‘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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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