Thonet Photo Contest: 214 x 214

Deadline 31st August '09

In honour of the 150th birthday of their café chair ‘no 214’, Thonet is hosting a photo competition to celebrate this unique moment in furniture history.

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Talk: Deyan Sudjic - The Language of Things

30th May '09, 10am

The Hay Festival in Wales
Venue: Guardian Stage

How did the design of a pistol influence a car? Why did a chair make a café the most fashionable place in Paris? What can we learn from a banknote, a police uniform or a typeface? As part of this year’s Guardian Hay Festival, the Director of the Design Museum explores our visual vocabulary.

Tickets are £8.00

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Design Auction: Phillips de Pury & Company, New York

3rd June '09, 11:00am

Phillips de Pury & Company, New York
450 W. 15th Street, New York, NY

Major works by cutting-edge contemporary designers Zaha Hadid, Marc Newson, Ron Arad and Fernando & Humberto Campana will be on offer at the upcoming Phillips de Pury & Company New York Design sale.

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LAST CHANCE: Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture

19th February - 24th May '09

Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London

This is your last chance to check out the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years.

Swiss born Le Corbusier has been credited as the godfather of modern architecture with his iconic buildings in Europe, India, North and South America having changed the face of architecture.

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Alice Rawshthorn on Good Design

28th June '09, 11:30

The School of Life
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London

At a time when the economic and environmental crises are deepening and social and political systems are breaking down, design is more important than ever.

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Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics

6th May - 13th September '09

Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle, NY

The Museum of Arts & Design presents Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics, an exhibition exploring how artists and designers are reviving interest in ceramics through collaborations with industry.

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400 Years Later: Cite Goes Dutch

16th May - 14th June '09

CITE,
131 Greene Street, New York

In conjunction with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and New York City’s celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of New Amsterdam by the Dutch East India Company, 400 Years Later: Cite Goes Dutch will introduce recent and never before seen work by 23 emerging Dutch designers.

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Film: Hella Jongerius: Contemporary Archetypes

16th May '09, 2:00pm

Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle, NY

To coincide with the exhibition ‘Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics’, The Museum of Arts and Design together with Design Onscreen present the new documentary short exploring the design approach of Internationally acclaimed Dutch designer Hella Jongerius.

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LAST CHANCE: Ron Gilad Spaces ETC./ An Exercise In Utility

29th April - 09th May ’09

Wright
1440 West Hubbard, Chicago Illinois

For his first exhibition at Wright, Ron Gilad presents his latest body of work.

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Significant Colour

8th May - 27th June '09

The Aram Gallery
110 Drury Lane, London

The Aram Gallery presents 'Significant Colour', an exhibition examining objects and artworks which share the overarching theme of colour.

Colour is a deeply emotive subject. For most of us it is also highly personal, we each have a unique response to colour that we develop internally through experience and association.

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Featured Books at the DeTnk. Bookstore

May '09

DeTnk's monthly selection of must-reads, are for anyone who is truly passionate about design and design theory.

This month in the Book Store we have six new featured books to get your nose into. Visit DeTnk Featured Books to see the full selection and be the first to pick up a copy!

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NY Local

15th - 17th May '09

414 Gallery
414-18 west 14th street, Meatpacking district, NY

As part of the satellite events for this year’s ICFF Designboom presents, NY Local, an exhibition presenting the work of some of the big apple’s best transplants, expats, design veterans and rising stars.

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Design Competition: Ample Sample 2009

Deadline: May 15 '09

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, why not put together an entry for the Ample Sample Competition.

Ample Sample is again challenging designers to rethink and repurpose carpet samples. They are looking for creative product designs which use upcycled carpet samples as their base material.

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Small Show Huge Talent

10th - 19th May '09

Sotheby’s Kiddell Gallery
New Bond Street, London W1

Renowned curator Janice Blackburn presents the second installment of her exhibition ‘Small Show Huge Talent', a mixed media exhibition featuring the work of 7 international artists and designers including Ruth Gurvich, Maarten Kolk, Committee, Camille Rousseau, Grace Wilson, Pernille Braun and Jake Polonsky.

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ICFF Studio

16th - 19th May '09

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York City

The ICFF Studio, a platform for young and up and coming designers to showcase their prototypes to manufacturers and the media, will once again be a part of this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City.

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