The international exhibition of almost four dozen student projects entitled "Less is More" presents a diverse range of interpretations of the traditional modernist imperative attributed to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It illustrates how it is relevant for today's young creative generation, or to what extent it has the need to critically define itself against it. A number of projects, from furniture and product design to graphic and digital design, for example, ask the question whether the path to the future is through smart solutions that reduce material, usage of new or rediscovered traditional technologies and procedures, more responsible and conscious handling of digital space, or whether, on the contrary, "less" does not really mean less and deprives us of the variety of life?

The international exhibition, featuring works from students of Tomas Bata University in Zlín as well as the Technical University in Zvolen, the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Masaryk University, the University of the Algarve, the National Taipei University of Technology, and the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, presents dozens of student projects centred on the theme “less is more.” Together, these works offer a broad spectrum of interpretations of the modernist principle traditionally attributed to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

The exhibition examines the extent to which this dictum retains its relevance for contemporary emerging designers, and whether, conversely, it prompts a critical re-evaluation or even a deliberate distancing. Spanning disciplines from furniture and product design to graphic and digital design, many of the projects interrogate whether future-oriented design is best pursued through material-efficient solutions, the adoption of new or rediscovered traditional technologies and methods, or more conscientious and deliberate engagement with the digital environment. Other works, however, question whether “less” truly equates to less — and whether such reduction might risk diminishing the complexity and diversity that enrich human experience.