Extended deadline for entries: February 20, 2009.
The IDEA® (International Design Excellence Awards) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. Entries are invited from designers, students and companies worldwide.
Monterey, CA, USA. May 31 — June 4, 2009.
SB’09 is your antidote to negative world news. It is where the innovators gather who are already well along the path toward crafting new business models, products, communications campaigns and cultures that will better meet the needs of today’s global marketplace.
Whether from bonfire sustainable brands like Seventh Generation, Living Homes, New Belgium Brewery and Nau, or large global innovators like Wal-mart, Coke-a-Cola, GE, Clorox, HP or Unilever, if you desire to be a leader in building smart, sustainable brands for the future, Sustainable Brands ’09 is your one must attend event investment of the year.
The Design Museums “Designs of the Year” went on display. Don’t know why it is called Brit Insurance Designs of Year 2009 just yet. The show runs until 14 June with the winners being announced on March 18th. [PR]
Brooklyn’s MoMA ATLANTIC / PACIFIC project. The exhibition consists of reproductions from the museum’s permanent collection posted in the Atlantic / Pacific subway station.
The temporary large-scale installation includes works of well known artists like Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O’Keeffe, Man Ray are sure to inspire commuters jetting through or entertain those who care to linger and peruse the collection. With over 50 pieces filling all the conventional ad units, the station has been transformed into a gallery-esque experience. There is even a toll-free number to allow station goers to access audio information about selected works, as well as a website with information about the project atlanticpacific.
The purpose of the underground campaign is to create a greater awareness of the MoMA collection housed at their Midtown location. For casual passersby, signs posted at payphones throughout the station instruct on how to dial the toll-free MoMA factline for audio information about the works, but planners can download the full audio commentary to iPods, making it that much easier to get a little cultured. In addition to the audio features, a customized project website includes a map and guide to the artworks.
MoMA Atlantic/Pacific
10 February-15 March 2009
Atlantic/Pacific Station
Brooklyn, NY 11217 map
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Greener gadgets. 2009. February 27, 2009. New York City USA.
Innovators, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and eco-designers will return to New York City to discuss the future of sustainability for the consumer electronics industry.
Green:Net 2009. March 24, 2009. San Francisco, CA USA.
The First Green Conference for the Internet Technology Industry
At Green:Net, we’ll show you how the tools created in the Internet, computing and IT revolutions will be crucial for fighting climate change. Whether you’re in a corporation looking to learn about best Green IT practices or you’re an entrepreneur looking for your next venture, Green:Net in San Francisco is a must-attend event that will allow you to take away the best ideas, contacts and thinkers in this space.
It’s been a year. Where are the 2009 Plagiarius Award winners? We are eagerly waiting. (more…)
Welcome to the Spark 2009 Competition, Designers! The SparkAwards are the new competition created to promote great design and designers and encourage people to explore their creativity. Sparks invites everyone to participate–designers, art directors, architects, design firms, manufacturers, institutions, ad agencies, students and non-professionals may enter. Call For Entry begins February 1, 2009. (more…)
From the creator of Helvetica the Movie, Gary Hustwit, comes a new documentary.
Above: sidewalk + snow + stereo in nyc = a production still
Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our relationship to manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about industrial designers, the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.
World premiere: South by Southwest Festival 2009 ( March Visit 13 – 22 )
Designers featured include: Featuring:
Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Tim Brown (IDEO)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Dan Formosa (Smart Design)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
David Kelley (IDEO)
Bill Moggridge (IDEO)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Davin Stowell (Smart Design)
Jane Fulton Suri (IDEO)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)
and more participants TBA
Visit objectifiedfilm.com for more info and screening dates. Thanks Jilly.