
Thermoplastic polyurethane, aluminium, Polypropylene
thermoformable foam
On loan from Salomon All Design Lab
Hìtëkw
SRAM 3D-printed tennis racket prototype
RED eTap 2022
Road bike groupset Aluminium 3D-print
2023 On loan from All Design Lab
Carbon, Aluminium, steel, wireless gear shift,
hydraulic disc brakes, power metre POC
On loan from SRAM Tempor
Road cycling helmet
Speedo and Mectex in collaboration with NASA 2012
Speedo LZR Racer Competition swimsuit Expandable polystyrene, polycarbonate
2008 On loan from POC
Woven elastane-nylon and polyurethane
On loan from Pentland Brands NIKE, Inc.
Nike Air Flightposite
Dainese Basketball shoe
Wave 11 D1 AIR 1999
Back protector for motorcycling Neoprene, rubber, polyester
2021 On loan from NIKE, Inc.
Perforated polypropylene plates, aluminium
honeycomb, Crash Absorb®, polyester Petzl
On loan from Dainese ERGONOMIC
Ice axe
Gorilla Sports 2018
Competition kettlebell, 8 kilograms Aluminium, iron, glass fibre-reinforced polymer
2023 On loan from Petzl
Solid cast steel, powder coating
On loan from Gorilla Sports Producer unknown
Standard table tennis rackets
GoPro Date unknown
HD Hero 2 Laminated wood, rubber compound
Action camera with accessories
2014 Össur
Polypropylene, aluminium, electronic components, Cheetah® Xcel™
acrylic glass Sprinting prosthetic blade and adapter
2021
NIKE, Inc. Carbon, rubber
Nike Pro Hijab 2.0 On loan from Össur
2017
Polyester, elastane Sopras Apnea
Monofin
Hayabusa 2022
Hayabusa Pro Thermoplastic rubber, polypropylene
Boxing gloves On loan from Sopras Apnea
2024
Cowhide leather, nylon, padding
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SwimFin Ltd. Sport-Thieme

SwimFin Ball for blind or partially sighted individuals
Teaching aid and floatation device 2021
2008 Polyurethane foam, brass
Closed cell expanded polyethylene, EVA foam On loan from Sport-Thieme
On loan from SwimFin Ltd.
World Chase Tag®
Faction World Chase Tag: Apex ETH vs. Hollywood
2024 Dancer 3X Freerunners
Freeride ski 2022
2024 Video
Titanal, wood
On loan from The Faction Collective World Chase Tag ® is a commercialised sport based
on the children’s game of tag. The World Chase Tag /
Alpine Paddle World Championships 2024 will take place in Evry (91)
Greenland Classic from the 26th to 28th of April.
Sea kayaking paddle
2024
Spruce wood Ampisound
On loan from Alpine Paddle / Yannick Sévi Paris rooftop parkour
Getrasport 2020
Getra Kinetic Video
Competition javelin for women
2022 Gaining popularity through commercial broadcasting
Aluminium, carbon and social media, the sport of parkour has its roots
Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum in military training and martial arts. Today it is
characterised by athletes moving through public
MOMO spaces in the most efficient ways – by flipping,
Montecarlo running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, rolling,
Steering wheel for race cars and much more.
2024
Anodised, brushed stainless steel, microfibre
On loan from MOMO Steve Emig
Pierre-André: freestyle skateboarding
Luigi Colani and Flitz Egli 1989
MDR-1 Video
Motorcycle
1986 Tracker
Steel and glass-fibre reinforced plastic GSD eyeball
Private Collection/ TopMountain Motorcycle Museum, Skate deck
Hochgurgl, Austria 1985
Maple plywood
Courtesy of Florian Böhm
This motorcycle unites Luigi Colani’s organic and
aerodynamic design with Flitz Egli’s expertise with
high horsepower. According to Colani, good design Garry Scott Davis aka GSD was the first pro skater
is based on the forms of nature; thus, the racing suit to be sponsored primarily for street skating. He was
designed for the rider merges with the machine itself. one of the editors of TransWorld SKATEboarding
Having achieved a world record speed of 272.414 magazine and its art director from 1988–93. He is the
kilometres per hour, the motorcycle represents the publisher of the first homemade skate zine, Skate
utopia of the perfect symbiosis between human Fate. GSD claims to be the inventor of the Boneless
and machine. One skateboard trick.

