Month of September, 2009

Redefining Dining Competition: World Kitchen LLC

Competition: What’s Bubbling: Redefining Dining

Deadline for Entries: 6th January ’10, 11pm CST

World Kitchen, LLC is challenging designers to rethink the experience of dining for their International design competition ‘What’s Bubbling: Redefining Dining.

UN-POLISHED / young design from Poland

10th - 30th September ‘09

Pierre Bergé & Associés
Grand Sablon 40, 1000 Brussels

During this year’s Design September in Brussels, Pierre Bergé & Associés will host the exhibition UN-POLISHED/young design from Poland.

Brompton Bike Tours - Buy Your Bike Tour Tickets NOW!

24th -27th September '09

Brompton Bike Tour,
Leaving From 100% Design, Earls Court, London

This year, JAM and 100% Design London will host the Brompton Bike Tours during the London Design Festival.

JAM and 100% design have teamed up with the Brompton Bicycle company to take the design savvy on a two-hour tour of installations and destinations in the Brompton Quarter.

Alufelt chair verte by Marc Newson - ©Fabrice Gousset courtesy Galerie Kreo

10 Springs in the Fall

12th September - 31st October ’09

Galerie Kreo
31, rue Dauphine, Paris, France

In celebration of their Tenth anniversary, Galerie Kreo presents an exhibition calling on the best of the best of design.

Recalling ten years of exhibitions, research and experimentation with design, 10 Springs in the Fall highlights Galerie Kreo’s dedication to innovation, taking risks and the exclusive.

1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them by Rebecca Proctor

For anyone looking to pass the last few months of summer getting a bit of inspiration from a great resource, we highly suggest picking up a copy of Rebecca Proctor’s ‘1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them’.

Back to the Future of Design

12th September ’09, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Back to the Future of Design
12th September ’09, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara, Lisbon, Portugal

As part of ExperimentaDesign Lisbon, design critic Alice Rawsthorn will talk with software designer Ben Fry, architect Lindy Roy and curator Joseph Grima.

RGB vases

The RGB vases combine the excellence of a process like glass blowing, refined through more than two thousand years, with references to the contemporary culture, were screens are extremely common, and its colors, based on the RGB color system.

FOUND

“Found” is the project by London based designer Oscar Diaz for “Airmail”, an exhibition which opens at Idea Generation Gallery during the London Design Festival 2009.

” Found” is a super light, metal-coated cutlery set, which has been "designed" by editing plastic bottles.

Swiss Season: d'Esposito & Gaillard

5th September - 8th November ’09

Swiss Season: d'Esposito & Gaillard
5th September - 8th November ’09

The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow

As part of their series of solo exhibitions profiling five exciting young designers based in Lausanne, The Lighthouse presents Swiss Season: d’Esposito & Gaillard.

Talk: New Forms of Design

11th September ’09, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Mercado de Santa Clara
Campo de Santa Clara, Lisbon, Portugal

As part of the Open Talks series which is to take place during this year’s ExperimentaDesign Lisbon, Paola Antonelli will host her very own talk show focusing on New Forms of Design.

L.o.f.t. Workstation

“L.O.F.T “workstation is an adjustable platform designed to be customized according to demands of space and performed tasks. Its legs can be moved closer or further and rotated around the main pillar-shelf.

VIP Stools by Piet Hein Eek ©Rabih Hage Gallery

Design Auction: Wish List - Li Edelkoort

13th September ’09, 3:00pm

Pierre Bergé & Associés
Salle Des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

Design works hand picked by renowned trend forecaster, Li Edelkoort will be on offer at the upcoming Pierre Bergé & Associés Auction: Wish List - Li Edelkoort.

If Objects Could Speak...

by Amina Nazari

In a world full of mass consumerism and planned obsolesce it seems that designers have designed away the more poetic and enduring qualities of our material culture, severing the deeper emotional connection that existed between objects and their users.