festival of the future city bath.
the edge university of bath Claverton Down, 01225 386777, bath, United Kingdomthree days of lectures, discussions, panels, pop up pavilions, walks, family events and more – join us to explore urban development in the 21st-century. festival themes include housing, the artist & the city and what makes architecture great? with a focus on the complexities of a place like bath, a city similar to venice with unesco world heritage status, how should cities reinvigorate their character and economy when looking to the future?
intersections: chicago design week—17.
this year’s design week is 7 days worth of programming and events dedicating to the topic at hand—a deep examination of the various intersections impacting the design world and our broader communities.
confluence 20+ : creative ecologies of hong kong.
organized by the hong kong design centre, confluence · 20+ is a monumental roving exhibition series sponsored by create hong kong of the government of the hong kong special administrative region, with the hong kong economic and trade office in new york as a major sponsor of the chicago edition.
opening reception for hey! play! games in modern culture. chi design week—17.
kick off chicago design week by role playing at the opening for hey! play! games in modern culture on october 20. throughout the night, we’ll be playing a special game—score points when your alter-ego (chosen from one of the provided archetypes) is recognized.
mca hearts chicago.
this year marks the 50th anniversary of the museum of contemporary art chicago. to celebrate, the mca will be hosting a free, weekend-long event entitled mca hearts chicago consisting of programs, speakers, workshops, and interactive artist projects that highlight the history and future of the museum of contemporary art as well as chicago.
mas context : analog 2017.
mas context is organizing the fourth edition of mas context : analog, our one-day event of talks, exhibitions, and an onsite pop-up bookstore in chicago. the event is hosted by the joinery.
on art run: chicago during chicago design week—17
the power of art and running collide for a night of charity and celebration hosted by on at chidm. limited space available. tickets: $10 with all proceeds benefiting chidm. #artrunchicago
bauhaus futures. chicago design week—17.
this year, iit institute of design is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its founding as the new bauhaus. this panel brings together design scholars, practicing designers, artists and technologists in order to reflect on the significance of chicago's design history as well as its relationship to future directions of the design field.
reyes projects – marie herwald hermann.
site-specific installation featuring new ceramics by marie herwald hermann at reyes projects.
interior design advocacy & legislation: what’s next in nys.
idlny leaders, with coalition partners iida ny and asid ny upstate/ canada east, will gather upstate in albany to lead a half day of programming for new york state designers.
celebrating 20 years of the guggenheim bilbao museum
please join mas context and skidmore, owings & merrill (som) on wednesday, 1 november, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the guggenheim museum in bilbao. this event will be a unique opportunity to learn first hand about the making of one of the most important buildings of the end of the twentieth century.
architecture & design film festival.
the architecture & design film festival (adff) – the nation's largest film festival devoted to the creative spirit that drives architecture and design – will take place in new york city from november 1-5 at cinépolis chelsea. through a curated selection of films, director q&as and panel discussions, adff creates an opportunity to educate, entertain and engage all who are excited about architecture and design.
a cast of things.
please join the los angeles design group on 3 november at bulthaup chicago for the opening of a cast of […]
tracing / traces: architecture and the archive.
readers of mas context will have the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at selected items from the ryerson & burnham archives located at the art institute of chicago.
ncidq certification and how to get there.
at the kimball showroom (nyc), idlny will host a special seminar to educate new york state interior designers about the national council of interior design qualification exam.
a chicago first: dutch designer piet boon at haute living.
please join us for an intimate, lively, and thought-provoking mixer with dutch design master, piet boon, whose creations range from furniture, lighting, and luxury interior projects, to collaborations with porsche and land rover. piet will be presenting design insights of his furniture collection, and sharing his thoughts on the balance between functionality, aesthetics, and individuality in design.
diffa grants & giving reception.
join diffa national for its annual grants and giving reception to celebrate its newest grantees, community and national non-profits that are on the front lines every day in the fight against hiv/aids.
kartell by laufen @bdny 2017.
join us for food and drinks on sunday 12th november from 6 to 9 pm!
felicia ferrone pop-up at boffi chicago.
boffi chicago will host a pop-up filled with local chicago designer felicia ferrone's collections of fferone glassware. shop a variety of fferone pieces including vases, bowls and glasses.