Kenguru Pro Gonz and Roses (aka. Mark Gonzales Flowers Suit)
Street workout equipment Vision
2022
Skate deck
Galvanised steel, cast aluminium clamps, high
pressure laminate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, 1988
synthetic leather Maple plywood
On loan from Kenguru Pro Courtesy of Florian Böhm
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Mark Gonzales’ pioneering influence on
skateboarding has earned him the title of the
«godfather of modern street skateboarding» and he
was named the «most influential skateboarder of all
time» by TransWorld SKATEboarding magazine in
December 2011. Mark Gonzales is also a prolific artist,
known for creating a diverse range of artworks, such
as paintings, sculptures, drawings, and videos. He
has appeared in the following movies: How They Get
There (1992), Gummo (1997), Southlander (2003) and
Beautiful Losers (2008).
Paul Mackay
Vans Legacy
Skatepark in Montreal, Canada
2020
Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction)
© Vans Park Series
Sebastien Michelini
Duperré playground
Public basketball court, 9th arrondissement, Paris
2017
Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction)
© Ill-Studio, Pigalle
Daniel Darby
360° wingsuit flight over the Swiss Alps
2022
Video
Wingsuit flying, opposed to base jumping, enables
extreme athletes to glide and enjoy extended airtime
thanks to the suit’s membranes between the long
limbs.
Bigupproductions
Ashima Shiraishi sends nuclear war, V14
2016
Video
No safety gear is worn when bouldering or free solo
climbing. Rather, a climber relies solely on their body’s
balance, agility, strength, and endurance to hold on to
and ascend large vertical structures and overhangs.
Bigupproductions
Ashima Shiraishi bouldering V13 at age 10
2012
Video
Guillaume Néry
One breath around the world
2019
Video (Julie Gauthier)
© LES FILMS ENGLOUTIS - ALMO FILM
Freediving is an underwater diving sport
characterised by the absence of an external
breathing apparatus. Athletes rely solely on their
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body’s capability to deal with extreme pressure and
efficiently use the oxygen inhaled in the one breath
taken before their descent into deep water.
Nic Bourquin and Sven Ehmann with editorial
support by Sabine Devins
Headliners (Special commission for the exhibition)
2024
Digital print on blueback paper
Sport is a performance that plays out beyond the
arena. The true superstar athletes are not always
champions of their game, but often changemakers
and culture shakers. From the locker room to the
runway, from the street to the court – sport provides
us with another arena in which we experience trends,
activism, scandal and traditions. Headliners explores
this using language in newspaper headlines from
different sources through different periods of cultural
norms highlighting how athletes go beyond the final
score.
CP Tech
Halo III (B)
FIA Formula 1, 2 & E roll bar
2018
Titanium: Ti6Al4V // 3.7164 Grade 5
The halo is a titanium roll bar that has been mandatory
in all Formula 1 race cars since the 2018 season. As
a highly engineered safety device, it protects drivers
in the event of an accident. Despite some initial
concerns about its appearance, this ground-breaking
innovation has caused a dramatic decrease in the
sport’s death toll.
CP Tech
The Formula1, 2 & E halo
2024
Video
Rogue
Medicine ball
2023
Coated vinyl shell, nylon, Polyvinylchloride (PVC) sand
Wilson
NBA Official Game basketball
2023
Leather, rubber
On loan from Wilson
Adidas
Oceanuz
The Official Match Ball of the FIFA™ Women’s World
Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023
2023
Polyurethane, polyester, viscose
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Mikasa Wilson
VLS 300 Roland Garros All Court
Beach volleyball Tennis ball
2023 2022
Synthetic leather Uniform felt-covered rubber compound
On loan from Wilson
Gilbert
iNNOVO Titleist
Rugby World Cup 2023 match ball Pro V1x
2023 Golf ball
Rubber 2021
On loan from Gilbert Rubber, ionomer, urethane

Hummel Nitaku
Concept Pro HB 3 Star Premium 40+
Handball Table tennis ball
2023 2023
Polyamide, polyester, elastane Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

Togu BUREAU BORSCHE

Colibri-Aero-Ball FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO
Gymnastic ball Redesign of the visual identity
2023 2021
Rutone Video

Lupadu Sport Commissioned to update the football club’s visual

Marathon MT 201 identity, Bureau Borsche replaced the FCIM crest
Sepak-takraw ball with a crest containing only the letters «I» and «M»,
2023 symbolising both the club’s initials and the English
phrase «I AM». This update retains the essence of
Hard plastic, Polyvinylchloride (PVC) the previous crest and colours, while reinforcing fan
identification and the club’s activities beyond the
Die Spiegelburg pitch.
Ball for kids
2023
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) BUREAU BORSCHE
VENEZIA FC
La boule bleue Redesign of the visual identity
Pétanque (boules) 2022
Video
75 millimetre ball
2024 The newly developed football club emblem combines
Stainless steel the Lion of St Mark, the winged lion that is the symbol
of the city, with the club’s initial «V». The three colours,
Crown orange, black and green, represent the two clubs that
Shot put, 16 pounds merged to form VENEZIA FC in 1987.
2023
Cast iron BUREAU BORSCHE
ATHENS KALLITHEA FC
Rawlings Redesign of the visual identity
USSSA Official 12” 2022
Softball Video
2023
Leather, cork The new crest of the football club is a stylised
«AK» monogram. It is accompanied by five stars
Wilson representing the five founding mergers and an
A1010 HS1 Pro Series SST abstract representation of the young prince Theseus,
Baseball a hero of the ancient city of Athens.
2023
Leather, wool, cork
adidas
On loan from Wilson
Argentina
1954 FIFA™ World Cup football shoe (replica)
1954
Leather, synthetics
On loan from adidas AG, History Management
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Many attribute the fact that the German men’s
national football team won the 1954 FIFA™ World Cup
in Bern against the Hungarian team to the cleats they
wore, which were developed by Adidas. Although
these were not the first football shoes with studs,
adidas made it possible to change the studs quickly
and easily, allowing athletes to adjust the shoes
according to the playing conditions. In addition, the
materials used and the design ensured that the new
cleats were more flexible than previous models and
that players could better sense the ball.
adidas
X Speedportal.1 FG (Parley)
Football shoe
2023
Synthetic leather, fabric, rubber
On loan from adidas AG, History Management
The adidas X Speedportal.1 FG (Parley), the official
shoe for the 2023 FIFA™ Women’s World Cup in
New Zealand, was designed specifically for the
physiognomy of women’s feet. What’s more, the
shoes were made from recycled ocean plastic in
collaboration with Parley for the Oceans to address
sustainability issues that are omnipresent in
fashion and sports gear globally. Formally speaking,
the influence of the 1954 model is still clearly
recognisable.
Leon Paul
Sub Zer0
Medium Fencing pistol grip
2022
3D-printed titanium
On loan from Leon Paul
The fencing sword handle, or pistol grip, on display
consists of titanium, which is considerably heavier
than aluminium, the traditional material used for this
element. Nevertheless, the grip is extremely light,
weighing only thirty five grams, due to the delicate
3D-printed lattice structure. It is exceptionally sturdy
and perfectly customised to fit the shape of the
athlete’s inner hand, allowing for an extremely agile
fencing style.
Anschütz
1827 F Bionic
Biathlon rifle
2022
Steel, 3D-printed polymers
On loan from Anschütz
Biathlon weapons must not only function precisely
but also need to be as light as possible. To facilitate
both features, 3D printing is an ideal manufacturing
option that simultaneously unlocks infinite design
possibilities.
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The handle of this rifle is 3D-printed, forming a stable,
hollow, and lightweight shell that is individually
adapted for each athlete.
Hermès
Selle Faubourg
Show-jumping saddle
2024
Calfskin, cowhide, stainless steel, beech wood
Conservatoire des Créations Hermès, Paris
This saddle from Hermès represents the peak of
sophistication and craftsmanship demanded in
the exquisite world of equitation. Each saddle is
individually made and customised for one horse
and its rider. The shape of the saddle reflects the
rider’s ideal balance. The small, integrated flaps
and recessed blocks allow for a minimal thickness,
bringing the horse and rider closer together. The
assembly on display showcases the saddler’s
expertise and the skilful processing of materials
Ottobock
Invader
Rugby wheelchair
2021
High-grade aircraft aluminium (tempered), steel,
nylon, foam, rubber tyres
On loan from ottobock
Customised wheelchairs enable athletes with
disabilities to participate in a large variety of sports.
Not only are wheelchairs designed to perfectly suit
the requirements of the respective sports they are
made for, but they are also adapted to the individual
bodies and needs of the athletes using them. Today,
parasports engineering is at the forefront of hyper-
customised gear and inspires technical and design
innovations in sports technology at large.
Riddell, OECHSLER
SpeedFlex Precision Diamond
Helmet liner
2024
3D-printed, energy-dampening elastomer
On loan from Riddell and OECHSLER
A recent development in sports tech, 3D-printed
helmet liners can be used to modernise helmet
interiors. The highly-engineered lattice structure is
individually tailored to each athlete’s head, with the
resulting perfect fit reducing head impact exposure
to the athlete. Helmets with 3D-printed liners are
being used increasingly in contact sports, including
American football and rugby.
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RRD 3D bioprinting has the potential to radically

