The exhibition Public and Private Spheres – design mediates our interests tells the story of how people organise their relationships to private and public spheres. The topic ranges from the personal and at the same time exposed expression of human faces all the way to the infrastructure of commonly used areas. Accordingly, the exhibition describes an enormous range of everyday and extraordinary phenomena and does so across cultures and eras.

Public and Private Spheres features thematic installations with designs of prominent creatives such as Shigeru Ban, Charles and Ray Eames, Anna Heringer, Ingo Maurer, Joe Colombo, or Jean Prouvé as well as those of unknown designers and makers. However, the real narrative in this exhibition is provided by a series of photos, which contextualise today’s globalised reality and question our usual attitudes towards private and public spheres.

The exhibition is on view at the Château of Boisbuchet from 21 June to 21 September 2025.
Accessible exclusively through guided tours, offered Tuesday through Sunday at 14:30, starting from the mill.

Located by the Vienne River, the mill serves as the Domaine de Boisbuchet’s main visitor reception, featuring a café with a terrace overlooking the water. A shop offers a curated selection of books and souvenirs, extending the experience of the Domaine beyond the visit itself.