Museum of Design Atlanta
Atlanta, USA
Now on view at the Museum of Design Atlanta in Georgia is an exhibition of work by sculptor Delona Wardlaw. The pieces on show investigate, manipulate and re-crate common, everyday objects as a way of story telling.
Beginning on the 31st of July, Sydney, Australia will host Sydney Design 2010 which will include over 70 design oriented events and exhibitions around the city for 16 days.
The festival is organised by the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with over 50 cultural institutions, organisations, and individuals across the city.
203 Brompton Road
London, UK
On the 24th of July, an interesting exhibition, titled “New Simplicity”, will be temporarily on view in London’s Brompton Design District.
The show presents classic and simple designs in juxtaposition with many new objects that exploit the latest Rapid Manufacturing technologies in order to highlight the importance of this “New Simplicty” in contemporary design.
We are very excited to announce that a wide range of items by internationally renowned manufacturer Alias is now available in the DeTnk Collecting Design Market. The selection available includes a variety of both indoor and outdoor furniture by some of their most iconic designers
Market Square
Northampton, UK
On July 23rd, as part of this year’s Blink Festival in Northampton, England, cutting-edge designer Simon Hasan will unveil his latest installation, “Industrial Makeshift”, which explores the intersecting themes commerce, craft and industry.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, California
Now on view in San Francisco is an interesting exhibition curated by acclaimed designer Yves Behar. The show, titled “TechnoCRAFT”, explores how the boundary between the role of the designer and the consumer is disappearing.
Industry Gallery
Florida Ave, Washington DC
Currently on view at Industry gallery in Washington DC is an exhibition entitled “Getting to Now - Pathways to 21st Century Design” that brings together works by such acclaimed designers as the Campagna Brothers, Shiro Kurimata, Marc Newson, and Forrest Myers in a retrospective glance at the development of contemporary design.
Design Exchange
Toronto, Canada
The Design Exchange museum in Toronto, Canada is hosting an exhibition, entitled “Bent Out of Shape”, which chronicles Canadian industrial design from 1945 to present.
Museum of Design – Zurich Halle
Zurich, Switzerland
The Museum of Design – Zurich is opening an exhibition on July 16 that focuses on the life and work of 20th century design icon, Charlotte Perriand. Over the course of her career, Perriand became one of the most influential designers of the past century.
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design
San Francisco, California
Join Mariah Nielson, Curator, for a lunchtime walk-through of FourSite: 4 Artists | 4 Materials | 4 Sites. Nielson will offer insights into the process of creating the site-specific works.
This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of the newly released ‘PreFab’ by Arnt Cobbers and Oliver Jahn, edited by Peter Gossel.
A Prefab is a mass produced house constructed offsite and assembled on site. Initially thought of as an affordably, easy alternative for urgent housing needs, prefab has since become an ambitious and sophisticated way to design.
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens, London
On the 10th of July, the Serpentine Gallery in London will official unveil their 10th annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which has been designed by renowned French architec Jean Nouvel.
Design Museum Gent
Gent, Belgium
This week, the Design Museum Gent is opening three exhibitions that will run concurrently from July 3 to October 24. The first is a retrospective of work by the renowned Flemish porcelain designer Piet Stockmans.
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