Our archives document Poland’s modernisation through design – from post-war functionalism to modern innovations.
These are decades of collaboration between scientists, designers, engineers, and industry – a continuity that represents unique cultural and economic capital.
She believed that “beauty is for everyday and everybody”. This conviction – that design is a civic right, not a luxury – became the ideological foundation of the Institute.
It’s a resource that can be developed and used in practice. The Institute digitises, catalogues and provides access to collections, whilst developing the concept of monetising heritage – through licensing, re-releasing designs, as well as organising thematic exhibitions and educational partnerships.
What began as an effort to document Poland’s industrial history is becoming a tool for contemporary innovation – connecting tradition with new models of collaboration.
Heritage is an obligation. We transform it into a development strategy.
