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Ron Arad: Oh Void 2 2008. ©The Gallery Mourmans (photo Eric et Petra Hesmerg)

Ron Arad Retrospective

20th November '08 - 16th March '09

Centre Pompidou
rue Saint-Martin, Paris, France

For the first time in France, the Centre Pompidou has devoted a monograph to the British industrial designer and architect Ron Arad.

Adrien Rovero – Mapping the Field, The Lighthouse 2009

Mapping The Field: Adrien Rovero

28th February - 26th April '09

The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow

As part of their series of exhibitions profiling exciting young designers based in Lausanne, Switzerland, The Lighthouse presents Mapping the Field: new work by industrial designer Adrien Rovero.

Tea Lights by Domestic-construction ©Domestic-construction

Open Invitation for Proposals: The Recycling-Lights Exhibition

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: Application Deadline: 22nd March '09

The Slovenian Lighting Guerrilla and Serbian Belgrade of Light festivals announce an open invitation for proposals for their upcoming exhibition Recycling-Lights.

Entrants are invited to submit a lighting design inspired by the connection between recycling and light. The proposed products should be finished and functional (lighting) objects.

Archeology of the Future: 20 Years of Trend Forecasting with Li Edelkoort

27th March - 31st May '09

Designhuis Eindhoven
Stadhuisplein 3, Eindhoven, NL

Following its success at the Institut Néerlandais in Paris, the Designhuis Eindhoven will present ‘Archeology of the Future: 20 Years of Trend Forecasting with Li Edelkoort’.

U.S. Pavilion Montreal Expo 67 - Buckminster Fuller, 1967 - Image courtesy the Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe

14th March - 21st June '09

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents an exhibition celebrating the results of more than five decades of Buckminster Fuller’s (1895-1983) life’s work.

Stainless steel speakers, by Tord Boontje - Metropolitan Works 2008

Last Chance: Digital Explorers: Discovery

9th February - 12th March '09

Metropolitan Works
41 Commercial Road, London E1

LAST CHANCE to check out Digital Explorers: Discovery.

Tim Brown: Talking Design, V&A. www.vam.ac.uk

As part of Talking Design, the V&A’s quarterly series of conversations with designers, internationally acclaimed design critic Alice Rawsthorn will be in discussion with Tim Brown, Chief Executive of IDEO.

French Cancan by Jean Marc Gady – Gallery R'Pure NY

Jean Marc Gady 'Frency Cancan'

25th March - 19th May '09

For his first solo show in the States, Jean Marc Gady will be presenting 'French Cancan' at Gallery R'Pure in New York

With a saucy subtext and a Gallic touch, 'French Cancan' is a light installation that plays on movement, accumulation and the side-tracking of basics.

Karim Rashid – Museum of Arts and Design. Photo: RomanLeo

Talk: Karim Rashid

25th March '09, 6:30pm

Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle, NY

To coincide with their current exhibition ‘Totally Rad: Karim Rashid Does Radiators’, the Museum of Arts and Design will host a talk from the infamous designer himself.

Bless You Chair. Designed and made by Louise Campbell. Denmark, 1999. Photo Erik Brahl

Fashioning Felt

6th March - 7th September '09

Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum
2 East 91st Street, New York

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presents “Fashioning Felt,” a comprehensive overview of the varied uses of felt in contemporary design.

Whippet Bench by Radi Designers:(Florence Doleac, Laurent Massaloux, Olivier Sidet, Robert Stadler) photo credit: Radi Designers

Shaping the New Century: A Two-Day International Design Symposium

6th - 7th March '09

Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana

As a precursor to their upcoming exhibition ‘European Design since 1985’, The Indianapolis Museum of Art will host a two day international design symposium entitled ‘Shaping the New Century’.

Etapes – Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

8th March - 31st May ’09

Grand-Hornu Images
Rue Sainte-Louise 82, Hornu, Belgium

The Grand- Hornu Images presents an exhibition devoted to the work of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.

Wouldn't It Be Nice, 2008 – Anthony Dunne

OS2 Talk: Anthony Dunne - How Do You Design

5th March ‘09

The Event Theatre
The Keyworth Centre, London South Bank University, SE1 0AA

As part of LSBU’s Open Series 2 “Techné and Poïesis - How Do You Design”, Anthony Dunne, designer and Head of the Design Interactions Department at the Royal College of Art in London, will speak on the process of design.

Brazil Influence Meets Brazil Style

6th March - 10th April '09

La Galerie Pierre Bergé & Associés
Grand Sablon 40 Grote Zavel, Brussels

La galerie Pierre Bergé & Associés presents an exhibition featuring work by several major mid-century Brazilian designers including Sergio Rogriguez, Jorge Zalszupin and Carlo Hauner shown alongside contemporary reinterpretations by Studio Makkink & Bey.

'Family Feast' by Barnaby Barford 2009 – Porcelain, Earthenware, Enamel Paint, Painted Wooden Base, Other Media

The Good, The Bad, The Belle

27th February - 5th April '09

Spring Projects
Spring House, 10 Spring Place, London

London-based designer Barnaby Barford presents a new body of work at Spring Projects, which combines a series of ceramic sculptures and his film, Damaged Goods.