‘perspectives’ is exhibited during dubai design week as part of the abwab exhibition.
abwab showcases siba sahabi's project 'perspectives', a series of five performative light sculptures. as an extension and illumination of this shared history, siba sahabi’s series 'perspectives' combines the ‘european’ linear perspective with abstract middle-eastern patterns, know as ‘arabesques’. for this series, siba sahabi visualized the linear perspective in three dimensions and added the element of cast shadows to express contemporary geometric middle-eastern patterns.
stefan sagmeister lecture in chicago.
stefan sagmeister is a leader in the field of visual communications. he has developed projects for clients as diverse as the rolling stones, hbo, and the solomon r. guggenheim museum. sagmeister explores how vast and illusive subjects like happiness or beauty connect to design and what that actually means to our everyday lives. a native of austria, sagmeister is a principal partner along with jessica walsh at the new york city design firm sagmeister & walsh.
ncidq certification and how to get there.
at the kimball showroom in new york city, idlny will host a special seminar to educate new york state interior designers about the national council of interior design qualification exam.
neocon east 2017.
this 15 > 16 november at the pennsylvania convention center in philly, the region's most important commercial interiors event, neocon east, will feature nearly 200 companies and provides insight into the workplaces, hotels and other public spaces of tomorrow.
cloud of petals: book release and artist talk by sarah meyohas.
centered around sarah meyohas’ film cloud of petals (2016), which shares its name with the title of the artist’s culminating exhibition at red bull arts new york (2017), the accompanying catalog features two commissioned texts, photographs and stills. this limited run publication showcases meyohas’ first large-scale presentation and provides insight into her multi-faceted practice.
pavilion 20th c – second annual gift shopping evening event.
after a very fun and successful event last year we again present pavilion's 2017 holiday soiree and gift shopping evening.
come enjoy a light refreshment and see friends.
design miami/ curio: construction deconstruction by cherine tagrabi tayeb.
the house of today curio exhibition directly parallels the organization’s main goal: raising awareness of the lebanese design world through a contemporary global platform. each facet of the curio is directly representative of lebanon’s organic masquerade of contrasting materials that come together to vocalize a cultivated, polished, and visual story, one that is rich, yet assembled out of the insignificant and the dismissible
the good, the bad and the ugly has landed in breda.
everybody who wants to have a look at the extraordinary piece of mobile art, is welcome.
wanteddesign moliday market.
earlier in 2017, two wanteddesign store locations opened in the seaport district – a design market and a home and lifestyle space. both stores feature unique gifts, home accessories and well-curated design objects. during the month of december
day for night.
day for night will return for its third edition this december 15-17 at posthtx. along with the music lineup, the festival will feature 18 art installations and performances by internationally renowned visual artists.
plagiarius competition 2018 – negative award “plagiarius“ sheds public light on unscrupulous counterfeits. ambiente 2018.
the first day of the ambiente international consumer goods trade fair in frankfurt (germany) - the award ceremony / press conference of plagiarius 2018 will take place. all entries will be shown from february 09-13, 2018 in foyer 5.1 / 6.1 during the ambiente. afterwards the prize winner products will be shown in the museum plagiarius in solingen (germany) and at changing world-wide exhibitions.
the art of seating: 200 years of american design. driehaus museum.
the art of seating: 200 years of american design features 37 exceptional examples of american chairs created between 1810 and 2010. designed for form and function, each of these works of art acts as a window into our national history, culture, and social trends.
luftwerk afterglow exhibition at volume gallery.
exploring the interplay of light and color, afterglow, presents concepts that have evolved over a decade of research, experimentation, and installations by luftwerk. through a large-scale immersive wall installation and a series contained light boxes, this exhibition reveals luftwerk’s interest in the effects of a gradient of light, from brightness to darkness and the shifting perception of colors in different light conditions.
diffa’s 21st annual dining by design.
diffa: design industries foundation fighting aids (diffa) will host its annual dining by design fundraiser from 22 > 26 march. staged for five days, dining by design showcases extraordinary dining environments from renowned designers and brands to raise critical funds for diffa’s work fighting hiv/aids.
diffa’s cocktails by design.
design industries foundation fighting aids (diffa) champions and empowers renowned designers and brands to raise critical funds for diffa’s work fighting hiv/aids. the fun and fundraising starts on thursday, 22 march with the annual cocktails by design.
philadelphia design district premiere exhibition.
the philadelphia design district will be celebrating its premiere launch event with a press preview and vip opening on friday, 13 april 2018. this showcase will feature designers, artists, and world-renowned brands, celebrating philadelphia as the newest urban design destination.
