PERU BIENAL

Peru Bienal, organized by the Peruvian Design Association, returns in its 2021 edition with an extensive program of activities, including exhibitions, awards, fashion shows, launches, and forums. The activities will take place both online and in person at the Museo de Santo Domingo in Lima.

The international call received more than 65,980 submissions, with winners selected in different design categories. Among them were Brayan Pinto and Adriana Quesada (Peru) in Editorial Design; Koji Matsumoto (Japan) in Identity Design; Nevin Ynga (Peru) in Packaging Design; Ana Prodanovic (Serbia) in Typography; Nong Zao (China) in Product Design; Jing Zhou (United States) in UX Design; Social Design Collaborative (India) in Social Design; Wang-Jia-Min (Taiwan) in Social Poster; Nur Gül (Turkey) in Typographic Poster; Martin French (United States) in Artistic Poster; Mohammad Afshar (Iran) in Cultural and Advertising Poster; Chia Hsiang Lee (Taiwan) in Environmental Poster; and Paul Yanque (Peru) in Illustration.

The exhibition also features industrial designers, interior designers, ethnic fashion designers, and haute couture designers, including Peruvian designer Cleofe Mendoza.

According to Fidel Cárdenas, President of the Peru Design Biennial, the initiative seeks to promote the design industry and recognize creators whose work has achieved relevance internationally and across different fields.

He also emphasizes the Biennial’s role as a space for the convergence of cultures through art, contributing to the development of the creative economy. According to Cárdenas, countries should focus on developing policies that enable them to become destinations for creative and cultural industries.

He further explains that the Biennial’s integrative spirit brings together companies, communities, associations, and institutions that recognize the ability of design to strengthen and expand the creative economy.

Jurado Internacional

The international jury for the 2021 edition included renowned professionals from different countries:

• Jan Rajlich Jr. — Czech Republic
• Niklaus Troxler — Switzerland
• Kye-Soo Myun — South Korea
• Finn Nygaard — Denmark
• Walter Sardonini — Italy
• Marat Guelman — Russia
• Elizabeth Resnick — United States
• Lasko Dzurovski — North Macedonia
• Ovidiu Hrin — Romania
• Cao Fang — China

This international jury reflects the global scope of the Peru Bienal and its connection with professionals from different areas of the international design community.

Exhibition

The Peru Bienal exhibition was open to the public from December 4 to December 15, 2021, at the Museo de Santo Domingo, located at Jirón Camaná 170, in Lima’s historic center. Admission was free, subject to prior registration.