A personal review of design creations
Venice Glass Week 2020 - Glass Utopia
At Venice Glass Week, DESIGN Canberra’s signature exhibition GLASS UTOPIA will be featuring 12 Italian and Australian designers in dialogue with twentieth-century design masters.
dieDAS - Debut Fellowship Programme 2020
dieDAS, the Design Academy Saaleck (Germany), was founded to provide designers and creative minds with generous opportunities for development and networking. From September 10th, the first fellow designers, among them Talin Hazbar from the UAE, will be hosted for a 10-day programme.
The Extravagance Factory: Meissen and Chantilly Porcelain
Soft power is nothing new… In the 18th-century, two powerful personalities pushed the boundaries of creativity and techniques of their respective houses to conquer the best tables of Europe. Now, and for the first time, Meissen and Chantilly are presented side-by-side, in an exceptional exhibition staged by Peter Marino.
Magnifique ! Wunderbar !
Helsinki Design Week 2020
A confirmed design event in 2020 is rare and it is great to announce that Helsinki Design Week 2020 is going ahead from 3 to 13 September.
Alis - A Light In Space - by Potemine
The lighting industry has experienced an extraordinary change in the last decade… Here is a brand new creation by Potemine for the next one.
‘Hello Denmark’ Exhibition
If you have the chance to travel this Summer, and to be in Copenhagen, do not miss the Danish Architecture Center for several reasons…
Iconic Australian Design
Design Tasmania in Lauceston inaugurated (on line for now) a new exhibition dedicated to Australian design icons. Over 100 products designed in Australia are presented in this display curated by Ian Wong.
‘Partu’ by Johnny Nargoodah and Trent Jansen
On the occasion of Melbourne Design Week, the two Australian designers are unveiling “Partu”, a collection of objects made out of reused materials.
Symbiotic Seeing
The Kunsthaus Zürich presents a major solo exhibition by Olafur Eliasson. At its centre in a new, space-filling installation that addresses a key issue of our times: the relationship and interplay between human and non-human actors on Earth.
An Original Cabinet of Curiosities in Mons
Commissioned by BeCraft and the Beaux-Arts Mons (BAM), Sofie Lachaert and Luc D’hanis have worked on an original Cabinet de Curiosités, open until end of January.