Month of July, 2011

Hill House 1

Chair designed by Charles R. Mackintosh in ashwood stained black, seat upholstered in special velvet.

Velvet available in green or pink.

Fronzoni '64 / Fronzoni Color

Available in white, anthracite, blue, yellow and red.

Note: coloured options are priced at £623

Spring

Small armchair designed by Erwan Bouroullec.

Pepe Heykoop premiered his new furniture collection, the Skin Collection, this past June at DMY Berlin. Most recently, the series of leather waste furniture has been on view at the Rad Gallery in London.

Balloon Factory by Object Design League

the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Chicago

Balloons are familiar and loved objects, but few people realize that with some amateur kitchen chemistry techniques, the process for manufacturing them can be replicated on a small scale.

DeTnk Market Report: Update

January 2011 - May 2011

Released to DeTnk Collectible Design Market Report Subscribers last month, we are pleased to announce to the public the DeTnk Market Report update.

The Design Market Report update includes data compiled from all design auction sales for the first five months of 2011 revealing the current trends of the collectible design market.

James Rigler, ‘Cascade’ detail (2011), photo © Philip Sayer

James Rigler : The Lost World

at Marsden Woo Gallery

London

The Marsden Woo Gallery is currently exhibiting the work of Royal College of Art alumni James Rigler in the exhibition The Lost World.

Rigler’s artefacts have a strange familiarity; they resemble things we know we’ve seen before, but find it hard to pinpoint where. Exaggerated and emphatic, each piece is a synthesis of historical forms and cultural ideas that carry with them a multiplicity of associations.

Premsela presents 'Basic Instincts'

through July 31 '11

Villa Elisabeth
Berlin

Premsela, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, presents 'Basic Instincts'; a multi disciplinary show featuring 50 designers. The exhibition combines fashion design, art, architecture and product design, and aims to represent the diversity of Dutch creative culture.

The Power of Making

September 6 '11 - January 2 '12

V&A
London

The V&A are working together with The Crafts Council to present ‘The power of Making’; an exhibition which aims to highlight the importance and resurgence of craft and making skills in contemporary design, art and beyond.

Sydney Design 2011

July 30 - August 14 '11

Locations across Sydney

Sydney is gearing up for its annual festival of design; featuring over 100 events, including inspiring exhibitions, workshops, master classes, talks, installations and tours.

Kenneth Grange : Making Britain Modern

July 20 - October 30 '11

Design Museum
London

Later this month, The Design Museum will open 'Making Britain Modern', a retrospective of the 50 year career of one of Britain's leading product and industrial designers, Kenneth Grange. A designer whose iconic works have become part of and then shaped, the visual landscape of everyday life in the UK.

Konstantin Grcic: 'Champions'

through July 23 '11

Galerie Kreo
Paris

Currently showing at Galerie Kreo, is a new collection of lacquered tables by Konstantin Grcic. Entitled 'Champions', the tables take their form and colours from the world of high performance sports.

Sotheby's presents 'Material Worlds'

July 28 - September 30 '11

Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire,
UK

Sotheby's has announced the line-up for 'Material Worlds', its second outdoor selling exhibition set in the stunning grounds of medieval Sudeley Castle.