Out of the Blue – How Ideas Take Shape

The exhibition "Out of the Blue – How Ideas Take Shape" as part of the Technology & Design studies at Galerie DAS ZIMMER focuses on the often invisible processes of creative work. Ideas rarely emerge in a straight line; instead, they develop through experimentation, repetition, and engagement with materials, tools, and unexpected discoveries. The exhibition reveals what is usually hidden: the time, attention, decisions, and craftsmanship that go into every piece of work.

Accompanying workshops on natural indigo dyeing give visitors the chance to experience these principles firsthand. In indigo dyeing—a technique that requires patience, concentration, and practice—it becomes clear how ideas take shape through small steps, adjustments, and discoveries. The workshops thus reflect core values of the Technology & Design teaching program: learning by doing, knowledge through experimentation, and attentive perception of materials and processes.

The exhibition connects this perspective with the 50-year history of the Department of Fine Arts & Design. Over five decades, knowledge has been built through countless processes of trial, teaching, and learning—a tradition still defined today by curiosity, patience, and a love of experimentation.