Irving Harper: Top 10 Most Important Works
Irving Harper, a pioneering furniture and product designer of the American mid-century Modernism, died on Tuesday at the age of 99.During his life, Irving Harper was largely overshadowed by the...
View ArticleSt Giles House Wins Historic Houses Association & Sotheby's Restoration Award...
St Giles House in Dorset, the seat of the Earls of Shaftesbury, has won the 2015 Historic Houses Association & Sotheby's Restoration Award. The house has remained in the family since the 14th...
View ArticleThe Bauhaus #itsalldesign Exhibition To Open at Vitra Design Museum
A major exhibition at Vitra Design Museum will for the first time present a comprehensive overview of design at the Bauhaus. Opening on 26 September in Weil am Rhein, the exhibition The Bauhaus...
View ArticleSCAF Sydney’s Biblical “Fugitive Structures” 2015 Pavilion
Sydney’s Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) will unveil the 2015 edition of its “Fugitive Structures” temporary pavilion project on August 20. “Fugitive Structures” 2015 builds on the success...
View ArticlePreview: Beijing Design Week 2015
Generously backed by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Ministry of Culture since its first edition in 2009, Beijing Design Week (BJDW) has grown into a firm fixture on...
View ArticleDesign Dealers: Clémence and Didier Krzentowski, Galerie kreo
Clémence and Didier Krzentowski founded Galerie kreo in Paris in 1999. Today with a second gallery in London, the gallery focuses on facilitating the production of exclusive, limited-edition works by...
View ArticleParis’s Galerie Patrick Seguin to Open London Gallery
Paris’s Galerie Patrick Seguin, a leading specialist in 20th century French furniture and design, has announced that it will open a space in new space in London on October 11, 2015. The 65 square meter...
View ArticleSneak Peek: Focus on Design for Men at Revelations
For the contemporary man, there will be a lot to savor in September. The fine craftsmanship of Parisian tailors, leather craftsmen, shoe-makers and jewelers will be on display at Revelations Fine Craft...
View ArticleDesign Dealer: Ulrich Fiedler, Galerie Ulrich Fiedler
Ulrich Fiedler and his wife Katharina Evers love and live what they do. Their design gallery, previously in Charlottenstraße in Mitte, in central Berlin, has now moved to Mommsenstraße in West Berlin,...
View ArticleChristie's Interiors Sale Featuring 20th/21st Century Pictures
On August 18 at Christie’s London, the sale “Interiors - Including 20th/201st Century Pictures” offered over 300 lots dedicated to paintings, furniture, collectibles, and decorative arts objects...
View ArticleDatebook: Paris Design Week Starts September 5
Explore the fifth annual Paris Design Week through thematic itineraries across the spectrum of fashion, furniture, product, and interior design. This year’s edition will have a focus on specific...
View ArticleDatebook: Maison&Objet Paris Starts September 4
For its twentieth anniversary edition this year, Maison&Objet Paris has chosen to completely reimagine its display space, with a more narrative based, lifestyle-oriented plan that will allow...
View ArticleChinese and Asian Contemporary Design to Auction at Christie's Shanghai
After the enthusiastically received inaugural auction Chinese Contemporary Design in Shanghai in 2014, Christie's returns this season with the sale Chinese and Asian Contemporary Design.The auction, to...
View ArticleNGV Melbourne to Unveil Ethereal Architecture Commission
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will unveil its inaugural Summer Architecture Commission by Melbourne-based John Wardle Architects (JWA) on September 17.Described as a “luminous pink hemisphere...
View ArticleExclusive Preview of Swarovski’s 120th Year Anniversary Video
Swarovski, the first and last word in cut crystal and a world leader in fashion jewelry, celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2015. To mark this occasion, the brand has created a series of videos...
View ArticleSarah Myerscough To Open New Art and Design Gallery in London
Sarah Myerscough, the respected London-based design and art gallerist, has announced that she is to open a new gallery for art and design. Called PHOS ART + DESIGN, the new gallery will be a thorough...
View ArticleCan Design Change Society? Symposium and Exhibition in Berlin
Can Design Change Society? It is, indeed, the big question that has plagued the design profession right from the beginning. Starting with the high aspirations of Bauhaus to use rational, humanist...
View ArticleCarpenters Workshop Gallery Presents Bronze by Atelier Van Lieshout
Atelier Van Lieshout (or AVL) creates pieces both manifestly functional and strangely primitive, like archaeological finds. After their presence at the Design at Large section of Design Miami/ Basel...
View ArticleDesigner on the Rise: Berker Design
Design is all about making things, The way we make things has undergone a revolution in recent years. From 3D printing to crowd-funding, there have never been more tools for enterprising designers to...
View ArticleCool by Design: Escapefromsofa Mixes Simplicity, Style
Design is all about making things, and the way we make things has undergone a revolution in recent years. From 3D printing to crowd-funding, there have never been more tools for enterprising designers...
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