Utility

22nd - 27th April '09

Superstudio Piu
Via Tortona 27, Milan

For this year’s Milan Design Week British designer Tom Dixon will unveil his latest collection of furniture and lighting inspired by the notion of Utility.

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Chairs for The Dysfunctional

22nd - 27th April '09

SaloneSatellite
Stand D-19, Milan Fairgrounds, Rho

For this year’s Salone Del Mobile in Milan, Alice Wang will exhibit her latest project ‘Chairs for The Dysfunctional’, comprising a collection of chairs illustrating the various sitting habits exemplified by individuals within our society.

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Mindcraft 09: Shh... Craft is Golden!

21st - 26th April, '09

Danish Crafts
Via Savona 55a, ZonaTortona, Milan

Danish Crafts presents Shh... Craft is Golden! an exhibition showcasing 12 of Denmark’s finest craftsmen and designers including Louise Campbell, Cecilie Manz, Ditte Hammerstrøm, Ole Jensen, and Steen Ipsen.

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Design Why?

22nd - 25th April '09

Design Why?
Corso Colombo 15, Milan

For this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, The Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK), Design The Hague 2010 - 2028 and Creative City The Hage (CSDH) present Design Why? a four-day platform about design in a chaotic world.

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20th Century Decorative Art and Design Auction

26th March ’09

Christie’s
20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York

Christie’s will be hosting their 20th Century Decorative Art and Design Auction March 26th, 2009 at the Rockefeller Plaza, New York.

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Talk: Maarten Baas

7th April ’09, 6:00pm

Röhsska Museum of Design
Vasagatan 37-39, Göteborg, Sweden

As part of this years series of talks organized by the Röhsska museum Dutch designer Maarten Baas will discuss the evolution of his work. offering insight into the concepts and inspirations behind his designs.

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Digital Intuition: The Design Space of Artificial Learning

27th March - 12th April '09

Nous Gallery
31 Clerkenwell Close, London

Digital Intuition as an apparent contradiction shows a series of network models from the field of artificial intelligence applied to architecture. Can models, derived from artificial neural networks, emulate the mechanics of learning and reveal qualities of space invisible to the eye?

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Forum: PointOne – State of the Arts

24th March '09, 7pm

Marta Herford,
Goebenstrasse 4–10, Herford, Germany

To coincide with their current exhibition Nullpunkt, Marta Herford is hosting a forum considering the current situation regarding design in Germany.

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Drawn From Clay - Noordoostpolder

5th March - 3rd April ’09

Gallery Libby Sellers
29 Thurloe Place, London

Gallery Libby Sellers presents 'Drawn From Clay – Noordoostpolder', an exhibition of work by the Dutch design Studio Atelier NL.

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What the *#&! is Social Design

12th March - 31st March '09

Gallery 79
79 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA

Softspot presents ‘What the *#&! is Social Design‘ an exhibition that explores the definition of Social Design.

A growing number of creatives want to design for a better world. People want to know how to get involved with Social Design, but the path is not clearly defined.

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TEFAF Design, Maastricht 09

13th - 22nd March '09

2nd Floor, Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre
Forum 100 Maastricht, the Netherlands

For the first time TEFAF Maastricht will have a section dedicated exclusively to modern design and applied arts.

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Love Design

22nd - 27th April '09

Via Botta 8, 20135 Milan

Love Design is an exhibition that explores the multifaceted relationship between design and positive feelings such as affection, desire, pleasure and romance, but also jealousy, distance, separation and pain.

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Small Show Huge Talent

22nd - 29th March '09

Sotheby’s Kiddell Gallery
New Bond Street, London W1

Renowned curator Janice Blackburn presents ‘Small Show Huge Talent', a mixed media exhibition featuring the work of 6 international artists and designers including Katie Alderman, Tamsin Van Essen, Simon Hasan, Marie Retpen, Stephen Johnson and Regine Petersen.

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Wright: Modern Design Auction

24th March '09, 12:00pm

Wright
1440 West Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL

Works by cutting-edge contemporary designers including, Marc Newson, Philippe Starck and Maarten Baas will be offered at the upcoming Wright: Modern Design Auction.

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George Nakashima

12th March - 25th April '09

Sebastian + Barquet
544 West 24th Street, New York
 
In honour of George Nakashima’s legacy of excellent design, Sebastian + Barquet present an exhibition devoted to his work.

One of the most significant craftsmen of the American modernist era, Nakashima is known for his exceptional use of wood and his belief in the integrity of his material and design.

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