1+1+1 2018 presents johanna grawunder, christoph hefti, antoni malinowski. milan design week.
the second edition of 1+1+1, a project by elena quarestani and curated by marco sammicheli, continues to explore the relationship between art, architecture and design in the works of three different authors. an architect, an artist and a designer have been invited to make new, site specific installations in the exhibition halls of assab one.
historical promiscuities: works by adam nathaniel furman with bitosi. milan design week 2018.
under the curatorship of luca molinari, the exhibition displays from the 16 to 22 april ceramic pieces developed with bitossi in an exclusive, limited series, and pieces from the sir john soane’s museum in london; as well as drawings, prints and videos made by adam nathaniel furman.
2018 salone del mobile – milan design week.
now into its 57th edition, the salone internazionale del mobile – the earliest of the 5 exhibitions under the umbrella of the salone del mobile.milano, has geared up again to be the focus of international attention.
hay / sonos / wework collaborate at palazzo clerici during milan design week 2018.
Palazzo Clerici via Clericic, 5, 20121, milan, Italyhay, sonos and wework have come together for the 2018 milan design week to present a shared vision for the future of design, collaboration and living spaces. they have imagined an entire universe that will explore the best in design, sound, living, and work.
established and sons launch new collections at milan design week 2018.
fiera rho milan Strada Statale Sempione, 28, Milan, Italyiconic british design brand established & sons is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new collection of characterful furniture and lighting designs by ronan and erwan bouroullec, konstantin grcic, dimitri bähler, mauro pasquinelli and established & sons’ design director, sebastian wrong.
nendo: forms of movement at milan design week 2018.
superstudio via tortona, 27, milan, Italythe japanese studio will showcase 10 concepts in the theme of movement, variations of time, with exhibits of designs, sketches and processes. part of the superdesign at superstudio, art directed by giulio cappellini.
norwegian presence: milan design week 2018.
opicio 31 via tortona 3, milan, Italynorwegian presence, marks the beginning of a new chapter for norway in milan, as the show makes its debut appearance in a new location – the city’s rapidly evolving creative hotspot, zona tortona. four craft artists, 10 design studios and six manufacturers will come together to present objects and prototypes ranging from furniture and textiles to sculpture and installation.
spazio rossana orlandi present ‘softwear’ among others at milan design week 2018.
spazio rossana orlandi via matteo bandello, 14/16, 20123, milan, Italyhard technology meets soft materials; tech giants google collaborate with lidewij edelkoort on softwear, an installation that seeks to make hardware more ‘sensorial’ by incorporating textiles and tactility.
cos x phillip k. smith iii for milan design week 2018.
Palazzo Isimbardi Corso Monforte, 35, 20122, milan, Italypalm springs-based artist phillip k smith sculptural installation with london-based fashion brand cos is an ever-changing individual experience. the installation is inspired by italian renaissance architecture and cos’ minimalism.
wonderglass presents kosmos at milan design week 2018.
istituto dei ciechi via vivaio 7, milan, Italyat salone del mobile 2018, wonderglass presents its kosmos, a shimmering universe of glass featuring new collections from ronan and erwan bouroullec and fornasetti as well as wonderlab’s collaborations with dan yeffet and studiopluz.
ventura future presents: the future is now. milan design week 2018.
FuturDome Via Giovanni Paisiello 6, Milano, Lombardy, Italyfrom 17-22 april the doors of loft, a beautiful milanese gallery space, and futurdome, the former meeting place of the futurist movement, become home for a demonstration of the future epoch of design.
louis vuitton objets nomades. milan design week 2018.
Palazzo Bocconi Corso Venezia, 48, 20122, milan, Italythe french fashion brand returns to palazzo bocconi with its objets nomades collection of travel-inspired objects. highlights include a patchwork leather vase by fernando & humberto campana, and a new collaboration with hong kong-based designer andré fu.
alcova, the heart of nolo. milan design week 2018.
Via Popoli Uniti Via Popoli Uniti 11-13 20125, milan, Italyalcova will host over 20 exhibitors, and experimentation is guaranteed as these include young collectives such as also known as, renowned designers such as gijs bakker, hans maier aichen and buro belén, reinterpreted craftwork and italian traditions from bloc studios and architetti artigiani anonimi.
observatory by lee broom at milan design week 2018.
brera Via Lovanio, 6, 20121, milan, Italybritish designer, lee broom returns to brera with observatory, the first in a three phase launch throughout the year. the collection of celestial lighting; eclipse, orion, aurora and tidal – utilize led technology.
danish design at mindcraft. milan design week 2018.
