The demand for ways to deal with stress, both virtual and in real life, is at an all-time high. Thus, World Hope Forum Germany, curated by Ornamenta 2024 as WHF Ambassador for Germany, delves into the future of well-being. For centuries, Germany has embraced the concept of "Kur" (Spa), a holistic approach to healing that emphasizes spending time in nature, utilizing thermal waters and fresh air. While the privatization of the German spa industry in the nineties may have made these traditional experiences less accessible, different initiatives are breathing new life into this tradition.
Join Germany's inaugural World Hope Forum moderated from the iconic thermal baths of Bad Wildbad, where ten contributors will showcase how design, architecture, and craft draw inspiration from German heritage to create solutions for fatigue and isolation. The World Hope Forum is a virtual symposium that aims to unite major players who have pioneered new, more ethical industrial and economic processes, prioritizing people. Ornamenta 2024 collaborates with trend forecasters Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano, striving to establish a comprehensive global platform for exchanging knowledge and fostering innovation.
Watch the full recording of the event every Friday and Saturday from 3–6 pm on the 1st floor of the ROWI building in Pforzheim, Bleichstr. 64, 75173 Pforzheim.
Watch the full event documentation via: worldhopeforum.com
Saturday 6 July
3 – 6 pm
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Virtual: worldhopeforum.comBleichstraße 6475173PforzheimBaden-WürttembergGermany
World Hope Forum Germany: A Virtual Symposium on the Future of Wellness
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The virtual symposium “World Hope Forum Germany” by Edelkoort Inc. curated by Willem Schenk is developed especially on the occasion of ORNAMENTA 2024, corresponding to the theme ‘Bad Databunn’.
The symposium is free of charge and takes place online via: https://www.worldhopeforum.com
The 'World Hope Forum Germany' organized by Ornamenta will be available for registration from May onwards. Please make sure to subscribe and receive regular programme updates.
Main Sponsors:PZ-Medien / Pforzheimer Zeitung - Medienpartner der ORNAMENTA 2024, Sparkasse Pforzheim Calw.
Project Sponsors:
Emvau.
Special Thanks to:
Stadt Pforzheim, Landkreis Calw, Stadt Bad Wildbad, Edelkoort Inc., Trend Union, Lidewij Edelkoort, Philip Fimmano.
Works
World Hope Forum Germany - Intro
- Lidewij Edelkoort
- Philip Fimmano
Public Spaces for Wellness (recording)
- Studio Ossidiana
Live Bathing-Exercise from the Spa Gardens
- Ilona Eisenmann
The European Spa as a Transnational Public Space
- Astrid Köhler
Touring with the Saunarider
- Sam Chermayeff
The German Walz Tradition
- Helene Steinberg
The Beautiful Business of a Life-centered Economy
- Tim Leberecht
Dancing is the Best Medicine
- Julia F. Christensen
Bureau Baubotanik's Plant-based Architecture
- Hannes Schwertfeger
- Bureau Baubotanik
A Garden to Recharge During Working Hours
- Alicia Lindner
Commoning Thermal Waters
- Andreas Rudow
Locations
Contributors
- Alicia Lindner
- Andreas Rudow
- Astrid Köhler
- Bureau Baubotanik
- Hannes Schwertfeger
- Helene Steinberg
- Ilona Eisenmann
- Julia F. Christensen
- Lidewij Edelkoort
- Philip Fimmano
- Sam Chermayeff
- Studio Ossidiana
- Tim Leberecht