According to Demakersvan, 'the miracle of how some industrial products come about, is a beautiful phenomenon if you look at it closely', something anyone would find hard to disagree with after seeing the Dutch design house's recent project, Cinderella Table.
This week sees many of the summer exhibitions coming to an end and giving way to a festival filled September. So, if you're still looking to soak up some culture before the festival season hits full force, make sure you don't miss your chance to catch these unique exhibitions:
Vivid Gallery
William Boothlaan, Rotterdam
Art Design is the latest exhibition to be held at the VIVID Gallery, Rotterdam.
The Hayward
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
This weekend is your last chance to see Psycho Buildings at the Hayward Gallery.
This month in DeTanks Collecting Design, we have a whole host of featured products by leading design store, Fears and Kahn.
To have your chance at aquiring an original vintage piece, from the '50s, '60s, '70s or '80s, hurry over to All Listings to browse our selection.
Various locations
Sydney, Australia
As part of the Sydney Design Festival '08, the Australian Architecture Association (AAA) will be giving tours of some of Sydney’s most important architectural developments.
Included in the walks are:
Walk through time
Building Design Partnership
16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell
Throughout August the Architecture Foundation will be running its annual “Summer Nights” lecture series.
133 Middle Sichuan Road,
Shanghai, China
Starting this week, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai, presents The Shanghai Riddle, Dutch designer Maarten Baas' first solo exhibition in China.
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris St, Ultimo
The Powerhouse Museum's Young Blood: Designers Market and the international designboom mart will team up during Sydney Design '08 to present the very best local and international design.
Felissimo Design House
New York, NY, USA
From Murakami to Hello Kitty, sushi to sake bars, and anime to video games, Japan’s influence has become more and more visible in arts, design, food, style, and popular culture. But there is so much more to discover—as Japan C, a groundbreaking showcase of all things Japanese, will prove.
Building Design Partnership
16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell
Throughout August the Architecture Foundation will be running its annual “Summer Nights” lecture series.
Every Wednesday evening, one of London’s most exciting young architectural practices will present their work and discuss their ideas with editors and journalists.
Design Museum
Shad Thames, London
Ground floor, Chifley Plaza
2 Chifley Square, Sydney
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harnes Street, Sydney
While Modernism appears old, if not antique, why does it still command a powerful influence on 21st century culture, despite many efforts to herald its demise? Designers, architects and art historians will address this conundrum through first-hand narratives, films and research on inter-disciplinary projects.
'There’s A Hole In My Bucket' invites 20 local designers and 80 members of the public to put their bucket where their mouth is and photograph a part of Sydney, or a part of their everyday lives, that they consider to be badly designed; and every image must contain the ubiquitous yellow bucket.
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