A panel of architecture and design specialists from across the UK selected the winning team from a shortlist of four proposals. The successful concept, titled Island, responds to the theme of Freespace, set by Biennale curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects.
Inspiring a unique spirit of collecting, PAD epitomises how modern art, photography, design, decorative and tribal arts interact to reveal astonishing combinations and create the most individual and staggering interiors.
The exhibition Didier Lavier reflects the long-standing conversation between Bertrand Lavier and Clémence and Didier Krzentowski, founders of Galerie kreo in 1999. In 2002, on the occasion of an exhibition dedicated to Marc Newson, they presented Lavier’s work “Embryo” showing the iconic chair by the Australian designer rotated of 90’ and rested on a plinth.
Designers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland have long pursued the shared goal of social equality through design, believing that well-designed everyday goods not only enhance daily life, but should also be the birthright of all.
Breathing Colour blurs the boundaries between art and design. Combining intriguing shapes with extensive research; this exhibition questions our preconceptions of colour and embraces its imperfection and experimentation.
The first event of its kind in the Lebanese capital, BEIRUT DESIGN FAIR will take place at the BIEL from 20 - 24 September 2017, just next to BEIRUT ART FAIR, a highly successful event (23,000 visitors) now entering its 8th edition.
Christie’s and Andreas Siegfried will present Tropicana, an exhibition pairing works from the multi-faceted practices of Anton Alvarez and Jonathan Trayte at 103 New Bond Street, timed to coincide with London Design Festival. A tropical landscape of sculptures and furniture, made specifically for the space, will run throughout the gallery, set amongst dense foliage.
Phillips' fall design sale will take place on 20 September 2pm at 30 Berkeley Square, London. A trio of pioneering ceramic and textile designers of the 20th century are the highlights in the Design sale this season.
For the second edition of Chicago Architecture Biennial starting september 16 through january 7, 2018, french architect based in Los Angeles François Perrin propose Air Houses: Design for a New Climate’s project. Throughout most of human history, architecture has developed in response to nature.
London Design Festival celebrates and promotes London as the design capital of the world. Now in its fifteenth year, the Festival will be returning to venues and institutions across the city between the 16-24 September 2017.
R & Company is thrilled to announce OOPS, an exhibition curated by Paris-based design atelier, Pierre Yovanovitch, on view at the gallery’s upper level September 7 – October 26.
Since quitting an office job to become a carpenter in 1960, Lloyd Kahn has developed a very keen sense of the artistry and craftsmanship of home building. Once a leading expert on geodesic dome houses, Kahn now favours smaller, simpler wooden homes, his own hand-built abode in California being a welcoming example.
Volume Gallery is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition with Krueck+Sexton, Reflections – From There to Here, opening Saturday, September 9th from 5-8 PM at 1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago IL, 60622.
When Yoshi Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima of the Tokyo-based firm Atelier Bow-Wow arrived at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design as guest professors, in the winter of 2016, they challenged students to deeply consider their surroundings and record their reactions as a large pencil drawing. In this “public drawing” time is suspended and expanded; futures, presents, and pasts converge; and the act of drawing becomes an instrument of dialogue and engagement.
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