energizing the everyday: george r kravis collecting. cooper hewitt design museum.
energizing the everyday recognizes the collecting vision of george r. kravis ii and its synergy with cooper hewitt’s broad and diverse collection of modern and contemporary design. the exhibition features highlights of the kravis collection dating from the early 20th century to the present.
moholy-nagy: future present.
an artist, educator, and writer who defied categorization, he expressed his theories in numerous influential writings that continue to inspire artists and designers today.
squat london 2016.
following the success of previous editions in paris (2012, 2013), beirut (2013) and milan (2014), the 5th edition of squat […]
mnml | off the wall bash
annual NeoCon bash is here. join mnml and some of their fulton market friends and fellow risk-takers for an afterhours mashup […]
the second edition of women in design: patrizia moroso & patricia urquiola at luminaire.
as a longtime advocate of design education, luminaire is honored to host patrizia moroso in an enlightening conversation with patricia […]
designmiami/ basel 2016.
design miami/ is the global forum for design. each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and […]
dana arnett in conversation with michael bierut. the art institute of chicago.
how to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world.
between the folds screening.
a special screening of between the folds, a peabody award-winning documentary on the physics and memory of paper that explores the quality of paper through the lens of 10 artists.
industrial designers society of america international conference 2016.
#makingthingshappen to be held in detroit—the first u.s. metropolis to be named a unesco city of design — and michigan — the state with the highest concentration of industrial designers.
factory tour | matot.
wouldn't it be great to see more products made locally? what better way to understand how to design for local manufacturing than to actually watch the machines in action? how can we as designers better understand the business of a manufacturer so that we can work more closely together?
southern guild & whatiftheworld.
contemporary art gallery, whatiftheworld, and collectible design gallery, southern guild come together in a new space in johannesburg. showing some of the best designers and artists in south africa and africa, this new space offers a groundbreaking platform to view the work in the new keyes art mile.
have a look at the first collection of iota. maison & objet.
created in tel-aviv, iota will present during maison & objet in september, the french design tradeshow, its collection of carpets, cushions and hand crocheted poufs. based on a social dimension for its production, iota highlights its approach and traditional savoir-faire by showing for the first time in europe an elegant and contemporary collection.
international design competition – 40 years of tectona.
to celebrate its 40 years (1977-2017), tectona has invited eleven young international design talents to join a design competition. the eleven projects have been presented during the paris design week and the winner will be revealed in january 2017 and edited in tectona collection.
one competition, eleven young designers, eleven countries.
parckdesign 2016 – jardin essentiel.
initiated by brussels environment in 2006, parckdesign is a unique biennial event enhancing social and environmental awareness and citizen participation to create new green spaces in the city. conceived by the brussels based dutch artist rudy luijters. duden park is located in the municipality of forest in brussels.
cadavre exquis: an anatomy of utopia. london design biennale.
created especially for the biennale, maria jeglinska and klara czerniewska’s installation questions how the 21st century creates space for new utopias as it reflects on the numerous crises and failures of modernist social, political and urban projects from the previous century.
turkey’s contribution to the 1st london design biennale.
the wish machine’ project takes direct inspiration from the ‘wish-tree,’ a cultural tradition deeply rooted in the ancient anatolian faith and found in ancient greek, kabala and persian believes.
porky hefer at london design biennale.
southern guild brings porky hefer's solo show, otium and acedia, to represent south africa at the inaugural london design biennale at somerset house, london. focusing on the theme of 'utopia', porky hefer's suspended creatures welcome you to experience leisure, fear and luxury all in one.
diffa’s picnic by design.
picnic by design is diffa national’s summer celebration that highlights design, food and fun for a worthy cause. picnic by design brings together designers, manufacturers and artists whose work is enjoyed, celebrated, and bid on by diffa supporters.
nendo: 50 manga chairs at friedman benda
the chairs are happy, distressed, embarrassed, surprised; they leap and bound, zoom past, or slowly slink away.
parsons & charlesworth: spectacular vernacular.
spectacular vernacular is the first major solo exhibition of work by the design studio parsons & charlesworth. founded by jessica charlesworth and tim parsons, the exhibition uses the chicago rooms to show three distinct facets of their creative practice: observation, experimentation, and speculation.
plinth at 10a thurloe place.
plinth commissions unique artist products and limited editions from the world’s leading contemporary artists, photographers and designers. following the success of our first pop-up and critically acclaimed exhibition within a georgian townhouse in bloomsbury during spring 2016, plinth is delighted to announce their next project space. we’ll be moving into 10a thurloe place in south kensington, to offer an incredible exhibition and events programme, over september and october 2016.