Tomorrows Heirlooms

15th July - 3rd August ’09

Tomorrows Heirlooms
15th July - 3rd August ’09

Lightly presents their very own pop up gallery and shop showcasing ‘tomorrow’s heirlooms from yesteryear’.

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Melbourne Open House

19th July, ’09, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Melbourne Central Business District
Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Open House is a free event giving Melbournians and visitors to the city a rare opportunity to discover the often hidden wealth of design, architectural, engineering and historic ‘gems’ nestled around the city.

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A Buggs Life

9th July - 19th August ‘09

Established & Sons presents A Buggs Life, a lighting installation by Sebastian Wrong.

Keeping with the humorous side of design, Sebastian Wrong’s new limited edition lamp is a play on the classic Bauhaus design of an opal glass, spherical lamp mutated by a pop culture reference.

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Between Lines by Marcus Tremonto + Philip Michael Wolfson

7th June - 30th August '09

Franziska Kessler Gallery
Neumarkt, Zurich, Switzerland

The Gallery Franziska Kessler presents a joint exhibition showcasing the work of two internationally renowned designers, Marcus Tremonto and Philip Michael Wolfson.

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Midsummer Dream

1st - 25th July '09

Kenny Schachter Rove
Lincoln House 33-34 Hoxton Square, London

The Rove Gallery presents an exhibition curated by journalist and author, Helen Chislett. Called Midsummer Dream, the show promises to be an antidote to economic gloom by bringing a sense of magic to a rather neglected space.

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The Furniture from Chandigarh: Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret

20th June - 12th July '09

P3 exhibitions
35 Marylebone Road, London

For those of you who didn’t get a chance to see Le Corbusier the Art of Architecture at the Barbican, there’s still a chance for you to catch a glimpse of some of the renowned architects spectacular furniture designs.

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Combination

30th June - 25th July ’09

Galerie Kreo

31 Rue Dauphine, Paris, France

Galerie Kreo presents ‘Combination’ an exhibition exploring the nature of the relationship between materials and objects.

Featured in the exhibition, among other works, are ‘Vase, Painting with Giotto’ by Fernando Brizio, ‘Artificial Vases’ by Hella Jongerius, and ‘Liseuse, Wood Work’ by Collection Monica Danet.

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New Designers: Part 2

16th - 19th July '09

Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street, London

For 24 years, New Designers has been bringing together the very best in UK graduate design, showcasing the work, energy and talent of the next generation of designers.

Part 2 of this year’s event features the work of recent graduates from Product Design, Furniture design, Visual Communication, and Spatial Design.

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Workshop: Repair it Yourself

3rd July - 5th July ’09

Platform 21
Prinses Irenestraat 19, 1077 WT Amsterdam

If you happen to be in and around Amsterdam this weekend why not pop into Platform 21’s  Repair it Yourself workshop.

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TALK: Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA

11th July '09, 2:00pm

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa examine their groundbreaking design for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009. Working collaboratively since 1995 from their Tokyo practice SANAA, the duo have gained international acclaim for architecture that embraces light and transparency.

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RCA Show 2

26th June - 5th July '09

Royal College of Art,
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU

The RCA Show is a series of four individual exhibitions featuring the culmination of Royal College of Art Postgraduate students' studio work and research.

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Luksus 09

22nd June - 30th August '09

Design Forum Finland
Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki

For their summer exhibition the Design Forum Finland presents Laksus 09, an exhibition exploring the phenomena of luxury.

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Mass Modern Auction

27th June '09, 10:00am

Wright
1440 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL

From iconic to obscure, Wright’s Mass Modern auction includes over 600 lots of great works from all genres of modern design.

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Talk: Jerwood Contemporary Makers

22nd June '09, 6-8pm

Jerwood Space,
171 Union Street, London

Forming part of Jerwood’s ‘In Conversation” series, award-winning textile designer and environmental researcher Rebecca Earley will lead a discussion with four of this year’s winners of Jerwood's Contemporary Makers Prize.

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TALK: Tom Dixon

24th June '09, 7:15pm

Design Museum
Shad Thames, London

Internationally renowned designer Tom Dixon will discuss the impact that London has had on his work, and how in turn he has influenced the city.

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