Month of November, 2009

Unique work from 'Timeless' by Constantin and Laurene Boym, at Wright, 2009

EXHIBITION EXTENDED: Timeless: Unique works by Constantin & Laurene Boym

3rd - 14th November '09

Wright
West Hubbard, Chicago

Due to popular demand Wright has extended the run of 'Timeless' through the 19th of November.

Phillips de Pury MUSIC Auction

21st November '09, 5pm

Phillips de Pury & Company
London

On the 21st of November, Phillips de Pury & Company in London will hold MUSIC, the third sale in their series of themed sales that began with NOW back in September. This upcoming sale will offer music-inspired works of contemporary art, design, editions, photography, and memorabilia.

Set of eight 'Komed' chairs

Designer

Marc Newson

Lot 46 in Phillips de Pury & Company's MUSIC Sale, 21 November 2009, London

Manufactured by Colber, Italy. Four chairs with paper labels to underside “colber/ITALY” (8).

For more information please visit www.phillipsdepury.com

'Batman' stereophonic Hi-Fi system and bar

Designer

Adalberton Dal Largo

Lot 109 in Phillips de Pury & Company's MUSIC Sale, 21 November 2009, London

Manufactured by Giuseppe Rossi di Albizzate, Italy. Comprising: record player, eight track player, cassette player, radio, two speakers, bottle compartment, refrigerator, record cabinet, on free running castors. Together with two original brochures and two associated ice buckets.

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‘Vision 2000’ stereophonic Hi-Fi system

Designer

Thilo Oerke

Lot 107 in Phillips de Pury & Company's MUSIC Sale, 21 November 2009, London

Manufactured by Rosita Tonmöbel, Germany. Comprising: radio, cassette player, the swivel base on castors.

For more information please visit www.phillipsdepury.com

'Wega 3300 Hifi' stereophonic system

Designer

Verner Panton

Lot 108 in Phillips de Pury & Company's MUSIC Sale, 21 November 2009, London

Manufactured by Wega-Radio GmbH, Germany. Together with a pair of associated HMV speakers.

For more information please visit www.phillipsdepury.com

DeTnk’s Must Read Book of the Month

11th November ’09

This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of ‘Thinking: Objects - Contemporary Approaches to Product Design’ by Tim Parsons.

L2 and L01 speakers, 1958, by Dieter Rams for Braun

'Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams'

18th November '09 - 7th March '10

The Design Museum
Shad Thames, London

Opening next week, on the 18th of November at the Design Museum in London is ‘Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams’. This show will be the first UK retrospective in over 12 years to focus on Rams’ iconic 40 year career.

Chair Mood

Chair in aluminium chromed or lacquered frame, upholstered. www.studiobatoni.com

Chair Aria

Chair with chromed or lacquered frame. www.studiobatoni.com

Tokyo Designer's Week '09

Last week the 24th annual Tokyo Designers Week took place in Japan. Highlight exhibitions included 100% Design Tokyo, Container Exhibition, and the Student Exhibition, which were all held at the main Venue in Jinu Gaien.

'Simple Boxes'

by Martin Szekely

New works by Martin Szekely entitled ‘Heroic Shelves & Simple Boxes’ will be on display at Galerie Kreo in Paris from the 7th November to the 19th December.

As their title suggests this new collection of ‘Simple Boxes’ by Szekely is an intriguing exercise in design simplification and ecological sustainability.

Works by Willem de Kooning on view at Sotheby's, 2009

On the Block: Traditional Offerings, Bargain Prices

By Carol Vogel for the International Herald Tribune

Although Carol Vogel is primarily concerned with sales of Fine Art in her most recent article for the International Herald Tribune, she gives an insightful examination into the current state of the world’s major auction houses that has implications for their Design sales as well.