Dynamic Pro Carbon SWK 1500 Y26 change how injuries are treated through regenerative
Foil Set medicine by producing on-demand tissue. Unlike
2021 traditional methods, 3D bioprinting allows the
Carbon fibre-reinforced polymers creation of personalised constructs, closely
On loan from RRD resembling the biological, environmental, and
mechanical characteristics of native tissues. Starting
This spectacular element is the mast of a wing foil with a patient’s scan, the bioprinter uses a
for kitesurfing. Carbon fibre-reinforced polymers bioink filled with the patient’s cells to build a 3D
are known for their low torsion and extremely structure. Cultivating this structure promotes cell
advantageous strength-to-weight ratio. growth and tissue maturation. Now resembling
knee cartilage, the print could be implanted into
the patient, offering a tailored and regenerative
Wilson solution for sports injuries.
Airless Gen1 On loan from CELLINK
Basketball prototype
2022
3D-printed rubber Anschütz
On loan from Wilson Digital manufacturing process of the 1827 F Bionic
biathlon rifle with personalised grip
BioDapt, Inc. 2024
Moto Knee and Versa Foot Video
Action sports leg and foot prosthesis
2010 Simon Bruty
Aluminium, titanium, carbon fibre-reinforced American Paralympic archer Matt Stutzman shooting
polymers his arrow
On loan from ‘Monster’ Mike Schultz, Founder/CEO of 2021
BioDapt, Inc. Photo

This highly-engineered, hydraulic prosthetic knee Kate Rawles

and foot assembly is the invention of the athlete and Building a bamboo bike for The Life Cycle
inventor ‘Monster’ Mike Schultz. After an accident 2016
he had in 2008, he had to have his leg amputated Video
and decided to engineer his own prosthetics, filling
a market niche for prosthetics in high-impact action Ottobock
sports, such as snowboarding, mountain biking or Wheelchair Rugby – European League
weight lifting. At the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games 2022
the entire U.S. Paralympic snowboard team, including Video
Mike Schultz himself, competed using BioDapt’s
prosthetic knee and foot. Ottobock
Ottobock sports wheelchairs
2022
Bamboo Bicycle Club, design: James Marr Video
Gravel Lugged
Frame build kit CELLINK
2012 Bioprinting the Future: Advancing Sports
Bamboo wood, recycled aluminium Regenerative Medicine
On loan from the Bamboo Bicycle Club 2024
Video
This bamboo bicycle kit allows cyclists to design and
build their own bikes, empowering riders of all kinds Boston Dynamics
to envision and create their own product. Concepts Inside the lab: how does Atlas work?
like this expand the world of sports tech towards 2021
grassroots movements and allow consumers to make Video
environmentally conscious decisions.
Boston Dynamics
Inside the lab: taking Atlas from sim to scaffold
CELLINK 2022
Bioprinted knee cartilage implant Video
2024
Reproduction, Nanofibrillar cellulose & Alginate
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Hermès Razer
Selle Faubourg Tartarus Pro
2024 PC gaming keyboard
Video 2019
Hard plastic, wiring
Riddell, OECHSLER On loan from Razer
SpeedFlex Precision Diamond helmet liner
2024 Sony Interactive Entertainment
Video Project Leonardo
Accessibility controller kit
IBM 2023
Deep Blue vs. Garri Kasparov Hard plastic, wiring
1997 On loan from Sony Interactive Entertainment
Video
Drone Racing League
As explained in this video, the day that Deep Blue This is DRL
emerged triumphant in a chess match against 2019
then-world chess champion Garry Kasparov Video
was a milestone for artificial intelligence – and
that was already back in 1997. The success of the In Drone Racing League, a novel sport bridging
chess-playing expert system, run on a unique esports and air sports, human pilots compete wearing
purpose-built IBM supercomputer, showed how AI VR headsets that display the first-person view of their
is making significant leaps, capable of challenging drone.
and defeating one of humanity’s most esteemed
intellectual champions.
g.tec medical engineering GmbH
g.Nautilus RESEARCH
KUKA – Robots & Automation EEG Headset used in brain-computer interfaces
The Duel: Timo Boll vs. KUKA robot 2017
2016 Elastic spandex-type fabric (cap), silver chloride (AgCl)
Video electrode sensors and wires, brain signal to computer
interface (brain signal to computer command
Alamy / Mirrorpix processor)
National Space Invaders Championship On loan from g.tec medical engineering GmbH
1981
Slideshow ETH Zurich
Demonstration of the BCI-Race discipline at the first
The International 2018 Cybathlon
The International esports tournament in Vancouver 2016
2018 Video
Slideshow
At the Cybathlon, teams consisting of technology
Xbox developers from universities, companies, or NGOs
Introducing the Xbox Adaptive Controller and athletes (who, here, are people with disabilities)
2018 tackle various everyday tasks with their latest
Video assistive technologies. In the BCI Race, one of the
disciplines, athletes compete against each other by
Xbox navigating an avatar through a virtual racetrack, using
Xbox Adaptive Controller the sole power of their brain waves, measured by a
2018 brain-computer interface.
Hard plastic, wiring

