Mother, Biscuit Building
10 Redchurch Street, London
Plastic is with us virtually from now to eternity: impervious to bacteria, acid, salt, rust, breakage and, in some cases, able to withstand heat, plastic is something of a miracle substance.
5 Cromwell Place
London
Tomorrow sees the launch of Tom Dixon's first ever sample sale in an event to mark the end of the London Design Festival 2008.
Items up for grabs will include upholstery, lighting and furniture, along with some iconic Dixon products; the Copper Shade Lights and Wire Series Chair.
Phillips de Pury & Company, London
Howich Place London SW1 1BB
Major works by cutting-edge contemporary designers Ron Arad, Maarten Baas and Arik Levy will be offered at the upcoming Phillips de Pury & Company New York Design sale.
Rabih Hage is launching his first ‘pop-up’ shop with the highly acclaimed Dutch designer/maker, Piet Hein Eek.
The shop will be Eek’s biggest solo showcase and will feature a variety of pieces from his ever-growing collection of unique and innovative designs.
With two days of construction, four days of live interviews, on the spot editing, and daily uploads we are pleased to announce that the DeTank.tv Studio has officially and successfully been launched!
110 Drury Lane
Covent Garden, London
The Aram Gallery has invited design collective OKAY studio to present an exhibition of work that explores what it is to be a creative group operating in London today.
Various venues
Helsinki, Finland
Pleasing the eye, challenging the mind, celebrating form and function - this year, Helsinki Design Week brings light to the city both metaphorically and in practice.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
FICCI - Design Conclave 2008 is a two day conference, which will create a platform to connect, engage & involve people who work within India's design industry.
Albert List Academic Centre
65 Fifth Avenue, New York
Tonight New York's design editor Wendy Goodman and panel featuring MoMA curator Paola Antonelli, hotelier Andre Balazs, architect Richard Meier and gallery owner Murray Moss will discuss the city's influence of their work.
Cosponsored by the Department of Exhibitions and Public Programs and New York magazine.
Liberty London
Great Marlborough Street, London
Beau Sauvage is the third of a series of group shows exploring the complexities and contrasts in contemporary design: highlighting the beautiful and the raw through objects, furniture, new media and lighting designs.
Truman Brewery
Brick Lane
London
During this year’s festival, Tent London, the East London hub and Exhibition held at the Old Truman Brewery, will be hosting the Detank.TV studio – a Philips sponsored purpose-built studio in the centre of the exhibition grounds.
Venice Architectural Biennale
Droog and the Dutch communication agency KesselsKramer have teamed up to bring you S1NGLETOWN, an abstract interpretation of a new kind of urban space.
Various locations
This month the city of Brussels will be celebrating its first design festival by showcasing works from over a hundred designers and architects working both within Belgium and abroad.
Design September will bring together furniture, lighting, industrial, graphic, food and landscape design with more than 50 events taking place during its three week run.
Vitra Design Museum
Charles-Eames-Str. 1
D-79576 Weil am Rhein
In 2008, the American designer George Nelson (1908-1986) would have been 100 years old. In recognition of this centennial anniversary, the Vitra Design Museum is planning the first comprehensive retrospective of his work.
Various venues
This month sees the London Design Festival, the UK’s biggest annual celebration of design, take over the city for the 6th year running. Throughout this time DeTank will be giving extensive coverage to the best of the events, including our daily pick of what not to miss.
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