Seves glassblock Showroom
Via Lodovico il Moro 25/27, Milan
The RCA’s PLATFORM 10 presents Crisis Shop - Sold out, an exhibition of work focused on handling situations of crisis in our contemporary society.
Featuring a series of products, each offering an opportunity in disguise, the exhibition offers a stimulus to rethink what a crisis actually is.
Revel Scalo d’Isola
Via Thaon De Revel,3, Milano (Zona Isola)
Designersblock will be back in Milan this year showcasing a star lineup of established and up-and-coming designers including the like of Chris Eckersley, Puff & Flock, Reevesdesign and our personal favorite Ercol.
DesignGuide.Tv has just released a fascinating new video on Atelierdorp, a unique design ‘workshop’ in Eindhoven that’s more akin to a design family than any traditional Atelier.
Espace Fondation EDF
6 rue Récamier, Paris
As a continuation of their commitment to design and innovation the Fondation EDF presents ‘Paris/ Design in Mutation’.
Moustache
Via Tortona 19, Milan
During this year’s Milan Design Week, Stéphane Arriubergé and Massimiliano Iorio will launch Moustache, their new French company of Contemporary Home Furnishings.
One thing is for sure the impact of the economy on design, whether positive or negative, has certainly generated a lively round of journalistic debate.
From articles like “Design Loves a Depression” to “Design Hates a Depression”, members of the field have filled page upon page with predictions and advice as to where we go next.
C’N’C CoSTUME NATIONAL
via Fogazzaro 23, Milan
For the occasion of this year’s Milan Design Week, internationally renowned Dutch designer Maarten Baas takes on the role of film director for his project Real-Time: Clock-movies.
Friend and collector Peter M. Brant talks with legendary designer Marc Newson about what it’s like to create objects of the 21st century.
Discussing everything from how he became a designer, to his process, inspirations and where he sees designs role in the new economy, Newson sums up the conversation with a pertinent word of advice for all young designers.
Canadian designer Zoë Mowat’s playful designs offer a fresh approach to furniture.
With a passion for building ‘things’, Mowat’s work is characterised by simple detailing and a strong sense of materiality making each piece truly distinctive.
With a background in art and construction, New York-based designer Chris Rucker has devised a series of furniture pieces made entirely out of strand board.
Using the cheap construction sheathing, Rucker fuses quality construction methods with inexpensive and unorthodox materials, effectively exposing the material itself as a major component of the work’s aesthetic.
Oratorio Della Passione of the Basilica Sant’Ambrogio,
Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, Milan
DAMn° magazine presents Prophets & Penitents, a celebration of chair prototyping in Milan’s oldest church.
Ex Magazzini Di Porta Genova, via Valenza 2, Milan
For this year's Salone Internazionale Del Mobile, Swarovski Crystal Palace presents ‘Osmosis’ an exhibition of new work by Arik Levy.
Illustrating the diversity of Swarovski crystal, Levy’s series of installations are a far cry from the sumptuous chandeliers characteristic of the Crystal Palace.
Discussing the background, inspiration, and concepts for her studio, Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans gets to the bottom of her design virus collections.
Convinced that the word ‘innovation’ is losing credibility in a world filled with buzz words and hyperboles, Alice Rawsthorn argues the importance of the act itself.
Barbican Hall
Barbican, Silk Street, London
As part of the series of events surrounding the exhibition Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture, the Barbican will host a debate centered around the fundamental question ‘Can good design change the world?’.
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