Egg Collective 2012 Collection
an all female - Brooklyn-based - design company
NYC
Egg Collective, named “Best New Designer” this spring at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), is an all female - Brooklyn-based - design company committed to building American-made furniture.
Olafur Eliasson returns to the Tate with 'Little Sun'
28 July - 9 September '12
London
As part of Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Tate Modern, to be launched on 28 July 2012, visitors will be invited to look at works of art in the dark using only the light of Eliasson’s Little Sunsolar-powered lamps.
Droog presents All in one carpets
one design creating a whole range of carpets of different sizes and patterns
Droog brings together luxury products with a twist—classics, brand new products and products that are yet to come…
Barking Bathhouse
Opens Friday July 27 '12
London
Arts agency CREATE has commissioned Something & Son, of Dalston's Farm:Shop, to design and build the Barking Bathhouse, an experimental health spa and bar opening in July in Barking town centre providing affordable luxury spa treatments as well as a free social space for people to meet and relax.
The William Morris Gallery will open to the public on 2 August 2012
Grayson Perry's 'Walthamstow Tapestry' will be first temporary exhibition
London
The William Morris Gallery – in Walthamstow, London, the place of Morris’s birth - has been transformed to create a new world-class destination and international centre of excellence for the study of Morris.
Frank Gehry's set for LA Philharmonic performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Los Angeles
Frank Gehry has been commissioned to design the set for the LA Philharmonic's performance of Don Giovanni. The show itself takes place in the Walt Disney Concert hall, a building designed by Gehry - giving architecture fans a chance to be submersed in Frank Gehry's style.
Riba Stirling Prize 2012
Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the prestigious 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize features six exceptional and completely different buildings from across the country which will now go head to head for architecture’s highest accolade and a £20,000 prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Gio Ponti’s white and blue
The Parco dei Principi in Sorrento
via abitare
The Parco dei Principi, designed in Sorrento by Ponti between 1960 and 1961, is one of the first examples of design hotels worldwide. A long renovation, finalized in 2007, brought it back to its original beauty. This week it celebrates its 50th birthday.
An Inflatable Stonehenge on Tour
by Jeremy Deller
Touring UK
Jeremy Deller has created a life-size bouncy castle version of Stonehedge, entitled Sacrilege that will be touring the UK this summer as a part of the London 2012 Festival and the Mayor of London Surprises Program.
'Gravity' by Jolan van der Wiel
at Gallery Gosserez
Paris
Gallery Gosserez presents in exclusivity the ' Gravity' candle holders by Dutch designer Jolan van der Wiel.
Kinetic Rain by Art + Com
the world's largest kinetic sculpture
Singapore
Passengers and airport visitors entering the Departure Check-in Hall at Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 (T1) can expect to stop in their tracks and be captivated by a new art installation. Kinetic Rain, created by german firm ART+COM, takes pride of place at the terminal, enthralling visitors with its fluidity, distinctive shapes, elegant and refined movements and precision-perfect technology.
Ritsue Mishima at Pierre Marie Giraud
preview for September show
Brussels
After their summer break from July 17 through August 18 Gallery Pierre Marie Giraud will reopen with a show from glass artist Ritsue Mishima. They have kindly send DeTnk a preview of the work that will be in the exhibition.
Troika' s chandeliers at The Royal Society of Arts
London
The Royal Society of Arts will be opening the doors to its newly refurbished London home on the Strand this week showcasing two lights by Troika.
Poundshop and Studio Good One go mobile
Designer Goods for a Tenner or Less
London
For the London Architecture Festival the poundshop, a platform for designers to sell their wares for 1,5 or 10 pounds, teamed up with Studio Good One to create a mobile stand that is making its way around London.
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