Digital Dialogue by Gillian Russell - LONDON DESIGN GUIDE 2010

Digital Dialogue

by Gillian Russell for London Design Guide 2010

‘One half of the world does not know how the other half lives,’ Jacob A Riis reminded us, referring to the rampant issues of economic divide in America in the 1880s. Years later this very same statement can be applied to the context of design.

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The Radio by Kosmos Project

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.

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

DeTnk's Featured Book

20th August '09

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’.

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Alice Rawsthorn

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.

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Paola Antonelli

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.

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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.

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Call Out to the Americas - Design Miami Competition 2009

Competition: Call Out to the Americas

Deadline: September 1st ‘09

Calling all designers, or at least those living in the Americas... Design Miami/ is on a mission to discover talented designers from the Western Hemisphere to bring to the world’s attention.

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Eclipse Light by Ronen Kadushin, 2005 - Prototypes & Experiements III - Aram Gallery

Last Chance: Prototypes and Experiments III

20th July - 29th August '09

The Aram Gallery
110 Drury Lane, London

The Aram Gallery presents a refreshed installation of Prototypes and Experiments - the third cycle in the Gallery’s long-term and ever-changing exhibition which features a selection of prototypes and experimental designs sourced directly from designers’ studios.
 

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Omi Light by Assa Ashuach, Digital Forming 2009

Create and Make - Print in 3D

25th August - 27th August '09

Antenna Gallery, Science Museum,
Exhibition Road, London

For the official launch of Digital Forming®, the Science Museum presents ‘Create and Make’, a three day event showcasing the latest in 3D printing software and manufacturing technologies.

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Ramify by Amorn Thongsaard, Winner of the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition 2008

Bombay Sapphire Invites You to Vote

August 24th '09

For this year’s London Design Festival, the Bombay Sapphire Foundation has once again invited emerging designers from around the world to create the ultimate cocktail glass.

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Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1943-59. Perspective, 1943. by Frank Lloyd Wright – ©2009 The frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Last Chance: Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward

15th May - 23rd August '09

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street)

In celebration of the golden anniversary of the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned design, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents, Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward.

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Pioneers of Change Festival - Droog Design 2009

Pioneers of Change

11th - 20th September ’09

Various venues across Nolan Park
Governors Island, New York

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Dutch to New York, NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson presents Pioneers of Change, a festival of Dutch design, fashion, and architecture on New York Island.

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Spaghetti Bench by Pablo Reinoso - Design High Louise Blouin Foundation and Carpenter's Workshop Gallery 2009

Talk: Contemporary Design at Auction – The London Market and its Development

20th August ’09, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Louise Blouin, Foundation,
3 Olaf Street, London

To coincide with Design High, the latest exhibition at the Louise Blouin Foundation, Jeremy Morrison, Director of 20th Century Design at Sotheby’s, will give a lecture examining the currency of Design Art in the London market.

Illustrated with major examples of Design Art sold at international auctions, the   

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Kubo by Rasmus Fenhann, 2007

Second Nature: Danish-Japanese Design

8th August - 20th September ‘09

RUNDETAARN
Koebmagergade 52a, Copenhagen

Koebmagergade presents 'Second Nature: Danish - Japanese Design', an exhibition featuring furniture, lighting, textiles and pottery that sit at the boundary between design and art.

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An Eary Table, 2004 by Gord Peteran - Courtesy of William Anderson, Photo: Elaine Brodie

LAST CHANCE: Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets Its Maker

27th May - 16th August '09

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle, New York

The Museum of Arts and Design presents Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets its Maker, an exhibition exploring key issues in Peteran's work including the use of the found object, the role of narrative in furniture, and the relationship between serial and one-off production.

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