Utrecht Manifest is a multidisciplinary social design biennale held in the city of Utrecht, home of the De Stijl movement in the early 1920s.

The Biennial’s third edition, UM 2009, will take place from October 4 to 17 2009 and will explore the potential of contemporary design as a social tool through the cultural models of which biennials are usually composed, the realistic need and urgency of social design. By using this innovative participatory approach – as opposed to an illustrative one – the Biennial seeks to determine the realistic need and urgency of social design, while exposing its complexity and contradictions at the same time. The event is divided into 5 sections: Unresolved Matters; Unforeseen Magic; Urgent Methods; User’s Manual, United Minds. Each section has a parallel programme of its own consisting of films and videos, temporary and improvised presentations, meetings in the form of dinners or teas, and more regular lectures and debates.
For information and to participate visit www.utrechtmanifest.nl