The Xbox Adaptive Controller enables players with AKQA

disabilities to easily customise their controllers. Two This is Speedgate
prominent buttons and the possibility of adding 2019
buttons, switches, and pads according to the user’s Video
specific needs allows users to play with their feet or
chin, or in any other comfortable position. AKQA
On loan from Xbox Game diagram
Speedgate
2019
Digital print on blueback paper (reproduction)
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A text-generating algorithm analysed the rules and SailGP

descriptions of 400 existing sports from various The Future of the F50
world cultures and responded by generating 1,000 2020
ideas. The program then interpreted these ideas to
form Speedgate, a new sport focused on accessibility, Mike Mills and The Directors Bureau
learnability, enjoyability, and potential for physical Air - Kelly Watch The Starts (music video)
exercise. Speedgate exhibits familiar elements from 1998
croquet, rugby, and football and is the world’s first
sport imagined by AI. Marc Daviet
Ice Hunters - The Cave of Dreams
2021
Created with DreamStudio and Stable Diffusion
AI-generated images of cyclists natapetrovich, POND5
2023 Triathlete Sports Swimming Workout
Slideshow
johnnybd, POND5
Konstantin Grcic Design Street Workout Calisthenics Furry Athletes
The Data Athlete
2024 SunFreez, POND5
Young children, girl and boy, are playing frisbee in the
open green area, Swanley, Kent

VIDEO WALL, VIDEO CAPTIONS jovannig, POND5

Active Seniors In A Gym For Rehabilitation

Olympic Channel exclusivemovement, POND5

Usain Bolt / ALL Olympic finals Youngsters play flag football in indoor sports complex,
2018
ekaterinabyuksel, POND5
Olympic Channel Portrait of kid VR gamer
Highest Ever Olympic Jumps (Charles Austin)
2018 Dancinema, POND5
Silhouette Of An Asian Boxer Girl In A Boxing Hall
Olympic Channel
Hamelin‘s Speed Skating djtrenerpond5, POND5
2015 Disabled Athlete. Fencing. White Fencing Uniformed
Fencers, In Wheelchairs
WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando
103-year-old athlete wins gold in Senior Games KyivSun, POND5
2019 (all rights reserved) Playing In The Iron Ball. Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Asia,

Josh Neuman NampheungBee, POND5

Raw Run || Race Against the Storm Happy family activity and health care concept
2019
RickNeves, POND5
Nicolas Cantu Aerial View Of Group Of People Rowing Paddling In
Guinness World Record Downhill Rhine River
2018
LimArtPro, POND5
Roy Glover Dark room of the computer club, a team of young
Fast singlefooting mare people playing an online game
2021 (all rights reserved)
mishelvermishel, POND5
MichiganMedicine Young Adult Woman Spending Summer Day Together
Mott Children’s Wheelchair Basketball a Slam Dunk With Little Chihuahua
for Kids with Disabilities
2017 Gymcombo1982, POND5
An Overweight Adult Man Trains A Press At The Gym
ClevverTV
Trying Anti-Gravity Yoga?! Happycat, POND5
2017 (all rights reserved) Traditional Thai Play Of Tug Of War
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StreetVJ, POND5
Bangkok, Thailand : Juggling Toilet Paper Roll

zefart, POND5
Sport Car Drive Fast On Hill Climb Race Track

TheStacks, POND5
Closeup Aerial View Of Female Surfer

OKIOKIME, POND5
Little Kids In Yellow T-Shirts Do Exercises With Large
Ball

Inmaon, POND5
Mother And Son Sailing In Boat

Chudakov, POND5
Group Of People Doing Aerial Yoga Asanas In Gym

DeRepente, POND5
Marathon Start Finish Line With Confetti Runners

CinematicStockVideo, POND5
Stand Up Paddle Board Woman Silhouette On
WaterStand Up Paddle Board Woman Silhouette On
Water

Tihiy40, POND5
Boys And Girls In Boxing Training

motortion, POND5
Sportsman Repeating Exercises With Instructor

akiyoko53, POND5
Group Of People Enjoying White Water Rafting The
Yosino-River In Japan

ppl1958, POND5
The Gym In The Hotel

SunGod, POND5
Aerial View Of A Soccer Game In A Sunny Day

tiberio, POND5
Racquetball, Racket Sports, Athletics

Golden_Brown, POND5
People Dancing In Park Beijing

korecam, POND5
Wipe Out On Sledge
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Exhibition catalog
Published by Editions GrandPalaisRmn, 2024 DESIGN & SPORT – UNE HISTOIRE TOURNÉE VERS LE FUTUR

