Design Interviews

Until 23rd Novemer 2008

MUDAC
Switzerand

The collection of Design Interviews brings together five of the great names in Italian design in a new installation at Switzerland's Museum of Design and Applied Contemporary Arts.

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So Watt!

15th November - 30th November '08

Museum of Art and Industry
Saint Étienne, France

In light of the current issues surrounding global energy consumption, SoWatt! will ask how we can find more economical ways to use electricity, when it forms such an integral part of twenty-first century dwelling.

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Graffititek

by hellokarl

Graffititek is the latest piece by young French designer Charles Kalpakian.  Based on Parisian Graffiti art, the bookcase aims to offer new perspective on the craft by reinterpreting it in a three-dimesional way.

Trading as hellokarl, Kalpakian has built his career working within the areas of interior and product design from his studio in Paris.

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Letters and Ligatures

8th November - 5th December '08

Subliminal Projects Gallery
1331 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

L.A.-based Subliminal Projects is presenting Letter and Ligatures, an exhibition delving into the alphabetical world of the Delaware-based House Industries.

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Save A Product For 1 Euro

15th November - 29th November '08

Comédie de Saint-Étienne
7 rue Émile Loubet, Saint-Étienne, France

As a fringe exhibtion for this year's International Design Biennale in Saint-Étienne, 5.5 designers will host an exhibition proving that a batched object is not necessarily destined for the dump.

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LavaFlower

Gudrun Lilja Gunnlaugsdottir

Made out of solid Icelandic lava stone, the design captures in a unique way Icelandic folktales.

Icelandic folktales recount stories of Huldufolk (the hidden people) who live inside rocks and cliffs.

Although their homes have rough outer appearance they possess an inner beauty.

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Ron Arad: Guarded Thoughts

7th November - 20th December '08

Friedman Benda
515 West 26th Street, New York, NY

While continuing to interpret and engineer the values of sculpture and seating, London-based designer Ron Arad has created a new series of works which venture into previously unexplored territories for the designer.

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Matali Crasset - 'Another Logic of...'

13th November - 20th December '08

Rabih Hage Gallery
69-71 Sloane Avenue, London

Opening this month at London's Rabih Hage Gallery will be two new installations by french designer Matali Crasset.

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The Scottish Show Switzerland

29th October '08 - 8th February '09

MUDAC
Switzerland

This winter The Museum of Design and Applied Contemporary Arts will present The Scottish Show Switzerland, an exhibition celebrating fifteen of Scotland's most exciting designers.

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Sheer Wall

by Jesse Pietilä

Finnish designer Jesse Pietilä has created Sheer Wall for his MA thesis project at the University of Art and Design Helsinki.

Offering a new way to divide space in the era of visual culture, Sheer Wall investigates the possibility of creating ambivalent spatial experiences through the design of a laser-cut aluminum divider.

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