Workshop: Repair it Yourself

3rd July - 5th July ’09

Platform 21
Prinses Irenestraat 19, 1077 WT Amsterdam

If you happen to be in and around Amsterdam this weekend why not pop into Platform 21’s  Repair it Yourself workshop.

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Time for Talent Spotting

by Janice Blackburn for the Financial Times

With this year’s much anticipated Royal College of Art graduate Show well underway, renowned writer and curator Janice Blackburn summarises her methods for spotting talent in her most recent article for the Financial Times.

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TALK: Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA

11th July '09, 2:00pm

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa examine their groundbreaking design for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009. Working collaboratively since 1995 from their Tokyo practice SANAA, the duo have gained international acclaim for architecture that embraces light and transparency.

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Droog design Founders Split

by Gabrielle Kennedy for Design NL

A storm has hit the Netherlands this past weekend leaving the design world picking up the pieces.

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RCA Show 2

26th June - 5th July '09

Royal College of Art,
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU

The RCA Show is a series of four individual exhibitions featuring the culmination of Royal College of Art Postgraduate students' studio work and research.

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Luksus 09

22nd June - 30th August '09

Design Forum Finland
Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki

For their summer exhibition the Design Forum Finland presents Laksus 09, an exhibition exploring the phenomena of luxury.

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Tord Boontje is appointed Professor and head of Design Products at the RCA.

23rd June '09

The Royal College of Art announced today that Tord Boontje has been appointed Professor and Head of Design Products, one of the most highly regarded and influential design departments in the world. Boontje will fill the role that is currently held by Professor Ron Arad, who steps down from the position in July.

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