Various venues across Nolan Park
Governors Island, New York
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Dutch to New York, NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson presents Pioneers of Change, a festival of Dutch design, fashion, and architecture on New York Island.
Louise Blouin, Foundation,
3 Olaf Street, London
To coincide with Design High, the latest exhibition at the Louise Blouin Foundation, Jeremy Morrison, Director of 20th Century Design at Sotheby’s, will give a lecture examining the currency of Design Art in the London market.
Illustrated with major examples of Design Art sold at international auctions, the
Trafalgar Square
London
If you happen to have a secret skill for chess, or just want to partake in a friendly game on what promises to be a most fascinating set, then now is your opportunity to sign up for the chance to play for free in ‘The Tournament’, during this year’s London Design Festival.
Galit Shvo, Villy Mizrachi, Jonathan Roth, Israel
Ogg design group designs and manufactures products in low
pressure injection and pressing, Focusing on the process as the
center of the production. By Allowing degrees of freedom in the
process, different products come out of the same mold.
Young British Designer Andy Murray’s winning entry for this year’s 2009 D&D Student Awards - Furniture Design Category is a beautiful modular collection with a strong sculptural presence.
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Koebmagergade 52a, Copenhagen
Koebmagergade presents 'Second Nature: Danish - Japanese Design', an exhibition featuring furniture, lighting, textiles and pottery that sit at the boundary between design and art.
In her latest article, Alice Rawsthorn discusses a ‘new’ hybrid system of design, whereby users are invited to tweak a design, to their own specifications, before purchasing it for themselves.
Belgian designer Tim Baute has created a beautifully simple chandelier based on the principles of deconstruction and minimalism.
With no excess of materials used, Baute’s chandelier, with its toned down aesthetics speaks wonders to the concept of truth to materiality, environment and function.
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle, New York
The Museum of Arts and Design presents Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets its Maker, an exhibition exploring key issues in Peteran's work including the use of the found object, the role of narrative in furniture, and the relationship between serial and one-off production.
Sydney Australia
Currently in its 13th year, Sydney Design celebrates excellence in home-grown and international design backed by an extensive program including international speakers, exhibitions, tours, markets, films and other special events.
EclectCollect is looking for designers, artists and creatives of all disciplines to both showcase and sell their work in the upcoming EclectCollect PopUp shop during this year’s London Design Festival.
Located in the heart of East London’s buzzing design area, this is an event not to be missed. So if you have products that are ready for sale, why not apply for a place.
Various locations across Amsterdam and Ultrecht
For this year’s Dutch celebration of design Amsterdam and Ultrecht will host five weeks of design events under a new umbrella “Dutch Design Double”.
Dedicated to promoting design’s understanding, head design curator at the MoMA, Paola Antonelli talks with TheCrane.Tv about what makes good design.
Thirlestaine Long Gallery, Cheltenham College
Bath Road, Cheltenham, UK
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