Jens Praet : Fossilized
January 15 - February 26 '11
Industry Gallery
Washington
'Fossilized' is the first solo US exhibition of work by Jens Praet. The Belgium-born, Florence-based designer works with waste paper and resin, resulting in a material which has the strength of wood, which he then uses to create furniture pieces.
Groninger Museum reopens after renovation
featuring new designer interiors
Groningen
The Netherlands
After a renovation project which took over 8 months, the Groninger Museum has reopened its doors to the public.
Sakura Adachi
Designers to watch
Sakura Adachi, has been creating furniture and product designs since 2004, after graduating from the MA Industrial Design program at Central Saint Martins in London.
What is Modern? and Olivetti: Innovation and Identity
through November 30 '11
Denver Art Museum
Over the coming months Denver Art Museum is hosting two complimentary exhibitions exploring modern design, celebrating both it's history and legacy today.
Nordic Models + Common Ground: Art and Design Unfolded
through March 9 '11
Scandinavia House
New York
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), in collaboration with Norsk Form—The Foundation for Design and Architecture in Norway, are currently presenting 'Nordic Models'; an overview of contemporary Scandinavian design curated by architecture firm Snøhetta.
Last chance to catch 'Why Design Now?'
through January 9 '11
Copper-Hewitt National Design Museum
New York City
The 'Why Design Now?' exhibition, part of the National Design Triennial, at the Cooper- Hewitt, is entering it's last fortnight. Here we pick out some of our highlights.
Auction Results: 'Important Design' at Wright
held December 14 '10
Chicago
Wright concluded 2010 last week with their bi-annual 'Important Design' auction.
The making of 300 unique vases by Hella Jongerius
As mentioned previously previously, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is currently presenting 'Misfit', the first retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands of the designer Hella Jongerius.
LED Milan: International Festival of Light
through January 10 '11
Milan
Milan commemorates a hundred years since it became the first European city to have areas illuminated by electric light, with the second edition of the Lighting exhibition Design or LED festival.
Nonobject
Design studio, book and philosophy
Nonobject was founded in 2006 by former IDEO and Frog design leader Branko Lukic, along with Suncica Lukic and Steve Takayama; with the goal of, in their words "conceiving and realizing design experiences at a fundamentally new level." They do this through grounding their multi disciplinary practice in a unique self developed approach, which they have termed "the philosophy of the Nonobject."
Auction Results: Fusion - Contemporary Art and Design at Sotheby's
December 14 '10
New York
As mentioned earlier , Sotheby's New York has just held a week of modern Design auctions, which in total brought in excess of $19 million. The opening sale of the series was 'Fusion: Contemporary Art and Design'.
Less and More – The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
through March 20 '11
Daelim Contemporary Art Museum
Seoul
A major retrospective of pioneering industrial designer Dieter Rams has just opened at Daelim Contemporary Art Museum in Seoul. The show is also part of a three-part exhibition on design leaders that began at Daelim in September entitled 'Three Super Creators'.
Auction Results: Important 20th Century Design at Sotheby's
December 16 '10
New York
Last week Sotheby's held a sale of 'Important 20th Century Design'; part of a week of a week of modern Design auctions held by the firm, which in total brought in excess of $19 million. This figure is the highest total for a week of Design sales at Sotheby’s New York since December 2003.
Trash Cube
designed by Nicolas Le Moigne
'Trash Cube' is a collaboration between Swiss industrial designer Nicolas Le Moigne and manufacturer Eternit. Together, using cement that would otherwise have been discarded, they have created these minimalist furniture pieces.
Spigoli Vivi
Designers to watch
Spigoli Vivi, which translates from the Italian as 'Sharp Edges' is a young design partnership, created in 2009, consisting of Leonardo Fortino and Andrea Bartolucci.
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