A Decade of Design Discourse

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Lena Peters at David Gill Gallery

21st November - 21st December ‘18

Lena Peters is a ceramicist whose works play with folkloric narratives. Her interest in folklore, mythology, history and nature results in work that dances between the real and the unreal, creating illustrative objects which work to embody her storytelling.

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Siah Armajani: Follow This Line at Walker Art Center

9 September - 30 December ‘18

Siah Armajani: Follow This Line is the first comprehensive US retrospective devoted to the work of Minneapolis-based artist Siah Armajani. Born in Tehran in 1939, Armajani moved to Minnesota in 1960 to attend Macalester College in St. Paul. He has lived and worked in the Twin Cities ever since, while exhibiting internationally.

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The Bedroom: An Intimate History

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An erudite and highly enjoyable exploration of the most intriguing of personal spaces, from Greek and Roman antiquity through today

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A Gilded Age at Architectural Digest

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In the early 1980s, when I was an editor at Condé Nast’s House & Garden magazine, my colleagues and I were perturbed by an idée fixe of the company’s legendary editorial director, Alexander Liberman.

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Seats of Power at Vitra Design Museum

19 October ‘18 - 17 February ‘19

The Vitra Design Museum exhibition »Seats of Power« demonstrates how closely the history of chairs and sitting has always been associated with expressions of power. The origins of the modern chair can be traced back to the thrones of antiquity. Over a long period, chairs were reserved for rulers and the upper echelons of society.

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'Beyond Modernism' works by Wim Crouwel at Galerie VIVID

28 October - 9 December ‘18

In 2002 Galerie VIVID presented 'Letters van Crouwel' an exhibition about the fonts Wim Crouwel designed. Again in 2008 VIVID organized an exhibition about the posters Wim Crouwel designed.
Galerie VIVID is proud to present for the third time the work of Wim Crouwel in the exhibition 'Beyond Modernism'. This time the focus will be the catalogues he designed.

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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

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Scientists and engineers recognize an elusive but profound difference between precision and accuracy. The two qualities often go hand in hand, of course, but precision involves an ideal of meticulousness and consistency, while accuracy implies real-world truth.

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The Sun and The Moon, a series of woven and painted works by Christy Matson at Volume Gallery

2 November - 29 December ‘18

Volume Gallery is pleased to announce The Sun and The Moon, a series of woven and painted works by Christy Matson. Opening on November 2, 2018, this exhibition presents new pieces by Matson.

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Karl Lagerfeld Architectures at Carpenters Workshop Gallery Paris

19 October - 22 December ‘18

Architectures is an art collection of functional sculptures designed by Karl Lagerfeld and inspired by Antiquity, referred to as the origin of beauty, culture and modernity by the designer.

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Construction - Martin Szekely at The musée des Arts Décoratifs et du Design

extended to october 7, 2018

The musée des Arts Décoratifs et du Design (madd-bordeaux) has invited the designer Martin Szekely to show his work in its new exhibition space, a former jail located behind the hôtel de Lalande.

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New Forms of French Modernity at Demisch Danant

12 September - 27 October ‘18

For the start their fall programming, Demisch Danant , are to present New Forms in French Modernity, an exhibition featuring the influential work of Jacques Dumond and Joseph-André Motte in the 1950s and early 1960s and their exploration of new materials in post-war society.

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Known Unknown a survey of new work by Rogan Gregory at R & Company

13 September - 22 October ‘18

R & Company is thrilled to announce Known Unknown a survey of new work by Rogan Gregory. This is Rogan’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and takes place at the 64 White Street location in the three story atrium and lower level gallery. This iambic title Known Unknown provokes a discussion of the dichotomy between juxtaposing states of reality.

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Victor Papanek The Politics of Design at Vitra Design Museum

29 September ‘18 - 10 March ‘19

With the exhibition »Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design«, running from 29 September 2018 to 10 March 2019, the Vitra Design Museum will present the first large retrospective focussing on the designer, author, and activist Victor J. Papanek (1923–1998).

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“Made in Britain” Auction at Sotheby’s

18 September ‘18

Showcasing the very best in Modern British Art across the disciplines of paintings, works on paper, prints, photography, contemporary and studio ceramics and design, Made in Britain offers the perfect opportunity to acquire works by some of the century’s most celebrated and sought-after artists and makers.

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