Confronting the Chair
'There is no perfect chair' declares designer Martino Gamper, who gives a first hand account of his project 100 Chairs in 100 days.
Hive Shelving Unit (prototype)
Modular shelving unit designed by Chris Ferebee, 1999. (#3 of an edition of 10)
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Surface: Design from the Netherlands
18th - 25th January '09
Rhein Triadem,
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 5-7, Cologne
Planned for the project ‘Transversale” in Dortmund, the exhibition is being shown as a special preview in Passagen 2009.
Featuring work from Design Academy Eindhoven graduates including Cris Bartesl, Nacho Carbonell, and Julien Carretero, the exhibition is themed around the interface between art and design.
The Dutch Corner
19th - 25th January '09
Kölnischer Kunstverein Die Brüke
Hahnenstrasse 6, Cologne
As part of Passengen and the Cologne Design Week, The Dutch Corner will present Dutch furniture on the edge of design.
'Pink walls and chandeliers don't feel right. We've had enough of frivolity'
by Caroline Roux for the Guardian
In the following report by Caroline Roux published in the Gaurdian (January 10th, 2009)Philippe Starck, Sir Terence Conran and Kirstie Allsopp debate how design responds to a bleak economic landscape.
SP Desk from DeTnk's Collecting Design Marketplace
The SP Desk is a 1950s metal desk designed and manufactured by Sheer Pride, UK. The desk is a grey metal unit with a black and white drawer front and petrol blue pull out surface. The desk is finished with a black rubber worktop with chrome trim.
See the Light
30th January - 9th August '09
Danish Design Centre
HC Andersens Boulevard 27, Copenhagen
The Danish Design Centre presents ‘See the Light’, an informative and fascinating exhibition about future lighting design.
Fragile Salt & Pepper Shaker
by Studio Kahn
When was the last time you emphatically broke something? Fragile, a ceramic salt and pepper shaker designed by Studio Kahn offers you the opportunity to do so!
Designed and made as a single piece, the Fragile shaker requires the user to break it in order for it to be able to fulfill its functionality.
Hussein Chalayan: From Fashion and Back
22nd January - 17th May '09
Design Museum
Shad Thames, London
The Design Museum presents the first comprehensive presentation of renowned fashion designer Hussein Chalayan’s work in the UK.
Object Rotterdam: International fair for autonomous design
4th - 8th February '09
Las Palmas, LPII
Wilhelminakade 326, 3072 AR Rotterdam
Object Rotterdam features the latest developments in unique and limited edition functional objects of international design.
Debate: Pioneering New Markets With Droog
3rd February '09, 2:30-4:00pm
Maritime Simulation Centre
Wilhelminakade 701, 3072 AP Rotterdam
As part of Object Rotterdam, the International fair for autonomous design, Premsela and Object Rotterdam, in cooporation with Droog, present a debate discussing the topic of pioneering new markets.
R60 (Reflex 60°)
by Jaebeom Jeong
Jaebeom Jeong’s R60 design is a wireframe array of a single chair.
The repetitive images of a single chair are constructed of stainless steel and a polycarbonate sheet, skillfully repeating the proportions of the black stained original.
Public Design Festival - International Competition
Deadline: 28th February '09
Esterni have launched the Public Design Festival Competition.
This unique opportunity to design a planned intervention on an urban parking area is open to different types of approaches, from community service to urban furniture.
Feierabend: Francis Upritchard, Martino Gamper, Karl Fritsch
16th January - 22nd February '09
Kate Macgarry Gallery
7a Vyner Street, London E2 9DG
Gallery Kate Macgarry presents Feierabend, a collaborative installation between Karl Fritsch, Martino Gamper and Francis Upritchard.
Light Battle: Contemporary Light Design from Denmark and Finland
17th January - 15th February '09
Design Forum Finland
Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki
In their upcoming exhibition the Design Forum Finland explores over 20 different innovative lamp designs by 18 designers and architects from Denmark and Finland.
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