21 x 29 cm , 80 pages, 29 illustrations, €19.90

Publication date: March 13, 2024

On sale in all bookshops or on :

www.boutiquesdemusees.fr

Authors :
Collective, under the direction of Konstantin Grcic

Graphic design by
Bureau Borsche

© GrandPalaisRmn, Paris, 2024

Contents : Through this hybrid, playful and inclusive book-object,

Introduction – Konstantin Grcic
1 - For Us, Beyond Us: The Interweaving of Design
and Sports – Vera Sacchetti
2 - Inclusive Design: The technical tools of Para
Sport - Ottobock
3 - Reimagining Bicycle Craftsmanshipte - James
Marr, founder of Bamboo Bicycle Club
4 - The Future of Sport – Sascha L. Schmidt,
Professor, Chair of Sport and Management / WHU -
Otto Beisheim School of Management
which can be displayed as well as recomposed ad
infinitum, readers are invited to explore the links
between design and sport.
The publication interweaves short essays by
specialists from a variety of backgrounds (designers,
curators, athletes, academics, prosthetists, etc.) -
and numerous full-page images (photographs of
sporting events, objects, etc.) whose confrontations
are meaningful. Bound by a repositionable elastic
band, the sheets can be detached and displayed like
real posters.

5 - Video Games, Technology and Sports

The Future is Interactive, Immersive and Adaptive
– Johanna Pirker

6 - Using AI and Co-Design to Cultivate Social

Frisson – Tim Devine and Gemma Redgrave

7 - (The Future of) Sports in Science-Fiction

Literature. Electro-magnetic Golf, Roller Ball Murder,
Physical Jerks, and Baseball on Mars – Ludwig Engel

8 - Glossary
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Cultural program
Round-table
Monday, May 13, 6:30 pm - place to come
In collaboration with the Design Objet department of
the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
With Konstantin Grcic, designer and curator of the
exhibition, Didier Faustino, designer and architect (to
be confirmed), Stéphane Hadjeras, boxing historian,
Alexandre Fougea and a group of students from the
École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Moderator: Anna Bernagozzi, curator and teacher of
design theory at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Demonstrations and introductory sports workshops
Designed as an extension to the exhibition, these
workshops give you the chance to meet athletes,
learn more about a sport and its equipment, and
above all, try your hand at it, during an initiation guided
by professionals.
Boxing
Saturday April 6 and Sunday April 7, from 1:00 to 18:30
With the French Boxing Federation
Breaking
Sunday June 23, 2pm to 5pm
With the Fédération Française de Danse.
Handisport
Sunday May 19
With the French Handisport Federation
In the Museum reception room. Free admission with
exhibition ticket of the day.
Mediation
General guided tour
Saturday and Sunday at 12.15pm, Sunday at 5pm and
Monday at 8pm.
Design has always been an integral part of sporting
life, playing a part in all its dimensions, from the
spaces in which sports are played to the objects
around which sport is organized and the optimization
of the human body’s performance. A lecturer will
guide you through some of the most significant
achievements in this ongoing story.
Ages 13 and up
Duration: 1h15
Tours in English on Saturdays March 30, April 6, 13 and
20, May 11 and 18, June 1, 15, 22 and 29, July 6, 13 and
20, and Thursday May 9 at 2.30pm.
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Family tours
Sundays at 2.30pm, except June 2. Additional session
on Wednesday May 8 at 2.30pm.
Whether you’re a sports fan or just a fan of the game,
the MATCH exhibition is a great place to visit with the
whole family. Guided by a museum lecturer, adults
and children can discover some surprising creations:
objects, equipment, photos and videos that have left
their mark on the history of sport and opened up new
avenues for future practices.
Ages 6 and up
Duration: 1 hour
School visits
In this Olympic and Paralympic year, take your
classes to discover a little-known aspect of sport:
its close links with design, which gives rise to some
spectacular creations. Constantly evolving, sports
design tells the story of different sports and opens up
perspectives on the future.
From kindergarten to university
Duration: 45 min to 1h15 depending on level
Reservations and information on
museeduluxembourg.fr
Tours with a Museum lecturer, with your own lecturer
or on your own. Further information on https://
museeduluxembourg.fr/fr/groupes-et-scolaires
School visit-workshops: Art and sport
After the exhibition, the game: extend the guided
tour with a playful moment in small groups in the
Museum’s reception room, thanks to the Art &
Sport Games educational kit. Collaborative games,
observation games and activities are just some of the
learning tools you can discover.
Ages 5 to 12
Duration: 2h (1h visit and 1h game time)
Reservations on request:
groupes@museeduluxembourg.fr
Yoga tour
Three events to combine aesthetic discovery and
movement! After a tour of the exhibition led by a
Musée lecturer, enjoy a yoga session given by a
certified instructor in the Musée’s Tivoli room.
Monday May 6 at 7pm: toning yoga (Vinyasa Yoga)
Thursday May 16 at 10.30am: senior yoga (Hatah Yoga)
Saturday June 22 at 10.30am: yoga for all (Hatah Yoga)
From age 16
Duration: 2h (1h visit, 1h practice)
Mats provided. We advise you to come with a soft,
comfortable outfit. Please note that there is no
changing room on site.
In partnership with ACTISCE and Centre PARIS ANIM’
Richard Wright
Yoga workshops supported by YUJ Paris
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Children’s visit-workshop: athletes on the track! Children’s play booklet

During their visit to the exhibition with a visual artist,
children discover how athletes’ equipment and their
environment have evolved over time. In a workshop,
they then design a playground and build a three-
dimensional model of it. They’ll have to think about
the chosen sport and its accessories, the markings
and the game situations to bring this place to life by
positioning miniature athletes on it.
Ages 6 and up
Duration: 2 hours
Monday April 8 and Thursday April 11, Friday May 10,
Monday May 20, Sunday June 2 at 2.30pm
Events and evenings
Drawing book evening
Thursday, April 25, 7-9pm
Extraordinary shapes, high-tech materials,
shimmering colors and out-of-the-ordinary
equipment: sports design is inspiring! Come along
with your own equipment to sketch the exhibits.
Reservations required. Free for under-26s. 11 above
For this exhibition, the Musée du Luxembourg’s
traditional games booklet has been designed as a
series of playful challenges. Whether as a family or in a
group, the visit is an opportunity to think while having
fun, but also to get moving. The race for medals is on!
Audioguides. Free tour: colors and materials of sport
Sound walk: Project Dopaphine
Several studies have demonstrated the positive
impact of music on sports performance, particularly
in running. Research suggests that music acts as a
placebo, positively influencing fatigue perception and
developing coordination faculties. The «Dopaphine»
project proposes a pre/post-exercise soundtrack.
A meticulous selection of rhythms and heart-
rate accelerations, interspersed with indoor and
stadium ambiences. This in-depth exploration of the
connection between music, mind and body can be
listened to while visiting the exhibition or running in
the park.
A project by Nana and Yusuke Suzuki for the Tsuku
Boshi label

