Center for Contemporary Art Winery
Moscow, Russia
Design Act is a multifunctional festival in Russia with an emphasis on industrial design. In the festival's definition, industrial design involves all the objects around us, from ash trays to street lamps.
We are very excited to announce that a wide range of items by internationally renowned manufacturer Knoll is now available in the DeTnk Collecting Design Market. The selection available includes a variety of furniture by some of their most iconic designers.
Giardini, Arsenale Regions
Venice, Italy
The 12th International Architecture Exhibition, themed 'People meet in architecture' has been directed by Kazuyo Sejima, the first female to direct the Architecture sector of the Biennale.
Museum of Art and Design
New York, NY
The Museum of Art and Design presents the 2010 winners of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize for the second year of its existence.
Buckminster Fuller Dome, Vitra Campus
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Vitra design museum will open a new exhibition this week titled, Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things. The exhibition will showcase everyday items such as the zipper with drawings and videos chronicling their inception and movement to mass production.
Laboratorio 2729
Venice, Italy
Established & Sons, the British design and manufacturing company, will showcase an exhibition during the Architecture Biennale and Venice International Film Festival at Laboratorio 2729.
Club Athletico Paulistano, Contemporary Arts Wing
Sãn Paulo, Brazil
Curated by Bel Lacaz, Hugo França bring his work for exhibition at Club Athletico Paulistano in Brazil. The exhibition will include his iconic works created from trees killed by man.
This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of the soon to be released "Tools for Living: A Sourcebook of Iconic Designs for the Home" by Charlotte Fiell and Peter Fiell.
"Tools for Living" is a book about all the ultimate things designed for the home ranging from knives and pots and pans, to door handles, office furniture, and garden tools.
St. Martin in the Fields
London, UK
The shortlist of artists for the next commission to go on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square have been selected to produce a maquette of their proposed work to be exhibited in the crypt of St. Martin in the Fields, opening 19 August.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94
White Plains and New York City, New York
The New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) will take place this year from the 14-19 of August in White Plains, NY. This year the fair has extended its coverage to five continents including 46 countries.
Sydney Design Festival
Sydney Australia
Daughter of renowned and influential architect, designer, inventor and dreamer Achille Castiglioni, Giovanna Castiglioni will participate in an intimate talk titled ‘Inside Studio Museum Achille Castiglioni.’
Glasgow Sculpture Studios
Glasgow, Scotland
In its final month, the Jimmie Durham exhibition titled Universal Miniature Golf (The Promised Land) is being showcased at Glasgow Sculpture Studios. The exhibition is the outcome of a three-month Production Residency.
V&A Museum South Kensington tube entrance
London, UK
The V&A Museum commissioned Troika to create a permanent sign for its South Kensington tube station entrance, and their response was a kinetic sign called Palindrome.
Mori Art Museum
Tokyo
Tokunjin Yoshioka, Takashi Kuribayashi, and Taro Shinoda interpret the subject of the Japanese perception of nature and display it in the Mori Art Museum. The exhibition opened July 24 and will continue through November 7.
Frank Lloyd Gallery
Santa Monica, CA
The Frank Lloyd Gallery is hosting a ceramics exhibition as curated by Frank Gehry, world renowned architect of the 20th and 21st century. The exhibition showcases Gehry's ceramics teacher and role model Glen Lukens, who introduced Gehry to the world of architecture.
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