On the 15th of December 2011 at 12pm Wright will host 'Important Design' an auction featuring 20th and 21st century design. The auction has a nice selection of Gio Ponti pieces commissioned for Villa Arreaza, Caracas - which is one of the two complete residential commissions completed by the designer in Venezula.
New York
On 13th of December 2011 at 4pm Phillips de Pury & Company will host a 'Design Masters' auction at their New York Park Avenue location. The auction is a selection of lots from some of the most collected designers in the market.
Mexico City
The OMR gallery is presenting 'The Space Between Now and Then' a group show curated by Natalie Kovacs and Cristobal Riestra.
Qatar
Shared glass was a workshop defined by the shared experience of MFA.Design students from VCUQatar, the residents from FABRICA Design department and the glass maker Massimo Lunardon (July 2011).
The collection is the outcome of group research interrogating glass objects of varied ethnic and historical origins including: Lebanese, Italian, Egyptian and French.
London
Earlier this fall Troika introduced their new commission 'Thixotropes' at London's iconic shopping centre, Selfridges. The sculpture consists of 320 metres of led banding making up 8 separate parts that are spinning at a speed of 360 rpm. The effect is an ethereal light sculpture that confronts busy holiday shoppers as they franticly search Selfridges for the perfect gift.
Chicago
On December 15, 2011 Wright will auction the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Kenneth Laurent House and furnishings. The property has been consigned to the Chicago-based auction house by the original owner, Mr. Laurent.
New York
Cristina Grajales Gallery in NYC are presenting designer Ayala Serfaty's first solo show in the United States.
Paris
From November 24th Gallery Gosserez will present Cirkel by Daphna Laurens. The new pieces designed by Daphna have a shared basis, the circle. Two dimensional drawings and ideas took shape during the last months in their workshop by modifying this elemental shape.
Paris
The Carpenters Workshop Gallery Paris are presenting work from the last three years designed by Robert Stadler in an Exhibition entitled 1000 Days. Stadler's work seems to be highly sought after, just last month we saw his exhibition Wild Home at Triple V in Paris.
Paris
On the 22nd of November 2011 Sotheby's Paris will host a 20th Century Design auction that includes some of the most iconic design work by the collectible design market's most sought after designers.
Paris
From 21st October to 4th December 2011, Didier Faustino presents ‘The Best of all Worlds' an installation designed for Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine in the framework of IFA.’
Beirut
Earlier this month Smogallery, in Beirut, challenged a group of Lebanon's top designers and artists to transform a pair of old bench legs into a contemporary design work. The resulting show, entitled 'Pieds d'Oeuvre', reveals the talent of these designers and the diversity of creative approaches employed by the various participants.
London
Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce Important Nordic Design, an academic exploration into 20th century and contemporary Nordic design and culture curated by acclaimed architect Lee F. Mindel, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and whose firm Shelton, Mindel & Associates is the winner of the 2011 Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Interior Design.
London
The science museum is please to announce their new show 'Hidden Heroes - The Genius of Everyday Things' which examines the inspiration involved in items whose design and purpose are so well matched that they remain uncelebrated, but heavily used, in the fabric of our lives. The show runs from 9 November 2011 to 5 June 2012.
Minneapolis
USA
Organised by the Walker Art Centre and the Cooper-Hewitt, Graphic Design: Now in Production is is the largest museum exhibition on the subject since the Walker’s seminal 1989 exhibition Graphic Design in America: A Visual Language History, and the Cooper-Hewitt’s 1996 comprehensive survey, Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture.
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![‘The Best of all Worlds' by Didier Faustino [photos by David Boureau]](../files/images/LMDM-MR-D-FAUSTINO-David-Boureau_01_4.thumbnail.jpg "‘The Best of all Worlds' by Didier Faustino [photos by David Boureau]")