San Simpliciano San Simpliciano, Piazza Paolo VI 6, 20121, milan, Italythe chosen focus of mindcraft18 is on the essence of the work with design and craft. in this year’s exhibition, the objects on display take centre stage, with an emphasis on the hands-on engagement with the material and the visual, aesthetic and sensuous qualities of the objects.
isola design district. milan design week 2018.
isola design district STECCA 3.0 Via G. De Castillia 26 20124, milan, Italyisola design district is a territorial marketing project created by blank, a young milan-based creative agency, with the aim to give visibility to emerging international designers and local artisans, within one of the most lively neighborhoods of milan: isola.
kvadrat x really at milan design week 2018.
brera Via Palermo, 1 20121, milan, Italyemerging in response to the urgent global issue of waste, really upcycles end-of-life textiles into new materials. this year, really and kvadrat have invited raw-edges design studio, front, benjamin hubert | layer, christien meindertsma, jo nagasaka, claesson koivisto rune and jonathan olivares to create projects with solid textile board and acoustic textile felt. curators are jane withers and njusja de gier.
moooi presents a life extraordinary! milan design week 2018.
tortona Via Savona 56 - Area 56, milan, Italymoooi through the eyes of interior design practice megan grehl and concrete architectural associates welcome you into their worlds, each reflecting their designers’ own unique philosophy and aesthetics. two completely different interiors in which moooi products are presented in surprising new ways.
foscarini presents reverse room at milan design week 2018.
Foscarini Spazio Brera via Fiori Chiari 28/Pontaccio 19, milan, Italyfoscarini lamps reverse room is the installation created by the artist and architect james wines, together with his daughter susan wines, for milan design week 2018 at foscarini spazio brera. in a room with dark walls, upside-down and obliquely tilted, furnished by monochrome tables and chairs, the table lamps peer down from the ceiling, while the hanging fixtures sprout from the floor with the aim of challenging our perception of spaces and our responses to environmental stimuli and conventions.
living nature. la natura dell’abitare. milan design week 2018.
Royal Palace of Milan Piazza del Duomo, 12, 20122, milan, Italythe salone’s city-based project living nature. la natura dell’abitare developed with the carlo ratti associati (cra) international design and innovation studio, will be in piazza del duomo, in front of palazzo reale. with this event, the salone del mobile is keen to make its contribution to the re-greening of the city, albeit temporary.
masterly – the dutch in milano. milan design week 2018.
Palazzo Francesco Turati Via Meravigli, 7, 20123, milan, Italymasterly - the dutch in milano dutch designers, artisan producers and design agencies present themselves in the center of milan. at the fascinating palazzo francesco turati the dutch pavilion arises again with the best design and artisan craftsmanship the netherlands has to offer. excellent dutch design, fashion and photography has soul and its own identity.
bar anne and space encountrs presents dutch design during milan design week 2018.
Museo Diocesano Corso di Porta Ticinese, 95 20123,, milan, Italya cutting edge: show, bar, hang out, experience, meet, greet and creative hub all-in-one. bar anne is designed by space encounters, an award winning architectural firm from amsterdam. merged with a spectacular installation by children of the light. the interior is created by some of the biggest break out talents including rick tegelaar, vantot, mae engelgeer, klaas kuiken, dirk van der kooij, muller van severen, jolan van der wiel, handmade industrials, jelle mastenbroek, sabine marcelis, brit van nerven, kranen/gille and aart van asseldonk.
caesarstone presents: altered states by snarkitecture. milan design week 2018
snarkitecture worked with caesarstone to create conceptual takes on the kitchen island in an immersive installation at palazzo dell'ufficio elettorale.
hermès maison during milan design week 2018.
hermès will present its latest home textiles, furniture, furnishing fabrics and wallpaper collection at the museo della permanente, in a space designed by charlotte macaux perelman, deputy artistic director for hermès maison, with the curator and publisher alexis fabry.
milan design market during milan design week 2018.
milan design market is a project created by blank, a creative agency based in milan. it's a space dedicated to emerging designers and brands, who can exhibit and sell their creations, but also network and develop new business opportunities during milan design week. 2018 is the third edition of milan design market during milan design week. also this year will be one of the main events of isola design district and will be organized within the beautiful loft of 400 sqm.
brera design apartment. milan design week 2018.
