GOODD Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland
From the April 9 to the May 5, GOODD Ltd. in Glasgow, Scotland will present ‘Meaning’, a show of contemporary furniture that are both aesthetically sophisticated and completely functional for domestic and professional environments. The show aims to demonstrate the inherent quality in smart-thinking design that will make these objects ‘Future Inheritables’.
Frankfurter Messeglände
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
This year the biennial trade fair ‘Lighting+Building’ will run from April 11 to 16 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, overlapping with I Saloni del Mobile showing that there is life in the design world beyond Milan. ‘Lighting+Building’ is the world’s largest trade fair for energy efficient products and systems related to architecture and technology.
m i n t
Alexander Square, London
This month, the Mint shop in London will host ‘Chez Czech’, a retrospective of Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky. The show will exhibit items by other emerging and established Czech designers to compliment Velcovsky’s work and showcase the countries glassmakers, ceramic artists, and avant-garde designers.
Haunch of Venison
Burlington Gardens, London
Now on view at Haunch of Venison in London is an exhibition of new work by Thomas Heatherwick. The show centers around ‘Spun’, an aptly named adaptation of the conventional chair that transforms the traditionally passive seat into the kinetic experience of a spinning top.
This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of ‘Design History: Understanding Theory and Method’.
Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects.
Aram Gallery
Drury Lane, London
Now on view at the Aram Gallery in London is an exhibition of work from design studio El Ultimo Grito entitled, ‘El Ultimo Grito: Dialogues’.
The exhibition celebrates the launch of the design team’s new book, ‘Abandoned Architects’, and it features 3 three recent collections of work in blown-glass, resin coated cardboard and honeycomb mounted photographs that reuse famous quotes.
Design Museum
Shad Thames, London
On the 31st of March, the Design Museum in London will open ‘Sustainable Futures’, an exhibition which explores a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design.
The Millinery Works Art Gallery
London
The Millinery Works Art Gallery in London is currently hosting a selling exhibition of contemporary design inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement of the early 20th century.
Vitra Design Museum
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Now on view at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany is ‘ The Essence of Things’, an exhibiton that focuses on the influence of the ‘less is more’ mentality in modern design.
Tuileries
Paris
This weekend is the last chance to visit this year’s Pavillon des Arts et du Design in Paris.
The Pavillon opened on Wednesday the 24th and closes on Sunday the 28th. It offers a selection of Fine Art, Decorative Art, and Design pieces and would be worth a visit if you are in the Paris area.
The French Ambassador’s Residence
Kensington, London
On the 23rd of March, the Trade Department of the French Embassy in London presented the second annual French Design Forum and Exhibition with great success.
NextLevel Galerie
Run Pastourelle, Paris
Now on view at the NextLevel Galerie in the Marais area of Paris, is a show of new work by the young Canadian designer Phillipe Malouin.
The exhibition is called ‘Demonstration’ and the works on view are Malouin’s attempt at creating a design free of any superfluous effects, whose aesthetic value lies in the architectural potential of its structure.
Now it’s easier than ever before to browse the videos from our DeTnk.TV Studio, by visiting our new DeTnk.TV Studio Video Library
We have set up studios at some of the most important international design events including the Salone del Mobile in Milan and the London Design Festival, to produce a fantastic range of videos.
Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Albemarle Street, London
On March 18th, Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London will open a show of new work by renowned design team Studio Job. The five pieces on display are a collaboration between the gallery and designers, and they each explore the dialogue between the natural and artificial world.
Ventura Lambrate
Via Ventura, Milan
In April, at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair, acclaimed designers Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe will show a retrospective exhibition of their works from 1998-2010. The show, entitled ‘Subjects’, will offer visitors a unique, behind-the-scenes look into their projects through a series of models, sketches, concept drawings and experiments.
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