Family weekend The sound walk can be accessed via the following QR
Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28, 10:30 am to Code:
7 pm
3,2,1... go! Sports enthusiasts of all ages are invited to
this festive weekend. The whole family will be thrilled
by the objects that accompany the life of sport and
herald its astonishing future. During your visit, take
time to draw or play in the Museum’s reception room.

European Museum Night

Saturday May 18, 7pm to midnight, last admission
11.30pm
For this festive evening, visit the exhibition with
students from Université Paris-Dauphine and
enjoy the show «Les trois âges du sport»: from the
first basketball sessions in the elementary school
gymnasium to the adult’s jogging in urban space
assisted by a connected watch, via the skatepark of
adolescence, discover in a large poetic fresco how
design has played a key role in integrating sport into
our daily lives.
Free admission subject to availability.
Theatrical and musical performance by duo CIE44
(Lény Guissart and Nicolas Mathieu).
Times: 8pm, 9pm and 10pm.
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Digital developments
The Musée du Luxembourg mobile application A photo contest on Wipplay
The Musée du Luxembourg offers a free mobile A photo competition open to all will be launched on
application for Apple and Android. the Wipplay platform.
It’s a useful tool for practical information, keeping up The aim: find geometric elements reminiscent of
to date with the latest news, preparing your visit and sport in everyday shapes.
experiencing the museum’s exhibitions and events to
the full. link to come

The app offers a free thematic tour, Colors and The exhibition sound walk
Materials of Sport, focusing on 5 works in the This musical walk can be downloaded free of charge
exhibition (in French and English). from museeduluxembourg.fr and from the museum’s
mobile application.
The application can be downloaded on this link
link to come
Audio guides
These can be downloaded directly from the site, as an
integrated purchase, at a cost of 3.49 euros.

- Adult (French, English, Spanish, German, Italian)

-Children (French)

The free Bloomberg Connects mobile application

Bloomberg Connects guides visitors to over 350
cultural sites and parks around the world.
You can find the Musée du Luxembourg in the free
Bloomberg Connects mobile app, discovering the
history of the museum and the Match exhibition
explained by its curator.

The website museeduluxembourg.fr

Visitors can extend and accompany the exhibition
through the exhibition diary: themed articles, behind-
the-scenes anecdotes, focus on works of art and a
host of video and audio resources and fun activities
adapted to all audiences.

Youtube channel GrandPalaisRmn

- The exhibition trailer
- Curator Konstantin Grcic’s presentation of the
exhibition.

Social networks
Instagram
Facebook
X

Dedicated # to share your visit :

#ExpoMatch #MuseeduLuxembourg
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Practical information
Adress
Musée du Luxembourg
19 rue Vaugirard
75006 Paris

Phone number
01 40 13 62 00

Opening
daily from 10.30am to 7pm
nocturne every Monday until 10pm, except July 29
and August 5
exceptionally closed on May 1st

Prices
14 € ; TR 10 €,
special for young people aged 16-25: €10 for 2
people, Monday to Friday after 4pm,
free for children under 16,
on minimum social welfare benefits,
ilimited with Sésame Escales pass
reservations recommended

Access
métro St Sulpice or Mabillon
RER B Luxembourg
bus : 58 ; 84 ; 89 ; stop Musée du Luxembourg / Sénat

Information and reservations

museeduluxembourg.fr

Audioguides
adult (French and English) and children (French) :
3.99 € on mobile app and 5 € on site
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Images available to the press
Autorisation de reproduction uniquement pendant
la durée de l’exposition et pour en faire le compte-
rendu.
Reproduction authorised only for reviews published
during the exhibition.
L’œuvre doit être reproduite dans son intégralité, ne
doit être ni taillée, ni coupée, et aucun élément ne
doit y être superposé.
The image must be shown in its entirety. It must
not be bled or cropped in any way. Nothing may be
superimposed on the image.
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légende et du crédit photographique appropriés.
Each image should include the proper credit line.
(25 images)
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No publication may use an image as a cover photo
for a magazine, special insert, Sunday magazine,
etc., without the prior consent of the press office of
GrandPalaisRmn at presse@grandpalaisrmn.fr
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images, no greater than 72 dpi.
Suite à la reproduction illégale d’images et à la
mise en vente de contrefaçon, toutes les images
numériques fournies devront être détruites après
utilisation spécifiée dans les conditions ci-dessus.
Following the illegal reproduction of images and
the sale of counterfeit products, all digital images
supplied must be destroyed after use as specified in
the above conditions.
Manufrance
Hirondelle (model) Superbe
1889
173,5 x 122 cm
Steel, leather, rubber
Collection du musée d‘art et d‘industrie de la ville
de Saint-Etienne
© Photo by Hubert Genouilhac
Luigi Colani and Flitz Egli
MDR-1
Motorcycle
1986
80 x 120 x 260 cm
Steel and glass-fibre reinforced plastic
© Jo Soppa/SIRS
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Pierre de Coubertin
The Olympic Rings
Original drawing
1913
21 x 27,5 cm
Graphite and gouache on card
© Private collection

