The personal relationships between masters and students, the transmission of knowledge, and the creative approach passed down through generations are at the heart of the exhibition Living Patterns: Masters and Students at MOME. The exhibition will be on view from October 20 through January 3, 2027, at the György Ráth Villa of the MNMKK Museum of Applied Arts.
The exhibition, created in collaboration with the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), showcases the relationships between nine artists who teach in the university’s object design, form design, and textile design programs, and the master and student pairs they each selected. Curator Judit Horváth explained during Sunday’s press preview that
the idea for the exhibition was sparked by the question of which human factors, in the age of artificial intelligence, cannot be replaced by technology.
Judit Horváth, curator of the temporary exhibition and head of the contemporary design collection, speaks at a press tour of the exhibition at the György Ráth Villa of the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest on October 18, 2026. Photo: Zsolt Szigetváry/MTI
For this reason, the exhibition focuses not on representing the artists’ individual bodies of work, but on human relationships, collaborative work, and the process of knowledge transfer.
The curator also presented the catalog accompanying the exhibition. Published by MOME, the catalog features interviews conducted by Judit Horváth with nine MOME faculty members she selected, all of whom are featured in the exhibition.
Lamps by András Kerékgyártó (L) and Panna Nóra Fehérvári at the temporary exhibition on October 18, 2026. Photo: Zsolt Szigetváry/MTI
During the conversation, they were also asked about their mentors and students. The mentors and students they named are not only featured in the exhibition through their works but also provided commentary on the interviews. Thus, the publication highlights personal and professional relationships from multiple perspectives.
The frieze running through the exhibition installation, linking names together, symbolizes the continuous flow of knowledge.
According to the curator, this series of decorative works draws attention to the fact that craftsmanship is not a static, tangible asset, but rather an experience that is passed down and reinterpreted through human connections.
In the exhibition, the works of the nine creative trios illustrate this process through various materials, object types, and design approaches.
Visitors can also participate in several accompanying programs related to the exhibition, such as curator-led tours. Further information is available on the Museum of Applied Arts’ website.
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Via MTI; Featured photo: MTI/Szigetváry Zsolt
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