On Wednesday 31 January at 6 pm, VARTAI SHOWROOM (Vilniaus g. 39, Vilnius) will open a contemporary design exhibition “Vagabonds” By Kotryna Butautytė and Vilius Dringelis.
“Vagabonds” refers to the creative process of the two young generation designers, where experimentation, imagination and unforeseen circumstances are deliberately unleashed as part of the creative process and as a design strategy. Butautytė and Dringelis interpret technology and the processing and use of materials in their own way, abandoning the strict rules of product manufacturing and reinterpreting their meaning. As a result, mistakes and artefacts of production that usually remain hidden from the consumer’s eye, such as welds, splashes, oxidation or the natural wear of the material, become the main aesthetic elements that unite the designers. For Dringelis, wandering is the migration between urban spaces and domestic elements, whose images and stories are reorganised through foil imprints and transformed into unique narratives. For Butautyte, it is the search for a kind of “choreography” in which the flowing metal, the zinc plate scraps left in the studio or the melted plastic become performers that give the object its form, functionality and its possible relationship with the person who will use it.
Vilius Dringelis (b. 1989, Lithuania) graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Arts. He has presented his work in various international exhibitions and has received international and Lithuanian design awards. He works in his design studio.
Kotryna Butautytė (b. 1992, Lithuania) graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Arts. She lives in Vilnius, where she works as a creative artist. She is one of the co-founders of the independent music and art space Draugų vardai.
Exhibition: Vagabonds
Designers: Kotryna Butautytė and Vilius Dringelis
Duration: 2024.01.31 – 2024.02.24
Exhibition supported by: Lithuanian Culture Council
Gallery’s patrons: Renata ir Rolandas Valiūnai
Gallery supported by: Vilnius City Municipalty, Lietuvos Rytas, Vilma Dagilienė, Romas Kinka, Ekskomisarų biuras, MailerLite, Plieno Spektras
Graphic design: Taktika Studio
Photography: Agnė Urbelė