Léon Paul
Sub Zer0
Poignée pour épée d’escrime Medium
2022
75 cm
3D-printed titanium
© 2024 Léon Paul London

Johann A. Kaupert
Plan of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens
Top view
1878
UV direct print on plywood (reproduction)
Atlas von Athen, E. Curtius et J. A. Kaupert, Berlin,
1878, edition of Dietrich Reimer
© Heidelberg University Library

Bamboo Bicycle Club, design: James Marr

Gravel Lugged
Frame build kit
2012
Bamboo wood, recycled aluminium
© Bamboo Bicycle Club Team
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Hermès
Selle Faubourg
Show-jumping saddle
2024
Calfskin, cowhide, stainless steel, beech wood
© Hermes

Sopras Apnea
Monofin
2022
Thermoplastic rubber, polypropylene
© SOPRAS APNEA

Sport-Thieme
Ball for blind or partially sighted
individuals
2023
D x 20 cm
Polyurethane foam, brass
© Sport-Thieme

POC
Tempor
Road cycling helmet
2012
Expandable polystyrene, polycarbonate
© POC

Inventors: Lisa Lindahl, Polly Smith, Hinda Miller

JogBra®
Replica of the first prototype of the sports bra,
1977, recreated for the exhibition MATCH
2024
30 x 30 cm
Polyester, nylon, rubber, cotton
© JogBra®
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Ottobock
Invader
Rugby wheelchair
2021
High-grade aircraft aluminium (tempered), steel,
nylon, foam, rubber tyres
© Ottobock

Xbox
Xbox Adaptive Controller
2018
Hard plastic, wiring
© Xbox

Boston Dynamics
Atlas
Humanoid robot
2018
Titanium and aluminium
3D-printed parts, 28 hydraulically
actuated joints, custom electric
battery, plus LIDAR and stereo
sensors
© Boston Dynamics
Musée du Luxembourg MATCH Press kit 47

Design: Katsumi Masaru, Yoshiro Yamashita

Boxing (Tokyo)
1964
© International Olympic Committee

Design: Roger Excoffon

Alpine Skiing Slalom (Grenoble)
1968
© International Olympic Committee

Design: Sarah E. Rosenbaum/Designgrup-

pen’94
Freestyle Skiing (Lillehammer)
1994
© International Olympic Committee

Design: Saunders Design

Wheelchair Basketball (Sydney)
2000
© International Paralympic Committee

Design: Rio 2016 Design Team

Paralympic athletics (Rio de Janeiro)
2016
© International Paralympic Committee
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Speedo and Mectex in collaboration with NASA

Speedo LZR Racer
worn by Michael Phelps
Competition swimsuit
2008
Woven elastane-nylon and polyurethane
© Speedo

Exhibition poster
MATCH: Design & Sport - A Story Looking to the
Future
Graphic Design Concept and Key Visual
© BUREAU BORSCHE- Design :
Fabrice Urviez - laika-design.fr

Exhibition catalog cover

MATCH: Design & Sport - A Story Looking to the
Future
© GrandPalaisRmn, Paris, 2024
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Aurel BGC
Honorary patron of the exhibition

Committed to promoting culture in all its forms
for over 10 years, Aurel BGC, France’s leading
independent financial intermediary and a subsidiary
of the American group BGC Partners, and its
Chairman Jean-Pierre Aubin, are delighted to once
again be associated with GrandPalaisRmn on the
occasion of an outstanding exhibition, MATCH: Design
& Sport - a history looking to the future.
As part of its commitment to major, innovative cultural
events, Aurel BGC has chosen to support the Musée
du Luxembourg’s program for the first time, which
brings two fascinating disciplines - sport and design -
together in a unique way.
Conceived in conjunction with the Paris Olympic
Games, MATCH is part of the Cultural Olympiad
program, and invites people to take a fresh look at the
major sporting competitions that will bring the capital
to life in the summer of 2024.
Aurel BGC is committed not only to culture, but
also to education, the cornerstone of our values
and philanthropic commitment. MATCH’s forward-
looking ambitions make it particularly well-suited
to school audiences. This year, as in previous years,
operations will be carried out to open the doors of the
exhibition to schoolchildren in the Paris region, who
will be welcomed by GrandPalaisRmn lecturers, and
introduced to the pleasures of the cultural experience.

A departure from the usual museum codes, MATCH’s

raw, immersive scenography is reminiscent of the
great moments in sport and the emblematic venues
that play host to amateur and professional athletes
alike. With its mix of cutting-edge new technologies,
historical objects and iconic equipment, the exhibition
is aimed at all audiences, inviting them to take a fresh
look at the evolution of sporting practice, in the light
of new design innovations that help athletes improve
their performance.
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Dacia
Partner of the exhibition
MANIFESTO: THE DACIA IDEAS LABORATORY

Dacia has joined forces with the exhibition MATCH:
Design & Sport - a history looking to the future,
which puts the history of design in relation to sports
performance into perspective. The exhibition echoes
the values of the Renault group and the Dacia brand,
which place technical innovation, aesthetic research
and sustainable development at the heart of their
research and development.
As part of this exceptional sponsorship, Dacia is
exhibiting MANIFESTO, a unique prototype that
prefigures the vehicle of the future.
MANIFESTO is not a leisure vehicle, but a vehicle
designed for the great outdoors. It provides easy
access to the most remote locations. It offers a
simple way, for example, to refuel a high-altitude
refuge, monitor a forest trail, remove obstacles, repair
equipment quickly or maintain hiking trails.
The MANIFESTO concept is a laboratory of ideas,
showing a vehicle in touch with nature, respectful of
the environment, and featuring numerous innovations,
some of which will be found on future
production vehicles.
Three values guided the design of this vehicle:
Essential and Cool, Robust and Outdoor and Eco-
Smart. Indeed, its design is imagined to put its user
in direct contact with nature and its elements: no
doors or windscreen, there is no filter between the
interior of the cabin and the outside elements. Seeing,
hearing and feeling the environment, the user is totally
immersed in the landscape.
It has a single, powerful, detachable headlight for
illuminating the road, the surrounding area or carrying
out an operation.
It embodies sturdiness, durability and adaptability
to outdoor life: the rear loading platform can be
transformed into a table or workbench, for cutting,
repairing or assembling.
The interior is completely washable. Its waterproof
seat covers can be removed and transformed into an
extra blanket, or even a sleeping bag, in a matter
of seconds.
The idea was to design a car that would be both
ecological and economical: only 3.60 meters long,
no spare wheel because the recycled rubber wheels
are puncture-proof. This saves space, weight and
money.
The dashboard, meanwhile, uses a mix of cork and
recycled rubber. Designed for spaces without a
network, the IGN map can be pinned directly to
the dashboard.
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Media and non-media partners

