‘Memorabilia’ Showcases Unique Eco-Designs within a Gorgeous Medieval Monastery at Liege’s Reciprocity Biennale

Located in a restored mid-14th century Franciscan Monastery in the city of <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge" target="_blank">Liege</a>, Belgium, "<a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.designliege.be/en-291-memorabilia.html" target="_blank">Memorabilia</a>" is a beautiful exhibition featuring international designs that pay homage to personal memories. A concept by Reciprocity's artistic director <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.designstreams.net/index.php" target="_blank">Giovanna Massoni</a>, and produced by local designer <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://inhabitat.com/kaspar-hamacher-uses-fire-sculpting-to-create-spectacular-tree-trunk-furniture/" target="_blank">Kaspar Hamacher</a> and <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://matyldakrzykowski.com/" target="_blank">Matylda Krzykowski</a>, this exhibition hosted plenty of local crafts and traditional objects with a sustainable bent. Check out our gallery and discover some of the best of Belgian design!

Memorabili's scenographers and local eco-designers <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.kasparhamacher.be/index.php" target="_blank">Kaspar Hamacher</a> and <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://matyldakrzykowski.com/" target="_blank">Matylda Krzykowski</a> exhibited ¨Display Case¨, a set of 12 solid <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://inhabitat.com/kaspar-hamacher-uses-fire-sculpting-to-create-spectacular-tree-trunk-furniture/" target="_blank">oak</a> containers made from fallen trees. The storage system can display or hide personal souvenirs.

"Megaphone" by Milan Polytechnic graduates <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://enandis.com/" target="_blank">En &amp; Is</a> is a sculptural <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://inhabitat.com/paul-cocksedge-recycles-vinyl-records-into-low-tech-music-amplifiers/" target="_blank">amplifier</a> for iPhone / iPods made from ceramic. Shaped like a horn, the natural amplifier rests on a wooden flat-pack frame to make the most of musical vibrations.

Belgian <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.raphaelcharles.com/index.html" target="_blank">Raphaël Charles'</a> "Multiple" is a transformable <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://inhabitat.com/raphael-charles-multiple-uses-a-magnetic-field-to-create-an-elegant-and-versatile-table/" target="_blank">coffee table</a> made from of a series of locally sourced beech poles that can be reconfigured again and again thanks it used of magnets.

<a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://inhabitat.com/design-academy-of-eindhoven-students-show-off-their-newly-minted-chops-at-their-masters-graduation-show/" target="_blank">Design Academy of Eindhoven</a>'s graduate Israeli <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.mayabendavid.com/" target="_blank">Maya Ben David</a> worked with manipulated digital images depicting the Egyptian revolution, which she 3D printed to create her waste-free "Revolution Vase".

Italian designer <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.eumo.it/" target="_blank">Eugenia Morpurgo</a> was presenting her "RIY:Repair It Yourself" kit that breaks free from <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence" target="_blank">planned obsolescence</a> and empowers users to fix their own shoes.

"Mom's Sound" by <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://leesanghyeok.com/" target="_blank">Lee Sanghyeok</a> recreates the designers' childhood sounds of homemade Korean food preparation through hollow wooden chopping boards.

"Becco" by <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.bjoernkwapp.de/index.php?/projects/waescheklammerbecco/" target="_blank">Björn Kwap</a> is a cute locally-sourced beech clothespin that combines simple eco-friendly aesthetics and functionality. The clothespins easy to handle and leave no impressions on clothing.

Local designer <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://carolineandrin.com/" target="_blank">Caroline Andrin</a> pays homage to her belated mother through "MFA vase", which she cast from her mother's gardening gloves in ceramic and decorated with (now bankrupted) classic <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Boch_-_Keramis" target="_blank">Royal Boch</a> patterns.

<a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.maak-creativity.be/" target="_blank">Maak's</a> "Duo" is an oak/MDF/lacquer hybrid that celebrates the contrast between a vintage wooden drawer and a sleek modern design piece.

<a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://sofieboons.posterous.com/" target="_blank">Sofie Boons</a>'s grandfather's old carpet pieces become sentimental brooches dubbed "A Memory of Home".

Simple, robust and curious, <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://inhabitat.com/royal-college-of-art-unveils-design-for-the-real-world-exhibition-at-london-design-festival/" target="_blank">Royal College of Art</a> graduate <a title="Memorabilia at Liege's Reciprocity Biennale Unveils Unique Emotional Eco-Designs Within an Gorgeous Medieval Monastery " href="http://www.andreasfabian.eu/" target="_blank">Andres Fabian'</a>s "hemDing" fruit bowl remind us that our food comes from the earth, and not the supermarket.

Affectionate, unique and full of great sustainable objects, "Memorabilia" recalls the past through quirky contemporary designs.

<a title="liege design biennale reciprocity" href="http://www.designliege.be/" target="_blank">Reciprocity Design Biennale</a> in Liege, is open until the 28th of October - don't miss out the fabulous (and free) exhibitions around the magical Belgic city!