In February David Gill Galleries in London will show a selection of new works from renowned ceramic artist Barnaby Barford. The pieces on display were made in correlation with the production of Barford’s first animated film ‘Damaged Goods’.
For a fresh look at everything design from 2009, view Wallpaper Magazine’s ‘Design Awards’, featuring important and unique pieces from an array of sources. Categories such as ‘Best New Domestic Design’ (a slow cooker from Margaret Foolen for Royal VKB), and ‘Best Armchair’ (‘Archibold’ by J.M. Massaud) are just a few of the 2009 wonders.
Cologne 2010, has seen the revealing of the ‘Ruche’ sofa, for French Interior Design group Ligne Roset. Created by Inga Sempe, the sofa features a simple wooden base, covered with a fitted quilted blanket acting as upholstery.
In light of the ongoing debate regarding the Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance’s plans to place a design by Frank Gehry over a plot of land once occupied by an ancient Muslim cemetery, Frank Gehry has decided to drop out.
In this recent article for the FastCompany, Lydia Dishman discusses SEED, a project from Clemson University that aims to use industrial shipping containers as emergency housing.
Jacqueline Rabun
Grosvenor Crescent Mews, London
As a follow-up to the collection presented at December's Design Miami, Gallery Libby Sellers will show an exclusive series of vessels by Julia Lohmann and Gero Grundmann for a month in London.
In this recent article for the Financial Times, Nicole Swengley takes a look back at the last decade and the many ways in which design has transformed since the start of the new millennium.
As Swengley points out, ‘new materials, processes and technologies offer far greater freedom for today’s designers...
This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of ‘Process; 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture’ by Jennifer Hudson.
‘Process’ provides an in-depth study of the creative and manufacturing processes behind 50 contemporary domestic design objects. Chosen from all around the world, they span furniture, lighting, tableware, textiles and products.
The Aram Gallery
Drury Lane, London
On the 21st of January the Aram Gallery in London will open Prototypes and Experiments IV, the fourth in its ongoing series of exhibitions which showcase innovative projects from a continually changing batch of emerging and established designers. This particular exhibition will display a series of objects exploring ideas in metal.
Design Exchange
Bay Street, Toronto
On the 21st of January The Interior Design Show is hosting a symposium in Toronto, Canada where leading designers from around the world will gather to discuss and imagine ‘A World Without Oil’.
In the last week both the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles have named new directors with backgrounds in ‘real-world’ business rather than traditional academia.
In these new works, designer Lex Pott brings together industrial design and organic natural elements to create a series of innovative tables.
In this interview for the Design Observer, Alexandra Lang asks the current Director of Design Excellence and the Arts for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Casey Jones, about his latest projects, the issue of sustainability in design, the effect of the economic climate and what new directions he plans to take the GSA in.
Kwint Restaurant
Brussels
Studio Arne Quinze recently completed the refurbishment of the exclusive Kwint restaurant in Brussels’ SQUARE conference center.
Their design features a custom-made sculpted bar, which adds a new element of activity and drama to an otherwise fairly simple interior.
We were lucky enough to snag a few minutes in our TV studio at Tent London with Bahar Tafti from 'KeepCup'.
In her conversation with Leonora Oppenheim, Tafti discusses the concept and innovation behind the KeepCup, and the difficulties faced in combining the needs of coffee consumers with the needs of the environment.
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