BFM Paris Île-de-France

Public Senat

Europe 1

Le Figaro

L’Equipe

RATP

Fnac
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Musée du Luxembourg
In 2019, following a competitive bidding process, the
Senate Bureau decided to award the public service
contract for the management of the Musée du
Luxembourg to GrandPalaisRmn from January 1, 2020
to July 31, 2026.
In 2000, the Senate decided to reassume full
responsibility for the Musée du Luxembourg, in order
to implement a coordinated cultural policy in the
Palais, the Jardin and the museum.

Since February 2011, GrandPalaisRmn has produced

20 exhibitions in the Musée du Luxembourg setting,
all of which have been critically acclaimed for their
scientific quality. They have enabled the public to
discover or rediscover major figures and themes in
the history of art. The program was marked by huge
popular successes, notably the exhibition Chagall.
Entre guerre et paix in 2013, Alphonse Mucha in 2018,
Peintres femmes. 1780-1830. Naissance d’un combat
in 2021 or more recently Vivian Maier. The Museum
has recently exhibited Léon Monet, the artist’s brother
and collector, and Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso.
The invention of language.
© photo Simon Lerat pour la Rmn Grand - Palais, 2022

Originally housed in the Palais du Luxembourg,

which Marie de Médicis had built between 1615 and
1630, the Musée du Luxembourg was the first French
museum to open to the public in 1750. Visitors could
admire the twenty-four paintings by Rubens to the
glory of Marie de Médicis and around a hundred
paintings from the King’s Cabinet, by Leonardo da
Vinci, Raphael, Veronese, Titian, Poussin, Van Dyck
and Rembrandt. After these works were transferred
to the Louvre, in 1818 the Musée du Luxembourg
became the «Musée des Artistes Vivants», the
equivalent of the Musée National d’Art Contemporain.
David, Ingres and Delacroix, among others, are
exhibited here.
Assignee of the Palais and Jardin du Luxembourg in
1879, the Senate had the present building constructed
between 1884 and 1886. The Caillebotte bequest,
which included works by Pissarro, Manet, Cézanne,
Sisley, Monet and Renoir, was the first time the
Impressionists were exhibited in a national museum.
This collection is now housed at the Musée d’Orsay.
Closed after the construction of a national museum of
modern art at the Palais de Tokyo in 1937, the Musée
du Luxembourg reopened to the public in 1979. The
Ministry of Culture organizes exhibitions of regional
heritage and provincial museum collections, while the
Senate retains control over the programming and use
of the building.
As a parliamentary assembly, the Senate’s primary
missions are to pass legislation, oversee the
government, evaluate public policy and plan for
the future, but it also has a duty to showcase the
heritage to which it is entrusted. In order to guarantee
a high level of excellence in the production and
organization of exhibitions presented at the Musée
du Luxembourg, the Senate has chosen to call on
professionals in this sector. Over the years, the Musée
du Luxembourg has established itself as one of Paris’s
leading exhibition venues, enabling its many visitors
to appreciate masterpieces by Botticelli, Raphael,
Titian, Arcimboldo, Veronese, Gauguin, Matisse,
Vlaminck, Modigliani, Chagall, Fragonard...
GrandPalaisRmn is one of the world’s leading
exhibition organizers. Exhibiting, publishing,
distributing, acquiring, welcoming and informing: it
contributes, for all audiences, to the enrichment and
better understanding of artistic heritage at national
and international levels.
All Musée du Luxembourg news at
museeduluxembourg.fr
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Shigeru Ban
The Musée du Luxembourg called on Shigeru Ban
and Jean de Gastines, architects renowned for the
aesthetic quality and environmental awareness of
their work, to design all the interior fittings for the
Museum’s public spaces. In particular, they specially
created a series of furnishings made from recycled
cardboard tubes (benches, tables, counters), which
were installed in 2011.

Two temporary outdoor structures were also erected

to house the restaurant-tea room at the front of the
© Nicolas K
Museum, and educational workshops and private
events at the rear. In 2020, these two structures
underwent major renovation work, notably to their
facades, in order to restore the transparency desired
by their designer, and thus enable perfect synergy
between the interior of the buildings and their
immediate surroundings.

Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect of international

renown. He is renowned for his use of paper and
cardboard materials in his buildings, in line with his
humanitarian and environmental concerns. In 1994, he
designed the Miyake Design Studio Gallery in Tokyo;
in 1995, the Kobe Paper Church; in 2000, the Japan
Pavilion at the Hanover World Expo, in collaboration
with Frei Otto; and in 2013, the Cardboard Cathedral
in Christchurch.

© Didier Boy de la Tour

The strong identity of his work has prompted
institutions such as New York’s MoMa and the
Guggenheim Foundation to commission him
to design temporary installations. In 2014, he
was awarded the Pritzker Prize, which each year
recognizes the work of a living architect who
has demonstrated, through his projects and
achievements, the different facets of his talent and
who has made a significant contribution
to architecture.

Together with Jean de Gastines, he delivered the

Centre Pompidou in Metz in May 2010 and the Seine
Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt in 2017.

for the 2 visuals © rights reserved

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