design objects and decorative elements never seen before made by the best design companies for brera design apartment. it is a place for meeting and exchanging views on issues related to design, communication and project culture. created for companies and professionals, it offers a kitchen space and carefully selected furnishings in a casual yet refined environment.
vitra typecasting. an assembly of iconic forgotten and new vitra characters. milan design week 2018.
during this year’s milan design week, vitra will supplement its exhibition stand at the salone del mobile furniture fair with a large installation "typecasting. an assembly of iconic, forgotten and new vitra characters" in the former sports arena la pelota. the exhibition is curated by the designer robert stadler.
energy zone by hyundai – in collaboration with ied. milan design week 2018.
a space in which the experiential journey created by artist carlo bernardini, through a specific study of optical fibers that draw light shapes, brings the visitors to discover the energy of the new hyundai kona, first compact suv available also in full electric version, and the concept kite, electric dune buggy made by students of turin based ied’s master in transportation design with the support of hyundai's european design center.
stranger pinks – enchantment is useless but as indispensable as pink. milan design week 2018.
for milan design week 2018 artemest, the online destination for italian handmade design, in partnership with ted milano presents stranger pinks. a one-of-a-kind all in pink exhibition to celebrate women in a wonderful historic milanese setting.
beyond the deep: lindsey adelman + calico wallpaper during milan design week 2018.
lindsey adelman partners with calico wallpaper to present a joint installation of new lighting collection, drop system, alongside their debut of oceania. entitled beyond the deep, the multi-room presentation explores the effect of naturally occurring chemical reactions on surfaces and will immerse viewers into a dreamy world of alchemy and decay.
sunbrella presents le roi by marc ange. milan design week 2018.
for milan design week, sunbrella has once again collaborated with designer and artist marc ange to present le roi, a monumental installation featuring exclusive designs located in the garden space of wallpaper* handmade.
la triennale during milan design week 2018
la triennale di milano is an international cultural institution with over 90 years of history behind that stages exhibitions, conferences […]
the diner by david rockwell + surface with 2×4. milan design week 2018.
to celebrate its 25th anniversary, surface magazine is teaming up with david rockwell to explore american design now by reinterpreting a u.s. icon. aptly called the diner, the experience will take place during salone del mobile and offer a place where strangers become a community, where causal yet intimate encounters occur, and where cultural differences are celebrated. david rockwell and the lab at rockwell group are designing four distinct environments—the roadside diner, the east coast luncheonette, the midwest diner, and the west coast diner.
haru stuck-on design: bring color into your life. milan design week 2018.
haru proposes new way to style space design, adding new life to space and to influence people’s senses and sensibilities. a completely different area in which nitoms had excelled in pursuing functionality and convenience. color, stick on, transform. spaces become freer.
‘my first me’ exhibition by masahiko sato for issey miyake. milan design week 2018.
the japanese brand issey miyake presents a series of interactive installations in which viewers can become conscious of aspects of themselves of which they were unaware. know yourself like never before. designer masahiko sato
martina gamboni presents terra by garance vallée and a familiar place by pretziada
for four consecutive years, during milan design week, martina gamboni opens the doors of strategic footprints to host emerging personalities on the international design scene. this year the protagonists are architect-illustrator garance vallée, pretziada, a duo composed of set designer and fashion photographer kyre chenven, and artist ivano atzori.
the mahdavi collection: a new bathroom concept by india mahdavi for bisazza bagno. milan design week 2018.
on the occasion of the #milandesignweek 2018, bisazza unveils a new bathroom concept by acclaimed french designer india mahdavi.
mahdavi’s unique take on personalizing the bath translates to soft, rounded shapes in three exuberant colors: pistachio, strawberry and blueberry. through playful forms and rich pastel hues, the bathroom is transformed into a joyful bubble of color and humor.
lighthenge. milan design week 2018.
lighthenge is an installation of light and sound that makes urban energy scenic and shared. by night, the lighthenge platform becomes a welcoming satellite, which projects its rays of light into the sky.
the lighthenge project is composed of a couple of elements: a solid base and an immaterial light projection, to which a background sound is added during the day.
“don’t call me…dafne” by elena salmistraro. milan design week 2018.
the iconic symbol of timberland, the oak, take new form and significant in the hands of the designer elena salmistraro. an installation that will not miss to amaze and excite! after the debut of the last edition with the artwork “the flexible living” of matteo cibic, timberland is ready to amaze again with a new and interesting collaboration.