'Weaving Traditions' a Kiki Van Eijk Solo Show

1 February - 21 March 2012

Milan

Plusdesign presents “Weaving” Traditions, a solo exhibition signed by the Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk, made in collaboration with the gallery Secondome of Rome, NODUS Milan and Bernhardt Design in North Carolina.

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David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture

21 January - 9 April '12

London

This past weekend 'David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture' opened at the Royal Academy in London. This show is reported to be London's biggest blockbuster exhibition of the year- already selling out all advanced tickets for the next three months.

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24 h Museum by Francesco Vezzoli with AMO, Rem Koolhaas' think tank

24 - 25 January '12

Prada presents the “24 h Museum“, designed by Francesco Vezzoli with AMO, Rem Koolhaas' think tank.

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MOBILE MUSEUM by Fabrica

27 January - 6 May '12

Helsinki
Design Museum

Fabrica, the Benetton Group’s communication research center, will present the MOBILE MUSEUM staged at the Design Museum in Helsinki as part of Designworld, an exhibition that considers design in terms of the basic needs of man and society, while reflecting the various ways in which design can influence matters in global perspective.

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'Food Forward' at Stroom Den Haag

15 January - 11 March '12

Netherlands

‘Food Forward’ zooms in on the personal and intimate relationship between man and food.

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Building The Revolution: Soviet Art And Architecture 1915–1935

29 October '11 – 22 January '12

London

The exhibition Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915–1935, at the Royal Academy, examines Russian avant-garde architecture made during a brief but intense period of construction and design that took place from c.1922 to 1935.

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Future Map 11

12 January - 5 February '12

London

Future Map 11, London’s pre-eminent exhibition of University of the Arts London’s best recent graduates, brings together thirty artists and designers destined to define our visual landscape.

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edition 21 / Zürich by HELMRINDERKNECHT Gallery

11 - 28 January '12

extended until February 25th

Zürich

Berlin based pop-up gallery HELMRINDERKNECHT contemporary design comes to Zurich. A former entrance hall of an office building in the heart of Zurich is transformed in a temporary exhibition space.

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'Mixed Display' at Marsden Woo Gallery

10 January - 11 February '12

London

Marsden Woo Gallery will start 2012 with their most ambitious group exhibition yet. 'Mixed Display' presents many of the galleries stable artists/designers will be showing alongside a group of invited artists and designers.

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ASSEMBLAGE by Thaddeus Wolfe

10 December '11 - 21 January '12

Chicago

Volume Gallery will debut an exhibition of new works by designer Thaddeus Wolfe, titled: ASSEMBLAGE.

Volume Gallery will take over Gallery Two of Andrew Rafacz Gallery in an ongoing series highlighting work from American contemporary designers.

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Important Design at Wright

15 December '11

On the 15th of December 2011 at 12pm Wright will host 'Important Design' an auction featuring 20th and 21st century design. The auction has a nice selection of Gio Ponti pieces commissioned for Villa Arreaza, Caracas - which is one of the two complete residential commissions completed by the designer in Venezula.

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Design Masters at Phillips de Pury & Company

13 December '11

New York

On 13th of December 2011 at 4pm Phillips de Pury & Company will host a 'Design Masters' auction at their New York Park Avenue location. The auction is a selection of lots from some of the most collected designers in the market.

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The Space Between Now and Then

24 November '11 - 13 February '12

Mexico City

The OMR gallery is presenting 'The Space Between Now and Then' a group show curated by Natalie Kovacs and Cristobal Riestra.

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Shared Glass at Katara Art Center

1 December '11 - 7 January '12

Qatar

Shared glass was a workshop defined by the shared experience of MFA.Design students from VCUQatar, the residents from FABRICA Design department and the glass maker Massimo Lunardon (July 2011).

The collection is the outcome of group research interrogating glass objects of varied ethnic and historical origins including: Lebanese, Italian, Egyptian and French.

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Thixotropes by Troika

at Selfridges until January '12

London

Earlier this fall Troika introduced their new commission 'Thixotropes' at London's iconic shopping centre, Selfridges. The sculpture consists of 320 metres of led banding making up 8 separate parts that are spinning at a speed of 360 rpm. The effect is an ethereal light sculpture that confronts busy holiday shoppers as they franticly search Selfridges for the perfect gift.

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