Replex

by Oormerk

Replex table is one of the many innovative designs to come out of Oormerk, the Netherlands based design studio comprising Ruud van Hemert and Stijn van Oorschot.

Reflecting McDonough and Braungart’s mantra, Waste = Food, the table is a direct response to our scarcity of resources and need to embrace the ideals of cradle to cradle design.

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China's Space Soul / Yksi Expo

18th October - 11th January '08

Opening this month to coincide with the Dutch Design Week is China's Space Soul, two exhibitions celebrating Chinese interior and product design at Yksi Expo in the Designhuis and Strijp S, Eindhoven.

The exhibitions presented by Yksi Expo, will show works from fourteen Chinese designers practicing in varying regions of mainland China.

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Talk: Dunne & Raby

Thursday 16th October '08

Somerset House
Strand, London WC2R 1LA

Design duo Dunne & Raby are best known for their provocative and future-scenario-based design work.

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DesignBoost 2008

15th October - 17th October '08

Malmö, Sweden

Endeavouring to nurture the development of a network of sustainable design thinkers, Peer Eriksson of Peer Communication and David Carlson, founder of David Design and David Report, have once again joined forces to create Designboost 2008 in Malmö, Sweden.

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Haptica: Winner of the Spark! Award

David Chavez

Recent Industrial design graduate David Chavez has received the ultimate Spark! Award for his moveable Braille timepiece 'Haptica'.

The concept piece designed to bring precision and discretion to the visually impaired when reading the time, is the second design award to be picked up by Chavez this year.

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SWOC

by ett la benn

SWOC is a modular storage system that offers a variety of combinations and a flexible fabric feel of the individual elements.

The fabric skin of SWOC is what sets it apart from other storage systems. SWOC combines variability with sensuality and a flair for material.

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Creative Cities Summit 2.0

13th October - 15th October '08

Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan

This weekend sees the beginning of Creative Cities Summit, a three-day exploration into how communities around the world are integrating design innovation to create vibrant economies.

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Wendell Castle

8th October - 15th November '08

Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Albemarle Street, London

Recognised for his wry wit and uniquely sculptural use of materials, New York artist Wendell Castle will be exhibiting his new body of work at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery this month.

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If You Go Down To The Museum Today...

by Freddie Yauner

There are two products which, as a child, inspired me to want to become a product designer. Firstly there was the Alessi Aldo Rossi kettle that was given to my family as a gift, and then there was the long row of classic chairs on the top floor of the design museum. I remember running up and down ‘chair alley’, assessing quality and comfort, style and colour.

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Patricia Urquiola: Purely Porcelain

10th October - 25th January '09

Design Museum
Shad Thames
London

This autumn at the London Design Museum, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola will exhibit 'Landscape' her recent porcelain range for ceramic manufacturers Rosenthal.

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Max Lamb

8th October - 7th November '08

Johnson Trading Gallery
490 Greenwich Street, New York City, NY

Following on the heels of his selection as one of the Designers of the Future at Design Miami/ Basel 2008, Royal College of Art graduate Max Lamb will be exhibiting a collection of his contemporary furniture designs at the Johnson Trading Gallery in New York.

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'Myth And Material'

2nd October - 18th October '08

Moroso
146 Greene Street, New York, NY

For their first large-scale exhibition in the U.S., Doshi Levien have taken over the first floor of Moroso's New York showroom.

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