Opening Week
 
The Opening Week is the liveliest period of EXD’09: five days packed with events, including the opening of the exhibitions and the Lounging Space, the Lisbon Conferences, the Open Talks sessions and the launch of sixty Parallel Events.


wednesday —
090909
11:00–13:00
OPEN TALKS 1 *
The Design of Contemporary Fictions

talk host —
Nuno Artur Silva

guests —
Filipe Homem Fonseca; João Lopes; Pedro Gadanho;

agents provocateurs —
Manuel Graça Dias; Anabela Mota Ribeiro;

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara
15:00–17:00
LISBON CONFERENCES 1 **
Alejandro Aravena
Julien de Smedt

Teatro Camões
Passeio do Neptuno, Parque das Nações


19:30
JARDIM DE SANTOS
Exhibition – Special Project

Jardim de Santos
Largo de Santos
23:00
LOUNGING SPACE ***
Opening

DJ Lucky

Palácio Braamcamp
Pátio do Tijolo 25



thursday —
100909
11:00–13:00
OPEN TALKS 2 *
World 2.0

talk host —
Ravi Naidoo

guests —
Gaby de Abreu; Nathan Reddy; Nkhensani Nkosi;

agents provocateurs —
Mateo Kries; Aditya Dev Sood;

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara
15:00–17:00
LISBON CONFERENCES 2 **
Peter Saville
Michael Horsham of tomato

Teatro Camões
Passeio do Neptuno, Parque das Nações


18:00 - 19:00
STATE OF THE ARTS
Debate about Lapse in Time exhibition

moderator —
Tulga Beyerle
participants —
Constantin Boym; Hans Maier-Aichen; James Auger; Katharina Wahl; Nacho Carbonell; Studio Glithero;

Lounging Space
Palácio Braamcamp
Pátio do Tijolo 25
22:00
QUICK, QUICK, SLOW
Word, image and time
Exhibition

Museu Colecção Berardo
Praça do Império


23:00
LUX FRÁGIL EXD'09 ***
Party

Dirty Sound System
Pilooski

LuxFrágil
Av. Infante D. Henrique, Armazém A
Cais da Pedra a Sta. Apolónia



friday —
110909
11:00–13:00
OPEN TALKS 3 *
New Forms of Design

talk host —
Paola Antonelli

guests —
Kevin Slavin; Neri Oxman; Oron Catts;

agents provocateurs —
Luca Ballarini; Robert Stadler; Uwe Fischer;

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara
15:00–17:00
LISBON CONFERENCES 3 **
IDEO – Dario Buzzini + Leif Huff
Michael Young

Teatro Camões
Passeio do Neptuno, Parque das Nações


17:30
PHAIDON DESIGN CLASSICS
Launch – Special Project

Lounging Space
Palácio Braamcamp
Pátio do Tijolo 25
22:00
TIMELESS
Less is better
Exhibition

Museu do Oriente
Av. Brasília, Doca de Alcântara (Norte)



saturday —
120909
11:00–13:00
OPEN TALKS 4 *
Back to the Future of Design

talk host —
Alice Rawsthorn

guests —
Ben Fry; Lindy Roy; Joseph Grima;

agents provocateurs —
Clemens Weisshaar; Nacho Carbonell; Jerszy Seymour;

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara
15:00–17:00
LISBON CONFERENCES 4 **
Konstantin Grcic
Giulio Cappellini

Teatro Camões
Passeio do Neptuno, Parque das Nações


18:00–19:00
ACTION FOR AGE
Designing a better future
Lecture – Special Project

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Auditório 2
Av. de Berna 45A


19:00
EFEITO D
A new DNA for design
Exhibition – Special Project

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Anfiteatro 3 (Hall)
Av. de Berna 45A
22:30
LAPSE IN TIME
Design between elasticity and socio-cultural responsability
Exhibition

Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes
Salão Nobre
R. Barata Salgueiro 36


23:30
PACE OF DESIGN
Nine to five in 7 design studios around the world
Exhibition

Antigo Picadeiro do Colégio dos Nobres / Museus da Politécnica
Rua da Escola Politécnica 60


00:00
EXD'09 ***
Opening Week Party

DJ Guga/Antena 3

Museus da Politécnica
Rua da Escola Politécnica 60



sunday —
130909
11:00–13:00
OPEN TALKS 5 *
Stop & Think

talk host —
Delfim Sardo

guests —
Max Bruinsma; Anniina Koivu; Walter Bettens;

agents provocateurs —
Frederico Duarte ; Jacopo Crivelli Visconti;

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara
15:00–16:00
LUANDA: ANATOMY OF SPEED
Debate – Special Project

Fernando Alvim
José Octávio Serra van Dunem

Lounging Space
Palácio Braamcamp
Pátio do Tijolo 25
 



Extra Opening Week —


PARALLEL EVENTS
Specific Programme



*   Free admission: subject to room capacity
**   Tickets: www.ticketline.pt, Abreu, Bliss, Bulhosa, Dolce Vita, El Corte Inglês, Fnac, Megarede, Worten and at the venue.
Info & Bookings: 707 234 234 (Portugal only)
Lisbon Conferences: Doors open 30 mins before the conference starts.
***   By invitation only