Gestalten Temporary

6th December - 23rd December '08

Gestalten Temporary
Mulackstrasse 31/32, Berlin (Mitte)

Gestalten have launched their very own pop-up shop in Berlin.

Open until December 23, 2008, Gestalten Temporary will offer an exciting range of products including inspiring books on design, architecture, and graphic design alongside a top-notch selection of designer toys from Release the Freaks.

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Shapes

by Daniel & Emma

The first project to come out of Australia based design duo Danial & Emma is ‘Shapes’, a series of simple, thoughtful products that have been designed incorporating 4 basic geometric shapes; a circle, triangle, square, and pentagon.

The work consists of an FM Radio, Desk Fan, Dinnerset, Table with Stools, and a Cupboard.

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Deceptive Design

8th December '08 - 4th January '09

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington, Chicago, IL

If you happen to be looking for something to do over this holiday season and find yourself in the Chicago area why not swing down to the Chicago Cultural Center and see what Deceptive Design has to offer.

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Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby - Talking Design

12th December '08

V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

Having studied Architecture together at The Royal College of Art in London, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby established BarberOsgerby in 1996. 

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Transit Cases: Chairs from Mexico

18th December '08 - February '09

Instituto de México,
Carrera de San Jernimo 46, Madrid, Spain

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents, Transit Cases: Chairs from Mexico, an exhibition drawing a map of relationships among different material and social territories.

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Storeroom

5th December '08 - 4th January '09

Storeroom
2226 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA

CITIZEN:Citizen launches STOREROOM, its first pop-up department store.

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Odds & Ends/Bits & Pieces

by Studio Jo Meesters

“Odds & Ends, Bits & Pieces” is the first collection to come out of Eindhoven based Studio Jo Meester’s TESTLAB.

The collection, which is entirely made out of 34 discarded wooden beams and 16 leftover blankets, is based on upholstering and weaving techniques creating soft variations of everyday objects.

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Talk: Design and Play

11th December '08 - 6:30pm

ICA Boston
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA

The concept of Play in the world of design is a topic of rich exploration which will discussed and debated by a panel of experts in the seminal talk ‘Design and Play’ hosted by The Institute of Contemporary Arts Boston.

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Glass

12th December '08 - 1st March '09

Designhuis
Stadhuiplein 3,  Eindhoven NL

The Designhuis presents Glass, an exhibition exploring the creative record of the material glass in all its appearances, from purely industrial and serial design to autonomous design and art.

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Talk: Jurgen Bey in conversation with Alice Rawsthorn

11th December '08 - 6:30pm

The Screening Room
Somerset House, The Strand, London

As part of the surrounding events for Wouldn’t It Be Nice - Wishful Thinking In Art And Design, Alice Rawsthorn will interview Dutch designer Jurgen Bey about the evolution of his work and his contribution to the show.

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